Strengthening trauma and mass-casualty preparedness in Somalia: an urgent priority for emergency care systems
Abdikadir Ahmed Hassan, Liibaan Abdulahi Sudi, Mohamed Daud Mohamed, Iqro Omar Ibrahim, Yakub Burhan Abdullahi · 2026
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Abdikadir Hassan and co-authors urge stronger trauma and mass-casualty readiness in Somalia, in a 2026 commentary. More than a third of mass-attack victims in Mogadishu die, and one in five arrive already dead. The writers read those deaths as system failure, not fate: slow scene response, thin transport, weak triage, and tight surgery and critical care all stack up.
A national check of 131 hospitals found a median readiness score of just 0.31, with most sites below the basic line. Seven years of data at one referral hospital tell the same tale. A 2023 crash course lifted staff scores sharply, which shows gains are within reach. Training must pair with core system fixes, they argue.
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| CREATOR | Abdikadir Ahmed Hassan, Liibaan Abdulahi Sudi, Mohamed Daud Mohamed, Iqro Omar Ibrahim, Yakub Burhan Abdullahi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 6 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |