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Somalia (10th)*
Population: 15.89m (2020)
Area: 637,655 sqkm
Diarrhoea deaths: 9,531 (2019)
ORS coverage: 13% (2019)
ORS + Zinc coverage: ??% (2019)
* Somalia has the tenth highest number of diarrhoea deaths in the World
National EML download: Somali Essential Medicines List (2019)
National policy
✅ ORS+Zinc in National Clinical Guidelines
✅ National Essential Medicines List last updated in 2019
✅ ORS included in the National Essential Medicines List
✅ Zinc included in the National Essential Medicines List
❌ Co-packaged ORS & Zinc included in the National Essential Medicines List
Zinc availability
✅ Zinc available “over the counter”
✅ Any retailer can sell Zinc
Outlets for Zinc tablets:
✅ Pharmacies
✅ Drug stores/shops
❌ Supermarkets
❌ General retail outlets
✅ Community Health Workers
❌ Door-to-door sales people
✅ Government hospitals/clinics
✅ Private hospitals/clinics
❌ Campaigns and outreach
Co-pack availability
❌ Co-packaged ORS and Zinc available
✅ Discussions underway about introducing co-packaged ORS and Zinc
Co-packaged ORS and Zinc brands (may not be exhaustive)
None
Co-packaged ORS and Zinc manufacturers (may not be exhaustive)
None
Co-pack costs
Typical cost of a ORS/Zinc co-pack in the PUBLIC sector
N/A
Typical cost of a ORS/Zinc co-pack in the PRIVATE sector
N/A
✅ Diarrhoea programmes currently on-going
| Name | Organisation | Funder | Diarrhoea specific | Target area |
| Female health workers. Child health technical working group | Federal Ministry of Health | Government | No | National |
Additional information
The government would like to develop a national child survival strategy.
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