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This Amnesty International report critically examines Somalia’s fragile healthcare system, highlighting the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the urgent need for health financing reform. It underscores how decades of conflict and limited resources have left Somalia’s healthcare infrastructure severely underdeveloped, with inadequate medical facilities, a low healthcare workforce, and significant dependency on external aid. The report identifies debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative as a potential avenue for transforming Somalia’s health sector, advocating for increased budget allocations toward health and essential social services. The document also calls on the Somali government and international partners to ensure transparent and effective use of debt relief funds to improve healthcare access, aiming to align with the country’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) roadmap and national development goals.