The fight against COVID19 Dr sumai tstepped up after the government of Somalia 300,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. As per the recommendations of the COVID-19 task force, this batch of vaccines will be utilized by frontline workers, people with health conditions, elderly to reduce deaths and spread of the disease. Ministry of Health has established four COVID 19 vaccination centers among them Dr. Sumait Hospital.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. Older people and those with underlying medical conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, or cancer are more likely to develop serious illnesses.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant loss of human life throughout the world, and it poses an unprecedented threat to public health, food systems, and the workplace. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the economy and social system. COVID-19 has had a fast impact on our daily lives, businesses, and global trade and travel.On March 16, 2020, federal Health Minister Fawziya Abikar reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19, adding Somalia to the long list of countries struggling with the virus. To safeguard the public, several urgent actions have been implemented.

Because Somalia has a low testing rate (only 156,000 tests have been done in a nation with a population of over 15 million people), estimating the severity of the epidemic using official data is exceedingly inaccurate, and information on any new variations is essentially non-existent. According to Dr. Fuje, chief medical consultant to the government’s COVID-19 National Task Force, ” the actual death toll is much higher than the figures reported ” due to a lack of healthcare coverage and documentation.

The Somali healthcare system has remained severely weak, under-resourced, and highly inequitable as a result of more than three decades of violent conflict and natural calamities. In Somalia, the lack of accessible health resources has a direct influence on healthcare accessibility and quality. There is a countrywide lack of crucial equipment to treat severe COVID-19 infections, with no ventilators and only two intensive care units accessible across the country, in addition to a considerable shortage of healthcare staff.