Insecurity Insight monitors attacks on health care in Somalia, and based on its data, the Somalia chapter (in Arabic and English) of the 2025 Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) report Care in the Crosshairs identified 18 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Somalia (including Puntland and Somaliland) in 2025. Health facilities were attacked on 12 occasions. Reported incidents doubled in 2025 compared to 2024, spreading from five to ten regions. Incidents increased in Puntland’s Bari region, from zero reported incidents in 2023-2024 to five in 2025. Incidents were also recorded in the Bay and Lower Shabelle regions (South West state) and Nugaal and Sanaag regions (Puntland). Attacks on health facilities doubled in 2025 compared to 2024, and health worker killings and kidnappings continued. The majority of incidents affected health care providers working for national health structures.

Published every two weeks, Insecurity Insight’s Attacks on Health Care New Brief tracks global threats and violence as well as protests and other events affecting the delivery of and access to health care. Explore our interactive map to see where incidents happened.