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WFP Scandal: Distributed substandard in quality nutrition-boosting porridge mix was detected

WFP Scandal: Distributed substandard in quality nutrition-boosting porridge mix was detected

The World Food Programme is investigating how up to 50,000 tonnes of nutrition-boosting porridge mix it purchased for …

Dr. Mohamed Y. Dualeh February 28, 2019
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Sexual health nurse and activist, Hoda Ali, was 'cut' aged seven in Somalia but she survived and now campaigns against FGM

Sexual health nurse and activist, Hoda Ali, was 'cut' aged seven in Somalia but she survived and now campaigns against FGM

A survivor of female genital mutilation has described how her family threw a 'party' the day she was maimed to…

Dr. Mohamed Y. Dualeh February 22, 2019
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Khat-related liver disease in sub-Saharan Africa: neglected, yet important

Khat-related liver disease in sub-Saharan Africa: neglected, yet important

In their Comment, Sandro Vento and colleagues (October, 2018) highlight cirrhosis as an important but neglected health…

Dr. Mohamed Y. Dualeh February 17, 2019
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New diagnostic test for malaria uses spit, not blood

New diagnostic test for malaria uses spit, not blood

"Spit here, please." Will this become the instruction we receive upon entering clinics, schools, apotheca…

Dr. Mohamed Y. Dualeh February 17, 2019
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A doctor returns home after 20 years outside the country

A doctor returns home after 20 years outside the country

Medical care and providing assistance to refugees is a life-long passion for Dr Sohur Mire, a Somali-Swedish medi…

Dr. Mohamed Y. Dualeh February 15, 2019
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A doctor returns home after 20 years outside the country

A doctor returns home after 20 years outside the country

Medical care and providing assistance to refugees is a life-long passion for Dr Sohur Mire, a Somali-Swedish medical p…

Dr. Mohamed Y. Dualeh February 15, 2019
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WHO warns of Measles making a comeback with cases of the infection rising

WHO warns of Measles making a comeback with cases of the infection rising

The World Health Organization warned Thursday that efforts to halt the spread of measles were "backsliding",…

Dr. Mohamed Y. Dualeh February 15, 2019
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Opinion: For women in conflict settings, family planning services are often first to go

Opinion: For women in conflict settings, family planning services are often first to go

It’s no surprise that International Condom Day coincides with Valentine’s Day. What other day of the year overtly p…

Dr. Mohamed Y. Dualeh February 14, 2019
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Mayo, HealthFinders partner in women’s improved health care for Somali women

Mayo, HealthFinders partner in women’s improved health care for Somali women

Through an innovative and evolving partnership with HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC), Mayo Clinic Health System women…

Dr. Mohamed Y. Dualeh February 13, 2019
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