01133nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001653001900042653001300061653001200074653001200086653003900098100001300137700001200150245010300162856008800265300001300353490000700366520054000373022001400913       2016                            d10aHealth systems10aConflict10aPoverty10aSomalia10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)1 aJaffer A1 aHotez P00aSomalia: A nation at the crossroads of extreme poverty, conflict, and neglected tropical diseases.  uhttp://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/asset?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0004670.PDF  ae00046700 v103 a<p>NTDs and other tropical infections remain widespread in the extremely fragile nation-state Somalia. Until there are significant improvements in Somalia’s chronic complex emergency status, it is unlikely that this situation will experience substantial changes anytime soon. Learning from the active role the government of post-conflict Rwanda took to achieve remarkable gains in health, there is room for the leadership of Somalia and possibly Somaliland and Puntland to one day rebuild its health systems and infrastructure.</p>
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