SOMALIA: Upsurge in Violence

Teenage rape victim is stoned to death as violence sweeps Somalia.

Upsurge of Enterovirus D68, the Netherlands, 2016

In June and July 2016, we identified 8 adults and 17 children with respiratory enterovirus D68 infections. Thirteen children required intensive care unit admission because of respiratory insufficiency, and 1 had concomitant acute flaccid myelitis. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all of 20 sequences obtained belong to the recently described clade B3.

Upsurge of Sports Injuries and Their Treatment

Drug Consumption in Conflict Zones in Somalia

Perspectives C onflict within and between countries based on tribes, clans, religion, and political ideology is well described worldwide. War is known to contribute to a higher burden of mental health problems among specific individuals who experience trauma as well as among those living in or near to conflict zones. The mental health burden is mostly recognised as post-traumatic stress disorde...

Khat: Consumption and Problems in Somalia

INTRODUCTION Khat is known in Somalia as "qaad" or "jaad". It is a plant whose leaves and stem tips are used as stimulant or medicine in certain areas of East Africa, Madagascar and Arabia. The consumers get a feeling of well-being and mental alertness with loquacity, excitement and sometimes anxiety (Halbach 1972). To achieve the climax of such feeling, they continue chewing for four to six ho...