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    During his 3-day visit to Somalia, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari visited North Galkacyo in Puntland state of Somalia to oversee WHO’s ongoing drought response activities, see the work of community health workers in delivering integrated health and nutrition services to the people displaced by the recent drought in Somalia and also visit one of the internally displaced population’s camps to see the challenges faced by the communities in meeting their health, nutrition, food and water and sanitation needs. The ongoing drought in Somalia and across the Horn of Africa is known to be the region’s worst one in the last 4 decades. In Somalia alone, an estimated 6.1 million people have been affected by the drought, of whom 759 400 have been displaced in search of water, food and pasture; 3.5 million lack sufficient access to water; 6 million continue to face severe food shortages, with approximately 1.4 million children facing acute malnutrition through 2022, including 329 500 likely to become severely malnourished; So far, a total of 3675 suspected cases of cholera and 2720 cases of measles have been confirmed since January 2022 from the drought-affected areas. Somali women and children. http://www.emro.who.int/somalia/news/who-regional-director-for-the-eastern-mediterranean-officially-launches-who-emergency-health-response-plan-for-drought-in-somalia-calling-for-early-action-to-protect-health-and-save-lives.html?format=html - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken.During his 3-day visit to Somalia, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari visited North Galkacyo in Puntland state of Somalia to oversee WHO’s ongoing drought response activities, see the work of community health workers in delivering integrated health and nutrition services to the people displaced by the recent drought in Somalia and also visit one of the internally displaced population’s camps to see the challenges faced by the communities in meeting their health, nutrition, food and water and sanitation needs. The ongoing drought in Somalia and across the Horn of Africa is known to be the region’s worst one in the last 4 decades. In Somalia alone, an estimated 6.1 million people have been affected by the drought, of whom 759 400 have been displaced in search of water, food and pasture; 3.5 million lack sufficient access to water; 6 million continue to face severe food shortages, with approximately 1.4 million children facing acute malnutrition through 2022, including 329 500 likely to become severely malnourished; So far, a total of 3675 suspected cases of cholera and 2720 cases of measles have been confirmed since January 2022 from the drought-affected areas. Somali women and children. http://www.emro.who.int/somalia/news/who-regional-director-for-the-eastern-mediterranean-officially-launches-who-emergency-health-response-plan-for-drought-in-somalia-calling-for-early-action-to-protect-health-and-save-lives.html?format=html - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken.During his 3-day visit to Somalia, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari visited North Galkacyo in Puntland state of Somalia to oversee WHO’s ongoing drought response activities, see the work of community health workers in delivering integrated health and nutrition services to the people displaced by the recent drought in Somalia and also visit one of the internally displaced population’s camps to see the challenges faced by the communities in meeting their health, nutrition, food and water and sanitation needs. The ongoing drought in Somalia and across the Horn of Africa is known to be the region’s worst one in the last 4 decades. In Somalia alone, an estimated 6.1 million people have been affected by the drought, of whom 759 400 have been displaced in search of water, food and pasture; 3.5 million lack sufficient access to water; 6 million continue to face severe food shortages, with approximately 1.4 million children facing acute malnutrition through 2022, including 329 500 likely to become severely malnourished; So far, a total of 3675 suspected cases of cholera and 2720 cases of measles have been confirmed since January 2022 from the drought-affected areas. Somali women and children. http://www.emro.who.int/somalia/news/who-regional-director-for-the-eastern-mediterranean-officially-launches-who-emergency-health-response-plan-for-drought-in-somalia-calling-for-early-action-to-protect-health-and-save-lives.html?format=html - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken.
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    During his visit, WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari visited a fixed vaccination site and a school (outreach site) at Gulbahar Colony in Peshawar to witness a nationwide measles and rubella campaign. The campaign is the largest in Pakistan's history and aims to vaccinate 90 million children (9 months to less than15 years) in Pakistan from 15 to 27 November 2021. Children posed with WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari. http://www.emro.who.int/pak/pakistan-news/who-regional-director-visits-pakistan-during-measles-and-rubella-campaign-and-inaugurates-community-covid-19-vaccination-centre.html - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken.During his visit, WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari visited a fixed vaccination site and a school (outreach site) at Gulbahar Colony in Peshawar to witness a nationwide measles and rubella campaign. The campaign is the largest in Pakistan's history and aims to vaccinate 90 million children (9 months to less than15 years) in Pakistan from 15 to 27 November 2021. Children posed with WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari. http://www.emro.who.int/pak/pakistan-news/who-regional-director-visits-pakistan-during-measles-and-rubella-campaign-and-inaugurates-community-covid-19-vaccination-centre.html - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken.During his visit, WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari visited a fixed vaccination site and a school (outreach site) at Gulbahar Colony in Peshawar to witness a nationwide measles and rubella campaign. The campaign is the largest in Pakistan's history and aims to vaccinate 90 million children (9 months to less than15 years) in Pakistan from 15 to 27 November 2021. Children posed with WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari. http://www.emro.who.int/pak/pakistan-news/who-regional-director-visits-pakistan-during-measles-and-rubella-campaign-and-inaugurates-community-covid-19-vaccination-centre.html - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken.

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