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Insights

Perspectives, research digests and teaching notes on health financing, hospital governance, accountability and health security in fragile settings.

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Research, reports and reflections

Download selected work by Dr Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed, from health financing and system resilience to the formation of responsible leaders.

Policy report · October 2026

Somalia Health Sector Status Report 2026

Fragile Gains, Rising Risks. An assessment of aid contraction, service disruption, financial protection and the priorities for a resilient health system.

Dr Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed · 50 pages · Data current to 8 September 2026.

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Academic paper · August 2026

Global Health Systems in 2026

Strategic priorities, health systems literacy and the physician’s role in resilient care. A postgraduate academic paper connecting clinical practice with system leadership.

Dr Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed.

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Journal article · 2023

Universal Health Coverage in Somalia

Charting the Path to Equitable Healthcare Financing and Governance. An analysis of financing, governance and the transition towards sustainable domestic funding.

Abdirazak Yusuf Ahmed, Fawziya Abikar Nor, Mustafa Yusuf Ahmed and Marian Muse Osman. Health, 15, 1298–1317.

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2023.1511085 · CC BY 4.0.

Journal article · February 2026

Health System Transformation in Somalia

An Analysis of Justice, Sustainability, and Resilience in a Fragile State. A qualitative synthesis examining equity, governance, financing and climate resilience.

Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed. Japanese Journal of Medical Science, 3(1), 1–12.

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© 2026 Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed · Creative Commons Attribution.

Literary reflection · العربية

بين هشاشة القرار وعظمة التكوين

تأملات في نضج القيادة، وتكوين الوعي، ومسؤولية القرار تجاه الإنسان والمؤسسة والمجتمع.

بقلم الدكتور عبدالرزاق يوسف أحمد

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© 2026 Dr Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed. All rights reserved for original reports, academic papers and literary essays unless otherwise stated. Journal articles retain their published co-authorship, copyright and open-access licences. Please cite the author and original source.

Tropical medicine & infectious disease
Featured · Health security & One Health

From Outbreak Response to System Resilience: Tropical Medicine in Somalia

Why specialists in tropical medicine and infectious diseases are central to Somalia’s health security, and how to build the workforce the country needs.

One Health in the Eastern Mediterranean
Health security & One Health

From Resolution to Resilience: Making One Health Work in the Conflict-Affected Eastern Mediterranean

A six-function framework for turning One Health commitments into practical action where conflict, displacement and fragmented financing stand in the way.

Notes from the MSc classroom
Teaching notes

Accountability Is an Architecture: Notes from the Health Systems Management Course

Key ideas from the MSc handbook on leadership, governance, stewardship and the three directions of accountability in a fragile, federal health system.

Social health insurance
Health financing & UHC

Financial Protection Begins with Trust

Social health insurance depends on the confidence of the people and institutions it involves. Four implementation choices build that confidence.

Hospital governance
Hospital governance & quality

Hospital Governance Is a Patient-Safety Priority

Governance reaches patients through everyday care: completed referrals, available medicines, escalated risks and lessons learned from incidents.

Digital accountability
Governance & accountability

Digital Feedback Must Lead to Action

A digital channel can make a concern visible. Only institutional responsiveness turns it into a change in service.

Protocols in practice
Hospital governance & quality

Implementing Protocols in Somalia’s Public Hospitals: A Success Story

Three levers that turned written protocols into daily practice at De Martino Public Hospital. First published by Health Systems Global.