Investing in Health Amid Crisis: Somalia’s Journey Towards Universal Health Coverage and Health Security
Somalia remains at the epicenter of one of the world’s most
complex and enduring humanitarian crises, driven by conflict,
climate shocks, disease outbreaks, and mass displacement,
which has severely strained the country’s fragile health system.
Recent cuts in global health financing risk reversing hard-won
public health gains. Despite these difficulties, Somalia has
launched key strategic reforms. This side event calls on global
partners to recognize both the urgent needs and the
transformative potential in Somalia’s health sector—
highlighting investment opportunities and fostering strategic
partnerships to advance universal health coverage and longterm health security.