April Public Health Spotlight
As we honor Black Maternal Health Week, this month?s Public Health Spotlight is Ayan Abdulahi, Founder and Executive Director of Ayan Maternity Heathcare Support. A passionate advocate for and practitioner of maternal health services for East African immigrants and refugees, Abdulahi graduated as a nurse midwife from Shifa College of Medicine at Hargeisa in the Republic of Somaliland. She has subsequently worked for the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Jijiga, Ethiopia, on projects dedicated to the prevention of female genital mutilation (FGM), and for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Belgium, as an HIV/AIDS and TB educator. In all of her work, Abdulahi is committed to supporting women with disabilities, who have had traumatic experiences, and who have experienced domestic violence.
Read on to learn more about her phenomenal work and commitment to community health.
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