SOMALIA: First doctors graduate in 18 years

NAIROBI Tuesday, November 25, 2008 (IRIN) - Somalia's first medical doctors in 18 years officially graduated in Mogadishu on 20 November. Twelve men and eight women completed their studies at the Benadir University Medical College (BUMC) and are now working at various hospitals in Mogadishu, Mohamed Mahamud Bidey, dean of the college, told IRIN on 25 November. This is the first time since 1990 that doctors have graduated from a Somali institution such as the BUMC. Bidey said: "There is an...