Advancing health through research, innovation and collaboration, NIH Somalia is committed to strengthening public health.
The National Institute of Health (NIH) Somalia is the country’s leading public health institution under the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services, dedicated to strengthening national health security.
NIH leads disease surveillance, emergency preparedness and response, laboratory systems, public health research, workforce development, and implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). Through the National Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC), NIH coordinates responses to health emergencies and collaborates with Federal Member States, communities, and international partners to build a healthier, safer, and more resilient Somalia.
Ebola Virus Disease represents a persistent public health threat to both human and primate populations, with transmission driven by direct exposure to infectious bodily fluids and contaminated environmental surfaces. Recognizing the heightened risk posed by regional population mobility, Kenya remains on high alert. Our preparedness framework is anchored in early warning and rapid response—encompassing sentinel surveillance, infection prevention and control, advanced laboratory diagnostics, meticulous contact tracing, and culturally-adapted risk communication—to ensure a resilient, agile, and community-centered defense against potential outbreaks.
The National Institute of Health (NIH), Somalia, is the country’s lead public health institution, mandated by the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services (FMoH) to strengthen national health security. We lead public healthresearch, disease surveillance, laboratory systems, emergency preparedness and response, the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC), the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), International Health Regulations (IHR 2005), port and cross-border health services, and workforce development. Together with national, regional, and global partners, we generate evidence, coordinate timely responses, and build resilient systems to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats.
A healthier, safer, and more resilient Somalia through excellence in public health.
To strengthen national health security by advancing public health research, surveillance, laboratory systems, workforce development, and emergency preparedness and response through innovation, collaboration, and evidence-based action.
To build resilient public health systems that prevent, detect, and respond eectively to public health threats and emergencies, protecting the health and well-being of all Somalis.
We aim to provide strategic leadership and coordination for a unified national and sub-national PHEOC network, enabling timely, effective, and evidence-based preparedness and response to public health emergencies. Through collaborative surveillance, reliable data, and multi-sectoral coordination, we support early detection, informed decision-making, and rapid response. Our key responsibility is to facilitate coordination across all emergency response pillars under the National Incident Management Team (NIMT), led by the NIH Executive Director as the mandated coordinating body on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services, including surveillance, laboratory, case management, IPC, RCCE, logistics, PoE, vaccination, clinical services, environmental health, MHPSS, and other technical areas.
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The National Institute of Health (NIH), Somalia, strengthens national health security through key departments responsible for emergency preparedness and response (EPRR), public health laboratories, health research, workforce development and FETP, port health, and cross-border health security, IHR implementation, planning, and monitoring, and administration and finance. Together, these departments support coordinated, evidence-based actions to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats.
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