Publications by authors named "Mohamed Hussein Kahow"
Article Synopsis
- Somalia has serious problems providing health services, especially vaccinations for kids, due to years of conflict and poor infrastructure.
- Many children don't get any vaccines—about 60% are unvaccinated, with 1.15 million kids in hard-to-reach areas.
- The FARID project started in October 2022 to help with child vaccinations by using mobile health camps and working with local communities; it has already immunized over 51,000 children and achieved other important health goals.
Strengthening Health Systems in Humanitarian Settings: Multi-Stakeholder Insights on Contraception and Postabortion Care Programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia.
Front Glob Womens Health
August 2021
In humanitarian settings, strengthening health systems while responding to the health needs of crisis-affected populations is challenging and marked with evidence gaps. Drawing from a decade of family planning and postabortion care programming in humanitarian settings, this paper aims to identify strategic components that contribute to health system strengthening in such contexts. A diverse range of key informants from North Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC) and Puntland (Somalia), including female and male community members, adolescents and adults, healthcare providers, government and community leaders, participated in qualitative interviews, which applied the World Health Organization health system building blocks framework.
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