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Somalia: Somalia and Covid-19 - How We Used Satellite Data to Track the Toll of the Pandemic
The Conversation Africa, 26 October 2021
While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been well documented in high-income countries, much less is known about its impact on low-income and conflict-affected countries where… Read more »
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Somalia: Covid-19 Deaths Vastly Undercounted, Study Finds
VOA, 19 October 2021
Covid-19 deaths in Somalia were at least 32 times higher than the figures reported by the government during the early months of the pandemic, according to a new study. Read more »
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Somalia: Taiwan Donates Oxygen Generators to Somaliland
Shabelle, 7 October 2021
Taiwan has recently donated a batch of domestically produced oxygen generators to Somaliland, as part of its continued assistance to the self-governing territory in combating the… Read more »
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Somalia: UK Removes Somalia From the Red List
Radio Dalsan, 8 October 2021
The UK has removed Somalia from its Red List in a move that will ease travel. Read more »
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Somalia: Egypt Sends Medical Assistance to Somalia to Combat Covid-19
Radio Dalsan, 4 October 2021
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population dispatched, a military plane loaded with medical aid provided to Somalia. Read more »
Study Finds Somalia Covid-19 Deaths Vastly Undercounted
Somalia reported its first case of Covid-19 on March 16, 2020. To date, the overall death toll provided by the Somali government stands at 1,180, and the number of positive cases are at 21,269.
Researchers however say there has been a considerable undercount in cases among the population. The new study says Covid-19 deaths were at least 32 times higher than the figures reported by the government during the early months of the pandemic. The study, published by the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, estimates that between 3,200 to 11,800 people died from the effects of Covid-19 between March and September 2020 in the capital, Mogadishu.
Somalia country representative for the World Health Organization Dr. Mamunur Rahman Malik, said that the study lacks some degree of precision. Malik said the death toll figure given by the government, is only based on those who died of Covid-19 at health facilities. He said the registration system to capture deaths among the community does not exist in Somalia.
