Improved access to Life Saving Essential Health services for vulnerable drought- affected communities in Afgooye and Burhakaba districts

About this project

ltpgtltspangtMlt/spangtltspangtedair proposes a lt/spangtltbgt12lt/bgtltspangt-month emergency health intervention aligned with HNRP and SHF Reserve Allocation for Drought Response in Southern Somalia, targeting hard-to-reach, drought-affected rural communities in Afgooye and lt/spangtltbgtBurhakaba districtslt/bgtltspangt. The project will reach lt/spangtltbgt81,054lt/bgt people ltbgt(7,295 men, 21,885 women, 24,316 boys, and 27,558 girls),lt/bgtltspangt prioritizing PLWs and CU5. Medair has maintained a continuous operational presence inlt/spangtltspangt Afgoolt/spangtltspangtyelt/spangtltspangt since 201lt/spangtltspangt5, with establishelt/spangtltspangtd community acceptance, systems and clt/spangtltspangtapacity to dlt/spangtltspangtirectly implement fixed, mobile, and community-based health services. lt/spangtltbgtBurhakaba District is a new operational area, chosen in response to OCHA prioritization due to critical new drought-related needs. Both Districts have heightened acute food insecurity IPC AFI phase 3 in Afgooye, phase 4 in Burhakaba and increasing cases of acute malnutrition. Conflict and drought-driven displacement, lack of accesslt/bgtltspangt tlt/spangtltspangto essential health services, and heightened outbreak risks linked lt/spangtltspangtto water scarcity, resultinglt/spangtltspangt in increased morbidity and mortality, palt/spangtltspangtrtlt/spangtltspangticularly among lt/spangtltbgtPLWlt/bgtltspangt and CU5.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtAligned with SHF Res…

Published by

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs · National NGO

Countries

Somalia

Sectors

Multisector aid

Funded by

Somalia Humanitarian Fund

Implemented by

Medair

Accountable

Medair

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 10 Mar 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-SOM-25-R-INGO-38710.

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