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 six [...]
Mar 04 2010
Our friend Nicolas Kristof writes in today’s New York Times about a child-bride in Yemen – which is located very near to Somaliland – who was granted a divorce at the age of ten. She is now a best-selling author! Nujood’s memoir spent five weeks as the No. 1 best-seller in France. It is being [...]
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 ceremonies [...]
Jul 21 2009
Somaliland: What Somalia Could Be is a new article written by Dr. J. Peter Pham recounting some of the history of both Somaliland and Somalia. Dr. Pham speaks highly of Edna Adan and of the hospital as an example of the good things that can happen in the presence of good governance. He discusses at [...]
May 18 2009
The Los Angeles Times has published an article about Somaliland, its quest for international recognition, its history, and its achievements. The news is not all good but Human Rights Watch says, “The government in Somaliland has a better human rights record than any other government in the Horn, including Kenya.”
For most of the last decade, [...]
May 12 2009
Saving Somaliland is a radio interview conducted by Radio Netherlands Worldwide (in English!) in which you can hear Edna speak about her work.
Despite the grave problems that the whole region is facing, such as piracy, terrorist violence and drought, Edna Adan has been able to build a private hospital that focuses on mother and [...]
Dec 03 2008
This brief video from the Voice of America features an interview with Edna Adan.
The people of the African republic of Somaliland voted in 1991 to become an independent nation. They argue that there are enough cultural, political and social differences between them and the people of Somalia to make Somaliland a separate country, as was [...]
Sep 27 2008
Edna Adan has published a new article which summarizes the health issues facing women and infants in Somaliland. Here are a few excerpts:
My theory is that women in Somaliland die because of ignorance on their part and on the part of those assisting them. Poverty is a strong factor that prevents women from seeking help [...]
Jun 20 2008
Our friend Devin Foxall visited Somaliland and made this really marvelous video to introduce Edna, the hospital, and Somaliland itself.
Here is Devin’s second video from Somaliland. This one is a little more focused on the country itself but it also includes an interview with Edna Adan Ismail, who, previously served as Somaliland’s foreign minister between [...]