The April to June seasonal Gu rains have started in parts of #Somalia . 🌧️

An estimated 700K people may be affected, mostly in hotspot districts.
 
Humanitarian partners have developed a preparedness plan and stand ready to respond.

See more here: bit.ly/49xHea5

Cholera is spreading in #Somalia with over 4,380 cases in 3 months.

The outbreak is driven by malnutrition among children and lack of access to clean water & sanitation.

Humanitarians are scaling up the response but inadequate funding is a challenge.
➡️bit.ly/Cholera24

From refugee camps to remote areas in D R Congo and Madagascar; to conflict areas in Somalia and South Sudan, the European Union EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 works with partners to provide & improve access to primary healthcare for vulnerable populations, promoting #HealthForAll #WorldHealthDay2024

Impressive achievement. Thanks to UK in Somalia🇬🇧🇸🇴 for the support to crisis-affected families in #Somalia , particularly those impacted by #floods . Caafimaad+ Consortium is honored to partner in delivering vital assistance, ensuring health and well-being for those in need.

Health is more than absence of illness. Caafimaad+ Consortium, with EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 support, ensures health access for underprivileged families in hard-to-reach areas of #Somalia , breaking barriers and reducing inequalities. Join us for #HealthForAll on #WorldHealthDay2024 .
#MyHealthMyRight

Today is #WorldHealthDay

More than half of the world’s population is not covered by essential health services.

No one should be excluded.
Your access to health care is your right bit.ly/2024WorldHealt…

#MyHealthMyRight

ALERT: Acute Watery Diarrhea Outbreak in Galole Magacle and Saar Saar Villages of Balcad district. SOS Children's Villages in Somalia , Caafimaad+ Consortium's partner, is on the ground providing emergency assistance to affected families. Responding to the crisis head-on, thanks to funding from @UkinSomalia.

Preventing outbreaks of disease is central to our health partnership with Somalia 🏥

Work of partners including Caafimaad+ Consortium is vital to ensuring healthcare services are available across the country ⬇️

We must keep striving to reach “zero-dose” children, those who have never been vaccinated since birth. These children are also the most vulnerable. #UNICEF is committed to ensuring all zero-dose children are reached with all essential services. Ministry of Health- Somalia Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Gates Foundation

During cholera outbreaks, public awareness is crucial for prevention. Caafimaad+ Consortium and its partners scale awareness messaging alongside life-saving services to affected communities in hard-to-reach areas around #Afgoye , thanks to the #ElNiño funding support from UK in Somalia🇬🇧🇸🇴.

Today is #WorldTuberculosisDay . We mark World Tuberculosis Day each year to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.

Yes! We can end TB!

Water scarcity threatens peace. Caafimaad+ Consortium, with EU Humanitarian Aid | Central East Southern Africa funding, empowers communities, establishing water infrastructure and providing clean drinking water at facility & community levels preventing conflicts and ensuring a sustainable future. #WorldWaterDay2024

When we cooperate on water, we send a positive ripple effect through society.

Cooperation on water paves the way for cooperation on all shared challenges.

Water and peace go hand in hand.
#WorldWaterDay worldwaterday.org

Since October 2023, Caafimaad+ Consortium has reached 700,000 people in 13 flood-affected districts in #Somalia . Through this coordinated effort, lifesaving assistance in the areas of health, nutrition, protection, and WASH has been provided, made possible by the UK in Somalia🇬🇧🇸🇴 funding.

Triple the joy: Saido welcomes triplets into her family, all thanks to the emergency life-saving assistance provided by EU Humanitarian Aid | Central East Southern Africa-funded Caafimaad+ Consortium in #Baidoa . Read the inspiring story of resilience and support that is saving lives:
SOS Children's Villages in Somalia

bit.ly/43xN75T

Four Million Pound funding from UK in Somalia🇬🇧🇸🇴 empowers integrated, emergency life-saving assistance across 13 heavily impacted districts in #Somalia . Witness the impact of Caafimaad+ Consortium and its partners.
#EmergencyResponse #Floods

Yesterday, Action Against Hunger, Somalia joined Somali women in commemorating #IWD , and amplifying their call for inclusivity. Led by Ministry of WomenHRD, we reaffirmed our commitment to women empowerment through inclusive programs that address hunger and its causes. EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 and 🇩🇪 GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action. 🙏

Voices of crisis-affected families: Mobile teams from Caafimaad+ Consortium and Action Against Hunger, Somalia mitigate the food shortage, providing nutrition supplies to #Baidoa camp residents. The improvement in Maliyay's daughter shows the impact of outreach, thanks to EU Humanitarian Aid | Central East Southern Africa funding.

Ensuring safety of flood-affected communities, with focus on GBV psychosocial support & child protection, is key. Caafimaad+ Consortium & partners reached 76,987 through awareness outreaches & community-based protection in #Somalia since Oct 2023. 🙏@UkinSomalia for funding #FloodResponse .

Crisis situations demand swift action, and that's exactly what Caafimaad+ Consortium is doing in #Somalia .

Our partners, like SOS Children's Villages in Somalia, are working tirelessly on the frontline, providing vital health services to remote villages & people in displaced camps.

🙏EU Humanitarian Aid | Central East Southern Africa