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The 'Better Lives' initiative aims to provide impactful health and nutrition services, such as immunisation and maternal care, for Somalia's vulnerable populations. Launched by the UK government, this £38m project focuses on improving the well-being of women and children in Somalia through a partnership with the Federal Government. With a strong emphasis on reducing maternal and infant mortality rates, the programme will also enhance the capabilities of local health authorities to effectively manage service delivery. In…

In the heart of Mogadishu, the Somali authorities are poised to inoculate 1.5 million children, encompassing both undosed youngsters and those yet to finish their vaccine regimen, now including kids up to the age of five. At a recent gathering to mark World Immunization Week in the same city, Health Minister Dr. Ali Haji Aden unveiled plans to introduce Pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines within the year. Pneumococcal vaccines fend off grave illnesses like pneumonia and meningitis, while rotavirus vaccines combat the…

Hormuud Salaam Foundation Sends Somali Children with Congenital Heart Defects to Italy for Life-Saving Treatment MOGADISHU, Somalia - On Sunday, April 21, the Hormuud Salaam Foundation dispatched a group of Somali children with congenital heart defects to Milan, Italy, for specialized medical treatments and surgeries unavailable in local medical facilities. They are…

Hormuud Salaam Foundation Sends Somali Children with Congenital Heart Defects to Italy for Life-Saving Treatment MOGADISHU, Somalia - On Sunday, April 21, the Hormuud Salaam Foundation dispatched a group of Somali children with congenital heart defects to Milan, Italy, for specialized medical treatments and surgeries unavailable in local medical facilities. They are…

In Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, almost a thousand children live on the streets. Mostly aged 8 to 15 years, they are left to themselves for various reasons. Befa Centro, a Central African musician based in Chevilly-Larue in France,…

The Ségou region, in southern Mali, hosts many displaced families. For its children, Unicef ​​distributed 3,000 solar-powered radios in four regions of the country to provide educational programs to more than 18,000 students, to prevent school dropouts. From our correspondent in Bamako,Eight young girls gathered around Aïssata.…

TDF children and soldiers among thousands detained in Oromia, Ethiopia NAIROBI, Kenya - A number of young children are among those held by Ethiopian authorities, it has been said, in the new wave of detentions targeting Tigrayans, on suspicion of supporting the Tigray Defense Force. . In an interview with The Associated Press on a hidden phone, one of the detainees described the harsh conditions…

Children most affected by endless conflict in Somalia NAIROBI, Kenya - Somalia has been ranked as one of the countries where children face a multitude of challenges due to endless conflicts, which expose them to dangers and other challenges, which make life difficult for them when grow up. In a report released by the United Nations, the Horn of Africa country is closely followed by Congo,…

Somalia: children injured in KDF airstrikes flown to Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia - Dozens of children injured in so-called Kenya Defense Force Airstrikes in the Gedo area were airlifted to Mogadishu for further treatment, the government said, just hours after the African Union mission in Somalia pledged to investigate the incidents. The Somali government accused the KDF of carrying out…

It has been almost seven months since the conflict began in Tigray, a province in northern Ethiopia. Abuse of civilians as well as clashes between federal Ethiopian troops, Eritrean forces and Amhara's militias on the one hand and rebels favorable to Tigray's previous power on the other have left thousands dead. The war reduced the economy and impoverished the population. Now, everywhere on the roads…