Transformation in Somaliland: Edna Adan Maternity Hospital

13 Pages Posted: 30 May 2017

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Gerry Yemen

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Scott A. Snell

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

John G. Meara

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Craig D. McClain

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Nakul P. Raykar

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Abstract

There are change efforts, and there are change efforts. Edna Adan Ismail, referred to in the Western press as the Muslim Mother Teresa, created a small revolution when she founded the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa, Somaliland. From securing buy-in and permissions from Siad Barre's government, acquiring land and struggling to keep it, and designing and constructing a new building, to educating a health care workforce, attracting physicians, and attending to the health care needs of a poor population, the case sets the stage for an analysis of change management. As Edna Adan Ismail feels the impact of globalization and the demands of global standards of care from the developed world, she faces some complex problems. How would she continue to add and improve hospital operations, educate the local population of health care providers and patients, and meet the objectives and standards of international actors? The material in this case presents complex problems around efforts to innovate and implement change on a grand scale.

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UVA-OB-1082

Rev. May 4, 2016

Transformation in Somaliland: Edna Adan Maternity Hospital

If you cannot do it with your heart, your hands will never do it.

—Edna Adan Ismail's father

Edna Adan Ismail, referred to in the Western press as the Muslim Mother Teresa, created a small revolution when she founded the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa, Somaliland. From securing buy-in and permissions from the government to acquire land to attending to the health care needs of a poor population, Edna Adan Ismail faced, influenced, and removed numerous barriers to open and run a hospital in a resource-poor country.

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Keywords: change agent, Kotter, surgery, operating room, change models, leadership models, vision, global health, anesthesia, surgery, WHO, UN, United Nations, health system, public health

Suggested Citation

Yemen, Gerry and Snell, Scott A. and Meara, John G. and McClain, Craig D. and Raykar, Nakul P., Transformation in Somaliland: Edna Adan Maternity Hospital. Darden Case No. UVA-OB-1082, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2974847 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2974847

Gerry Yemen (Contact Author)

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business ( email )

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Scott A. Snell

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business ( email )

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John G. Meara

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

P.O. Box 6550
Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550
United States

Craig D. McClain

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

P.O. Box 6550
Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550
United States

Nakul P. Raykar

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

P.O. Box 6550
Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550
United States

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