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title: "Data innovation in response to Covid-19 in Somalia: application of a syndromic case definition and rapid mortality assessment method"
description: "During the Covid-19 pandemic, the importance of reliable public health data\nhas been highlighted, as well as the multiple challenges in collecting it, especially in low income and conflict-affected countries."
url: "https://www.nrc.no/resources/reports/data-innovation-in-response-to-covid-19-in-somalia"
language: "en"
published: "2022-04-27T08:46:24Z"
modified: "2022-04-27T08:46:24Z"
---

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# Data innovation in response to Covid-19 in Somalia: application of a syndromic case definition and rapid mortality assessment method

Published 27. Apr 2022

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[Somalia](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=102) [Coronavirus](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=347)

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the importance of reliable public health data has been highlighted, as well as the multiple challenges in collecting it, especially in low income and conflict-affected countries.

Somalia reported its first confirmed case of Covid-19 on 16 March 2020 and has experienced fluctuating infection levels since then.

This publication outlines how BRCiS monitored the impact of Covid-19 on beneficiaries of a long-term cash transfer programme in Somalia and assesses the utility of a syndromic score case definition and rapid mortality surveillance tool.

[The BRCiS COVID-19 publication.pdf 1.7 MB](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/reports/data-innovation-in-response-to-covid-19-in-somalia/the-brcis-covid-19-publication.pdf)