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Edna Adan: Walden University Commencement Speech
Edna Adan: TEDx: If We Can Train Midwives in Somaliland, Everyone Can!
Edna Adan: Fortune Magazine: One on One with Edna Adan
Edna Adan: 1,000 Midwives for Somaliland, 1 Million for Africa
Edna Adan: Edna Adan Ismail Visits Direct Relief
Edna Adan: Nicholas Kristof on Edna and Somaliland
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Edna Adan

Former First Lady of Somaliland & Women’s Rights Advocate

About Edna Adan

Edna Adan Ismail is one of the most influential women in Africa today. She is a talismanic figure whose life and work are an inspiration to people all around the world. Her long career in public service, which has seen her making lasting contributions in the fields of health, peace building and foreign affairs, has been marked by an exceptional devotion to advancing the cause of women.

From her time as a trainee nurse in London in the 1950s to her present running of the pioneering Edna Adan Hospital, ...