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The idea of building the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital was conceived because Somali women and children have the highest maternal and child mortality rate in the world.

The project aims are to provide better standards of health care to people whose lives have been traumatized by the former civil wars, and also to train Somali nurses, midwives, and other health workers at the Edna Adan Nursing School. The Edna Adan hospital is of special value to doctors, midwives, and nurses for research and training purposes.

The hospital is a charity hospital that gives excellent health-care to patients and sets standards for the rest of the country.

Hospital was completed and opened in March 2002 thanks to many generous financial contributions from Somalis and other supporters around the world. The hospital meets a great need, considering the fact that the civil war has caused the destruction of most primary health-care facilities in the country, and that there are currently no other teaching hospitals in Somaliland.

Detailed Statistics

Here is an Excel file of detailed statistics and charts concerning the hospital, including procedures performed and patients served. The current file contains information dated March, 2002 through July, 2008 and will be updated periodically.

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The Edna Adan Maternity Hospital Trust is a not-for-profit charity with an internationally-elected Board of Trustees.

Friends of Edna Maternity Hospital is a non-profit organization with a 501(c)3 registered in the state of Minnesota, USA. It exists solely to support Edna Maternity Hospital and all donations are tax deductible.

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Edna's Shop at Café Press

Supporters of Edna's Hospital who wish to proudly display their support for our important work are invited to shop at Edna's Café Press store. There are a great variety of items available to choose among, including shirts, caps, refrigerator magnets, and even a framed printed image of the hospital itself.

Only, please remember that the Hospital makes nothing on your purchase of these items. We make them available for the enjoyment of our generous supporters.

Meet our Supporters

We want to acknowledge the following organizations and individuals for their generous support:

• The 'Friends of Edna Maternity Hospital' who have provided us with much appreciated funding to complete the hospital's construction, purchase supplies and equipment, continues to provide grants for equipment, supports the nursing and other professional programs and continues to raise funds for the general support of the hospital.
• HOPE worldwide for providing experts who have been giving us the following support:
  • Teaching Nursing skills to our student nurses
  • Teaching English, Mathematics and Physics
  • Teaching Sociology, Physical Education and Library Science
  • Assistance in the development of project documents
  • Administrative Assistance and bookkeeping training to hospital administrator
  • Development of website
  • Computer training and support of the computer equipment

• USAID/ CARE for constructing and equipping the Hospital outpatient consultation rooms and laboratory

The outpatient consultation rooms and the laboratory in construction

HOPE worldwide volunteer teaching an English class

HOPE worldwide volunteer teaching a Computer class

• The British Government for the supply of Theatre equipment and supplies for our nurse training programme
• The Staff of WHO in Geneva who have carried out much appreciated fundraising on our behalf
• UNHCR for the supply of medical equipment, classroom furniture and library shelves
• UNICEF for the supply of basic equipment for our Mother and Child Health Clinic, and also Immunization supplies
• Christian Aid for Classroom and office supplies, and for support to our teachers
• Islamic Development Bank for support towards the construction
• The Mayor of Tower Hamlets, London, UK
• Oxford House in Bethnal Green, London, UK
• The Somali Diaspora in London, Toronto, Ottawa, Washington DC, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Chicago, Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam n addition to the above, there have been many individuals who have made generous donations in kind and in cash without whose help we would not have been able to complete the hospital

Edna Adan Maternity Hospital • A Not-for-Profit Charity Community Hospital • Hargeisa, Somaliland