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Friends Of Edna Maternity Hospital is a fantastic charity that we support. It is the North American and South American partner organization to the Edna Adan Hospital in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Founded in 2000, Friends of Edna makes grants to the hospital based on its need and maintains an endowment to ensure that the hospital will continue to fulfill its mission for generations to come.

Founded as a maternity hospital, over the past 15 years the Edna Adan Hospital has grown into a major referral institution. It provides obstetrical, surgical, medical and pediatric services across the Horn of Africa. In addition to services relating to maternal and infant health, the hospital has diagnostic laboratory facilities, an emergency blood bank, and provides diagnosis and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, including testing for HIV/AIDS.

The hospital is a non-profit charitable institution built by Edna Adan Ismail, who, upon retirement from the World Health Organization, returned to her homeland, Somaliland, and donated her pension and other assets to help address the grave health problems that endanger the lives of women and children across the Horn of Africa.

The hospital seeks to fill the urgent need for health care and – in partnership with the Ministry of Health, UNICEF, and WHO – provide training for a new generation of health professionals, with the goal of training 1,000 midwives to serve the needs of women in all parts of the country. The hospital’s facilities are available for medical research, studies and counselling, with particular attention to the health problems caused by female genital mutilation (FGM).

You can help this worthy endeavor by donating via PayPal to Friends Of Edna Maternity Hospital:


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