HRH Global Resource Center - Somalia

District Health Barometer 2013/14

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:36:23 +0000

The 2013/14 District Health Barometer (DHB) provides an overview of the delivery of primary health care (PHC) in the
public health sector across the provinces and districts in South Africa. The DHB is widely known for providing data to inform the development of District Health Plans and the National Department of Health’s Annual Performance Plan; as such, the publication has been used extensively for strategic planning and district monitoring.

Diffusion of E-Health Innovations in ‘Post-Conflict ’ Settings: A Qualitative Study on the Personal Experiences of Health Workers

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 15:56:04 +0000

This study explores the personal experiences of health workers using e-health innovations in selected
post-conflict situations. [from abstract]

Practicing Medicine without Borders: Tele-Consultation and Tele-Mentoring for Improving Paediatric Care in a Conflict Setting in Somalia

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:49:25 +0000

In a district hospital in conflict-torn Somalia, the authors assessed the impact of introducing telemedicine on the quality of paediatric care, and the added value as perceived by local clinicians. [from abstract]

Patience and Care: Rebuilding Nursing and Midwifery in Somaliland

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:14:24 +0000

This account from one of the highly-qualified nurses and midwives who returned to Somaliland after the civil war relates what has been done to train a new generation of nurses and midwives, to improve standards of patient care, to develop relevant training programs and to foster regulation of the health sector. [from author]

Health Service Providers in Somalia: Their Readiness to Provide Malaria Case-Management

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:48:32 +0000

This study investigated the readiness of the public health sector to provide malaria casemanagement in Somalia, a country where there has been no functioning central government for almost two decades. [from abstract]

Competence of Maternal and Child Health Clinic Workers in Detecting Malnutrition in Somalia

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:33:47 +0000

The MCH clinic workers in Somalia receive formal and in-service training to perform their professional duties. Their competence in the field was never examined. This study assessed their competencies in detecting malnourished children 5 years and below in Beledweyne. [from abstract]