Strengthening the Somaliland health system by integrating public and private sector family medicine.

Four family physicians, who received their specialty training at Amoud University in Somaliland, organised a practice together that uses informal public-private partnerships to optimise their clinical care and teaching. Their experience offers insights into public-private partnerships that could strengthen the country's healthcare system.

Khat chewing and cirrhosis in Somaliland: Case series.

Background: Khat chewing is common especially among men in East Africa and Yemen. It is generally viewed by the populace as a benign social custom. Several studies of ethnic Somali immigrants to Western countries suggest an association between khat chewing and hepatotoxicity, but the risk of hepatotoxicity related to khat chewing within African settings is not documented.