Table 1.
Summary of One Health actions implemented over ten years in Somalia.
| Action | Organizations | Funding Agency | Year | Aims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating 1st OHCEA conference | Ministry of Livestock, Forestry, and Range, Somalia | FAO | 2013 | Presenting OH activities from Somalia at regional level |
| Education, Research and Outreach of One Health domains | Abrar University (AU) | Imam Shafi'i Foundation (ISHF) | 2015-Present | Educating the next generation of professionals in the field of One Health, conducting targeted research on pathogens of One Health importance, and disseminating findings locally, regionally, and internationally |
| Establishing OH programs in Somalia | GIS | Department of State's Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) | 2015–2018 | To improve healthcare systems in resource-limited countries. |
| Establishing Jigjiga OH Initiative | Swiss TPH, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, and Jijiga University | SDC | 2015–2026 | To improve the health and resilience of Somali pastoralists and livestock. |
| Establishing Somalia OH strategic plan | MoH and MoLFR | N/A | 2017–2019 | To promote interconnectedness for improved health outcomes. |
| Establishing HORN project | HORN partners | GCRF | 2017–2022 | Enhance research capacity for health, wealth, and animal interactions in the Horn of Africa. |
| Memorandum of Understanding | Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Brazil, and AU | N/A | 2018-Present | To perform research and research-training capacity-building initiatives on OH in Somalia |
| Establishing OH4HEAL program | VSF-Suisse | SDC and FDFA | 2019–2024 | To improve well-being and resilience in pastoralist, agropastoral areas. |
| Establishing SOHC | Abrar University (AU) | Imam Shafi'i Foundation (ISHF) | 2020 | Establishing an excellence center for OH academic, research, training, and outreach programs in Somalia. |
| Establishing IGAD CAEP | IGAD CAEP | IGAD CAEP | 2021 | To support the implementation of climate risk planning and environmental protection in the IGAD member states |
| Establishing the first Somalia OH conference | SOHC, AU | Abrar University and ISHF | 2022 | Operationalization and institutionalization of OH action in Somalia |
| Establishing regional OH networking conference | HORN partners and other national and international organizations and NGO's | GCRF | 2022 | To foster collaboration and knowledge exchange on OH among universities in Africa. |
| Memorandum of Understanding | School of Biosciences, University of Kent and SOHC, AU | N/A | 2022–2025 | To perform research and research-training capacity-building initiatives on OH in Somalia |
| Establishing OH Regional Network for the Horn of Africa | HORN partners and other universities in the Horn of Africa | GCRF | 2023 | To create an interconnected network for research on health, wealth, livestock, environment, and people's health and wealth. |
| Formation of One Health National-Level Technical Working Group | MoH, MoLFR, MoECC, and MOAI | N/A | 2023 | To develop a long-term strategic approach, monitoring, early warning frameworks, and advocacy strategies. |
| Meeting with the OH stakeholders | MoH, MoLFR, MoECC, and SOHC | N/A | 2023 | To institutionalize OH in the government system |
| One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization | OH stakeholders from Somalia and International organizations | GCRF | 2023 | To prioritize the top zoonotic diseases of national importance |
| Memorandum of Understanding | UFPB and AU | N/A | In progress | To perform research and research-training capacity-building initiatives on OH in Somalia |