Our impact

Impact

The difference MIH’s programs are starting to make, in figures and in the projects behind them.

In numbers

Where MIH is making a difference

Our programs are new, so these are the first figures. Each one comes from MIH’s program records and publications, and will be updated as the work grows.

11

CREP participants

Clinicians and staff enrolled: 7 at Dhiblawe Liver and Digestive Clinic, 4 at Osoble Hospital.

2

Partner hospitals

Osoble Hospital and Dhiblawe Liver and Digestive Clinic, Mogadishu.

1

Regional health authority

Memorandum of Understanding with the BRA Health Directorate, May 2026.

5

Peer-reviewed publications

Articles by MIH and its partners in international journals, 2026.

Projects and achievements

What we are working on

Research concept illustration for the Clinical Research Excellence Program
CREP

Clinical research inside Mogadishu hospitals

Objective

Strengthen research inside partner hospitals through training and mentorship across the full research cycle, so clinical teams can turn their own experience and data into evidence that improves care.

Partners

Osoble Hospital and Dhiblawe Liver and Digestive Clinic, Mogadishu.

So far

11 participants are enrolled and working on their own research projects, with training and mentorship from MIH.

Results

The program started recently. Results will be shared as projects progress.

MIH and BRA Health Directorate leaders exchanging the signed partnership agreement
RSP

A research partnership with the BRA Health Directorate

Objective

Link MIH’s research expertise with the Directorate’s regional mandate, so that health data and evidence inform planning, policy and services in Banadir and nationally.

Focus

Capacity strengthening, collaborative research, and data and evidence use.

Status

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in May 2026. In June 2026 the partners set a shared research agenda and selected the key studies for the first year, and in August 2026 they reviewed progress on those studies.

MIH team and guests at the telemedicine research launch
Research

Evidence on telemedicine in Somalia

What

An MIH study evaluating integrated telemedicine services in Somalia’s resource-limited health system, carried out with Baano Healthcare Technology.

Output

Published in the International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications (Wiley), 2026, and presented to health professionals and policymakers at an MIH research launch in Mogadishu.

National validation workshop for the Bachelor of Science in Midwifery curriculum
Training

National midwifery curriculum validation

What

MIH contributed to the national validation workshop for the Bachelor of Science in Midwifery curriculum, with SOS College of Health Sciences and the Ministry of Health.

Why it matters

Shared standards for how midwives are trained across Somalia.

Stories of change

The people behind the evidence

As CREP and RSP projects progress, we will share short stories from the clinicians and institutions leading them: what they set out to change, and what changed. If your hospital or organisation would like to start that story with MIH, get in touch.