Amoud Foundation 2004 AAA Award

The 2004 Awdal Achievement Award was won by a group of doctors at Borama Regional Hospital. The award was announced at the Amoud Foundation Annual Banquet held on August 7, 2004 at the Holiday Inn Select, Irving, Texas, USA.

Dr.Nimco Haji Abubakar (left) of Borama Hospital

Accepts the award from Halimo Jama Hadi (right)

Of Amoud Foundation of Dallas.

Dr. Nimco, a Somali Canadian, is one of the doctors who work at Borama Regional Hospital in Somaliland, saving lives every day with very limited medical resources. Dr. Nimco left the comforts of North America and went back home in order to live among her people and make a difference. Listening to her recount stories of heroism and heartbreak at the Borama Hospital Maternity Wing where she is the primary surgeon brings one to tears. She shared her experiences with a captivated audience at Amoud Foundation Annual Dinner in Irving, Texas. Dr. Nimco is one of a select group of doctors who have given up so much to give so much to their community. Dr. Abdirahman Jama Hadi, Awdal Regional Health Coordinator, is another member who dedicated so much of his life in the service of his people. Stories abound of his willingness to answer the calls of the sick late into the evening, at times visiting patients in their own homes when they are unable to come to him. Dr. Nimco and Dr. Abdirahman are just two of the many doctors who strive to meet the healthcare needs of their community at the Borama Regional Hospital, the only public hospital that serves this vast region that stretches into neighboring Ethiopia and Djibouti. Strapped for medical supplies and equipment, they continue to give of themselves daily, putting their talents and knowledge at the service of their people. The fruits of their labor of love are seen every day on the faces of the many lives they have saved against incredible odds. May their sacrifices be rewarded both in this life and here after. Amoud Foundation of Dallas salutes them in recognition of their service to the community.

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