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World Bank The World Bank has collaborated with the Somalia National Bureau of Statistics to conduct two rounds of phone surveys already, with the third round under preparation. In January 2021, the survey team reached 1,756 people by phone throughout Somalia. Report
Read MoreInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases This article shows that COVID-19 deaths in Somalia were at least thirty-two times higher than the figures reported by the government during the early months of the pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreGlobal Health Action This article monitors the impact of COVID-19 on beneficiaries of a long-term cash transfer programme in Somalia and assess the utility of a syndromic score case definition and rapid mortality surveillance tool. Journal Article
Read MoreJournal of Global Health This article adds to emerging evidence and can serve as a guide to policymakers and donors, to highlight the importance of preserving SRHR during the COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery periods. Journal Article
Read MoreAmnesty This article highlights COVID-19’s impact on Somalia’s healthcare system and the government’s responsibility. Article
Read MoreAfrica Portal This report reviews the status of COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Somalia, assesses the existing opportunities and challenges to the COVID-19 mass vaccination and proposes policy recommendations to address the identified rollout gaps for COVID-19 immunization. Report
Read MoreConflict and Health This study employs a novel remote qualitative research method in a conflict-affected setting to look at how some of the most at-risk internally displaced and host populations were impacted by COVID-19, what determined their responses, and how this affected their health and socio-economic vulnerability. Journal Article
Read MoreMedRxiv This working paper uses remote sensing and geospatial analysis to quantify the number of COVID-related burials from January 2017 to September 2020 in Mogadishu. Working Paper
Read MoreVaccines This paper presents an online survey in Somalia to monitor adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures, and COVID-19 vaccine acceptability and reasons for vaccine hesitancy. Journal Article
Read MoreJournal of Refugee Studies This article provides a case study of an information campaign directed at people of Somali decent living in the worst hit district of Oslo, the capital of Norway. Journal Article
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