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Rebuilding research capacity in fragile states: the case of a Somali–Swedish global health initiative

2017; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 10; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/16549716.2017.1348693

1654-9716

Abdirisak Dalmar, Abdullahi Sheik Hussein, Said Ahmed Walhad, Abdirashid Omer Ibrahim, Abshir Ali Abdi, Mohamed Kalid, Derie Ismail Ereg, Khadra Ali Egal, Abdulkadir Mohamed Shirwa, Mohamed Hussain Aden, Marian Warsame Yusuf, Yakoub Aden Abdi, L Freij, Annika Johansson, Khalif Bile Mohamud, Yusuf Abdulkadir, Maria Emmelin, Jaran Eriksen, Kerstin Erlandsson, Lars L. Gustafsson, Anneli Ivarsson, Marie Klingberg‐Allvin, John Kinsman, Carina Källestål, Mats Målqvist, Fatumo Osman, Lars Åke Persson, Klas-Göran Sahlén, Stig Wall,

Health and Conflict Studies

This paper presents an initiative to revive the previous Somali–Swedish Research Cooperation, which started in 1981 and was cut short by the civil war in Somalia. A programme focusing on research capacity building in the health sector is currently underway through the work of an alliance of three partner groups: six new Somali universities, five Swedish universities, and Somali diaspora professionals. Somali ownership is key to the sustainability of the programme, as is close collaboration with Somali health ministries. The programme aims to develop a model for working collaboratively across regions and cultural barriers within fragile states, with the goal of creating hope and energy. It is based on the conviction that health research has a key role in rebuilding national health services and trusted institutions.