# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Dr. Edna Adan Ismail: A Global Pioneer in Health
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 10:30 am – Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Dr. Edna Adan Ismail: A Global Pioneer in Health ``| Dr. Edna Adan Ismail: Arloeswr Byd-eang ym maes IechydAbout this EventThe School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University is honoured to welcome internationally renowned humanitarian, midwife, educator, and advocate Dr. Edna Adan Ismail, a woman whose extraordinary life’s work has transformed the landscape of healthcare in Somaliland and inspired practitioners around the world.Best known as the founder of the Edna Adan University Hospital, as well as the Edna Adan University. Dr. Edna has built one of East Africa’s most respected referral and teaching hospitals—an institution that now trains midwives, nurses, anaesthesia technicians, medical students, and other vital health professionals who are shaping the future of care in the region.As a visiting Honorary Lecturer of Cardiff University, Dr. Edna brings firsthand insight into one of the world’s most challenging public health environments. When Somaliland withdrew from its administrative union with Somalia in 1991, the nation had only 18 nurses and midwives and 13 doctors to serve a population of four million and a country as big as England and Wales combined. Rising from the devastation of civil war, she returned home determined to rebuild. On a barren former rubbish site, armed only with conviction and the proceeds of selling her own possessions, she laid the foundations of a hospital that would become a beacon of hope. From training the first cohort of 42 nurses to now educating over 4000 healthcare professionals, her work has dramatically reduced maternal and infant mortality in a region once facing some of Africa’s worst outcomes.Dr. Edna is also one of the world’s most powerful voices against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a practice she both experienced and witnessed the devastating consequences of throughout her career. Her relentless advocacy helped prompt Somaliland to issue a national religious edict (fatwa) against FGM, sparking essential conversations and empowering future generations to challenge this harmful tradition. Her leadership continues to inspire healthcare professionals globally to champion women’s rights, dignity, and compassionate care. In recognition of her lifelong dedication to healing, education, and public service, Dr. Edna was awarded the prestigious Templeton Prize in 2023—an honour previously held by only one other iconic woman: Mother Teresa.With her remarkable story captured in her memoir A Woman of Firsts, Dr. Edna stands as an extraordinary exemplar of Global-Civic, resilience, and visionary leadership. Her message is one that has inspired many: that through courage, compassion, and perseverance, one person can change the future of healthcare.Please be aware that sensitive topics, including FGM, may be discussed.Mae'n anrhydedd i'r Ysgol Gwyddorau Gofal Iechyd, Prifysgol Caerdydd groesawu'r ddyngarwraig, bydwraig, addysgwr ac eiriolwr o fri rhyngwladol Dr. Edna Adan Ismail, menyw y mae ei gwaith bywyd rhyfeddol wedi trawsnewid tirwedd gofal iechyd yn Somaliland ac wedi ysbrydoli ymarferwyr ledled y byd.Yn fwyaf adnabyddus fel sylfaenydd Ysbyty Athrofaol Edna Adan, yn ogystal â Phrifysgol Edna Adan. Mae Dr. Edna wedi adeiladu un o ysbytai atgyfeirio ac addysgu mwyaf uchel ei barch yn Nwyrain Affrica - sefydliad sydd bellach yn hyfforddi bydwragedd, nyrsys, technegwyr anesthesia, myfyrwyr meddygol, a gweithwyr iechyd proffesiynol hanfodol eraill sy'n llunio dyfodol gofal yn y rhanbarth.Fel Darlithydd Gwadd Gwadd Prifysgol Caerdydd, mae Dr. Edna yn dod â mewnwelediad uniongyrchol i un o amgylcheddau iechyd cyhoeddus mwyaf heriol y byd. Pan dynnodd Somaliland yn ôl o'i undeb gweinyddol â Somalia ym 1991, dim ond 18 nyrs a bydwragedd a 13 meddyg oedd gan y genedl i wasanaethu poblogaeth o bedair miliwn a gwlad mor fawr â Lloegr a Chymru gyda'i gilydd. Ar ôl codi o ddinistrio'r rhyfel cartref, dychwelodd adref yn benderfynol o ailadeiladu. Ar hen safle sbwriel anffrwythlon, arfog yn unig ag argyhoeddiad a'r elw o werthu ei heiddo ei hun, gosododd sylfeini ysbyty a fyddai'n dod yn beacon o obaith. O hyfforddi'r garfan gyntaf o 42 nyrs i addysgu dros 4000 o weithwyr gofal iechyd proffesiynol, mae ei gwaith wedi lleihau marwolaethau mamau a babanod yn ddramatig mewn rhanbarth a oedd unwaith yn wynebu rhai o ganlyniadau gwaethaf Affrica.Mae Dr. Edna hefyd yn un o leisiau mwyaf pwerus y byd yn erbyn Anffurfio Organau Cenhedlu Benywaidd (FGM), arfer y brofodd ac a welodd ganlyniadau dinistriol trwy gydol ei gyrfa. Helpodd ei eiriolaeth ddi-baid i ysgogi Somaliland i gyhoeddi edict crefyddol cenedlaethol (fatwa) yn erbyn FGM, gan sbarduno sgyrsiau hanfodol a grymuso cenedlaethau'r dyfodol i herio'r traddodiad niweidiol hwn. Mae ei harweinyddiaeth yn parhau i ysbrydoli gweithwyr gofal iechyd proffesiynol yn fyd-eang i hyrwyddo hawliau, urddas a gofal tosturiol menywod. I gydnabod ei hymroddiad gydol oes i iachâd, addysg a gwasanaeth cyhoeddus, dyfarnwyd Gwobr fawreddog Templeton i Dr. Edna yn 2023 - anrhydedd a ddelir yn flaenorol gan un fenyw eiconig arall yn unig: y Fam Teresa.Gyda'i stori ryfeddol wedi'i dal yn ei hunangofiant A Woman of Firsts, mae Dr. Edna yn sefyll fel esiampl anhygoel o arweinyddiaeth fyd-eang-ddinesig, gwytnwch a gweledigaethol. Mae ei neges yn un sydd wedi ysbrydoli llawer: y gall un person newid dyfodol gofal iechyd trwy ddewrder, tosturi a dyfalbarhad.Byddwch yn ymwybodol y gellir trafod pynciau sensitif, gan gynnwys FGM.
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Cardiff
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Ty Dewi Sant Building, LT1
- **lat**: 51.5067608
- **long**: -3.1887982
- **full address**: Ty Dewi Sant Building, LT1, University of Wales Hospital, Cardiff, United Kingdom

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- **Q**: When and where is Dr. Edna Adan Ismail: A Global Pioneer in Health being held?
  - **A:** Dr. Edna Adan Ismail: A Global Pioneer in Health takes place on Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 10:30 am to Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm at Ty Dewi Sant Building, LT1, University of Wales Hospital, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
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