Laboratory capacity-building during COVID-19 in Somalia: improving access to essential diagnostics for national health security in a fragile setting
Somalia's strategic approach to COVID-19 is an inspiring example of resilience and adaptability. Utilizing resources, technology and lessons from COVID-19 enabled the country to increase and improve laboratory services, expand testing capacity, and strengthen workforce capability. As such, Somalia can now better respond to other infectious disease threats and has significantly improved national health security.
Authors
- Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4691-492X)
- Mary Joan Karanja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9521-5773)
- Antoine Abou Fayad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7516-7919)
- Sulaiman Bangura
- Sahra Isse Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5535-8566)
- Abdinasir Yusuf Osman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3172-5912)
- Abdulrahman Mohammed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7448-9094)
- Desalegn Takele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9741-3503)
- Mutaawe Lubogo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7664-5564)
- Abdi Adam
- Hassan Mukhtar Abukar
- Salvador Figuereo
- Ayni Muhiadin Mohamed
- Solomon Abera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6388-7719)
Institutions
- World Health Organization - Pakistan (PK)
- Somali National University (SO)
- University of Somalia (SO)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EG)
- World Health Organization - Lebanon (LB)
- Ministry of Health (JM)
- American University of Beirut (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-025-00350-9
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79
Funders
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Public Health Agency
- Folkhälsomyndigheten
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention