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Malnutrition in Somalia

Credit: Trócaire

Catholic Entity in Somalia Triples Stabilization Centers to Address Malnutrition

Aug 6, 2022

The leadership of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has said that the entity has tripled stabilization centers in Somalia’s Gedo region since the beginning of the year in view of addressing the challenge of malnutrition.

Habso’s family walked for 20 days from Wajid Region to Luuq town in Gedo Region, southern Somalia (approx. 70 kms) when the last of their goats died and they had no food to sustain the family. Left to right back row: Anab (7); Father Ibrahim Yarow (49); Habiba (8); Habso (3); mother Abshiro Adn Mohammad, (35), baby Nasra (8 months); Hassan (9). Front row: Abdi Nassir (5); Abdifatah (4) and Fartun (6) Pic: Miriam Donohoe. Credit: Trócaire

Catholic Entity Warns Malnutrition in Somalia to “get much worse in coming months”

Jul 13, 2022

There is “severe malnutrition” in parts of Somalia’s Gedo region and the situation is to “get much worse” if action is not taken urgently, an official of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has said.