Dr Hawa Abdi Dhiblawe, prominent human rights activist, founder and chairperson of the Dr Hawa Abdi Foundation and one of Somalia's first female obstetricians has passed away in Mogadishu. She was 73.
She died Wednesday morning, but the circumstances surrounding her death remain unestablished at the moment.
Dr Abdi affectionately referred to as the Mother Theresa of Somalia, was a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Her work is credited for saving the lives of thousands during some of Somalia's darkest moments. She cared for the wounded, the sick - often for free - at a hospital, she established on her family's land in 1983. What began as a humble one-room operation would eventually care for close to 90,000 people during Somalia's catastrophic drought in 2011.
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She died Wednesday morning, but the circumstances surrounding her death remain unestablished at the moment.
Dr Abdi affectionately referred to as the Mother Theresa of Somalia, was a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Her work is credited for saving the lives of thousands during some of Somalia's darkest moments. She cared for the wounded, the sick - often for free - at a hospital, she established on her family's land in 1983. What began as a humble one-room operation would eventually care for close to 90,000 people during Somalia's catastrophic drought in 2011.
Dr Hawa Abdi, human rights champion, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 'Somali hero,' passes away at 73
Mogadishu (HOL) - Dr Hawa Abdi Dhiblawe, prominent human rights activist, founder and chairperson of the Dr Hawa Abdi Foundation and one of Somalia's first female obstetricians has passed away in Mogadishu. She was 73.
