Enhancing emergency response in Somalia: Evaluating the WHO Mass Casualty Management course in trauma hospitals
The MCM course improved participant's knowledge of key MCM concepts and self-reported confidence in managing MCIs. Although limited by small sample size and reliance on self-reported outcomes, findings suggest the course may support improved MCM readiness in conflict-affected settings.
Authors
- Meaghan Sydlowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2387-001X)
- Nichole Michaeli
- Mahdi Ali
- Mohamed Hussein
- Barkhad Mohamed Ismail
Institutions
- University of Vermont (US)
- International Medical Corps (US)
- University of Hargeisa (SO)
- Somaliland University of Technology (SO)
- Somali International University (SO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2026.100948
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00