Title |
Rebuilding research capacity in fragile states: the case of a Somali–Swedish global health initiative
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Published in |
Global Health Action, August 2017
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DOI | 10.1080/16549716.2017.1348693 |
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Authors |
Abdirisak Ahmed Dalmar, Abdullahi Sheik Hussein, Said Ahmed Walhad, Abdirashid Omer Ibrahim, Abshir Ali Abdi, Mohamed Khalid Ali, Derie Ismail Ereg, Khadra Ali Egal, Abdulkadir Mohamed Shirwa, Mohamed Hussain Aden, Marian Warsame Yusuf, Yakoub Aden Abdi, Lennart Freij, Annika Johansson, Khalif Bile Mohamud, Yusuf Abdulkadir, Maria Emmelin, Jaran Eriksen, Kerstin Erlandsson, Lars L Gustafsson, Anneli Ivarsson, Marie Klingberg-Allvin, John Kinsman, Carina Källestål, Mats Målqvist, Fatumo Osman, Lars-Åke Persson, Klas-Göran Sahlén, Stig Wall |
Abstract |
This paper presents an initiative to revive the previous Somali-Swedish Research Cooperation, which started in 1981 and was cut short by the civil war in Somalia. A programme focusing on research capacity building in the health sector is currently underway through the work of an alliance of three partner groups: six new Somali universities, five Swedish universities, and Somali diaspora professionals. Somali ownership is key to the sustainability of the programme, as is close collaboration with Somali health ministries. The programme aims to develop a model for working collaboratively across regions and cultural barriers within fragile states, with the goal of creating hope and energy. It is based on the conviction that health research has a key role in rebuilding national health services and trusted institutions. |
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Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 14% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |
Rwanda | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 4 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
Scientists | 2 | 29% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 52 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 10 | 19% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 12% |
Student > Master | 5 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 8% |
Other | 8 | 15% |
Unknown | 15 | 29% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 21% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 13% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 10% |
Unspecified | 2 | 4% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 4% |
Other | 7 | 13% |
Unknown | 18 | 35% |