Dr. Eve Bruce Discusses her time at Edna Hospital

Posted on Feb 22, 2013 in Blog | 5 comments By Dr. Eve Bruce, February 21, 2013 I had read the statistics. We all have. I knew about the problems and the need. What I did not know was how generous the people are with their loving kindness ~ and their laughter. Awakening the first morning in Hargeisa at the Edna Adan Ismail Hospital to the sound of the Muezzin Call to Prayer, I peaked out the window where I sleep in the hospital....
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On Faith and Future

Posted on Feb 22, 2013 in Hospital News, Somaliland | 2 comments by Liz Connor From the roof of the hospital, I watch the frenetic rush that marks the end of the day here. Women painted in brilliant color carrying sacks of vegetables and meat open the gates to their simple homes, ready to nourish their children. Men get up from café tables, lock shop doors, and honk their horns in impatience with traffic. The clouds become backlit by an orange sun as the...
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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Posted on Feb 21, 2013 in Hospital News | 13 comments A little story about how things get done. In Somaliland. And on the Internet. At Edna Hospital, we have been facing a problem of having too many newborn babies with breathing difficulties and those who are premature. As many as six infants occupy our our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at one time, but we have only one incubator, which is both unsafe for the babies and un-professional but we...
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International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation

Posted on Feb 6, 2013 in Edna Adan | 2 comments Today is International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, which is a condition suffered by approximately 140 million women worldwide. Edna Adan has always used her hospital and her notoriety to educate the people of Somaliland to reject this practice, which has extraordinarily deep roots in the culture throughout the Horn of Africa. On this day, Edna has provided the following...
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Job Posting – Faculty Dean

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Job Opening | 0 comments Edna Adan University is looking for a qualified applicant for the position of Faculty of Nursing/ Midwifery & Public Health Dean in Hargeisa, Somaliland The applicant will be expected to be the executive head of the faculty concerned acting as the academic leader; s/he will be responsible for creating and implementing faculty strategic goals. The successful applicant will be responsible for...
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2012: A Full Year with no Maternal Deaths

Posted on Jan 10, 2013 in Blog, Hospital News | 17 comments The following article is written by Penny Armstrong to commemorate an entire year at Edna Hospital without any Maternal Deaths: The year 2012 has come to an end at the Edna Hospital and, thankfully, this is the first year that the hospital reports no maternal deaths. The statistics have been compiled. In and of themselves they are impressive, but it is the stories behind the statistics that...
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Somaliland: An Epic 4000 Kms Journey on Foot for Edna Hospital

Posted on Jan 7, 2013 in Blog, Hospital News | 16 comments Here is an article from the Somalilandsun celebrating the arrival in Hargeisa of Christopher Stansfield, who walked from Cairo in support of Edna Hospital. • “Yes I have indeed reached my final destination. It’s been a gruelling four months and couldn’t have asked for a warmer welcome from Edna and everyone here at the hospital in Hargeisa. After seeing the hospital with my...
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Year End Newsletter 2012

Posted on Dec 17, 2012 in Edna Adan, Hospital News, Somaliland | 3 comments 2012 has been another busy year which also saw the graduation of our first 21 midwives who obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Midwifery. As always, training of health workers remains our priority because without competent health workers, patients cannot be looked after as they should. For this reason, we have launched the Edna Adan University where 200 students have registered with us to...
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Somaliland Should be Recognized

Posted on Nov 27, 2012 in Somaliland | 0 comments Somaliland is holding an election on Wednesday. The country has won international praise for past elections, deemed “Free and Fair,” and the many international election observers here this time have been well pleased. What Somaliland lacks is international recognition. Here is a real nice summary of the situation written by a young University of Maryland student, John Ford. When...
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Our Biggest Graduation Ever

Posted on Oct 22, 2012 in Hospital News | 7 comments On the 20th of October, we had the biggest ever number of students to graduate from our School. We graduated 139 students who consisted of Diploma Level Pharmacists and Laboratory Technicians, Certificate Level Laboratory Technicians and 15 General Nurses who graduated from a one-year course of Critical Care Nursing. The event was held at the Maansoor Hotel and was attended by the Director...
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The Muslim Mother Theresa

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 in Edna Adan | 1 comment We have so much news to report! Of course, the biggest news is that Half the Sky can be seen on America’s PBS beginning this evening in the USA and Canada. Coming soon to other countries. You may pre-order the DVD at Amazon.com. Edna’s portion will be shown at the beginning of Part 2, on Tuesday evening. Other news includes the award which Edna received on Saturday in New York’s...
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Half the Sky on PBS

Posted on Sep 27, 2012 in Edna Adan, Hospital News | 0 comments We are so looking forward to watching Half the Sky on American television Oct. 1 and Oct 2. For those of you without access to PBS, you can pre-order the DVD from Amazon.com Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide is a movement to confront the greatest moral challenge of our time: the oppression of women and girls across the world. Inspired by the groundbreaking book...
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