Apr 20 2010
On April 17, Edna Adan was presented the French Legion of Honor by the French Ambassador. This is France’s highest honor – grade de chevalier dans l’ordre de la Légion d’honneur. The decision to honor Edna with this title was made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in this letter. As noted by the Ambassador in [...]
Apr 09 2010
The Daily Beast has kindly provided Edna with a photo of herself with Hillary Clinton. Edna missed getting a photo of the encounter, herself, but happily somebody else did. The two go way back. I had a longish chat about FGM [Female Genital Mutilation] with Hilary Clinton and reminded her of our first meeting in [...]
Mar 13 2010
Lynn Sherr has published a new article profiling Edna Adan at the Daily Beast. “The biggest gift I want to leave behind is not a building, but the skills I leave with the women. I want to train 1,000 midwives.” Her progress so far is astounding. Since the hospital opened, they have delivered more than [...]
Mar 13 2010
Edna Adan is among the participants who will participate in a panel discussion on Saturday at 4:50pm EST titled “Toppling Traditions.” You can watch the conference live at The Daily Beast web site: http://www.thedailybeast.com/womenintheworldlivevideo
Mar 10 2010
The Daily Beast has added more material to their section Women in the World. Here is a video from Liya Kebede: Why Are So Many Mothers Dying? Supermodel Liya Kebede tells Plum TV about her quest to end the easily preventable deaths of mothers around the world. Plus, Read Kebede’s article on her journey to [...]
Mar 07 2010
Edna Adan will visit New York City next weekend to participate in the Daily Beast’s Women in the World Summit and she will appear on one of the panels. The following is from Tina Brown, editor of The Daily Beast. Now, I’m thrilled to announce The Daily Beast will be producing a compelling live event [...]
Mar 07 2010
This past Thursday night was a great day – we held the graduation of the third group of General Registered Nurses to be trained at our hospital. At first we had planned to hold the ceremony in the open but were pushed indoors by the rains. The graduation ceremony of the 34 girls and 11 [...]
Feb 05 2010
February 6 is the International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and a panel was convened by Nicholas Kristof at the conference last week in Davos, Switzerland to discuss the issue: An estimated 120 to 140 million women have been subject to this harmful and dangerous practice and 3 million girls continue to be at risk [...]
Dec 13 2009
Edna Adan was at the University of Pretoria this past Thursday to accept the Chancellor’s Medal for her outstanding contribution to humanity, and particularly with regard to helping the under-privileged people of Somaliland to realize their right to health. Here is the original article by Saeed Mohamed Dr. Edna Adan spoke at the university’s graduation [...]
Nov 20 2009
Here is a photo of Bill Clinton meeting Edna Adan at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City. Both of these images can be seen larger, just click them. Many more photos can be seen in the Edna Hospital Gallery.
Sep 26 2009
The Clinton Global Initiative web site has made available video of the entire panel discussion PLENARY SESSION: INVESTING IN GIRLS AND WOMEN. Just click on the link and then click on WATCH NOW link near the photo of Edna Adan. At a time when the world finds itself on an unsustainable course, facing an increasing [...]
Sep 24 2009
The Clinton Global Initiative, meeting in New York City, has issued the following press release: Corporations, NGOs, and Foundations Announce 13 New Commitments to Empower Girls and Women at the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative New York, NY – Millions of girls and women will have access to improved health care, better [...]
Sep 21 2009
Edna Adan is visiting New York this week, where she will participate in a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative. What: Plenary Session: Investing in Girls and Women Date: Sept. 23, 2009 Time: 9:00 – 10:30 AM Every problem in the world is exacerbated by gender inequality. Even though women make up 50 percent [...]
Aug 19 2009
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn will publish their new book in September, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. That book is previewed in the NY Times Sunday magazine issue of August 23, 2009 and it can be read online here: The Womens Crusade. Edna Adan [...]
Jul 06 2009
Here is the transcript of the forthcoming video where Edna Adan appeals to the world to get help for a young woman whose face was destroyed when she was shot – shot in the face when she was only two years old! I would like to speak to you about the case of Ayaan Osman, [...]