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Despite significant efforts, polio outbreak spreads

Countries
Somalia
Sources
OCHA
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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Polio outbreak continues with 105 confirmed cases as of 14 August. Somalia now has the worst outbreak in the world in a non-endemic country.

  • About 800 cases of sexual and gender-based violence were reported in Mogadishu from January to June.

  • US$21 million in emergency funds to Somalia will boost humanitarian efforts.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit https://www.unocha.org/.