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Rights group: Disabled Somalis face abuse, discrimination

Rights group: Disabled Somalis face abuse, discrimination
March 16, 2015
Health

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Decades of conflict and discrimination have left people with disabilities in Somalia vulnerable to forced marriage, …Read the Rest

MSF withdraws from Somalia, accuses government of complicity of attacks on aid workers

MSF withdraws from Somalia, accuses government of complicity of attacks on aid workers
August 14, 2013
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For more than two decades, despite war and chaos and the murder of 16 staff members, Doctors Without Borders has …Read the Rest

Polio Eradication Suffers A Setback As Somali Outbreak Worsens

Polio Eradication Suffers A Setback As Somali Outbreak Worsens
July 22, 2013
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Jul 20, 2013 — Somalia now has the dubious distinction of having the worst polio outbreak in the world. The …Read the Rest

MMR jab: Somali migrants have lingering fears on autism

MMR jab: Somali migrants have lingering fears on autism
May 3, 2013
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Health officials say vaccination rates against measles are worryingly low among Somali children in the US and UK because some …Read the Rest

New push against polio and new vaccines in Somalia

New push against polio and new vaccines in Somalia
April 26, 2013
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Associated Press: Two dozen babies sat on the laps of their mothers, who dressed in a rainbow of headscarves at …Read the Rest

Somalia’s “Mother Teresa,” Dr. Hawa Abdi, keeps hope alive

Somalia’s “Mother Teresa,” Dr. Hawa Abdi, keeps hope alive
April 19, 2013
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The other guests at the swanky downtown Toronto hotel do not realize they have a celebrity in their midst. Not …Read the Rest

Somali food is about to get popular across Northamptonshire

Somali food is about to get popular across Northamptonshire
April 10, 2013
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With thousands of Somali people living across Northamptonshire, it is perhaps surprising that there are not more eateries providing the …Read the Rest