A Woman of Firsts: The midwife who built a hospital and changed the world
āThe Muslim Mother Teresaā Huffington Post
Winner of the 2023 Templeton Prize
Imprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution.
Edna Adan Ismail endured it all ā for the women of Africa.
Edna saw first-hand how poor healthcare, lack of education and ancient superstitions had devastating effects on Somalilandās people, especially its women. When she suffered the trauma of FGM herself as a young girl at the bidding of her mother, Ednaās determination was set.
The first midwife to practise in Somaliland, Edna became a formidable teacher and campaigner for womenās health. As her country was swept up in its bloody fight for independence, Edna rose to become its First Lady and first female cabinet minister.
She built her own hospital, brick by brick, training future generations in what has been hailed as one of the Horn of Africaās finest university hospitals
This is Ednaās truly remarkable story.
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āThe Muslim Mother Teresaā Huffington Post
Winner of the 2023 Templeton Prize
Imprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution.
Edna Adan Ismail endured it all ā for the women of Africa.
Edna saw first-hand how poor healthcare, lack of education and ancient superstitions had devastating effects on Somalilandās people, especially its women. When she suffered the trauma of FGM herself as a young girl at the bidding of her mother, Ednaās determination was set.
The first midwife to practise in Somaliland, Edna became a formidable teacher and campaigner for womenās health. As her country was swept up in its bloody fight for independence, Edna rose to become its First Lady and first female cabinet minister.
She built her own hospital, brick by brick, training future generations in what has been hailed as one of the Horn of Africaās finest university hospitals
This is Ednaās truly remarkable story.
