Hundreds of families displaced by fighting between government forces and Al-Shabaab in Mahas and Moqokori districts of Somalia’s Hiran region are facing a health crisis due to the closure of medical facilities.

The conflict led to the closure of 26 health centres that were supported by organisations including Save the Children and had been providing free medical care. Their closure in July has left displaced families with no access to treatment.

Halima Abdulle Jimale fled the conflict to Bukuri village with her elderly mother, aged 100. Her mother suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure and can no longer receive the regular check-ups and medication she depended on.