The First meeting of Somali Society of Internal Medicine was held in Recep Tayyip Erdogan Vocational School of Health Science on 19-20th December 2019.
The aim of this meeting was to discuss about the chronic diseases like Diabetes, Hypertension, Heart failure and Tuberculosis. These diseases a burden to all the world and specially prevalence is very high in Somalia, with lack of proper awareness. The participated doctors highlighted the need to improve the prevention and to increase the awareness of our population.
Delegates from Turkish embassy in Mogadishu, Mogadishu Somali Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Training and Research hospital, Vocational School of Health science have participated the opening ceremony of the meeting, and encouraged the society to take a step ahead in improving the overall healthcare in Somalia.
Good clinical Research course was given to the participated doctors on the first day of the meeting, which will help doctors to improve their clinical research skills.
Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research hospital and Vocational School of Health Science have facilitated this meeting, which is the first of its kind.