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Pharo’s New Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Program in Somaliland

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Pharo’s New Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Program in Somaliland

Dr. Mohammed Aw Ali – Pharo Foundation’s Head of Health in Somaliland. He has been a leading figure in the launch of Pharo’s new Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) program. He has big goals and aspirations, and he hopes that by the end of this year, they will have tested up to 14,820 people for diabetes and hypertension. Continue reading “Pharo’s New Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Program in Somaliland” →

$1.4M Templeton Prize Goes to Dr. Edna of Somaliland in 2023

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$1.4M Templeton Prize Goes to Dr. Edna of Somaliland in 2023

Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife, hospital founder, and health care advocate who for decades has combated female circumcision and strived to improve women’s health care in East Africa, was named Tuesday as winner of the 2023 Templeton Prize, one of the world’s largest annual individual awards. Continue reading “$1.4M Templeton Prize Goes to Dr. Edna of Somaliland in 2023” →

Taiwan provides funding to healthcare project in Somaliland

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Taiwan provides funding to healthcare project in Somaliland

Taiwan on Monday (Oct. 3) provided funds from the Maternal and Infant Health Care Improvement Project to Somaliland, allowing the East African nation to purchase urgently needed medical equipment. Continue reading “Taiwan provides funding to healthcare project in Somaliland” →

Campaign to End Chaining Mentally Ill Urges Somaliland to Act

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Campaign to End Chaining Mentally Ill Urges Somaliland to Act

Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children from 60 countries around the world live in chains, just because they have a mental health problem. It happens because of stigma and fear, as well as the neglect of governments. Continue reading “Campaign to End Chaining Mentally Ill Urges Somaliland to Act” →

Convalescent Plasma: Promising Experimental Treatment for Covid-19 Replicable in Somaliland

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Convalescent Plasma: Promising Experimental Treatment for Covid-19 Replicable in Somaliland

This piece just sheds light on another tool and medical care that is readily available for covid-19 patients and efforts taking place elsewhere in the world in combating this epidemic. In these testing times,  raising awareness of new emerging ways of fighting with diseases and sharing information and resources with the overwhelmed essential and medical communities in Somaliland is an empowerment. Continue reading “Convalescent Plasma: Promising Experimental Treatment for Covid-19 Replicable in Somaliland” →

New Portal for Healthcare Professionals Registration in Somaliland

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The Vice President of Somaliland Republic, who is also the Chairman of the National Committee for Prevention and Preparedness for Covid-19, unveiled a new system developed as well as all its hardware donated by the Global Tech Solutions Company, that easily collects data from Healthcare professional Continue reading “New Portal for Healthcare Professionals Registration in Somaliland” →

This Is How Somaliland is Fighting Corona-virus

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Africa—with dense mega cities, poor health infrastructure, and heavy Chinese investment—remains a growing corona-virus [COVID-19] concern, even as African governments respond aggressively to the public health threat. East Africa, especially, is at risk because the corona-virus pandemic coincides with

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