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Somalia [PDF]

open access: yesIMF Staff Country Reports, 2019
Implementation of the new SMP IV is satisfactory and the economic outlook is in line with expectations. The underlying growth momentum continues, supported by ongoing reforms; however, lower than expected rains in late 2018 and the first half of 2019 threatens Somalia’s already fragile food security and the UN has indicated that up to 2.1 million ...
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Predisposing Factors for Surgical Site Infections Caused by Bacterial Pathogens Exhibiting Multidrug-Resistant Patterns

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2021
Background: Surgical site infection is the most common kind of nosocomial infection in developed and developing countries. Objectives: Our aim was to identify the prevalence of factors predisposing to multidrug resistance and the antimicrobial ...
Abdikarim Hussein Mohamed   +2 more
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Using Force on Land to Suppress Piracy at Sea: The Legal Landscape of a Largely Untapped Strategy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
On May 14, 2012, a combat helicopter operated by European Union Naval Forces (EUNAVFOR) struck a pirate base ashore in Somalia. The raid destroyed several fiberglass skiffs on the beach in Haradheere, a town on the coast of central Somalia.
Obert, Steven R.
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Analysis of the demographic characteristics and clinical profile of acute ischemic strokes admitted to the emergency centre in the Somalia population

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background: Stroke is a leading cause of death and chronic disability worldwide. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which includes Somalia, stroke represents a significant part of the chronic disease burden.
Ebubekir Arslan, Osman Cetinkaya
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Health Care Workers in Somalia: Findings from a Fragile Country with No Previous Experience of Mass Adult Immunization

open access: yesVaccines, 2023
Coverage of COVID-19 vaccines in Somalia remains low, including among health workers. This study aimed to identify factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health workers.
Abdulrazak Mohamed Ibrahim   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Robin Hook”: The developmental effects of Somali piracy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Copyright @ 2011 Brunel UniversityNaval counter-piracy measures off Somalia have failed to change the incentives for pirates, raising calls for land-based approaches that may involve replacing piracy as a source of income.
Shortland, A
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Evaluation, management, and analysis of demographic and radiological characteristics of patients with renal colic at a tertiary hospital in Somalia

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background: Renal colic is a common emergency centre (EC) complaint worldwide, but its epidemiology and strategies for evaluation and treatment have been little reported in Africa. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study aimed at evaluating
Ebubekir Arslan, Abdikarim H Mohamed
doaj   +1 more source

Transient global amnesia: Uncommon diagnosis of exclusion

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2022
Transient global amnesia (TGA) is an uncommon clinical syndrome characterized by short‐term memory loss and disorientation that resolves in 24 h. Here, we report a 60‐year‐old male patient who presented with a sudden onset of disorientation and short ...
Mohamed Sheikh Hassan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence, patterns, and determinants of gender-based violence among women and girls in IDP camps, Mogadishu-Somalia

open access: yesJournal of Migration and Health, 2023
Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls, is a global pandemic that affects 1 in 3 women in their lifetime. Somalia is one of the leading countries in human rights violations and has one of the highest rates of sexual and gender ...
Hassan Abdullahi Dahie   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kenya at war : Al-Shabaab and its enemies in Eastern Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Kenya's invasion of southern Somalia, which began in October 2011, has turned into an occupation of attrition – while “blowback” from the invasion has consolidated in a series of deadly Al-Shabaab attacks within Kenya. This article reviews the background
Anderson, David, McKnight, J.
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