Facilities and Health Information:
Medical facilities in Somalia are extremely limited. Travelers should carry personal supplies of medications with them, as many of the health clinics in Somalia lack a doctor or a nurse and carry substandard supplies.
Malaria is endemic in Somalia; chemoprophylaxis is recommended for all travelers without contraindications. There have been cholera outbreaks in Mogadishu, Kismayo in the south, and Puntland in the northeast.
Presently there is a Polio out-break in Somalia. The majority of cases have been reported in the region of Benadir, including Mogadishu.
Drinking Water Source - % of rural population improved"
8.8%
Drinking Water Source - % of total population unimproved:
68.3%
Drinking Water Source - % of urban population improved:
69.6%
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.7%
People Living with HIV/AIDS:
34,000
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population:
.04
Sanitation Facility Access - % of total population unimproved:
76.4%
Sanitation Facility Access - % of urban population improved:
52%
Sanitation Facitlity Access - % of rural population improved:
6.3%
Infectious Diseases - degree of risk:
very high
Animal Contact Disease (s):
rabies
Food or Waterborne Disease (s):
bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
Vectorborne Disease (s):
dengue fever, malaria, and Rift Valley fever
Water contact disease (s):
schistosomiasis