Strengthening the Somaliland health system by integrating public and private sector family medicine

Abstract

Four family physicians, who received their specialty training at Amoud University in Somaliland, organised a practice together that uses informal public–private partnerships to optimise their clinical care and teaching. Their experience offers insights into public–private partnerships that could strengthen the country’s healthcare system.

Keywords

• public–private
• family medicine
• family medicine training
• somaliland
• universal health coverage
• district hospital
• essential package of health services
• primary health care