Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar Posted February 9, 2021 Somalia to get 1.2M free vaccine doses WHO says free vaccine will cover 600,000 frontline health workers in Horn of Africa country The World Health Organization Wednesday announced that Somalia will receive 1.2 million doses of the Oxford Astrazaneca vaccine this month. Mamunur Rahman Malik, the WHO head in Somalia, told VOA Somali service on Wednesday evening that the vaccine will cover 600,000 frontline health workers, which is 3% of the Horn of African country's population. He said the country will get more doses in March and April this year to cover 20% of its population. The 1.2 million vaccine doses will be handed over to the Somali government for free, but it will need to buy more vaccines to immunize the remaining 80% of the country's population. Somalia has so far recorded 4,814 overall cases, including 962 active cases, and 132 deaths, according to the Somali Health Ministry. Meanwhile, the EU launched a €5 million ($6 million) project to support the WHO activities and the Federal Government of Somalia to prevent further spread of COVID-19 and strengthen the health services delivery across the country. Health Minister Fawziya Abikar Nur said: “In addition to saving lives and preventing the spread of COVID-19, this project will help us build a legacy for Somalia’s health systems.” “We are grateful to our partners, the EU and WHO, who are supporting us to reduce the burden and effects of deadly and communicable diseases, save lives of our community members and make our health systems stronger and more effective.” Nicolas Berlanga Martínez, EU Ambassador to Somalia, said: “COVID-19 should be seen as an opportunity to develop better public services and make Federal and States’ institutions work together in a more coordinated way.” Xigasho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maakhiri1 Posted February 9, 2021 Failed nation, shame on you those who put us here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galbeedi Posted February 10, 2021 Herd immunity has been reached in Somalia already in last fall around October 2020. I have a friend who come back from home and he said no one is talking about Covid-19 anymore. He said prayers both in Hargeisa and Borama Masjids were full of people. 19 hours ago, Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said: the vaccine will cover 600,000 frontline health workers, which is 3% of the Horn of African country's population. Somalia doesn't even have 10,000 health care workers let alone 100,000. He said Covid talk starts during departures to the outside world and airlines. He said the virus probably came early in January and February of 2020 which saw many people dying a pneumonia type deceases. Personally, I would prefer the herd immunity to extinguish the virus. Both the Pfizer Biontech and Moderna vaccine need storage temperatures of -70 and -20 Celsius respectively which is difficult to achieve even in the developed world. Furthermore, two shots of four weeks interval is need for each person. I think that is huge task. THe W.H.O and the western world must understand that there is a different world that needs a different solutions. IN Egypt crowded trains are running between cities and towns. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tallaabo Posted February 10, 2021 Galbeedi I read this article somewhere else yesterday and had a laugh at the 600000 figure. It is so obvious that half of the charity vaccine doses are already banked by the Kleptocracy in Mogadishu and would be sold to the poor public at premium prices. My only hope is that they maintain the necessary temperature for the vaccines and avoid rendering them useless. By the way, the vaccine is most probably the Oxford-Aztrazeneca one produced in India. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar Posted February 10, 2021 I just hope duqooshinka, siiba kuwooda underlying conditions qabo in la siiyo talaaladaan. Is Somalia ignoring coronavirus pandemic? As the world grapples with COVID-19 in its final round, the Somalian government faces criticism for its lax approach to fight the pandemic. The Horn of Africa country has not imposed a proper lockdown since March 2020, when the first coronavirus case was reported in the country. However, a curfew was imposed for less than a month in April last year. Somalis are behaving as if there is no coronavirus, with no restrictions in public places and educational institutions, including universities. Medical experts warned this attitude is dangerous for a country whose healthcare system remains weak because of poor resources. “There is a lack of awareness and strong centralized government system, which can implement its policies nationwide,” Dr. Hassan Adan, a medical doctor at Tiirow Hospital in Baidoa city, told Anadolu Agency. “A lot of people do not believe that coronavirus is real and dangerous. Some people even think rain can cure the novel disease.” On top of that, government briefings on the nation's COVID-19 situation are not frequent. The last briefing was held in November. “I lost a friend who had difficulty in breathing. I believe he died of COVID-19 but his family denies it,” a 37-year-old businessman in Mogadishu, Abdi Aziz Yusuf, told Anadolu Agency. “The situation would have been different had we received proper and timely information on the disease's symptoms and causes,” he added. Opposition lawmakers criticized the way the government handled the pandemic. “It seems the government saw political and economic interests in the pandemic in the first place. The government exaggerated the number in the first six months and then stopped releasing all necessary information for the public about the coronavirus,” Ilyas Ali Hassan, an opposition member of the Senate, told Anadolu Agency. Building healthcare Somali Health Ministry and the EU launched a €5 million ($6 million) multi-year project to support the World Health Organization (WHO) and Somalia to prevent further spread of the coronavirus and strengthen the health services delivery across the country. “In addition to saving lives and preventing the spread of COVID-19, this project will help us build a legacy for Somalia’s health systems,” Health and Human Services Minister Dr. Fawziya Abikar Nur said. “We are grateful to our partners, the EU and WHO, who are supporting us to reduce the burden and effects of deadly and communicable diseases, save lives of our community members, and make our health systems stronger and more effective,” she added, speaking at the project’s launching ceremony in the capital Mogadishu. “We are leaving no stone unturned. Together with the EU, and the Federal Government of Somalia, we are redoubling our efforts to ensure everyone, everywhere in this country is safe and protected from COVID-19 and other health threats. "Strengthening coordination and operational capacity for risk communication and delivering people-centered primary healthcare services will help marginalized and vulnerable populations. This will contribute immensely to building the healthcare systems,” said Dr. Mamunur Rahman Malik, WHO Representative in Somalia. Mohamed Ibrahim, a healthcare expert in Mogadishu, told Anadolu Agency the only way forward is to work together to overcome this pandemic. “Medical doctors, the government, and the public need to work together to overcome this.” Frontline warriors Since Somalia announced its first case, 245 healthcare workers have tested positive for the virus, including 59 women workers, according to Zahra Isse Mohamed, head of the National Public Health Reference Laboratory. National Incident Manager of COVID-19 Abdirizak Yusuf Ahmed said: “Most of the medical staff, doctors, nurses and laborers who have contracted COVID-19 are working at Demartino Hospital, in Mogadishu, National Lab, and some other hospitals.” “The reason behind largescale infections among health workers was lack of awareness and shortage of protective gears. But now the government has provided protective equipment and other essential items to overcome the virus,” Ahmed told Anadolu Agency. Total cases in the country reached 4,862, with 1,008 active cases and 134 deaths. Banadir, the most populated region in the country, Somaliland and Puntland are the most affected regions. Banadir reported 1,717 cases, Somaliland 1,430, Puntland 1,182, Jubaland 238, Southwest 145, Galmudug 124, and Hirshabelle 26. The current positivity rate of coronavirus in the East African country is 6.4%, while the fatality rate is 2.7%, according to the UN Office of Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, (OCHA) Somalia office. According to the government, more than 200,000 people in the country have been tested so far. Turkey helps Somalia fight pandemic Turkey was the first foreign country to send a planeload of medical supplies to Somalia, days after the country announced its first infection. Medical supplies included masks, overalls, test kits, and other items, according to a Somali government official. On Monday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hospital in the capital Mogadishu urged all patients and relatives visiting the hospital to wear masks. “Due to the increased COVID-19 cases in Mogadishu, all patients and their relatives coming to our hospital must wear masks. In order to reduce the crowdedness only 40 patients will be admitted to the outpatient clinic of each department, except for emergency cases,” the hospital said in a statement. Vaccination campaign A World Health Organization official said Somalia will receive 1.2 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine this month to cover 20% of its population. According to Mamunur Rahman Malik, the WHO head in Somalia, the vaccine will cover 600,000 frontline health workers and municipalities staff -- 3% of the country's 15 million people. These doses will be handed to the government free of charge, but it will need to buy additional vaccines to immunize the remaining 80% of the population Xigasho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar Posted February 10, 2021 4 hours ago, galbeedi said: Herd immunity has been reached in Somalia already in last fall around October 2020. I have a friend who come back from home and he said no one is talking about Covid-19 anymore. He said prayers both in Hargeisa and Borama Masjids were full of people. Actually the news in Xamar is that Covid wuu soo noqday oo dad badan ayaa geeriyoonooyo. I guess herd immunity can only last in a few months. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar Posted February 12, 2021 Cudurka Covid 19 oo mar kale ku soo laba-kacleeyay dalka Soomaaliya Wasiirka Wasaarradda Caafimaadka Dowladda Soomaaliya Marwo Fowsiyo Abiikar Nuur oo u warantay HOL ayaa sheegtay in cudurka Covid 19 uu dib uga soo cusboonaaday dalka Soomaaliya kaddib markii bilihii ugu danbeeyay cudurkani uu u muuqday mid dalka ka sii dhamaanaya. Wasiiradda ayaa sheegtay in laga soo bilaabo bishan Feberaayo 4keedii ilaa iyo 9keeda (4-9) ay cudurkan u dhinteen 10 qof halka ay u jeefaan cudurka dad gaaraya 14 ruux, ilaa saddex (3) qof kalana ay ku jiraan qeybta gargaarka deg deg ah ICU kuwaa oo xaaladoodu liidato. Wasiir Fowsiya ayaa intaa ku dartay in ay rajeynayaa in uu dalka soo gaaro dabayaaqda bishan tallaalka looga hortagayo cudurkan oo dhan 1,224000 (Hal Malyan Labo Boqol Labaatan iyo Afar Kun) oo cirbadood oo dadka ka faa'ideysanaya ay ugu horreeyaan dhakhaatiirka safka hore kaga jira la dagaalanka cudurka. Sidoo kale Wasaarradda caafimaadka ayaa qorshaheyneysa in ay tallaalka gaarsiiyaan ilaa 3,000,000 (saddex milyan) oo qofood. Dhinaca kale Wasiiradda Caafimaadka Dowladda Soomaaliya Marwo Fowsiyo Abiikar Nuur ayaa sheegtay in Covid-19ka deg-degta u faafa ee loo yaqaano (Variants) kana bilowday dalka Britain (UK) aan weli laga helin dalka Soomaalya inkasta oo ay jiraan mawaadiniin Soomaali oo ka yimid dalka Ingriiska oo laga yaabo in ay cudurkaas qabaan laakin aan la ogaan Karin maadaama aysan wasaaradda haysanin qalabka lagu baaro cudurkaan cusub ee Covid-19. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar Posted February 12, 2021 Coronavirus uu kusoo laba kacleeyey Soomaaliya iyo wararkii ugu dambeeyay kiisaska Wasaaradda caafimaadka dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa maanta shaacisay kiisas cusub oo la xiriir cudurka safmarka ah ee Coronavirus, kaasi oo muddooyinkii dambe hoos u dhacayay. Kiisaska cusub ee wasaaradda ay diiwaan-gelisay ayaa waxay gaarayeen 28-qof, kuwaasi oo ku kala sugnaa magaalada Muqdisho iyo maamulka Hirshabeelle, iyada oo tirada u badan laga diiwaan-geliyaya caasimada dalka. Cudurka Koronaha ayaa u muuqda mid markale si tartiib tartiib ah ugu soo labo kacleynayay Soomaaliya, midaasi oo laga dheehan karayo kiisaska marba marka kasii dambeysa kor usii kacaya. Wasaaradda ayaa bulshada kula talisay inay ka fogaadaan dhaq-dhaqaaqyada aan daruuriga aheyn, isla markaana ay muujiyaan taxadar dheeri ah, maadama uu weli dalka kusii fidayo cudurka. Hoos ka aqriso warbixinta wasaaradda; Laga Helay: 28 Banaadir: 27 HirShabelle: 1 Lab: 22 Dhedig: 6 Dhimasho: 2 Tirada Guud ee Laga Helay: 5,013 Bogsashada Guud: 3,733 Dhimashada Guud: 144 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
