Dr. Deqo Aden Mohamed is a Somalia-born obstetrician-gynecologist who is the former CEO of the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation, Founder of Hagarla Institute and co-founder of Somali Cancer Society. The operations of the foundation are based in Hope Village, a complex in Mogadishu, Somalia, providing healthcare, education, and shelter to thousands of displaced people. The village was founded by Mohamed's mother Dr Hawa Abdi and is run alongside her sister, Dr Amina Mohamed. In addition to her executive role, Deqo Mohamed works as a doctor in the Dr Hawa Abdi General Hospital. Currently, the village is closed due to security in the area, the village was functioning from 1991-2020.
Deqo Aden Mohamed | |
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| Born | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Citizenship | US |
| Occupation | Obstetrician-gynaecologist |
| Employer | Hagarla Institute |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Dr Amina Mohamed (sister) |
Early life and education
editMohamed was born in Mogadishu, Somalia [1] to Dr Hawa Abdi and Aden Mohamed.[2] She went to college and medical school in Russia, helping her mother in the camp in between studying.[3] Mohamed was chosen as a Yale Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellow in 2016.[4]
Career
editAfter her studies, Mohamed immigrated to the US as a refugee in 2003.[5] During this time she worked in multiple labs and was granted US citizenship in 2008.[3][5] In 2010 she gave a TEDtalk alongside her mother Dr Hawa Abdi about their medical clinic.[6] She returned to Somalia in 2007, feeling a sense of responsibility to help the situation in the country.[7] She was chosen as a mentee for the Bank of America Global Ambassadors Program in 2014.[8][9]
Mohamed is currently the Executive Director of Hagarla Institute and a board member of the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation in the US and works on the ground in Somalia nationwide to improve access to quality healthcare.[1] The foundation aims to fund the ground project and Hagarla Institute to deliver serves, public health awareness, and training medical professionals "to create access to basic human rights in Somalia through building sustainable institutions in healthcare, education, agriculture, and social entrepreneurship".[10] Hope Village consists of a hospital, a primary school, a high school, a women's education centre, agricultural projects, a sanitation program, and a refuge for families.[11][12][13] Mohamed is also a visiting lecturer at the African Leadership University School of Business, Rwanda.[14]
Awards and honours
editPersonal life
editMohamed married her husband, a physician, in 2012.[3] Her father died in 2012[3] and her mother died in 2020.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b "Our Team". Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ Hawa Abdi; Robbins, Sarah J (2013). Keeping hope alive: one woman: 90,000 lives changed. New York, NY: Grand Central Pub. ISBN 9781455503766. OCLC 806015186.
- ^ a b c d Pesta, Abigail (2012-10-21). "Somalia's Fierce Daughter: Dr. Deqo Mohamed". Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Class of 2016 | Yale Greenberg World Fellows". worldfellows.yale.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ a b Beast, The Daily (2011-03-01). "Participants in the 2011 Women in the World Summit". Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ Mohamed, Hawa Abdi + Deqo, Mother and daughter doctor-heroes, retrieved 2019-04-22
- ^ Mohamed, Dr Deqo; Abdi, daughter of Dr Hawa. "In Somalia, Mother And Daughter Are 'Keeping Hope Alive'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Dr. Deqo Aden Mohamed | The Global Ambassadors Program". www.global-ambassadors.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Northern Ireland 2014 | Women's leadership in post-conflict and peacebuilding countries from Bank of America". About Bank of America. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Our Foundation". Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ^ "Sanitation". Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ^ "Education". Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ^ a b Nuzum, Lydia (2017-03-07). "Somali doctor, foundation leader to serve as Chatham's commencement speaker". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ^ "Faculty". ALU School of Business. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Television". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Dr. Hawa Abdi & Her Daughters: The Saints of Somalia". Glamour. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ Dahir, Abdi Latif (2020-08-06). "Hawa Abdi, Doctor Who Aided Thousands in Somalia, Dies at 73". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-21.