Laboratory capacity-building during COVID-19 in Somalia: improving access to essential diagnostics for national health security in a fragile setting

Figuereo, S; Mohamed, SI; Takele, D; Sheikh, AM; Abera, SC; Mohamed, AM; Lubogo, M; Abukar, HM; Karanja, MJ; Bangura, S; Fayad, AA; Adam, AH; Osman, AY; Malik, SMMR

doi:10.1007/s44197-025-00350-9

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Emergency and critical care services in Somalia: a cross-sectional nationwide hospital assessment using the WHO Hospital Emergency Unit assessment tool (2025)
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Njiru, H., Relan, P., Malik, S., Abdullah, A., Shube, M., Abubakar, A., Nur, I., Osman, A., Sonethal, P., Rouhani, S., Olayo, B., Ohno, N., Sindani, I., Osman, A., Hossain, M., James, N., Alabesat, M., & Derow, M. (2025). Emergency and critical care services in Somalia: a cross-sectional nationwide hospital assessment using the WHO Hospital Emergency Unit assessment tool. BMC Emergency Medicine, 25(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-025-01234-8

BackgroundData on emergency and critical care services in Somalia and other countries with fragile and conflict-affected (FCA) situations are limited, although the burden of emergency health conditions remain high. Improving emergency care services c... Read More about Emergency and critical care services in Somalia: a cross-sectional nationwide hospital assessment using the WHO Hospital Emergency Unit assessment tool.

Laboratory capacity-building during COVID-19 in Somalia: improving access to essential diagnostics for national health security in a fragile setting (2025)
Journal Article
Figuereo, S., Mohamed, S., Takele, D., Sheikh, A., Abera, S., Mohamed, A., Lubogo, M., Abukar, H., Karanja, M., Bangura, S., Fayad, A., Adam, A., Osman, A., & Malik, S. (2025). Laboratory capacity-building during COVID-19 in Somalia: improving access to essential diagnostics for national health security in a fragile setting. Journal of epidemiology and global health, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-025-00350-9

IntroductionEven before the COVID-19 pandemic, Somalia's national laboratory services had insufficient diagnostic capacities. We describe how the country moved rapidly from no testing capability to molecular testing and genomic sequencing for severe... Read More about Laboratory capacity-building during COVID-19 in Somalia: improving access to essential diagnostics for national health security in a fragile setting.