Mogadishu Primary Health Care & Nutrition Services

Project Progress Report

Mogadishu Primary Health Care & Nutrition Services

Reporting Period 01/01/2026 to 01/04/2026

Project Overview

Document Title:

Project Progress Report

Project Title:

Mogadishu Primary Health Care & Nutrition Services

Project Owner:

Doctors Worldwide Türkiye / Yeryüzü Doktorlar Dernegi

Sensitivity:

Public

Project Summary

Since 2011, Yeryüzü Doktorlar (Doctors Worldwide Türkiye) has been carrying out various health activities in Somalia in regions where access to health services is limited. In this context, a health centre is operated in Mogadishu in 2018, where Primary Health and nutritional health programmes are carried out. Nutritional treatments, especially for children, aim to alleviate the effects of drought and food crisis. In Somalia, we continue to provide health services not only through clinic programmes but also through volunteer health teams projects.

In our Primary Health Programme, many health services such as childbirth, gynaecological examination before and after pregnancy, safe delivery services and basic laboratory tests were provided. In addition, information activities were carried out to inform mothers about child care, nutrition, health care, hygiene, breastfeeding and HIV virus.

Within the scope of nutritional health services, health screenings are carried out taking into account SAM (Severe Acute Malnutrition) and MAM (Moderate Acute Malnutrition) categories. People who are examined are referred to nutritional health treatment in accordance with the standards set by the United Nations and necessary support is provided.

 Achievements and Impact

During the January to March period, essential health and nutrition services were delivered under the Somalia Programme through the Mogadishu Primary Health Center and the Mogadishu Nutrition Health Center.

At the Mogadishu Primary Health Center, a total of 2,225 outpatient examination sessions were conducted, with 725 sessions in January, 715 in February, and 785 in March. Laboratory tests were carried out to support diagnosis and treatment, with 1,249 test sessions completed across the period. Medicines and medical supplies were distributed to 2,490 individuals, and vaccines were administered to 460 people in January, 354 in February, and 179 in March.

At the Mogadishu Nutrition Health Center, 796 nutrition examination sessions were held, with 215 in January, 261 in February, and 320 in March. Nutrition treatment was provided to 56 children in total, with 20 children treated in January, 12 in February, and 24 in March.

These results show that there is a clear and ongoing need for health and nutrition services in Mogadishu, and that the programme continues to play an important role in meeting the needs of vulnerable people in the area.

Taken together, these results affirm the continued and pressing need for primary health care and nutrition services among vulnerable populations in Mogadishu, and highlight the indispensable role of the programme in addressing those needs in a structured and sustained manner.

Conclusion

With 25 years of strong experience, we continue to provide uninterrupted service in the field of health. Starting in 2011 and continuing with our clinics in 2018, our desire to provide healthcare continues. In times of crisis and normal times, we want to continue to provide people with the highest standards of healthcare through our strong infrastructure.