Healing whole villages with mobile clinics in Somalia

Healthcare is a luxury that not everyone can afford to have. While many can enter an emergency room that’s only a drive away or call up their doctor when symptoms worsen, others around the world haven’t stepped into a proper clinic their whole lives. Instead, they face medical conditions on their own due to the limited and oftentimes nonexistent health services. In Somalia, these resources are limited. Essential medication and medical supplies are scarce leaving many remote villages completely alienated from any healthcare services. 

Treatable conditions become fatal, and illnesses spread and worsen. Lives are lost when they could have been saved. With nowhere to go and no one to turn to, the people of these regions are left to fend for themselves. The life expectancy in Somalia is only 58 years of age – an age that should not be the end of life. 

Humaniti aimed to battle this issue with the use of our mobile clinics; an efficient, resource-packed clinic that can provide health services to many. Patients were able to find health care, medications, and daily checkups that saved lives. 

The mobile clinics were set up with all the necessities needed to aid patients. By setting broken ones, treating illnesses, and administering vaccinations, the mobile clinics became a place where medical needs were finally met. Patients’ symptoms that could have proven fatal, were treated and given the care needed to heal fully. In addition to providing essential treatments, the clinics also offered preventative care, educating communities on hygiene practices and nutrition to help reduce the spread of disease. The role these clinics played was essential for the lives of many, supporting people across vulnerable regions of Somalia.  Providing healthcare strengthens the body, the mind and the spirit. It tells the people of Somalia that they are not to be overlooked, but empowered. Our mobile clinic serves up to 2,160 patients per month and is set to provide support for 21-26,000 individuals annually. 

For decades, they have faced immense struggle, where the world has often turned a blind eye to their strife. But through initiatives like this, where the world shows its care for all, the cycle can break for the better. 

Healthcare shouldn’t be a privilege, but a fundamental right that all should have access to. By bringing medical aid directly to those in need, we are sending a message: that every life matters, that no one should be left behind, and that even in the most difficult circumstances, healing and hope are possible.