FTL Somalia

Hormuud Facilitates First-Ever Open-Heart Surgeries for 2 Children

Somalia’s Hormuud Salaam Foundation (HSF), with the generous support of philanthropist Adna Moalin Abdirahman from Milan, Italy, has achieved a historic medical milestone.

Hormuud did this by facilitating the first-ever open-heart surgeries for children in the Horn of Africa nation.

Zakariye Abdulkadir and Maida Moalin Tuure successfully underwent these groundbreaking procedures on January 25, 2025.

This achievement marks a transformative moment for pediatric healthcare in Somalia, offering new hope to countless families.