Somalia > Activities by Sectors
Health Services
Camp in Somalia
There is a high level of humanitarian need in the health services sector throughout South/Central Somalia. The maternal mortality and morbidity in Somalia is among the highest in the world. Extremely high rates of malnutrition, child mortality and morbidity, and population movement indicate a humanitarian crisis is affecting approximately 3.2 million people throughout Somalia (43% of the total population)
Emergency Relief
Medair implements health, nutrition and watsan activities in the Cadale district to address the most critical needs of the remote coast district. Two of the critical programme components are stabilisation and treatment of severely malnourished children, and referral of emergency obstetric cases to the regional hospital from the Cadale Health Centre.
Medair is working to expand health and nutrition services in rural areas to increase access to basic health care for the most vulnerable communities, especially those affected by drought or conflict. These health facilities will provide access to good quality health care for IDP, host, and rural populations. Special attention will be given to women and children through Mother and Child Health (MCH) and reproductive health services. Health and hygiene promotion will be integrated into the programme to improve health knowledge and behaviors leading to better health within the family.
Water & Sanitation (WatSan)
Evaluating the needs of the people
Only nine percent of the rural population in South/Central Somalia have access to basic water and sanitation with slighty higher coverage in Somalialnd . The consumption of unsafe water is a major factor in the high morbidity and mortality of children, contributes to the deteriorating health of the entire population, and is a significant factor in the emergency levels of child malnutrition.
Rehabilitation
Medair WatSan programmes aim to increase access to clean water through the repair of hand pumps and the rehabilitation/protection of hand-dug wells for vulnerable communities. Medair will address underlying factors that contribute to the non-functional wells to ensure the sustainability of the water source. Medair will also pilot low-cost options for, household-level treatment of unsafe water and appropriate sanitation for vulnerable families. Throughout the program, Medair will implement a comprehensive hygiene promotion programme, in order to increase knowledge of and reduce the risk of water-related diseases.