Combating infectious disease outbreaks in Somalia’s fragile health system: the impact of climate change-narrative review
Outbreak control in Somalia now hinges on integrating climate adaptation with health-system strengthening. Climate-proofed WASH infrastructure, mobile vaccination and surveillance linked to hydro-meteorological alerts, a National Outbreak Operations Centre, and ring-fenced financing are urgent priorities. Without such measures each extreme-weather event will erase hard-won gains; with them, Somalia can break the climate-outbreak feedback loop.
Authors
- Mohamed Abdullahi Awale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0114-3022)
- Abdinafic Mohamud Hussein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7375-5197)
- Tahlil Abdi Afrah
- Yahye Sheikh Abdulle Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2578-3000)
- Abdirahman Aden Hussein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7777-0580)
- Mohamed Mohamoud Hassan
- Saadaq Adan Hussein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7097-8066)
- Marian Muse Osman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1514-5427)
- Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0050-2874)
- Ayan Nur Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5892-7928)
- Abdinur Hussein Mohamed
- Abdirahman Moallim Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9134-8795)
- Rage Adem
- Ashraf Ali
- Abdullahi Ali Hayle
- Mohamed MAli Fuje
- Walid Abdulkadir Osman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5683-4544)
- Abdullahi Mohamed Mohamud
- Khalid Mohamed Mohamud
Institutions
- Prime Minister's Office (BN)
- Somali National University (SO)
- University of Somalia (SO)
- Banadir Hospital (SO)
- Benadir University (SO)
- Jazeera University (SO)
- Mogadishu University (SO)
- SIMAD University (SO)
- Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology (SO)
- African Field Epidemiology Network (UG)
- Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Health
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00816-3
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.60