1. Somali Federal Republic Ministry of Health
Dr. Mahad Mohamed Hassan
Director of Non Communicable Disease
Laussane 3rd ---8th june 2013

2. Brief Background
Somalia – World’s most fragile state partially due to absence of an effective public sector for 2 decades
National population
estimated at 9.5 million people
percentage of deaths among children due to preventable diseases
Neonatal – 27%
Pneumonia – 25%
Diarrhea is - 16%
Life expectancy (Male and Female )
51%
HIV Prevalence 1%
Access to improved sanitation
23%
Infrastructural development
Schools
Hospitals
Medical Schools
Road network (Opportunities for construction companies)
Electricity (still virgin)
Impact
Peace is returning to majority of country-

3. OVERVEIW OF NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE BURDEN IN SOMALIA

4. Somalia NCDs background
In Somalia specifically, based on the scanty data available, the WHO NCD status report (2011) found that NCDs were estimated to contribute to 27% of the total deaths in the country by 2008

5. WHO NCD status report (2011) found that NCDs were estimated to contribute to 27%total deaths in the country by 2008.
NCD mortality
2008 estimates
Males
Females
Total NCD deaths (‘000s)
18.4
19.3
NCD deaths under age of 60 (percentage of all NCD deaths)
50.6
45.7
Age standardized deaths per 100,000
All NCDs
996.6
932.9
Cancers
105.3
97.1
Chronic respiratory diseases
88.4
57.8
Cardioversicular diseass and diabetes
570.7
573.4

6. Where We Are
Somalia is a fragile country globally. The country leads in all level mortality rates and is still highly dependant on aid to finance its budgets..

7. Over reliance on aid sometimes limits the flexibility budgetary allocations. Therefore, for the NCDs to be given utmost attention, the NCD Unit in the Ministry of Health needs to attract resources to finance it’s activities, from both national and international

8. NCD unit
The NCD Unit was established in late staff and financing the department’s activities remains its biggest constraint. Once the funding is secured, the NCD treatment and control, prevention and health promotion and surveillance monitoring and evaluation would be assured.

9. Somalia way foward on NCDs
Develop and finalize strategy, plan and guidelines for NCD prevention and control
Conduct an NCDs based survey in Somalia to establish the NCDs’ magnitude and range in the country

10. Way forward Development of NCD surveillance for the country
Work on cancer registry
Resource mobilization and coordination with stakeholders

11. Finally these campaigns is about teaming up with all the key stakeholders, including governments, NGOs and the private sector, to create public-private partnerships in preventing and managing Non-communicable diseases

12. THANKS