Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik

Dados Biográficos

ID7796090
NOMESk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik
PRENOMESSk Md Mamunur Rahman
SOBRENOMEMalik
ASSINATURAMALIK S M M R
AFILIAÇÕESWorld Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
ORCID0000-0002-4691-492X
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2022
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Real-time analytical insights for disease surveillance and response during the severe drought and food security crisis, Somalia 2022–2023

    Open AccessJonathan A Polonsky, Farid Muhammad et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2026

    BACKGROUND: Decades of conflict, epidemics, and climatic shocks have severely weakened Somalia's health system. The failure of five consecutive rainy seasons in 2022-2023 led to the longest and most severe drought in recent history, resulting in an unprecedented nutrition and food security crisis. These conditions have heightened the risk of disease epidemics, particularly cholera and measles. To assess the effect of interventions on disease tran…

  • Prevalence and patterns of substance use in conflict-affected settings

    Open AccessMohamed Ibrahim, Muna Ibrahim et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2026

    High prevalence of both lifetime and current illicit substance use was identified in young male people living in the conflict-affected areas of Somalia. These findings highlight the need for integrated public health and regulatory responses to address substance use conflict-affected Somali populations, alongside efforts to strengthen treatment capacity

  • Health equity in Somalia? An evaluation of the progress made from 2006 to 2019 in reducing inequities in maternal and newborn health

    Open AccessJoana Morrison, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman MalikARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2024

    The study's findings indicate that Somalia achieved significant progress in reducing malnutrition inequalities in children, a positive development that may have also contributed to the decrease in under-five mortality rate inequities also reported in this study. However, an increase in inequalities related to access to contraception and healthcare for mothers is shown, as well as for care-seeking for sick children under the age of five. To ensure…

  • Health research prioritization in Somalia

    Open AccessSteven Ssendagire, Said Aden Mohamoud et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction: Despite recognition that health research is an imperative to progress toward universal health coverage, resources for health research are limited. Yet, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, more than 85% of the resources available for health research are spent on answering less relevant research questions. This misalignment is partially due to absence of locally determined health research priorities. In this study, we identified health …

  • Prevalence of mental disorders and psychological trauma among conflict- affected population in Somalia

    Open AccessAbdulwahab M Salad, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background Despite the longstanding psychosocial impact of the interactable conflict in Somalia for the last 30 years, there is lack of epidemiological studies of mental health conditions, especially at the population level. Objectives The aim of this study is to fill the epidemiological gap and provide population based data on mental health conditions in the South-Central region of Somalia. The specific objectives were: (1) To determine the epid…

  • The importance of community health workers as frontline responders during the Covid-19 pandemic, Somalia, 2020–2021

    Open AccessLilly M Nyagah, Sulaiman Bangura et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction We examined the contribution of community health workers as frontline responders for the community-based surveillance in Somalia during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic for detection of COVID-19 cases and identification of contacts. Methods We retrieved COVID-19 surveillance data from 16 March 2020 to 31 March 2021 from the health ministry’s central database. These data were collected through community health workers, health f…

  • Progress and experiences of implementing an integrated disease surveillance and response system in Somalia; 2016–2023

    Open AccessSteven Ssendagire, Mary Joan Karanja et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction: In 2021, a regional strategy for integrated disease surveillance was adopted by member states of the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region. But before then, member states including Somalia had made progress in integration of their disease surveillance systems. We report on the progress and experiences of implementing an integrated disease surveillance and response system in Somalia between 2016 and 2023. Methods: We…

  • Population health trends and disease profile in Somalia 1990–2019, and projection to 2030

    Open AccessJoana Morrison, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman MalikARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    there has been progress towards SDG targets in Somalia since 1990. To achieve these, Somalia requires greater health improvements than observed between 1990 and 2019

  • Implementation of solar powered oxygen delivery in a conflict zone

    Qaasim Mian, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik et al.ARTICLEMedicine Conflict & Survival2022

    Access to therapeutic oxygen in low-resource settings remains a significant global problem. Solar powered oxygen (SPO2) delivery is a reliable and cost-effective solution. We followed implementation research methodology to gather data on engineering parameters (remote monitoring), nurse training (before and after knowledge questionnaire), patients treated with SPO2 (descriptive case series), and qualitative user feedback (focus group discussions)…