DROUGHT THREATENS 1.5 MILLION SOMALIS; UN HEALTH AGENCY SCALES UP RESPONSE

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A resident of Rabaable village in Somalia fetches water with the help of her daughters. The villages well was recently rehabilitated by UNICEF. Photo: UNICEF Somalia/Sebastian Rich

DROUGHT THREATENS 1.5 MILLION SOMALIS; UN HEALTH AGENCY SCALES UP RESPONSE

Less than half of the people in Somalia have access to basic health services, the United Nations health agency today said, announcing that it is scaling up its response in the country amid a severe drought and worsening food crisis. Read more

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