Category: Education

Strengthening the Family Medicine Sector in Somaliland

Strengthening the Family Medicine Sector in Somaliland

The estimated population of Somaliland is 3.8 million, with 45% population living in rural areas. Farming livestock is the backbone of the economy. Life expectancy is 55 years and the maternal mortality ratio is 396 per 100 000 live births. Continue reading “Strengthening the Family Medicine Sector in Somaliland”

Somaliland’s Female Architect in Home Building Industry

Somaliland's Female Architect in Home Building Industry

When Hibaq Mohamed Elmi visits construction sites in the northern Somaliland city of Berbera, she is often mistaken for someone interested in renting or buying the new building. Nobody imagines her to be the architectural engineer on site to oversee the entire construction. Continue reading “Somaliland’s Female Architect in Home Building Industry”

President Bihi Bids Farewell to Taiwan Scholarship Recipients

President Bihi Bids Farewell to Taiwan Scholarship Recipients

The President of Somaliland Republic – HE Muse Bihi Abdi – today held a farewell meeting with 33 (thirty three) students who have won the scholarships that Taiwan availed to Somaliland. Continue reading “President Bihi Bids Farewell to Taiwan Scholarship Recipients”

Somaliland: Edna Adan’s Influence Felt all across the World

Somaliland: Edna Adan's Influence Felt all across the World

A very special woman was in Salt Lake City over the weekend from a far away land.
She has brought about incredible change to her homeland of Somaliland – a small country located on the horn of Africa. Continue reading “Somaliland: Edna Adan’s Influence Felt all across the World”

Somaliland: Supply, Safety, and State of Blood Transfusions

Somaliland: Supply, Safety, and State of Blood Transfusions?

After extensive research and countless scientific experiments in this unprecedented advancement in technology and natural science, humans have not been able yet to manufacture an ounce of artificial blood to this day, and there is no substitute for human blood. Neither experiment with animal blood for human transfusions is providing a promising breakthrough.   Continue reading “Somaliland: Supply, Safety, and State of Blood Transfusions”