Community-based surveillance programme evaluation using the platform Nyss implemented by the Somali Red Crescent Society —a mixed methods approach
Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS), supported by Norwegian Red Cross, has implemented community-based surveillance (CBS) in Somaliland. This methodology aims to reduce the high risk of epidemics by strengtheni... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - March 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Julia Jung, Tine Mejdell Larsen, Abdifatah Hussein Beledi, Emi Takahashi, Abdirahman Omer Ahmed, Jenny Reid and Ida Anine Kongelf Tags: Research Source Type: research
Health equity in Somalia? An evaluation of the progress made from 2006 to 2019 in reducing inequities in maternal and newborn health
Every human being has the right to affordable, high-quality health services. However, mothers and children in wealthier households worldwide have better access to healthcare and lower mortality rates than thos... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - March 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joana Morrison and Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik Tags: Research Source Type: research
Cancer care in Needle Hospital, Hargeisa, Somaliland
Ecancermedicalscience. 2023 Nov 30;17:1642. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2023.1642. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTSomaliland is an autonomous region in the northern part of Somalia that declared its independence in 1991. It is a low-income country (LIC) with a population size of 5.7 million with a gross domestic product per capita of $775. Health services are delivered by public, private and non-governmental organisations. The public health care system in Somaliland is facing huge challenges. Seven percent of the population suffers from non-communicable diseases, but data on cancer incidence and mortality are not available. Much of the...
Source: Ecancermedicalscience - February 28, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Gebrekirstos Hagos Nazik Hammad Susannah Stanway Abdikani Yusuf Tekleberhan Hailemariam Source Type: research
Assessing Vaccination Delivery Strategies for Zero-Dose and Under-Immunized Children in the Fragile Context of Somalia
This study aims to identify who and where zero-dose and under-vaccinated children are and what the existing vaccine delivery strategies to reach zero-dose children in Somalia are. This qualitative study was conducted in three geographically diverse regions of Somalia (rural/remote, nomadic/pastoralists, IDPs, and urban poor population), with government officials and NGO staff (n = 17), and with vaccinators and community members (n = 52). The data were analyzed using the GAVI Vaccine Alliance IRMMA framework. Nomadic populations, internally displaced persons, and populations living in remote and Al-shabaab-controlled areas ...
Source: Rural Remote Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Ahmed Said Bile Mohamed A Ali-Salad Amina J Mahmoud Neha S Singh Nada Abdelmagid Majdi M Sabahelzain Francesco Checchi Sandra Mounier-Jack Barni Nor Source Type: research
Assessing Vaccination Delivery Strategies for Zero-Dose and Under-Immunized Children in the Fragile Context of Somalia
This study aims to identify who and where zero-dose and under-vaccinated children are and what the existing vaccine delivery strategies to reach zero-dose children in Somalia are. This qualitative study was conducted in three geographically diverse regions of Somalia (rural/remote, nomadic/pastoralists, IDPs, and urban poor population), with government officials and NGO staff (n = 17), and with vaccinators and community members (n = 52). The data were analyzed using the GAVI Vaccine Alliance IRMMA framework. Nomadic populations, internally displaced persons, and populations living in remote and Al-shabaab-controlled areas ...
Source: Rural Remote Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Ahmed Said Bile Mohamed A Ali-Salad Amina J Mahmoud Neha S Singh Nada Abdelmagid Majdi M Sabahelzain Francesco Checchi Sandra Mounier-Jack Barni Nor Source Type: research
Assessing Vaccination Delivery Strategies for Zero-Dose and Under-Immunized Children in the Fragile Context of Somalia
This study aims to identify who and where zero-dose and under-vaccinated children are and what the existing vaccine delivery strategies to reach zero-dose children in Somalia are. This qualitative study was conducted in three geographically diverse regions of Somalia (rural/remote, nomadic/pastoralists, IDPs, and urban poor population), with government officials and NGO staff (n = 17), and with vaccinators and community members (n = 52). The data were analyzed using the GAVI Vaccine Alliance IRMMA framework. Nomadic populations, internally displaced persons, and populations living in remote and Al-shabaab-controlled areas ...
Source: Rural Remote Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Ahmed Said Bile Mohamed A Ali-Salad Amina J Mahmoud Neha S Singh Nada Abdelmagid Majdi M Sabahelzain Francesco Checchi Sandra Mounier-Jack Barni Nor Source Type: research
Effective coverage of curative child health services in Ethiopia: analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey and Service Provision Assessment survey
Conclusions
System-wide interventions are required to address both demand-side and supply-side bottlenecks in the provision of child health services if child health-related targets are to be achieved in Ethiopia. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - February 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Haile, T. G., Benova, L., Mirkuzie, A. H., Asefa, A. Tags: Open access, Health services research Source Type: research
Somali refugees in urban neighborhoods: an eco-social study of mental health and wellbeing
ConclusionThe societal and physical features of urban neighborhoods intersect with refugee experiences of adversity, trauma and stress over time. As eco-social niches, urban neighborhoods are both accommodating, safe and familiar, as well as alien, threatening and unwelcoming. To support mental health and wellbeing and ensure successful settlement, it is essential to recognize the agency of refugees and provide continuous support throughout the entire asylum process and after, ensuring stable and safe living conditions. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - February 19, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Understanding the impact of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with metabolic comorbidities on adults: a real-world qualitative study
Conclusion: Our study provides insights into patients' perspectives of NASH symptoms and their impact on their daily lives. These findings may guide patient-physician conversations, supporting patient-centered treatment decisions and disease management.PMID:38363353 | DOI:10.1080/03007995.2024.2319820 (Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion)
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - February 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Shraddha Shinde Natalie Taylor Chanadda Chinthammit Rozanne Wilson Somali Misra Burgess Jiat-Ling Poon Source Type: research
Women decision making on use of modern family planning methods and associated factors, evidence from PMA Ethiopia
ConclusionHalf of the women independently decide their family planning use which calls up on further improvement. Family planning use decision making ability is expected to be improved by efforts targeted on husbands ’ approval on wife’s family planning use, discussion on family planning use with husband/partner, improving women psychosociological readiness and trust on her own to decide her desired family planning method; informing the possible side effects and what to do when they encountered during their family planning use visit. In addition, influencing women on the use of family planning via religious leader will...
Source: PLoS One - February 16, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Fitsum Tariku Fantaye Source Type: research
Quality Assessment of Selected Essential Antimicrobial Drugs from Drug Retail Outlets of Selected Cities in Eastern Ethiopia
The objective of this study was to assess the quality of four commonly used antimicrobials marketed in the cities of Dire Dawa and Jijiga and the town of Togo-Wuchale, which have high potential for illegal drug trade activities in Ethiopia because they are located near the border with Somalia. A total of 54 brands/samples of amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, ciprofloxacin, and norfloxacin formulations were collected covertly from 43 facilities using a convenience sampling strategy from March 16 to March 29, 2022. The samples were first screened using Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF)-Minilab protocols and then analy...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - February 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hailu Anjulo Worku Birhane Ariaya Hymete Ayenew Ashenef Source Type: research
Quality Assessment of Selected Essential Antimicrobial Drugs from Drug Retail Outlets of Selected Cities in Eastern Ethiopia
The objective of this study was to assess the quality of four commonly used antimicrobials marketed in the cities of Dire Dawa and Jijiga and the town of Togo-Wuchale, which have high potential for illegal drug trade activities in Ethiopia because they are located near the border with Somalia. A total of 54 brands/samples of amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, ciprofloxacin, and norfloxacin formulations were collected covertly from 43 facilities using a convenience sampling strategy from March 16 to March 29, 2022. The samples were first screened using Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF)-Minilab protocols and then analy...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - February 13, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Hailu Anjulo Worku Birhane Ariaya Hymete Ayenew Ashenef Source Type: research
