University of Somalia

One in seven has severe pain: a point-prevalence study of hospitalised patients across Africa

ABSTRACT: Acute pain in hospitalised patients is common, yet African data are scarce. We conducted a prospective point-prevalence study of hospitalised adult patients across Africa to determine acute pain prevalence and severity and investigate associations of pain with critical...

Operationalizing public health emergency operations centers in Somalia: a scoping review of challenges and strategies

Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (PHEOCs) are central to national health security systems, enabling coordinated preparedness, surveillance, and response to public health emergencies. However, their operationalization remains particularly challenging in fragile and confl...

Economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions in Somalia testing the N shaped environmental Kuznets curve

Abstract Economic growth has played an important role in Somalia’s post-conflict recovery, but it may also have increased dependence on carbon-intensive sources of energy. This study examines the long- and short-run relationship between economic growth and carbon dioxide (CO₂) em...