In drought-hit Somalia, mobile maternity clinics follow IDPs
Somalia's Minister for Health and Social Welfare Dr Ali Haji (right) and other government officials receive mobile clinics from UNFPA Country Representative in Somalia Niyi Ojuolape (left) in Mogadishu on March 27, 2023. PHOTO| COURTESY | UNFPA
Striving to balance between safety and health, Somalia’s internally displaced people (IDPs), now facing the worst drought in history, have often abandoned visits to far-flung health centres.
This week, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) launched mobile maternity clinics, targeting up to 375,000 people in Somalia’s regions hardest hit by drought. The aim is to follow women who need maternity services and to improve safe deliveries.
