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Somali health information
Below you will find links to health information translated into Somali.
Many of the resources are from overseas, so emergency numbers and contact details may differ.
- Misinformation video Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
- If you need language support when calling government agencies you can ask for a free interpreter. This resource from the Ministry for Ethnic Communities(external link)(external link) explains each step of the process, provides an example, and tips for communities on how to use an interpreter for better communication English(external link), Somali(external link)
- Anaemia: Fact sheet, Health Information Translations Somali/English(external link)(external link)
- Asthma – factsheet, Health Information Translations Somali/English(external link)(external link)
- Teething: Fact sheet, Health Information Translations Somali/English(external link)(external link)
- Children's health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
- Youth health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
- Diabetes video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
- When your doctor refers you to a specialist at the hospital, Refugee Health NZ Somali(external link)(external link) English [PDF, 83 KB]
- Heart disease video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
- Hepatitis B vaccine: What you need to know, Immunization Action Coalition, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Somali(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
- Polio vaccine: What you need to know, Immunization Action Coalition, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Somali(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
- Immunisations video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
- Anti-viral medication video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
- Protecting yourself against measles video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
- What is measles? video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
- COVID-19 lessons learned so far video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
- Ward communication tool – Somali(external link) – Queensland Health, Australia
- Men's health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
- Mental health information(external link)(external link), Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK
- Mental health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
- Vitamin D – factsheet, Refugee Health Network NZ and Auckland District Health Board NZ Somali [PDF, 256 KB] English [PDF, 256 KB]
- Iron – factsheet, Refugee Health Network NZ and Auckland District Health Board, NZ Somali English [PDF, 230 KB]
- Calcium – factsheet, Refugee Health Network NZ and Auckland District Health Board, NZ Somali [PDF, 247 KB]
- Older person's health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
What you can do to sleep better – bilingual information(external link)(external link) Health Information Translations, US, 2020 Somali(external link)(external link)
- Chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer, EthnoMed Somali(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
- NHS breast screening: Breast leaflet Somali(external link)(external link) NHS breast screening: Program overview English(external link)(external link) NHS Cancer Screening Programmes.
- Signs of labour, Health Information Translations Somali/English(external link)(external link)
- Stages of labour, Health Information Translations Somali/English(external link)(external link)
- Your recovery after caesarean birth, Health Information Translations Somali/English(external link)(external link)
- Your recovery after vaginal birth, Health Information Translations Somali/English(external link)(external link)
- Women's health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Somali(external link)
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