Issiaka Sombie
Biographic Data
| ID | 9005832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Issiaka Sombie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Issiaka |
| FAMILY NAME | Sombie |
| SIGNATURE | SOMBIE I |
| AFFILIATIONS | West African Health Organisation |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9435-7198 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Strengthening the mpox response
Mpox, previously neglected as an endemic zoonotic disease in West and Central Africa, has become a significant global threat following its second declaration as a public health emergency of international concern. With the growing number of cases, the region faces several challenges, particularly inadequate surveillance and diagnostics, and a lack of vaccine access. Drawing on lessons from public health emergency response in the Economic Community…
Capacity building at points of entry during Covid-19 pandemic
This paper describes the process for developing, validating and disseminating through a train-the-trainer (TOT) event a standardised curriculum for public health capacity building for points of entry (POE) staff across the 15-member state Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that reflects both international standards and national guidelines. A five-phase process was used in developing the curriculum: phase (1) assessment of existing…
Influence of women’s empowerment indices on the utilization of skilled maternity care
There is increasing evidence that women with the ability to exercise control over their sexual and reproductive lives have greater access to prompt prevention and treatment of maternal health disorders, resulting in a concomitant reduction in maternal morbidity and mortality. This study assessed the association between indices of women’s empowerment and utilization of skilled antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal maternity care in two rural Local …
Covid-19 in West Africa
The world continues to battle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Whereas many countries are currently experiencing the second wave of the outbreak; Africa, despite being the last continent to be affected by the virus, has not experienced as much devastation as other continents. For example, West Africa, with a population of 367 million people, had confirmed 412 178 cases of COVID-19 with 5363 deaths as of 14 March 2021; compared with the USA which ha…
Health technology assessment and priority setting for universal health coverage
INTRODUCTION: Health technology assessment (HTA) is an effective tool to support priority setting and generate evidence for decision making especially en route to achieving universal health coverage (UHC). We assessed the capacity needs, policy areas of demand, and perspectives of key stakeholders for evidence-informed decision making in Nigeria where HTA is still new. METHODS: We surveyed 31 participants including decision makers, policy makers,…
Promoting the use of evidence in health policymaking in the Ecowas region
BACKGROUND: The Economic Commission of the West African States (ECOWAS), through her specialised health Institution, the West African Health Organization (WAHO) is supporting Members States to improve health outcomes in West Africa. There is a global recognition that evidence-based health policies are vital towards achieving continued improvement in health outcomes. The need to have a tool that will provide systematic guide on the use of evidence…
Using equitable impact sensitive tool (Equist) to promote implementation of evidence informed policymaking to improve maternal and child health outcomes
BACKGROUND: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) designed EQUitable Impact Sensitive Tool (EQUIST) to enable global health community address the issue of equity in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and minimize health disparities between the most marginalized population and the better-off. The purpose of this study was to use EQUIST to provide reliable evidence, based on demographic health surveys (DHS) on cost-effectiveness and equita…
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Using equitable impact sensitive tool (Equist) to promote implementation of evidence informed policymaking to improve maternal and child health outcomes
BACKGROUND: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) designed EQUitable Impact Sensitive Tool (EQUIST) to enable global health community address the issue of equity in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and minimize health disparities between the most marginalized population and the better-off. The purpose of this study was to use EQUIST to provide reliable evidence, based on demographic health surveys (DHS) on cost-effectiveness and equita…
Health technology assessment and priority setting for universal health coverage
INTRODUCTION: Health technology assessment (HTA) is an effective tool to support priority setting and generate evidence for decision making especially en route to achieving universal health coverage (UHC). We assessed the capacity needs, policy areas of demand, and perspectives of key stakeholders for evidence-informed decision making in Nigeria where HTA is still new. METHODS: We surveyed 31 participants including decision makers, policy makers,…
Promoting the use of evidence in health policymaking in the Ecowas region
BACKGROUND: The Economic Commission of the West African States (ECOWAS), through her specialised health Institution, the West African Health Organization (WAHO) is supporting Members States to improve health outcomes in West Africa. There is a global recognition that evidence-based health policies are vital towards achieving continued improvement in health outcomes. The need to have a tool that will provide systematic guide on the use of evidence…
Covid-19 in West Africa
The world continues to battle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Whereas many countries are currently experiencing the second wave of the outbreak; Africa, despite being the last continent to be affected by the virus, has not experienced as much devastation as other continents. For example, West Africa, with a population of 367 million people, had confirmed 412 178 cases of COVID-19 with 5363 deaths as of 14 March 2021; compared with the USA which ha…
Influence of women’s empowerment indices on the utilization of skilled maternity care
There is increasing evidence that women with the ability to exercise control over their sexual and reproductive lives have greater access to prompt prevention and treatment of maternal health disorders, resulting in a concomitant reduction in maternal morbidity and mortality. This study assessed the association between indices of women’s empowerment and utilization of skilled antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal maternity care in two rural Local …
Capacity building at points of entry during Covid-19 pandemic
This paper describes the process for developing, validating and disseminating through a train-the-trainer (TOT) event a standardised curriculum for public health capacity building for points of entry (POE) staff across the 15-member state Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that reflects both international standards and national guidelines. A five-phase process was used in developing the curriculum: phase (1) assessment of existing…
Strengthening the mpox response
Mpox, previously neglected as an endemic zoonotic disease in West and Central Africa, has become a significant global threat following its second declaration as a public health emergency of international concern. With the growing number of cases, the region faces several challenges, particularly inadequate surveillance and diagnostics, and a lack of vaccine access. Drawing on lessons from public health emergency response in the Economic Community…
Medicine (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Health Policy (3 works) · Health services research (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Capacity building (2 works)