Somalia Humanitarian Crisis 2026: Aid Slashed as 4.4 Million Face Starvation
Somalia faces a deepening health emergency in 2026 as aid drops and water prices surge. Over 200 health facilities have closed, leaving millions at risk of starvation.
Food assistance has plummeted from reaching 1.1 million people monthly to just 350,000. As funding hits its lowest level in a decade, Somalia is spiraling into a health catastrophe. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Tuesday that the combination of failed rains and aid cuts is driving a surge in preventable deaths among the most vulnerable.
Somalia Humanitarian Crisis 2026: The Deadly Cost of Defunding
Since early 2025, more than 200 health and nutrition facilities across the nation have shuttered. In Baidoa, admissions for severe acute malnutrition jumped 48% in just one month. The situation is exacerbated by outbreaks of measles and diphtheria, with MSF reporting that 95% of children treated for measles had never received a vaccine.
Water Scarcity and the $4 Barrel
In displacement camps, clean water is now a luxury. A 200-liter barrel of water costs between $2.50 and $4 in Mudug and Baidoa, prices that are far beyond the reach of families who've lost everything to drought. Many are forced to drink salty, contaminated water, leading to a spike in acute watery diarrhea and fears of a major cholera outbreak.
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