How THET and Comic Relief have helped support healthcare in Somaliland

摘要

SOMALILAND is in the eastern Horn of Africa, to the north west of Somalia. Although not officially recognised in international law, it operates as a democratic self-governing state within Somalia and as such has greater political stability. The country has a population of 3.5 million; with the capital city, Hargeisa, home for 1.3 million. King's College Hospital, London, established a link with Somaliland in 2000 with the help of the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET), and in 2004 secured Comic Relief funding to develop a pharmacy system in Hargeisa Group Hospital (HGH), the main state hospital of the capital city.