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Our sincere thanks to the Government of Japan for supporting emergency trauma care in conflict-affected districts. This partnership enhances trauma referral pathways and preparedness for mass casualty incidents, helping ensure timely life-saving care. @JapaninSomalia @MoH_Somalia

Ending #polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases requires more than vaccines — it requires trust. In #Somalia, madrasa teachers are helping reach children, counter misinformation, and strengthen confidence in immunization. Partnerships between educators, religious leaders and health workers are key to reaching every child and advancing health security for all. 🔗emro.who.int/somalia/news/s…

Europe’s commitment to a polio-free world is reflected in the @EU_Commission and @EIB support not just for vaccination campaigns but the health systems and communities that make eradication possible. This #WorldImmunizationWeek, thank you for that vision. #EndPolio

On the margins of the #WHSNairobi2026, a joint @WHOEMRO and @WHOAFRO team met with Marek Mora, Vice President of the European Investment Bank @EIB, to strengthen our partnership on health systems financing. @WHO collaboration is helping mobilize critical investments for primary health care, pandemic preparedness and resilient systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. As health needs grow, partnerships like this are essential to scale sustainable financing, accelerate delivery and ensure that we are able to translate health agendas into country-level impact. #Partner4Health

“Vaccination is central to reducing under-five mortality and advancing child survival in Somalia. Our priority is to strengthen delivery at the subnational level, where gaps are greatest. Continued collaboration is key to protecting every child,” said Mustafa Jama Awil. #WIW2026

What are the 14 vaccines recommended by the Essential Programme for Immunization?  ✅Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)  ✅Diphtheria ✅Pertussis (whooping cough)   ✅Tetanus   ✅ Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)   ✅Hepatitis B (HepB) ✅Polio  ✅Measles  ✅Rubella ✅Pneumococcal disease (PCV) ✅Rotavirus (Rota) ✅Human papillomavirus (HPV)  ✅COVID-19 (for adults)  ✅ Seasonal influenza It’s #HumanlyPossible to protect everyone from disease and create a healthier future.

African Vaccination Week is here! 🌍We’re celebrating the power of vaccines to save lives & protect futures.Through synchronized campaigns,stronger surveillance& community engagement,we are closer than ever to ending #polio for good.Let's reach every last child!#AVW2026 #EndPolio

For every generation, vaccines work. 💉 With the @PuntlandMOH and partners @gavi, @SwedeninSomalia, & @SwissEmbassyKE, we’ve launched #WorldImmunizationWeek in Bosaso! Our goal: 15,000 children & women reached with vaccines and integrated health services. 🙏@Sida @SwissDevCoop

Every child deserves a healthy start. @SaveChildrenSO, with the @MoH_Hirshabelle and @OCHASom, marks #WorldImmunizationWeek. Vaccines save lives, protecting children and strengthening communities.

Somaliland Health Minister Launches World Immunization Week in Burco, Urges Public to Embrace Free Vaccines

Somaliland Health Minister Launches World Immunization Week in Burco, Urges Public to Embrace Free Vaccines.

Constructive discussions with the ministries of health from Morocco 🇲🇦, Somalia 🇸🇴 and Tunisia 🇹🇳 on advancing shared priorities for stronger, more resilient health systems. We focused on pooled procurement, strengthening national regulatory and health authorities, and accelerating health financing reforms, alongside progress on the @WHOEMRO flagship initiatives on expanding access to medical products and building health workforce capacity. As countries lead these efforts, @WHO remains committed to supporting coordinated, country-driven solutions that improve access, affordability and preparedness across the Eastern Mediterranean Region. @OMSMaroc | @msps_gov_ma | @WHOSom | @MoH_Somalia | @DrAliHajiadam | @WHOTunisia | @MinsanteTn #Partners4Health

Rotavirus vaccine Two out of three children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are protected against rotavirus. The vaccine protects against severe diarrhoea – a leading cause of death in children. It’s #HumanlyPossible to keep children safe. @WHOEMRO, @MoH_Somalia

In Somalia, health teams stopped leading with the vaccine. They led with listening. With social mobilizers who built trust. The vaccination followed. Trust, it turned out, was the hardest and most important thing to deliver. #EndPolio #WorldImmunizationWeek

“I am a father of 5 and a Qur’an teacher for more than 100 students. Knowing the benefits of vaccination, I always call the vaccination teams to come to the madrasa,” said Abdullahi Elmi Mohamud, head of the learning center in Dhusamareb, Somalia. #WIW2026.

Somalia’s teachers support drive to end polio. emro.who.int/somalia/news/s… @WHOEMRO, @EndPolioNow, @WHO_Polio, @MoH_Somalia

Measles is serious but preventable. Vaccination has saved millions of lives in our region. Yet in 2024, almost 4 million children missed their first routine dose. #WIW2026 This leaves communities at risk. We must reach every child. A healthier world is #HumanlyPossible

"Through the Expanded Programme on Immunization, we work to ensure that every child is protected from vaccine-preventable diseases starting in the earliest months of life," said Mohamed Abdullahi, @WHOSom's immunization officer.

Reaching every child with vaccination is humanly possible if we work as a team. Immunization is the backbone of health and one of the most important public health interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality. #WIW2026 #VaccinesWork.

.@WHOSom’s Health Emergency, Polio & VPD Coordinator, @Dr_AhmedDahir, highlights the life-saving power of vaccines. As we mark #WIW2026, he stresses that immunization protects children, prevents outbreaks, & remains one of the most effective public health interventions.