National Institute of Health

OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

The Somali National Institute of Health (NIH) is a semi-autonomous national public health institution under the Ministry of Health and Human Services (MOH&HS). Its mission is to improve the health of the Somali people through innovative integration of research, education, training, and prevention and control of diseases. The NIH conducts and supports scientific research to address important public health issues for the country and to provide evidence-based public health information for decision-making. The NIH also aims to build resilient systems that can prevent, promptly detect, and effectively respond to public health risks and emergencies through attaining and sustaining IHR (2005) core capacities.

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The First National Institute of Health Research Exhibition Program in Somalia 2023

We Aim to Improve The National Health of Somalia Through Discovery and Innovation

OUR MANDATE

To ensure effective prevention, detection, preparedness, and response to outbreaks and other public health emergencies to achieve universal health coverage in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2030, and the African Union Agenda 2063. NIH will seek to become an outstanding health institution that improves the health of the Somali people through innovative integration of research, Surveillance, training, and prevention as well as control of diseases to achieve the highest quality of life and equity in the health sector in Somalia.

ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF HEALTH SECURITY

Confronting national disease threats through advanced computing and lab analysis of huge amounts of data to quickly find solutions.

PUTTING SCIENCE INTO ACTION

Tracking disease and finding out what is making people sick and the most effective ways to prevent it.

NURTURING PUBLIC HEALTH

Building on our significant contribution to have strong, well-resourced public health leaders and capabilities at national, state, and local levels to protect Somalia from health threats.

Detecting and Confronting New Germs and Diseases to Increase Our National Security

OUR WORK

NIH is a specialized technical institution of the Ministry of Health and Human Services established to support public health initiatives of Member States and strengthen the capacity of their public health institutions to detect, prevent, control, and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats.

Capacity-Building Development Plan

This The National Institute of Health (NIH) is the leading federal institution for biomedical research in Somalia. Its vision is to improve capacity-building development for the health of the Somali people

Capacity-Building

Field Epidemiology

Field epidemiologists are trained to strengthen the capacity of countries to detect, respond to, and contain public health emergencies at their source