Somalia

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Auditing the Quality of Epidemic Decision-Making in Somalia: A Pilot Evaluation

January 3, 2023

BMJ Open This article aims to assess decision-making quality by piloting an audit tool among decision-makers responding to the COVID-19 epidemic in Somalia. Journal Article

COVID-19 and Its Prevention in Internally Displaced Person (IDP) Camps in Somalia: Impact on Livelihood, Food Security and Mental Health

December 22, 2022

BMC Public Health This article aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the livelihoods, food security, and mental health of Somalia’s Internally Displaced Persons. Journal Article

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Conflict Zones: A Review of Current Literature

December 1, 2022

Frontiers in Public Health This article aims to determine VH (vaccine hesitancy) to COVID-19 vaccination in five conflict zones: Somalia, Yemen, Palestine, Syria, and Afghanistan. Journal Article

Loss of Taste and Smell are Common Clinical Characteristics of Patients with COVID-19 in Somalia: A Retrospective Double Centre Study

October 21, 2022

Infection and Drug Resistance This article aims to identify the common clinical presentations and the evidence on the presence of ageusia and anosmia as emerging COVID-19 symptom to better inform COVID-19 patients and clinicians in Somalia. Journal Article

Incidence of Deep Venous Thrombosis in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Isolated De Martini Hospital Mogadishu Somalia

October 1, 2022

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology This article aims to assess the incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in COVID-19 patients admitted to De Martini Hospital Mogadishu, Somalia assigned for COVID-19 isolation cases. Journal Article

Prevalence of Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19 Patients- Retrospective Single-Center Study

September 17, 2022

Infection and Drug Resistance This article aims to determine the prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in COVID-19 patients in Mogadishu and to explore the relationship between inflammatory markers, the severity of lung involvement, and acute kidney injury in COVID-19 patients. Journal Article

Investigation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibodies among the Paediatric Population in Mogadishu, Somalia

September 15, 2022

Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene This article aims to determine the level of immunoglobulins against COVID-19 circulating in children in Mogadishu and to evaluate other potential risk factors. Journal Article

Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Female Sexual Function in Women with Female Genital Mutilation

August 18, 2022

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology This article aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on female sexual function in women with female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia. Journal Article

Somalia Surpasses 10% COVID-19 Vaccination Milestone

June 29, 2022

The Sierra Leone Telegraph This article reports on the milestone achieved by Somalia after inoculating 10 percent of its population which puts it out of the band of countries with least inoculation rates. Article

Pumping Oxygen into Somalia’s Health System as Part of COVID-19 Response

June 6, 2022

World Bank This article reviews the response of Somalia to the coronavirus pandemic in the light of the amalgamation of crises facing the country. The article acknowledges that unlike many countries, Somalia was dealing with multiple threats of crises: locusts, drought, flooding, COVID-19 in addition to the country’s fragility, after decades of war and political…