Laboratory capacity-building during COVID-19 in Somalia: improving access to essential diagnostics for national health security in a fragile setting

Laboratory capacity-building during COVID-19 in Somalia: improving access to essential diagnostics for national health security in a fragile setting

Abstract Introduction Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Somalia’s national laboratory services had insufficient diagnostic capacities. We describe how the country moved rapidly from no testing capability to molecular testing and genomic sequencing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...

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Main Authors: Salvador Figuereo, Sahra Isse Mohamed, Desalegn Takele, Abdulrahman M. Sheikh, Solomon Chane Abera, Ayni Muhiadin Mohamed, Mutaawe Lubogo, Hassan Mukhtar Abukar, Mary Joan Karanja, Sulaiman Bangura, Antoine Abou Fayad, Ali Haji Adam, Abdinasir Yusuf Osman, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2025-02-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Subjects:
COVID-19
Laboratory capacity
Testing
Genome sequencing
Somalia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-025-00350-9
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