Title
Reaching out to take on TB in Somalia
Date Issued
01 January 2014
Access level
open access
Resource Type
editorial
Author(s)
Granat S.M.
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine TB Centre
Abstract
Among the many challenges facing populations disrupted by complex emergencies, personal security and food security rank much higher than access to healthcare. However, over time health needs assume increasing importance. Many complex crises occur in settings where the background incidence of TB is already high; social and economic conditions in crises are then highly conducive to amplification of the existing TB problem. Innovative approaches to delivery of diagnostic and treatment services, transition planning and integration with other healthcare providers and services are vital. In the extremely challenging environment of Somalia, multiple partners are making headway though collaboration and innovation. © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. All rights reserved.
Start page
4
End page
5
Volume
108
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Epidemiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84891286767
PubMed ID
Source
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00359203
Sponsor(s)
Ultimately the goal is for TB services to eventually come under the auspices of organised government although realistically this can take a considerable time, particularly where there is heavy reliance on external support. There are complexities in securing and maintaining external donor financing in the absence of clear government structures, and linkage of statistics from multiple providers (let alone the private sector) and coordination of multi-partner efforts to maximise impact benefits greatly from consolidation by a credible overseeing agency. Currently in Somalia, World Vision International is the principal recipient of Global Fund support and, through collaboration with the NTPs of Somaliland, Puntland and South Central Somalia and multiple sub-recipient NGOs, navigates a complicated political and demographic landscape. In recent years, support from the STOP TB Partnership TB REACH programme to World Vision (Wave 1) and a London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/PSR Finland/So-maliland NTP consortium (Wave 2) has financed activities that effectively complement Global Fund supported work. While populations such as these await emergence from the complex emergencies in which they have become unwillingly immersed, dependence on non-governmental agencies working effectively together will continue.
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