Provision of Integrated Life-Saving Health and Nutrition Services to Vulnerable Populations in Baidoa District

About this project

ltpgtRural areas of Baidoa District in Bay Region continue to face high levels of acute malnutrition and preventable morbidity, driven by prolonged drought, food insecurity, population displacement, and reduced access to essential health and nutrition services. According to recent IPC and FSNAU analyses, many communities remain in IPC Phase 3 and above, with children under five and pregnant and lactating women (PLW) disproportionately affected. Service delivery gaps persist in remote villages due to limited facility coverage, funding shortfalls, and interruptions to nutrition services, including the suspension of TSFP following CSB++ stock-outs.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtThis project aims to restore and strengthen access to integrated, life-saving health and nutrition services in Ahmed Gurey, Waaberi, Horseed, Raydabaale, October, and Dariiqa villages. Implementation will be anchored in four fixed service delivery sites and two mobile outreach sites, ensuring coverage of both settled and hard-to-reach populations. The project prioritizes children under five and PLW, while embedding protection mainstreaming, accountability, and inclusion across all components. Integrated health services will include outpatient consultations, routine immunization (measles and DPT1–3), antenatal and postnatal care, skilled birth attendance, clinical management of rape, and referral of complicated cases to Baidoa District Hospital, supported by ambulance services. Nutrition services will be fully integrat…

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

Deeg-Roor Medical Organization

Accountable

Deeg-Roor Medical Organization

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 31 Aug 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-SOM-25-S-NGO-37160.

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