Jun 29 2010
Once again, we are in a state of panic because we will be losing our excellent resident doctor in September when he will proceed on a Scholarship to specialise in Surgery. Dr. Abdiqani who had gained practical experience at our hospital and later was assigned here on rotational internship, joined our staff after he completed [...]
Jun 17 2010
BSc Midwifery Lead Tutor, 18 month contract* The Edna Adan Maternity Hospital (EAH), University of Hargeisa (UoH) and THET have a vacancy for a full time Lead tutor to head and implement the first BSc in Midwifery in Somaliland’s history. Since declaring independence in 1991 Somaliland has suffered many of the problems associated with post [...]
May 21 2010
From April 30th to May 10th, we had a team of medical doctors, and anesthetists visiting us at Edna Hospital from WAHA (Women and Health Alliance International) and in partnership with UAE Red Crescent Authority. They were here to carry out fistula repair operations for women from all over the Horn of Africa. This opportunity [...]
May 21 2010
On the 8th of May, we had our annual celebration of the Somaliland Nursing and Midwifery Association. On this occasion, some nurses and midwives were honored. We are proud to let you know that two of our Midwives received the Best Midwives Awards from the SNMA. Both were trained at our hospital and both work [...]
May 07 2010
Africa Rising: The Grassroots Movement to End Female Genital Mutilation is a short film about the grassroots movement in Africa working to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Meanwhile, blogger Andrew Sullivan, among others, is horrified to learn that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has endorsed a ‘kinder gentler’ form of FGM: [...]
Mar 26 2010
Edna Adan has shared some photos from the recent Women in the World Summit in New York City. Here are four of the best of what was taken. There are many (many!) more photos in the Edna Hospital Photo Gallery.
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 [...]
Mar 04 2010
Encouraging news out of Afghanistan: Some mullahs in Afghanistan are distributing condoms. Others are quoting the Quran to encourage longer breaks between births. Health experts say contraception is starting to catch on in a country with the world’s second highest maternal death rate. Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest fertility rates, averaging more than [...]
Dec 27 2009
In this review of Half the Sky in the NY Review of Books, Sue Halpern discusses the plight of women in the developing world. For Westerners, the words “gender inequality” are likely to suggest pay differentials and glass ceilings and old-boy networks. For the women and girls Kristof and WuDunn write about, gender inequality is [...]
Dec 22 2009
We would like to thank the “Friends of Edna Hospital Society in Vancouver” for a generous donation of US$1800 they have sent to the Edna Adan Hospital as well as another amount of US$850 they have sent to the Las Anood Hospital through us with instructions that we buy medical supplies for that hospital. The [...]
Dec 22 2009
A writer at the Huffington Post has suggested that Nicolas Kristof’s book Half the Sky should be considered the most important book of the decade. Steve Leveen writes: But what if we could have known in 1962, the year of its publication, that Silent Spring would contain a message of change necessary to save our [...]
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 18 2009
Edna Hospital was 7 years old in March 2009. During that period, we received patients from all corners of the Horn of Africa as well as providing care to UN and international staff and their families in Somaliland, and to screen or treat refugees brought to us for treatment by the United Nations. Among the [...]
Sep 26 2009
Nicholas Kristof has taped a full one hour on Oprah where he speaks about his new book, Half the Sky, in which Edna Adan is featured prominently. This Oprah program is tentatively scheduled for broadcast on Thursday, October 1.
Sep 07 2009
Pullitzer Prize winner and NY Times columnist Nicolas Kristof has taped a full hour program with Oprah where he discusses his new book, Half the Sky, which prominently features Edna Adan. We don’t yet know the exact date that the show will be broadcast but is expected to be shown in early October. Watch for [...]