IHR-PVS National Bridging Workshop for Somalia: An interactive and participatory approach for operationalizing the One Health roadmap
Abdinasir Yusuf Osman,
Asma Saidouni,
Lillian Wayua Wambua,
Heba Mahrous,
Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik,
Mutaawe Lubogo,
Reinhilde Van de Weerdt,
Ali Hadji Adam,
Hassan Hussien Mohamed,
Khadija Al Makhzoumi,
Guled Abdijalil Ali,
Mohamed Omar Nur,
Sonia Fevre,
Gerald Mucheru,
Sophycate Njue,
Alain Okito Mosindo,
Kaitlin Sandhaus,
Rosita Claesson Wigand,
Claire Standley,
Erin Sorrell,
Richard Kock,
Javier Guitian,
Alimuddin Zumla,
Osman Dar,
Siobhan M. Mor
Affiliations
Abdinasir Yusuf Osman
World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) Collaborating Centre in Risk Analysis and Modelling, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Reference Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology, Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health, Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK; Ministry of Health, Mogadishu, Somalia; Correspondence to: Abdinasir Yusuf Osman, World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) Collaborating Centre in Risk Analysis and Modelling, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Reference Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology, Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health, Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK.
Asma Saidouni
World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
Lillian Wayua Wambua
World Organisation for Animal Health Sub-Regional Representation for Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
Heba Mahrous
World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik
World Health Organization, Country Office, Mogadishu, Somalia
Mutaawe Lubogo
World Health Organization, Country Office, Mogadishu, Somalia
Reinhilde Van de Weerdt
World Health Organization, Country Office, Mogadishu, Somalia
Ali Hadji Adam
Ministry of Health, Mogadishu, Somalia
Hassan Hussien Mohamed
Ministry of Livestock Forestry and Range, Mogadishu, Somalia
Khadija Al Makhzoumi
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Mogadishu, Somalia
Guled Abdijalil Ali
Ministry of Health, Mogadishu, Somalia
Mohamed Omar Nur
Ministry of Livestock Forestry and Range, Mogadishu, Somalia
Sonia Fevre
World Organisation for Animal Health Sub-Regional Representation for Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
Gerald Mucheru
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Headquarters, Rome, Italy
Sophycate Njue
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Country Office, Mogadishu, Somalia
Alain Okito Mosindo
United Nations Environment Programme, Africa Office, Nairobi, Kenya
Kaitlin Sandhaus
Global Implementation Solutions, Kisumu, Kenya
Rosita Claesson Wigand
Public Health Agency of Sweden, Solna, Sweden
Claire Standley
Center for Global Health Science and Security, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
Erin Sorrell
Center for Health Security, Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Richard Kock
World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) Collaborating Centre in Risk Analysis and Modelling, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Reference Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology, Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health, Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
Javier Guitian
World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) Collaborating Centre in Risk Analysis and Modelling, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Reference Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology, Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health, Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
Alimuddin Zumla
National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Department of Infection, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, UK
Osman Dar
Global Health Programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, UK; Global Operations, United Kingdom Health Security Agency, London, UK
Siobhan M. Mor
Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK; International Livestock Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Correspondence to: Siobhan M. Mor, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK.
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.
