1. King’s in Somaliland
Strengthening the health system through partnership

2. Somaliland
Somaliland is a self-declared but internationally unrecognised state in the Horn of Africa. A civil war ending in 1991 destroyed much of Somaliland’s infrastructure and displaced many of its people.
Some of the world’s worst health indicators
Young, weak institutions
Health worker shortage
Lack of postgrad training opportunities

3. Overlooked Success Story

4. King’s Somaliland Partnership
Since 2000, KSP has pursued a collaborative approach to health system strengthening, with a focus on higher education and training
150 volunteer experts developing and delivering our work, including NHS health workers and KCL academics
21,000+ hours donated by volunteers to-date
12 specialty areas, spanning clinical and non-clinical specialties
Varied capacity building activities:

5. KSP’s Achievements and Goals
Examined every doctor and most nurses that have graduated since Somaliland’s founding
Introduced mental health into the undergraduate medical curriculum and delivered basic psychiatry training to every doctor that has graduated since
Pioneered online teaching: first organisation to deliver a programme of real-time, interactive online learning in a fragile state
Fostered research skills: co-published 12 academic articles with Somaliland authors, representing 35% of Somaliland’s entire research output
Deliver Somaliland's first Masters in Health Education in and fully hand-over to partner universities by 2022
Co-deliver training to double medical workforce by 2022

6. 1. Meaningful Power-Sharing

7. 2. Interdisciplinary Working

8. 3. Sustainable ASAP
Our ultimate aim is for all programmes to be developed and delivered by Somaliland institutions and health workers. Our current work serves as a necessary stopgap until such in- country capacity exists.
King’s designs and delivers programmes to Somaliland partners
Somaliland partners co-design and co-deliver programmes with King’s
Somaliland partners design and deliver programmes with King’s support
Somaliland partners fully take over programmes and build capacity of other Somaliland colleagues

9. The Challenge
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