Health

The air in Ifo camp is heavy with dust, swirling between the narrow alleys of makeshift shelters. Amid the chatter of children and the call to prayer echoing from the mosque, whispers about sickness amongst locals often travel faster than facts. Here, in 2023, Amina Abdi (not her real name)—a…

Under the shade of scattered acacia trees in Dagahaley, a man bends carefully over a youg toddler as her parents look on. His hands are steady, his expression intent, as he wraps a colour-banded MUAC tape around the child’s tiny arm. The child, barefoot and wrapped in a faded pink…

For four long years, Amina Hassan (not real name) endured the silence of suffering from obstetric fistula. What had begun as a joyous occasion—the birth of her first child—soon turned into a painful ordeal that left her isolated and hopeless. Amina got married at the age of 14, and due…