Humanitarians raise concern for Somalia cholera outbreak amid vaccine dose shortage

Governor Mohamed Kalif takes the Oral vaccine outside his office in Mandera County on August 3, 2023. [Ibrahim Adan Ali, Standard]

UN humanitarians said on Wednesday they are concerned about the spread of cholera in nearly half of the 72 Somalia districts amid a severe shortage in oral vaccine doses.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said almost 4,400 cases and 54 deaths were recorded last week since the start of the year. More than 60 percent of the deaths were among children under 5.