Somaliland has one of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the world. One in eleven children die in infancy, and nearly 4,000 women die in childbirth annually. Somaliland also suffers from a shortage of healthcare professionals. 15 years ago, the Edna Adan Hospital was founded to both serve mothers and children as well as train new nurses and doctors. Now, the hospital has trained over 1,000 midwives that are dispatched across the country to save lives. It has also grown to a major referral institution for patients across the Horn of Africa seeking obstetric, surgical, diagnostic, and pediatric care. For these services, medical oxygen is imperative, which requires infrastructure such as a PSA plant.

In order to run successfully and sustainably, a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) plant requires a reliable source of power. Looking to install a new oxygen system, the former Foreign Minister of Somaliland, Edna Adan, reached out to Build Health International for support in upgrading electrical infrastructure at the Edna Adan Hospital. To accomplish this, BHI’s team of electrical engineers completed electrical design, procured necessary tools and materials, and performed the installation of the required electrical infrastructure to power the PSA plant house building. As a result of these upgrades, the Edna Adan Hospital is equipped with the necessary electrical foundation to power their generator, and, in turn, enable its new PSA plant to thrive and deliver medical oxygen to patients like the mothers and children at the Edna Adan Hospital.