HADDA

HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT & ACTION

SPIDER’s experience and expertise in Digital Health and the knowledge of key Somali organisations leading change will be combined to create a Health Information Management System, strengthen capacity in Somalia to digitalise health data and produce research evidence that will inform further development of Somalia’s health system.

The health system in Somalia is recovering from conflict, mass human displacement, recurring droughts and floods and extreme poverty. Ongoing insecurity makes it challenging to rebuild, staff and equip health facilities across the country. The Federal Government of Somalia and the Ministry of Health have taken steps to strategically utilise digitalisation in Somalia to improve public health.

SPIDER, in partnership with Federal Government Authorities in Somalia, non-profit organisations, academic institutions and private companies in Somalia will deliver health system strengthening in selected regions in Somalia. The joint expertise of capacity building organisations, technical teams and evidence collected by researchers will foster the ongoing digitalisation of Somalia.

An integrated HIMS will help to consolidate resources, provide timely health data for decision making and highlight gaps that need to be addressed by various stakeholders.

How?

SPIDER and partners will

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Create

a Health Information Management System for access to quality data for decision making at local, regional and national level in Somalia.

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Strengthen

capacity for Somalia to digitalise health data in a way that also develops the capacity of health sector professionals

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Produce

evidence and track progress in the selected health clinics that will inform the further development of Somalia’s health system

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Collaborate

across sectors to strenghten for Somalia’s health strategy and service delivery for improved public health

Where?

Work is focused on Maternal and Child Health clinics in the provinces Puntland and Galmudug, and the Banaadir region where Mogadishu is, with up to 100 clinics.

Federal states

Health facilities assessed

Pilot sites

Puntland state of Somalia

Puntland is an autonomous region in northeastern Somalia. It is bordered by Somaliland to its west, the Gulf of Aden in the north, the Guardafui Channel in the northeast, the Somali Sea in the southeast, the central Galmudug region in the south, and Ethiopia in the southwest.

Galmudug state

is an autonomous region in central Somalia. It is bordered to the north by the Puntland region, to the west by Ogadenia, to the east by Somali Sea and to the south by Hirshabelle.

Banaadir

is an administrative region in southeastern Somalia.It covers the same area as the city of Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital. It is bordered to the northwest by the Shabelle river, and to the southeast by the Somali Sea. Although by far the smallest administrative region in Somalia, it has the largest population.

When?

From November 2019 to December 2022.

Partner organisations

KasmoDev

KasmoDev is a development consulting firm working with Human Resources Resolutions and direct program delivery in Eastern and Horn of Africa countries. KasmoDev has offices in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

kasmodev.com

SIDRA – Somali Institute for Development Research and Analysis

SIDRA is a private, not-for- profit research and policy analysis think tank workgin to provide quality research and development services in Somalia in order to contribute to the attainment of the development priorities of the country. SIDRA’s headquarter is in Garowe, the capital city of Puntland State of Somalia.

sidrainstitute.org

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