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January 26, 2026

January 26, 2026

Weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Meeting — Somali Regional Health Bureau

Somali Regional Health Bureau weekly EOC meeting chaired by Abubakar Sh Aden Ismail, reviewing polio campaign, malaria, EPI, nutrition, EPSS monitoring, and coordination among all concerned bureaus.

Weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Meeting

Somali Regional Health Bureau (SRHB) — January 26, 2025

Meeting Overview

The weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) meeting was held this morning at the Somali Regional Health Bureau conference hall. The session was chaired by Mr. Abubakar Sh Aden Ismail, Director of Emergency Management, and attended by advisors, bureau directors, coordinators, technical experts, and representatives from partner organizations.

Agenda and Discussions

The meeting began with a review of last week’s decisions, followed by a presentation of the weekly performance report. Key topics discussed included:

  • Polio Vaccination Campaign: Updates on vial collection during the fourth round.
  • Malaria: Current situation and monitoring.
  • Routine Immunization (EPI): Service delivery and coverage updates.
  • Nutrition: Ongoing challenges and interventions.

Leadership Highlights

Director Abubakar Sh Aden Ismail addressing leadership meeting on drought preparedness

Director Abubakar Sh Aden Ismail emphasized the importance of timely monitoring, representation in coordinations between RHB and DRMB, and readiness of stabilization centers during drought conditions.

Participation Highlight

Group of advisors, coordinators, technical experts, and partner representatives collaborating during discussions

Advisors, coordinators, technical experts, and partner representatives actively engaged in discussions, strengthening collaboration among all concerned bureaus. Their contributions reinforced accountability in immunization, nutrition, and emergency preparedness.

Decisions and Action Points

The meeting concluded with agreed actions for the coming week, including:

  • Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Service (EPSS) Monitoring: Follow‑up on different hubs to ensure activities are completed within the scheduled timeframe.
  • Stakeholder Coordination: Assign a representative from the Health Bureau to attend the bi‑weekly meetings organized by Disaster Risk Management Bureau (DRMB).
  • Nutrition: Ensure local health facilities are prepared to admit severely malnourished children into stabilization centers, given the ongoing drought conditions.

Key message: The weekly EOC meeting reinforced the importance of stakeholder coordination, timely monitoring, and readiness of health facilities to respond to nutrition emergencies.

Somali Regional Health Bureau (SRHB) continues to prioritize preparedness, accountability, and collaboration with partners to safeguard public health.

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January 12, 2026

January 12, 2026

Weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Meeting — Somali Regional Health Bureau

The Somali Regional Health Bureau’s weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) meeting emphasized readiness in nutrition services, continuity of immunization despite equipment challenges, and accountability in medicine procurement to strengthen public health resilienc

Reinforcing Outbreak Readiness and Immunization Continuity

Somali Regional Health Bureau (SRHB) — January 12, 2025

Meeting Overview

The weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) meeting was held this morning at the Somali Regional Health Bureau conference hall. The session was chaired by Deputy Bureau Head Mr Mohamed Ayaanle Hassan and attended by bureau directors, coordinators, technical experts, representatives from partner organizations, and the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) office.

Agenda and Discussions

The meeting began with a review of decisions made during the previous week, followed by a presentation of last week’s performance report. Key topics discussed included:

  • Marburg Virus Disease (MVD): Updates on the new outbreak.
  • Polio Vaccination Campaign: Review of vials collected during the fourth round.
  • Malaria: Current situation and monitoring.
  • Routine Immunization (EPI): Service delivery and coverage updates.
  • Nutrition: Ongoing challenges and interventions.

Mohamed Ayaanle Hassan

Deputy Bureau Head Mr Mohamed Ayaanle Hassan, chairing the weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) meeting at the Somali Regional Health Bureau.

Deputy Bureau Head Mohamed Ayaanle Hassan leading the Somali Regional Health Bureau’s weekly EOC meeting

Leadership Highlight

Under Mohamed Ayaanle’s leadership, the EOC meeting emphasized accountability in immunization, readiness in nutrition services, and proactive monitoring of disease outbreaks. His guidance reflects the critical role of leadership in strengthening public health resilience.

Meeting Participants

Technical experts, coordinators, and partner representatives attending the weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) meeting at the Somali Regional Health Bureau.

Participants including technical experts, coordinators, and partner representatives engaged in the Somali Regional Health Bureau’s weekly EOC meeting

Participation Highlight

The active involvement of participants ensured collaborative decision‑making and reinforced accountability in disease surveillance, immunization continuity, and nutrition readiness. Their contributions reflect the collective strength of the health system.

Decisions and Action Points

The meeting concluded with agreed actions for the coming week, including:

  • Nutrition: Ensure local health facilities are prepared to admit severely malnourished children into stabilization centers, especially given the ongoing drought conditions.
  • EPI: For sites where refrigerators are broken and cannot be repaired, and new ones are pending delivery, children should be vaccinated at the nearest functioning site or by mobile health teams.
  • Medicines: Review districts that failed to procure medicines within their allocated budget or did not request program medicines where shortages exist, and resolve these gaps urgently.

Key message: The weekly EOC meeting emphasized readiness in nutrition services, continuity of immunization despite equipment challenges, and accountability in medicine procurement to strengthen public health resilience.

Somali Regional Health Bureau (SRHB) continues to prioritize preparedness, accountability, and collaboration with partners to safeguard public health.

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January 05, 2026

January 05, 2026

Weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Meeting — Somali Regional Health Bureau

The Somali Regional Health Bureau convened its Weekly EOC Meeting, chaired by Abubakar Sh. Aden Ismail, to review critical public health priorities including Marburg Virus Disease, the ongoing polio campaign, malaria control, Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), nutrition initiatives, and Rubella case follow‑up.

Weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Meeting

Somali Regional Health Bureau (SRHB) — January 5, 2025

Meeting Overview

The weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) meeting was held this morning at the Somali Regional Health Bureau conference hall. The session was chaired by Mr. Abubakar Sh Aden Ismail, Director of Emergency Management, and attended by advisors, bureau directors, coordinators, technical experts, representatives from partner organizations, and the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) office.

Abubakar Sheikh Aden

Abubakar Sheikh Aden leading the Weekly EOC Meeting, addressing participants with focus and leadership.
Abubakar Sheikh Aden leading the Weekly EOC Meeting

Meeting Participants

Participants of the Somali Regional Health Bureau Weekly EOC Meeting engaged in reviewing key public health priorities.
Participants of the Weekly EOC Meeting reviewing public health priorities

Agenda and Discussions

The meeting began with a review of decisions made during the previous week, followed by a presentation of last week’s performance report. Key topics discussed included:

  • Marburg Virus Disease (MVD): Updates on the new outbreak.
  • Polio Vaccination Campaign: Review of the fourth round, with emphasis on vial collection.
  • Malaria: Current situation and monitoring.
  • Routine Immunization (EPI): Service delivery and coverage updates.
  • Nutrition: Ongoing challenges and interventions.

Decisions and Action Points

The meeting concluded with agreed actions for the coming week, including:

  • Malaria: Review and verify data submitted from lower levels regarding zero clinical cases.
  • Tuli‑Guuleed Rubella Cases: Ensure follow‑up is conducted and additional samples are collected whenever new cases are detected, regardless of whether outbreak thresholds have been reached.
  • Polio Campaign Vials: Review and compile reports on all vials (broken, protocol‑recorded, and collected) to prepare a complete report.

Key message: The weekly EOC meeting emphasized vigilance in disease surveillance, accountability in immunization campaigns, and proactive follow‑up on Rubella cases to strengthen public health systems.

Somali Regional Health Bureau (SRHB) continues to prioritize preparedness, accountability, and collaboration with partners to safeguard public health.

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January 04, 2026

January 04, 2026

Somali Region Deyr (short rainy season, Oct–Dec) 2025 Verification Assessment — Urgent Humanitarian Action

Somali Region Deyr 2025 (Short Rainy Season, Oct–Dec) — Verification & Emergency Humanitarian Assessment. Immediate Action Required to Safeguard Lives and Livelihoods. Stand with Somali Region Today.

Somali Region Deyr (short rainy season, Oct–Dec) 2025 Verification Assessment

A Call for Urgent Humanitarian Action

The Somali Regional State is entering a critical humanitarian emergency following the failure of consecutive rainy seasons. The Deyr (short rainy season, Oct–Dec) 2025 assessment confirms widespread crop failure, collapsed water systems, and deteriorating livestock conditions. Millions of households now face escalating risks to food security, health, and livelihoods.

399,000
Households urgently need water trucking
4.5 million
Breeding livestock require emergency feed
140,000
Cultivated land failed to reach harvest
Jan–Mar 2026
Jilaal dry season—escalating risk ahead

Key findings

  • Water crisis: Ten of eleven zones urgently require water trucking to reach nearly 399,000 households. Traditional sources—rivers, ponds, and wells—have dried up or collapsed.
  • Agricultural collapse: More than 140,000 hectares of cultivated land failed to reach harvest. Farmers are struggling with drought, crop diseases, and unaffordable input costs.
  • Livestock emergency: Over 4.5 million breeding animals require feed. Milk production has collapsed.
  • Food security breakdown: Food prices are rising while livestock values fall, leaving families unable to afford basic staples. Harmful coping strategies—such as selling breeding stock or producing charcoal—are eroding future recovery.
  • Escalating risk: With the Jilaal dry season (Jan–Mar 2026) approaching, hunger, displacement, and disease outbreaks will intensify unless urgent action is taken.

Immediate humanitarian needs

  • Water supply: Emergency trucking, rehabilitation of collapsed water systems, and improved harvesting infrastructure.
  • Livestock support: Feed distribution, veterinary services, and mobile health units to prevent mass mortality.
  • Agricultural recovery: Irrigation support, pest and disease control, and stronger market linkages to stabilize production.
  • Food assistance: Targeted relief for vulnerable households to prevent famine and malnutrition.
  • Health & WASH: Medicines, vaccines, and sanitation interventions to curb disease outbreaks.

Call to action

The Somali Region stands at the brink of a major humanitarian disaster. Without immediate and coordinated support, livelihoods will collapse further, and famine risks will escalate during the upcoming dry season.

We urge humanitarian partners, donors, and policymakers to act now—to deliver life‑saving assistance, strengthen resilience, and protect the dignity of communities across the Somali Region.

Act now to save Somali Region.

Failed Deyr (short rainy season, Oct–Dec) 2025 — Jilaal dry season ahead.


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December 31, 2025

December 31, 2025

Balancing Initiative and Alignment in Regional Public Health Work Plan Implementation

Balancing Initiative and Alignment in Regional Public Health Work Plan Implementation.A principle-based framework for effective work plan implementation in regional public health systems—balancing team initiative with leadership alignment

Balancing Initiative and Leadership Alignment in Public Health Work Plans

A principle-based approach for effective, accountable, and sustainable activity execution across regional public health systems.

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Balancing Initiative and Alignment

Initiative • Consultation • Accountability

Effective work plan implementation in regional public health systems requires more than technical expertise. It demands a leadership approach that balances initiative from teams and coordinators with strategic alignment from senior leadership. This balance ensures that activities are practical on the ground and consistent with broader health system priorities.

Common approaches in practice

  • Team-led design with leadership approval: Builds ownership and captures ground realities, with a formal endorsement step.
  • Joint design with leadership, followed by delegated execution: Ensures strategic alignment and smooth authorization, then clear delegation.
  • Leadership-directed implementation: Provides clarity and accountability, but can limit initiative and innovation.
Hybrid model—recommended: Co-create a draft plan at the team level, refine with leadership for alignment, then delegate with clear monitoring and reporting loops.

Why the hybrid model works

  • Balanced ownership: Staff feel engaged; leadership sees strategic coherence.
  • Practical and aligned: Ground-level realities meet system-wide priorities.
  • Trust and efficiency: Transparent roles, timely decisions, and adaptive feedback loops.

Implementation in four steps

  1. Collaborative drafting: Teams outline objectives, activities, timelines, resources, and indicators.
  2. Leadership refinement: Senior leaders adjust priorities and confirm resourcing and policy alignment.
  3. Delegation and kickoff: Responsibilities are assigned with clear reporting lines and schedules.
  4. Monitoring and adaptation: Regular updates, reviews, and course corrections maintain momentum and quality.

By embedding this approach into regional systems, organizations foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and trust. Work plan implementation becomes not just a procedural exercise, but a leadership practice that drives sustainable impact across public health programs.

Try this hybrid approach: Foster teamwork, collaborative execution, and systems-level problem resolution. Hawadiye is an ideal platform for sharing outcomes and lessons learned, reinforcing a culture of initiative and alignment across regional public health efforts.


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December 29, 2025

December 29, 2025

Weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Meeting — Somali Regional Health Bureau

Somali Regional Health Bureau weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) meeting chaired by Deputy Bureau Head Mrs Hawo Suleiman, reviewing Marburg Virus Disease, polio campaign, malaria, EPI, and nutrition

Weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Meeting

Somali Regional Health Bureau (SRHB) — December 29, 2025

Meeting Overview

The weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) meeting was held this morning at the Somali Regional Health Bureau conference hall. The session was chaired by Deputy Bureau Head Mrs Hawo Suleiman and attended by bureau directors, coordinators, technical experts, and representatives from partner organizations.

Leadership highlight

Mrs. Hawo Suleiman, Chaired the Somali Regional Health Bureau’s weekly Emergency Operations Center meeting, guiding strategic discussions on priority health interventions and partner coordination.

Deputy Bureau Head Mrs. Hawo Suleiman chairing the weekly EOC meeting at Somali Regional Health Bureau
Deputy Bureau Head Mrs. Hawo Suleiman leading the Somali Regional Health Bureau’s weekly Emergency Operations Center meeting.

Team engagement

Technical experts, coordinators, and partner representatives attending the weekly Emergency Operations Center (EOC) meeting at the Somali Regional Health Bureau.

Participants attending the weekly EOC meeting at Somali Regional Health Bureau
Technical experts, coordinators, and partner representatives actively engaged in reviewing current health priorities and operational challenges.

Agenda and Discussions

The meeting began with a review of decisions made during the previous week, followed by a presentation of last week’s performance report. Key topics discussed included:

  • Marburg Virus Disease (MVD): Updates on the new outbreak.
  • Polio Vaccination Campaign: Review of the fourth round, with emphasis on vial collection.
  • Malaria: Current situation and mortality reporting.
  • Routine Immunization (EPI): Service delivery and coverage updates.
  • Nutrition: Ongoing challenges and interventions.
  • TB Diagnostics Support: Expanding patient access to diagnostic services, improving referral pathways, and strengthening reporting systems.

Decisions and Action Points

The meeting concluded with agreed actions for the coming week, including:

  • Tuberculosis Diagnostic Support: The Regional Laboratory, Communicable and Non‑Communicable Disease Control, and PHCU Directorates will support the Baabili District Health Office in establishing a diagnostic section at Qoloji to strengthen tuberculosis monitoring and patient follow‑up.” .
  • Zonal EOC Establishment: Follow‑up will be conducted across the region to support the establishment of Emergency Operations Centers at the zonal level.

Key message: The weekly EOC meeting reaffirmed the importance of coordinated action in disease surveillance, immunization, and nutrition. Strengthening zonal EOCs and supporting district health offices are critical steps toward resilient public health systems.

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December 27, 2025

December 27, 2025

Leadership Is Not a Minor Detail: Small Actions, Big Consequences in Health Systems

Leadership Is Not a Minor Detail: Small Actions, Big Consequences in Health Systems

Beyond Hardware: The Human Core of Public Health

Reflections on leadership, morale, and accountability in public health

Small actions ripple. Leadership transforms.

Public health is a complex world where success goes beyond hardware—protocols, budgets, and infrastructure. At its heart, it is about people, trust, and resilience. Therefore, leadership is not a minor detail; it is the foundation upon which resilient health systems are built.

Why Leadership Matters

Leadership is more than a title or a position on an organizational chart. It is the daily practice of setting direction, protecting morale, and inspiring confidence.

Without strong leadership

  • Policies remain words on paper.
  • Resources too often fail to reach the people who need them most.
  • Teams lose the sense of purpose that sustains them through crises.
Leadership is the decisive factor separating survival from true resilience in health systems.

Small Actions, Systemic Change

Health systems are strengthened not only by reforms but also by small, deliberate actions that spread across teams. These critical touchpoints, often overlooked, are the true engine of change.

  • A supervisor who thanks a technician for their precision inspires a culture of quality.
  • A manager who listens to staff concerns builds the trust necessary for retention.
  • A leader who demands transparency establishes a culture of accountability.
These actions may seem minor in isolation, but together they create waves of change that reach patients, communities, and entire regions.

Three lessons for health systems strengthening

  1. Transform through daily practices. Acknowledge effort, listen actively, model transparency, protect dignity, encourage learning,celebrate milestones, practice fairness, document clearly, and prioritize safety.
  2. Protect morale as infrastructure. Protecting staff dignity and motivation is as operationally critical as maintaining medical equipment.
  3. Leadership multiplies impact. One leader’s decision can influence hundreds of professionals and thousands of lives.

The bottom line

Health systems are not strengthened by policies alone. They are strengthened by people—and by leaders who understand that every action, no matter how small, carries consequences.

Leadership is not a detail; it is the engine of transformation.

Ahmed S Abdi

Ahmed S Abdi

Regional Laboratory Advisor & Quality Manager
Somali Regional Public Health Laboratory and Research Directorate

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