http://blog.ednahospital.org Maternity and Childrens Health Services in the Horn of Africa Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:22:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://blog.ednahospital.org/2008/12/03/video-history-of-somaliland/ We are so pleased that the Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Nicolas Kristof has, once again, linked here from his Blog at the New York Times. A Stoning in Somalia Incidentally, for anyone interested in Somalia, there is a superb aid project in the northern breakaway republic of Somaliland: a maternity hospital run ... http://blog.ednahospital.org/2008/11/14/a-stoning-in-somalia/ 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 ... http://blog.ednahospital.org/2008/09/27/on-the-issues-magazine-fall-2008-the-terror-of-motherhood-in-somaliland-and-women%e2%80%99s-rights-to-safe-care-by-edna-adan-ismail/ Nicolas Kristof, the Pulitzer Prize winning columnist at the New York Times, writing in a new blog entry has again cited Edna Adan as being someone whom he "hugely" admires. I’ve often recommended that young people go and live abroad for a time, the better to understand the world — ... http://blog.ednahospital.org/2008/08/27/ny-times-again-blogs-about-edna/ The new Edna Adan shop is now open for business at Cafe Press! There are lots of different items to choose among. We hope you find something that you will enjoy. Only, please remember that the prices here all reflect our cost exactly. The Edna Hospital makes nothing when you purchase ... http://blog.ednahospital.org/2008/07/03/show-how-proud-you-are-to-support-edna/ 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 ... http://blog.ednahospital.org/2008/06/20/somaliland-video/ Welcome to the new Blog of the Edna Hospital. We hope that this new feature will develop into a convenient way for the representatives of the Hospital to share information about recent events among all of the many supporters of the Hospital. Your comments to these Blog entries are always welcome! http://blog.ednahospital.org/2008/06/19/hello-world/ This report appeared previously on the main web site and has been transferred here. by Jennie Goutet, HOPE worldwide March 9, 2002 was a monumental day in Somaliland as the first nonprofit, teaching maternity hospital in Hargeisa opened at 9:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies at the Edna Hospital After four years of ... http://blog.ednahospital.org/2002/03/09/edna-adan-maternity-hospital-opens/ This report appeared previously on the main web site and has been transferred here Reported by Jennie Goutet, HOPE worldwide The first regional consultative seminar on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) was held for the countries of the Horn of Africa February 19-21, 2002. Seminar attendees gathered from Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somaliland and ... http://blog.ednahospital.org/2002/02/19/female-genital-mutilation-seminar-held-at-the-hospital/