Friday, August 16, 2019

Edna Adan Ismail was daughter of Somaliland's best-loved doctor

Dubbed 'Muslim Mother Theresa', Edna was first midwife to practise in country.


Built own hospital in her 60s hailed as Horn of Africa's finest university hospital
Edna has written a book, A Woman of Firsts - a compelling memoir of her life

Now an anti-FGM campaigner after 'gruesome' procedure performed on her.

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