U.N. Special Representative Visits Edna Hospital

Posted on Jun 13, 2013 in Blog, Hospital News | 0 comments On Thursday, June 13, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Somalia/Somaliland, Nicholas Kay, paid a visit to Edna Adan University Hospital. He took a 30-minute tour of the facility and met with hospital staff and volunteers for a brief question-and-answer session. Before leaving, Mr. Kay paid a visit to a group of our Community Midwives. The UNFPA currently helps...
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Post-Graduate Students Training at Edna Hospital

Posted on Jun 4, 2013 in Hospital News | 0 comments Edna Adan University Hospital is pleased to welcome post-graduate medical students from Amoud University in Boroma. The students, who recently received their medical degrees from Amoud University, are part of Somaliland’s first Master-level medical training program. The program is a joint effort between Amoud University and SomDev and allows young doctors to continue their studies in the area...
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A Tribute to Edna Adan

Posted on Jun 2, 2013 in Edna Adan | 0 comments by Chuck Cavanaugh Edna Adan retired from a career at the World Health Organization and she could have picked out a rocking chair and put it someplace with a good view of a beach (Edna loves the beach). But she didn’t do that. Instead, she considered the desperate plight of mothers in her war-ravaged (but now peaceful and democratic) homeland and decided to put all of her savings and her...
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Helping Babies Breathe

Posted on Jun 1, 2013 in Hospital News | 2 comments This week, Edna Adan University Hospital is host to another Helping Babies Breathe training course. The class is designed to train healthcare workers to intervene quickly when a newborn baby is in respiratory distress. Two of our own doctors, Dr. Naima and Dr. Shukri, have taken the class in the past and are now among the trainers for the seminar. We are extremely proud of them both! In...
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Why I Support the Edna Adan University Hospital

Posted on May 31, 2013 in Edna Adan | 0 comments …and Why I’m Asking You to Join Me Originally published to The Huffington Post by an anonymous donor I’ve donated to support the Edna Adan University Hospital since I learned about its founder in 2011. Edna Adan is a remarkable woman who came to my attention thanks to a New York Times column written by Nicholas Kristof on Mother’s Day two years ago. As you may know,...
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300 Fistula Repairs and Counting

Posted on May 31, 2013 in Blog | 0 comments By Tom Kraemer, MPH and volunteer at Edna Adan University Hospital Originally published at The Huffington Post Preventing Fistula Saves Lives. This is the theme of the United Nations Population Fund’s global Campaign to End Fistula. The Population Fund, or UNFPA, is marking the 10th anniversary of this drive by declaring May 23 to be International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Here at Edna...
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Inspired to Make a Difference in Maternal Health

Posted on May 24, 2013 in Hospital News | 0 comments by Sarah David Originally published to The Huffington Post As a registered nurse, I love to connect with my patients on a human level, positively impact their health, and empower them through education. It is rewarding to interact with patients and see their physical and mental health improve. But I’ve always wondered if there was more I could do beyond the walls of a hospital. Then a...
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Edna as Keynote Speaker on End Fistula Day

Posted on May 23, 2013 in Edna Adan, Hospital News | 2 comments Edna Serves as Keynote Speaker at International Day to End Obstetric Fistula The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) designated May 23 as International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. This was the first year of “Fistula Day,” marking the tenth anniversary of the UNFPA’s Campaign to End Fistula. Who better to serve as keynote speaker at today’s celebration in Hargeisa...
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Baby Zuber Born with Heart Condition

Posted on May 14, 2013 in Edna Adan, Hospital News | 18 comments I’m so grateful for all the support we have received from our friends, especially on the occasion of Mother’s Day. There is no better way to honor your mother than to help a mother who wants to give her baby all of the love and care that every mother wants to give to her child. Let me share with you yet one more reason that makes me happy to have built my hospital. UPDATE: May...
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Diane Lane Essay about Edna

Posted on May 12, 2013 in Hospital News | 0 comments The following essay was published to The Huffington Post: On Mother’s Day, Let’s Invest in Women When I first arrived in Somaliland in April 2011, I became immediately aware of the societal norms and cultural value system that was distinctly based on gender. I saw how the male perspective was the only one that mattered regarding human sexuality, while women’s reproductive...
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Edna Invited to Sponsor Fistula Day

Posted on May 11, 2013 in Hospital News | 0 comments Preventing Fistula Saves Lives. This is the theme of the United Nations Population Fund’s global Campaign to End Fistula. The Population Fund, or UNFPA, is marking the 10th anniversary of this drive by declaring May 23 to be International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Here at Edna Hospital, we’ve been involved in the fight against obstetric fistula for years, so we’re honored...
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Mothers Day 2013

Posted on May 7, 2013 in Edna Adan | 0 comments Although I have lost mine a few years ago, I appreciate even more the value of mothers and wish to extend my best wishes to all mothers on the occasion of Mother’s Day. Being ‘a hospital for mothers,’ we know firsthand the challenges women face everywhere but particularly in poor countries like ours, Somaliland. Since two years ago Mother’s Day when we were so greatly...
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