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World J Clin Infect Dis. Sep 8, 2026; 15(1): 116095
Published online Sep 8, 2026. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.116095
Published online Sep 8, 2026. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.116095
Hospital acquired infections in Mogadishu: A review of infection prevention and control practices, and implications for antimicrobial resistance
Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed, Health Leadership, Federal Ministry of Health Somalia, Mogadishu 252, Banaadir, Somalia
Abdirahman Y Ahmed, Research and Training, Darul Hikma University, Mogadishu 252, Banaadir, Somalia
Co-first authors: Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed and Abdirahman Y Ahmed.
Author contributions: Ahmed AY and Ahmed AY contributed to methodology, data synthesis, and review and edit the manuscript, and they contributed equally to this manuscript as co-first authors; Ahmed AY contributed to conceptualization, formal analysis and interpretation, original draft, supervision, and policy contextualization. All authors approved the final manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Corresponding author: Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed, MD, PhD, Academic Fellow, Professor, Senior Researcher, Health Leadership, Federal Ministry of Health Somalia, Londra Street, Mogadishu 252, Banaadir, Somalia. drjalaal@hotmail.com
Received: November 2, 2025
Revised: January 4, 2026
Accepted: April 15, 2026
Published online: September 8, 2026
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Revised: January 4, 2026
Accepted: April 15, 2026
Published online: September 8, 2026
Processing time: 309 Days and 7.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This minireview demonstrates that hospital-acquired infections are a substantial, yet largely unmeasured, threat in Mogadishu’s resource-constrained hospitals, where hand hygiene, waste segregation, isolation capacity, and staff training remain critically weak. By explicitly linking these infection prevention and control (IPC) gaps to escalating antimicrobial resistance and high preventable mortality, the paper argues for urgent national IPC standards, hospital-level IPC committees, routine surveillance, and integrated antimicrobial stewardship as cost-effective levers to protect patients, staff, and the wider community.