Edna Adan Ismail

Edna Adan Ismail (; born 8 September 1937) is a nurse midwife, activist, and was the first female Foreign Minister of Somaliland from 2003 to 2006. She previously served as Somalia’s Minister of Family Welfare and Social Development.

She is the director and founder of the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa and an activist and pioneer in the struggle for the abolition of female genital mutilation. She is also President of the Organization for Victims of Torture.

She was married three times, including to Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal, who was the prime minister of the State of Somaliland five days prior to Trust Territory of Somalia's independence and later the Somali Republic (1960–1960) and (1967–1969) and President of Somaliland (1993–2002), although the two divorced after five years. Provided by Wikipedia
Showing 1 - 4 results of 4 for search 'Edna Adan Ismail', query time: 0.03s Refine Results
  1. 1
    Delays in care for hydrocephalus and spina bifida at a tertiary hospital in Somaliland

    Delays in care for hydrocephalus and spina bifida at a tertiary hospital in Somaliland by Henry Rice, Emily Smith, Edna Adan Ismail, Shukri Dahir, Mubarak Mohamed, Cesia Cotache-Condor, Andie Grimm

    Published 2023-01-01
    Get full text
    Article
  2. 2
    The contribution of pediatric surgery to poverty trajectories in Somaliland.

    The contribution of pediatric surgery to poverty trajectories in Somaliland. by Emily R Smith, Tessa L Concepcion, Mubarak Mohamed, Shugri Dahir, Edna Adan Ismail, Henry E Rice, Anirudh Krishna, Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery

    Published 2019-01-01
    Get full text
    Article
  3. 3
    Does reducing out-of-pocket costs for children’s surgical care protect families from poverty in Somaliland? A cross-sectional, national, economic evaluation modelling study

    Does reducing out-of-pocket costs for children’s surgical care protect families from poverty in Somaliland? A cross-sectional, national, economic evaluation modelling study by Edna Adan Ismail, Mark G Shrime, Emily R Smith, Henry E Rice, Tessa Concepcion, Shukri Dahir, Mubarak Mohamed, Cesia Cotache-Condor, Pranav Kapoor, Treasure Ramirez

    Published 2023-05-01
    Get full text
    Article
  4. 4
    Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: sharing data and experiences to accelerate eradication and improve care: part 2

    Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: sharing data and experiences to accelerate eradication and improve care: part 2 by Fabienne Richard, Wisal Ahmed, Nikki Denholm, Angela Dawson, Nesrin Varol, Birgitta Essén, Sara Johnsdotter, Paul Bukuluki, Wisal Ahmed, Al Gasseer H. Naeema, Dalya eltayeb, Bettina Shell-Duncan, Caroline Njue, Jacinta Muteshi, Clotilde Lamy, Pascale Neyrinck, Fabienne Richard, Peter Verduyckt, Sophie Alexander, Samuel Kimani, Tammary Esho, Violet Kimani, Christine Kigondu, Joseph Karanja, Jaldesa Guyo, Moustapha Touré, Yacin Gackou Guindo, Dramane Samaké, Ladji Camara, Youssouf Traoré, Alassane A. Traoré, Alou Samaké, Crista E. Johnson-Agbakwu, Malin Jordal, Elena Jirovsky, Samantha Wu, Kevin Fitzgerald, Ranit Mishori, Rebecca Reingold, Edna Adan Ismail, Lale Say, Marion Uebelhart, Michel Boulvain, Patrick Dallenbäch, Olivier Irion, Patrick Petignat, Jasmine Abdulcadir, Patrizia Farina, Els Leye, Livia Ortensi, Claudia Pecorella, Lindsey Novak, Jasmine Abdulcadir, Béatrice Cuzin, Florence Brunel Delmas, Albertine Papingui, Dina Bader, Anna Wahlberg, Sara Johnsdotter, Katarina Ekholm Selling, Carina Källestål, Birgitta Essén, Abdalla Hisham Hussein Imam Ibraheim, Nasr A. M. Elawad, Wisal Ahmed, Al Gasseer, H. Naeema, Elamin Maison, Hiba Hussein, Altayyeb Mohammed Albagir, Paul Bukuluki, Mohamed Tawfig Albirair, Sarah A. Salam Salih, Wisal Ahmed, Al Gasseer, H. Naeema, Elamin Maison, Hiba Hussein, Altayyeb Mohammed Albagir, Mohamed Tawfig Albirair, Paul Bukuluki, Angela Dawson, Nesrin Varol, Tammary Esho, Samuel Kimani, Violet Kimani, Samuel Muniu, Christine Kigondu, Isaac Nyamongo, Jaldesa Guyo, Patrick Ndavi, Rebecca Reingold, Ranit Mishori, Kevin Fitzgerald, Samantha Wu, Holly Hedley, Rachel Kuenzi, Laura Malavé-Seda, Camille Clare, Jacqueline Greenfield, Praise Augustus, Nneamaka Ukatu, Eugene Manu, Brian Altonen, Martin Caillet, Fabienne Richard, Pierre Foldès, Béatrice Cuzin, Florence Brunel Delmas, Albertine Papingui, Sophie Wylomanski, Mathilde Vital, Sophie De Visme, Stéphanie Dugast, Matthieu Hanf, Norbert Winer, Sara Johnsdotter, Birgitta Essén, Amr Seifeldin, Ranit Mishori, Kevin Fitzgerald, Rebecca Reingold, Samantha Wu, Michela Villani, Sara Johnsdotter, Birgitta Essén, Rebecca Seinfeld, Brian Earp, S. Cappon, C. L’Ecluse, E. Clays, I. Tency, E. Leye, R. E. Johansen, C. M. Ouédraogo, S. Madzou, A. Simporé, V. Combaud, A. Ouattara, F. Millogo, A. Ouédraogo, S. Kiemtore, H. Zamane, Y. A. Sawadogo, P. Kaien, B. Dramé, B. Thieba, J. Lankoandé, P. Descamps, L. Catania, R. Mastrullo, A. Caselli, R. Cecere, O. Abdulcadir, J. Abdulcadir, Sonja Vogt, Charles Efferson, S. O’Neill, D. Dubour, S. Florquin, M. Bos, S. Zewolde, F. Richard, N. Varol, A. Dawson, S. Turkmani, J. J. Hall, S. Nanayakkara, G. Jenkins, C. S. Homer, K. McGeechan, M. Vital, S. de Visme, M. Hanf, H. J. Philippe, N. Winer, S. Wylomanski, C. Johnson-Agbakwu, N. Warren, A. Macfarlane, W. Dorkenoo, I. L. Lien, J. H. Schultz

    Published 2017-09-01
    Get full text
    Article

Search Tools: