Consecutive failed rainy seasons and drastic cuts in humanitarian funding exacerbated the health and malnutrition crisis across Somalia in 2025. Health services scaled down just as admissions for severe malnutrition, measles, diphtheria, and acute watery diarrhoea increased. In response, MSF teams provided emergency obstetric and neonatal care, treated malnutrition, launched emergency water trucking, and installed solar panels to ensure reliable power during climate shocks.
In Baidoa, Southwest state, our teams continued to provide emergency obstetric care, neonatal services, and inpatient treatment for children with severe malnutrition at Bay regional hospital.
In August, we opened a 20-bed obstetric fistula unit at the hospital, offering surgery and comprehensive support to women living with fistula, a serious childbirth-related injury leading to incontinence and often severe social stigma.
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In 2025, consecutive failed rainy seasons and drastic funding cuts exacerbated the health crisis across Somalia. MSF provided lifesaving care for mothers and children amid worsening drought, malnutrition, and conflict.
Teams provided emergency obstetric care, neonatal services, and malnutrition treatment at Bay regional hospital. Mobile clinics reached outlying areas, while emergency water trucking supported displaced communities.
Operating in Galkayo North and South, MSF ran emergency, maternity, and paediatric services. Teams treated malnutrition and TB, and sent mobile clinics to communities displaced by climate shocks.
Consecutive failed rainy seasons and drastic cuts in humanitarian funding exacerbated the health and malnutrition crisis across Somalia in 2025. Communities already displaced by conflict and climate shocks faced reduced access to food, water, and medical care. Health and nutrition services either closed or scaled down activities in many districts, just as admissions for severe malnutrition, and cases of measles, diphtheria, and acute watery diarrhoea, increased. Intensified insecurity and limited humanitarian access further hampered the scale and continuity of our response.
activities launched
Deployed immediate water trucking operations to deliver clean, safe drinking water as severe drought conditions worsened across the region.
displacement sites
Set up dedicated water storage facilities to ensure reliable, continuous access to water for displaced communities heavily impacted by the climate shocks.
installations completed
Installed proper lighting throughout the displacement sites to drastically improve overall safety and everyday living conditions for the residents.
"As drought conditions worsened, we launched emergency water trucking activities, and set up water storage facilities in 17 displacement sites. We also installed lighting to improve safety and living conditions."
Emergency WASH Response
In Galkayo North, Puntland state, and Galkayo South, Galmudug state, Mudug region, our teams ran emergency, maternity, and paediatric services. We treated children with malnutrition, tuberculosis (TB), and drug-resistant TB, ran the neonatal care unit at the hospital, and sent mobile clinics to displacement sites and remote communities. In these areas, access to healthcare had become increasingly limited as funding cuts reduced services and people had to move in search of pasturable land amid the ongoing drought and conflict.
As part of our green initiative at Mudug regional hospital in Galkayo North, we installed solar panels, reducing diesel use and emissions, while ensuring reliable power for essential services and strengthening the hospital’s resilience during climate shocks.
