Somali Seeks to Uplift Country's Health Standards

Somalia has completed its five-year health plan but is continuing its efforts to eradicate recurring diseases and boost medical care to all sections of the community. A World Health Organization (WHO) team is assisting in the operation aimed at eradicating malaria, and also in case-finding, treatment, prevention and the training of personnel in the fight against tuberculosis. UN experts have also assisted Somalia in the development of a nursing service, a public health administration and the economical management of medical stores and pharmacies. UNICEF is providing basic health equipment, teaching aids, supplies for disease control, transport and training grants.
This baby has just had a sample of his blood taken in a malaria check-up conducted by a Mogadishu health centre. [January 1970]