Enhancing epidemic preparedness in Somalia: Lessons from mpox outbreaks in East Africa

• Fartun Sharif Mohamed, MD,
• Olalekan John Okesanya, MPH,
• Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, MD,
• Abdiwali Ahmed Hirey, MD,
• Bashiru Garba, PhD,
• Abdirasak Sharif Ali, MSc

Affiliations

Fartun Sharif Mohamed, MD

Blood Bank Unit, Banadir Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia

Olalekan John Okesanya, MPH

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Neuropsychiatric Hospital Aro, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, MD

Department of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia

Abdiwali Ahmed Hirey, MD

Blood Bank Unit, Banadir Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia

Bashiru Garba, PhD

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia

Abdirasak Sharif Ali, MSc

Blood Bank Unit, Banadir Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; Department of Microbiology and Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia; Corresponding address: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia.