MSF Somalia https://www.msf.org/rss/somalia en Drought and displacement push millions to the brink in Somalia and Ethiopia https://www.msf.org/drought-and-displacement-push-millions-brink-somalia-and-ethiopia Millions of people face acute food insecurity and displacement due to a drought in Somalia and Ethiopia's Somali Region, after consecutive failed rainy seasons. Mon, 11 May 2026 08:18:16 +0000 bce34a25-4ae1-4648-8942-b7fea282157a Somalia: People struggle to reach healthcare amid overwhelming fuel prices https://www.msf.org/somalia-people-struggle-reach-healthcare-amid-overwhelming-fuel-prices In Somalia, a country devastated by drought, rising fuel prices are pushing lifesaving healthcare further out of people’s reach. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:28:49 +0000 1763fadb-7af7-421e-8b6e-897dd038282a The triple healthcare delay for women in Somalia https://www.msf.org/triple-healthcare-delay-women-somalia Shaheen BiBi, MSF's midwife activity manager at Bay Regional hospital in Somalia, describes the “triple delay” women often encounter in seeking, reaching, and receiving care. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:07:16 +0000 d1732774-7a26-4c22-81c1-46726f5c06fd US policies are reshaping global health and humanitarian aid https://www.msf.org/us-policies-are-reshaping-global-health-and-humanitarian-aid A series of executive actions from the United States of America have upended global health and humanitarian programmes around the world. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:44:04 +0000 733c13bb-35c4-420b-a14a-2759156e6957 Fistula care in Baidoa provides healing for Somali women https://www.msf.org/fistula-care-baidoa-provides-healing-somali-women In Baidoa, Somalia, an MSF team has set up a new unit to treat obstetric fistula in Bay Regional hospital, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:00:16 +0000 cc9f2c94-c633-49c7-8f97-8a7c312cceec Funding gaps undermine healthcare for women and children in Somalia https://www.msf.org/funding-gaps-undermine-healthcare-women-and-children-somalia In Somalia's Bay region, MSF teams work at Bay Regional hospital to deliver maternal and paediatric care to people from underserved communities. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:59:20 +0000 a46d6c2f-643f-47bb-8a57-a27c5776f5b1 Drought and funding gaps deepen Somalias malnutrition crisis https://www.msf.org/drought-and-funding-gaps-deepen-somalias-malnutrition-crisis Somalia is facing a dire malnutrition crisis. We call on donors and humanitarian organisations to take immediate action. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:58:40 +0000 d7de5776-7942-432d-b68e-ed9d273a4649 Barriers to care have deadly consequences for women and children in Baidoa https://www.msf.org/barriers-care-have-deadly-consequences-women-and-children-baidoa People in the Bay region of Somalia's South West state face significant challenges in accessing healthcare. Women and children often bear the brunt, with delays in accessing care causing unnecessary deaths. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:00:19 +0000 99336da2-9c40-44d1-8574-6e26e3379cbe Extreme violence in Las Anod forces MSF to close activities https://www.msf.org/extreme-violence-las-anod-forces-msf-close-activities Following intense fighting in the area, MSF has reached the difficult decision to withdraw our services from Las Anod General Hospital, Sool region, located within the internationally-recognised borders of Somalia. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 08:52:29 +0000 9d39e023-1ce0-457d-bef1-610993ed67bd Urgent action needed to tackle cholera across Horn of Africa https://www.msf.org/urgent-action-needed-tackle-cholera-across-horn-africa Despite being preventable, deaths from cholera are on the rise across the Horn of Africa, amid the longest outbreaks ever recorded in the region. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:58:10 +0000 8d0be255-4843-4fa6-9aa7-b909d9e59daf