Somali-Swedish Research Collaboration for Health (SSRCHealth) - Final Seminar held in Hargesia TUESDAY - JUNE 19, 2018 OPENING SESSION – CHAIRS: DERIE ISMAIL EREG, UNIVERSITY OF HARGEISA AND KLASSE SAHLÉN, UMEÅ UNIVERSITY 09.00-10.00 Remarks from the Host University (UOH) - Derie Ismail Ereg Professor/Dean, UOH; President Mohamed Yusuf Muse & Key Note remarks by Sied M. Jibril Vice President UOH Remarks from Swedish Examiners’ Team Leader- Prof Anneli Ivarsson, Umeå University Remarks from SSRA- Dr Khalif Bile Remarks by the Executive Director AHPSR Dr Abdul Ghaffar Concluding Remarks by the WHO Country Representative - Dr Ghulam Rabani Popal SESSION 1 – CHAIRS: PROF WALHAD, AMOUD UNIVERSITY AND MARIA EMMELIN, LUND UNIVERSITY 10.00-10.30 Maternal Mortality in Bosaso District of Somalia Author: Jamila Ahmed Aden, East Retrospective Case Study on Causes and Contributing Africa University Factors Opponent: Abdiraham Hersi Hassan, Galkayo University 10.35-11.05 Psychotic condition: traditional healers and their role in Author: Ayanle Sulemain, dealing with khat induced psychosis, Hargeisa University Opponent: Hamda Hassan Warsame, East Africa University 11.10- 11.40 The Case Load of Urological Surgery In selected Author: Abulfatah Abdullahi Mogadishu Hospitals and Reported Post Operative Jama, Benidir University outcome from 1st January 2015 to 1st July 2015) Opponent: Jamila Ahmen Aden, East Africa University 11.40-12.40 LUNCH SESSION 2 – CHAIRS: ABDIRIZAK DALMAR, BENADIR UNIVERSITY AND CARINA KÄLLESTÅL, UPPSALA UNIVERSITY 12.45-13.15 Prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors among Author: Assad Ibrahim, Galkayo children aged between six to fifty nine months in University Galkayo district, north-central Mudug region of Somalia Opponent: Bashir Dire Jama, Ministry of Health Somaliland 13.20-13.50 North Galkayo mothers’ experiences and perceptions of Author: Daud Abukar Yusuf, health education on diarrheal disease prevention - a hint Puntland University about how less is more in improving the post conflict Opponent: Yusuf Abdi Hareed, Somalia health system Amoud University 14.00-14.30 Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Exclusive Author: Khadra Ahmed Hassan Breastfeeding among Mothers in Hargeisa, Somaliland Opponent: Assad Ibrahim, Galkayo University 14.35-15.05 Knowledge, attitude and practice of female genital Author: Sahra Mire Mohamed, mutilation among traditional birth attendants in Benadir University Mogadishu-Somalia, Opponent: Khadra Ahmed Hassan, University of Hargesia 15.10-15.40 Prescribing patterns of medicine using WHO prescribing Author: Abdiraham Hersi Hassan, indicators at the Out-patient department of Galkayo Galkayo University South Hospital, Mudug region, Somalia. Opponent: Ayanle Sulemain Ahmed, Hargesia university 15.40- 16.00 COFFEE SESSION 3 - CHAIRS: ABSHIR ABDI, EAST AFRICA UNIVERSITY AND LENNART FREIJ, SSRA 16.00 -16.30 Neonatal mortality rate and its determinants in Author: Hamda Hassan Warsame, Bosaso Puntland state of Somalia - Promoting newborns East Africa University survival means promoting a sense of humanity, Opponent: Semira Mohamed Tahir, Amound University 16.35-17.00 Concluding remarks from Somali representatives WEDNESDAY - JUNE 20, 2018 PLEASE BE ON TIME! 08.15-08.30 A short reflection from yesterday Khalif Bile, SSRA SESSION 4 - CHAIRS: ABDULKADIR SHIRWA, GALKAYO UNIVERSITY, AND STIG WALL, UMEÅ UNIVERSITY 08.35-09.05 Factor Contributing the Sub-optimal uptake of Author: Mohamed Farah Abdullahi, vaccination in Galkayo District, Somalia, Puntland University Opponent: Nasir Ibrahim Said, Amoud University 09.10-09.40 Knowledge, Perceptions and practices of self- Author: Yusuf Abdi Hareed, medication among households in children under five Amound University years in Borama, Somaliland, Opponent: Abulfatah Abdullahi Jama, Benidir University 09.45-10.15 Knowledge attitude and perception of Somali pregnant Author: Bashir Dirie Jama, Hargesia women towards c-section delivery in Berbera town, University Somaliland, Opponent: Sahra Mire Mohamed, Benadir University 10.20-10.50 HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Perception among young Author: Semira Mohamed Taher, students in Borama, Somaliland, Amoud University Opponent: Daud Abukar Yusuf, Puntland University 10.55-11.25 Determinants of place of delivery among mothers in Author: Nasir Ibrahim Said, Amoud Borama district, Awdal region in Somaliland, University Opponent: Mohamed Farah Abdullahi, Puntland University 11.30-13.00 LUNCH SESSION 5 - CHAIRS: ANNELI IVARSSON, UMEÅ UNIVERSITY; ABDIRIZAK DALMAR, BENADIR UNIVERSITY & KHALIF BILE, SSRA 13.00-14.00 Panel discussion with international advisors – Reflections on the theses from a Swedish perspective 14.10 -15.10 Panel discussion with Somali representatives – Reflections on how to move forward 15.10 COFFEE/TEA SESSION 6 - CHAIRS: MOHAMED HUSEN, PUST UNIVERSITY & STIG WALL, UMEÅ UNIVERSITY 15.30 -15.40 A unique project Klas Göran Sahlén 15.40 -16.10 Ceremony and recognition of students Anneli Ivarsson & G.R Popal, Sied M. Jibril & Abdul Ghaffar CONCLUSION - CHAIRS: ANNELI IVARSSON, SIED M. JIBRIL V. PRESIDENT UOH AND GHULAM R. POPAL-WHO COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE 16.10-17.00 - Remarks form the leaders of the Somali universities: Profs Dalmar, Walhad, Abshir, Shirwa, M. Hussein, Deria Ereg and Khalif Bile-SSRA. - Prof Stig Wall on behalf of the Swedish universities - Prof Abdul Ghaffar - WHO Representative Dr Popal - President of Hargeisa University, SIED M. JIBRIL A GREAT THANKS TO EVERYONE! .