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.