Gaza Emergeny Project

Project Progress Report

Mogadishu Primary Health Care & Nutrition Services

Reporting Period 01/04/2026 to 01/08/2026

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 April to July period, essential health and nutrition services continued to be 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 3,009 outpatient examination sessions were conducted, with 750 sessions in April, 628 in May, 863 in June, and 768 in July. Laboratory tests were carried out to support diagnosis and treatment, with 1,596 test sessions completed across the period. Medicines and medical supplies were distributed to 2,993 individuals, and vaccines were administered to 144 people in April, 92 in May, 204 in June, and 160 in July, reaching 600 individuals in total.

At the Mogadishu Nutrition Health Center, 1,124 nutrition examination sessions were held, with 318 in April, 264 in May, 345 in June, and 197 in July. Nutrition treatment was provided to 150 children in total, with 46 children treated in April, 39 in May, 48 in June, and 17 in July.

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. Since the beginning of 2026, the two centers have together delivered 5,234 outpatient examination sessions and 1,920 nutrition examination sessions.

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.