Scaling up awareness on outbreak investigation and response in Somalia

Communicable diseases, including diarrheal disease and measles, are a major cause of death in emergencies, such as Somalia. Poor access to health care, insecurity, malnutrition and lack of medical supplies contribute to the high risks of outbreaks. Out of 6 trainings on outbreak investigation and response, WHO Somalia, with support from the Humanitarian Response Fund, conducted from 29th of November till 6th of December 2010 two trainings at the Banadir University in Mogadishu. Attended by over 70 health workers coming from regions most prone to outbreaks, all trainings aim at strengthening the coordination of outbreak response activities.

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• WHO
• Somalia
• health
• emergencies
• outbreak
• investigation
• response
• activities
• training
• diarrheal
• disease
• measles