Published: Nov. 25, 2024
Somalia’s healthcare system faces significant challenges, including limited infrastructure, a shortage of professionals (2.5 physicians per 10,000 people), and geographic disparities in access to care, leading only 35% the population having basic health services. Despite these, Somalia is embracing digital technologies address these challenges improve delivery. Telehealth platforms such as Baano SomDoctor provide remote consultations specialized care overcome geographical barriers. mHealth solutions, Hello! Caafi, leverages expanding telecommunications network deliver information The development an electronic immunization registry demonstrated role records streamlining services improving data accuracy. potential benefits, persist, unreliable Internet (27.6% penetration rate), need ensure privacy security. Capacity building literacy enhancement among providers populations are crucial. Learning from successful initiatives African countries that have effectively used for medical supply delivery improved essential. roadmap emphasizes government leadership, public-private partnerships, context-specific investment capacity building, measures. This perspective explores current innovations their impact on quality, outlining establishing sustainable ecosystem.
Language: Английский