Despite three decades of armed conflict and natural disasters, Somalia healthcare system had been showing signs of recovery courtesy of the private sector and diaspora support. Then Covid-19 struck, infecting some 2,000 people and killing over 70 others.
A study by the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies titled Somalia's Healthcare System: Baseline Study and Human Capital Development Strategy, released in May, says Covid-19 could roll back efforts that have been made to rebuild the healthcare system.
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