Impact in 2023

To address the challenge of violence against women, girls and boys, WHO has pioneered the integration of health response to gender-based violence in the essential emergency health services.

WHO trained more than 2000 emergency medical service first responders and clinicians in chemical preparedness and response, including the proper use of personal protective equipment and the decontamination of patients after exposure to toxic chemicals.

WHO has used innovation and creativity to help the Federal and State ministries of health establish an operational medical supply chain for serving the most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations across Somalia.

WHO and the state ministries of health of 8 states launched 21 mobile clinics in August 2023. These provide primary health care to displaced people and host communities in areas where health facilities are nonfunctional or inaccessible.

WHO supported communities impacted by the devastating earthquakes in Syria, through the provision of mental health services and interventions, including Psychological First Aid, basic psychosocial support, mental health case management and referrals.

WHO dispatched a multidisciplinary team comprising clinicians, nurses, and public health experts to investigate the suspected viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) outbreak and augment surveillance measures in Longochuk County.