SOMALIA NATIONAL HEALTH INST (NIH) 2019-2022
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The Public Health Agency of Sweden (PHAS) has in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) of Somalia submitted a proposal to Sida with a total amount of 40 million SEK over the period of 2019-2022. The objective of the proposed intervention is to establish an independent National Institute of Health (NIH) in Somalia. The establishment of NIH wi...
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The Public Health Agency of Sweden (PHAS) has in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) of Somalia submitted a proposal to Sida with a total amount of 40 million SEK over the period of 2019-2022. The objective of the proposed intervention is to establish an independent National Institute of Health (NIH) in Somalia. The establishment of NIH will mean that Somalia will for the first time in Somalias history have an independent authority with responsibility for quality assurance for healthcare. The federal MoH has laid down the legal foundation necessary for the establishment of NIH. This process has been approved by the federal parliament, cabinet ministers and the auditor general of the federal government of Somalia in February 2019. In terms of more specific objectives for NIH, the following are stipulated in the proposal submitted to Sida: - Provide evidence-based advice to the Federal MoH and to the regional authorities responsible for health and act as the national reference laboratory for infectious diseases. - Improve the emergency and preparedness of the nation against foreseen and unforeseen natural or man man-made disasters. - Improve the reproductive and the maternal health of Somalia. - Train future leaders who have an evidence-based approach to public health interventions, health services and health policy. - Eliminate health disparities and improve measurable health outcomes through sustained community and organizational partnership. - Serve as the national focal point for international health regulations. - Implement other mandates that are allocated to NIH by the government.
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The agreement between Sida and the Public Health Agency of Sweden (PHAS) was signed mid 2019. The Covid-19 pandemic made it very difficult for this intervention to move forward at a good pace from March 2020. Having said that some examples of results that have been achieved, includes: The overarching results of the development intervention has been to enable a new institution to take form in Somalia, namely the National Institute of Health (NIH) Somalia. NIH has it's independent Board of Directors, it is semi-autonomous from the Federal Ministry of Health and has a clear mandate to: "To ensure effective prevention, detection, preparedness and response to outbreaks and other public health emergencies to achieve universal health coverage and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2030 and the African Union Agenda 2063. NIH will seek to become an outstanding health institution that improves the health of the Somali people through innovative integration of research, Surveillance, training, and prevention as well as control of diseases to achieve the highest quality of life and equity in the health sector in Somalia." (https://nih.gov.so/nih-somalia-mandates/) FHM has continued its collaboration and strenthening of the NIH during the last year. Prior to October 2023, the two agencies held bi-weekly meetings and discussed results, plans and activities. In the last year FHM also supported the running of the first Field Epidemiology Training Program in Somaliland. Another training of new cohorts recently took place.
The overall objective of the intervention will contribute to strengthening the Somali health system and its capacity to prevent and mitigate further deterioration of the health of the Somali population. The specific objectives of the proposed intervention are: - Strengthen the capacity of NIH Somalia to work with public health. - Enhance the capacity of NIH Somalia with the purpose of strengthening the practice of public health, ensuring and improving the health of people in Somalia.
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