TY - JOUR
T1 - IHR-PVS National Bridging Workshop for Somalia
T2 - An interactive and participatory approach for operationalizing the One Health roadmap
AU - Osman, Abdinasir Yusuf
AU - Saidouni, Asma
AU - Wambua, Lillian Wayua
AU - Mahrous, Heba
AU - Malik, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman
AU - Lubogo, Mutaawe
AU - Van de Weerdt, Reinhilde
AU - Adam, Ali Hadji
AU - Mohamed, Hassan Hussien
AU - Al Makhzoumi, Khadija
AU - Ali, Guled Abdijalil
AU - Nur, Mohamed Omar
AU - Fevre, Sonia
AU - Mucheru, Gerald
AU - Njue, Sophycate
AU - Mosindo, Alain Okito
AU - Sandhaus, Kaitlin
AU - Wigand, Rosita Claesson
AU - Standley, Claire
AU - Sorrell, Erin
AU - Kock, Richard
AU - Guitian, Javier
AU - Zumla, Alimuddin
AU - Dar, Osman
AU - Mor, Siobhan M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Background: National Bridging Workshops (NBW) are a tool for reviewing collaboration gaps between line ministries relevant to the One Health framework. Methods: The NBW for Somalia was held on November 11–13, 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya with support from WHO and WOAH. Participants included representatives from the Somali government both national and sub-national (including Ministry of Health; Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range; Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation; and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change). Other participants included representatives from non-governmental organizations, academia and the quadripartite. Structured sessions guided participants through a step-by-step process, starting from identifying gaps to collectively developing solutions. The design of these sessions aimed to foster active engagement and collaboration with the outcomes of each session contributing to the subsequent one. Results: A total of 60 participants partook in the exercise, representing human health (35%), animal health (27%), agriculture (13%), environmental health (7%) and other relevant sectors (18%). Eighty-three percent of participants represented the national level and 17% the sub-national level. The collaborative effort yielded a joint roadmap comprising 36 activities and 11 objectives. Priority objectives included: development of national joint surveillance systems for selected One Health threats (41/47 votes, or 87% of the total votes); establishment of a high-level ministerial system to govern and coordinate One Health activities (30/47; 64%); and establishment of emergency funding structures for priority zoonotic diseases along with development of a 5-year national investment plan for One Health (27/47; 57%). A total of 94% of activities required low or moderate cost to be implemented, and 90% of activities were identified to have a likely high impact on multisectoral collaboration. The timeline for implementing the activities is projected to span one to two years. Conclusion: The workshop promoted high-level engagement, national ownership, and leadership in addressing health threats at the human-animal-environment interface. The resulting co-created roadmap will be integrated into the National Action Plan for Health Security, supporting ongoing One Health efforts in Somalia.
AB - Background: National Bridging Workshops (NBW) are a tool for reviewing collaboration gaps between line ministries relevant to the One Health framework. Methods: The NBW for Somalia was held on November 11–13, 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya with support from WHO and WOAH. Participants included representatives from the Somali government both national and sub-national (including Ministry of Health; Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range; Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation; and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change). Other participants included representatives from non-governmental organizations, academia and the quadripartite. Structured sessions guided participants through a step-by-step process, starting from identifying gaps to collectively developing solutions. The design of these sessions aimed to foster active engagement and collaboration with the outcomes of each session contributing to the subsequent one. Results: A total of 60 participants partook in the exercise, representing human health (35%), animal health (27%), agriculture (13%), environmental health (7%) and other relevant sectors (18%). Eighty-three percent of participants represented the national level and 17% the sub-national level. The collaborative effort yielded a joint roadmap comprising 36 activities and 11 objectives. Priority objectives included: development of national joint surveillance systems for selected One Health threats (41/47 votes, or 87% of the total votes); establishment of a high-level ministerial system to govern and coordinate One Health activities (30/47; 64%); and establishment of emergency funding structures for priority zoonotic diseases along with development of a 5-year national investment plan for One Health (27/47; 57%). A total of 94% of activities required low or moderate cost to be implemented, and 90% of activities were identified to have a likely high impact on multisectoral collaboration. The timeline for implementing the activities is projected to span one to two years. Conclusion: The workshop promoted high-level engagement, national ownership, and leadership in addressing health threats at the human-animal-environment interface. The resulting co-created roadmap will be integrated into the National Action Plan for Health Security, supporting ongoing One Health efforts in Somalia.
KW - Health systems strengthening
KW - International health regulation (IHR)
KW - Multisectoral coordination
KW - National Bridging Workshop
KW - One Health
KW - Performance of veterinary services (PVS)
KW - Somalia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85199275848&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100858
DO - 10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100858
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85199275848
SN - 2352-7714
VL - 19
JO - One Health
JF - One Health
M1 - 100858
ER -
