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December 01, 2025

EOC Weekly Briefing & Key Updates

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Weekly Meeting | Dec 01, 2025 – Somali Regional Health Bureau: Marburg, Polio, Malaria, Immunization & Nutrition Updates.

Weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Meeting updates

Date: December 01, 2025 · Venue: Conference Hall, Regional Health Bureau (RHB) jigjiga Somali Region

The weekly meeting of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was convened this morning at the RHB conference hall. The session was chaired by the Deputy Bureau Head, Ms. Xaawo Suleebaan, and attended by directors, coordinators, technical experts from the RHB, as well as representatives from partner agencies.

EOC Meeting Participants

Meeting Participants

The meeting opened with a review of the decisions taken during the previous week, followed by the presentation of the weekly activity and performance report.

Key agenda items

  • Marburg Virus Disease (MVD): New outbreak update
  • Polio vaccination: Preparedness for the 4th round campaign
  • Malaria: Control and surveillance
  • Malaria situation

    Weekly Malaria Surveillance Data

  • Routine immunization (EPI): Service strengthening
  • Nutrition: Program updates

Decisions and action points

  1. MVD EPRP dissemination: The Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP) for the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak will be shared with partner agencies to ensure coordinated implementation of their respective roles.
  2. Malaria slide verification:Malaria-positive slides collected from districts in the Faafan and Sitti zones will be re-examined at the regional reference laboratory. The verified results will be shared with the EOC and the districts from which they were originally collected..
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Ahmed S Abdi

Ahmed S Abdi

Regional Laboratory Advisor & Quality Manager at Somali Regional Public Health Laboratory and Research Directorate. Passionate about strengthening health systems, equity, and digital publishing.

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EOC Meeting report