The First pacemaker implantation in Somalia has been performed at Mogadishu Somali -Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Training and Research Hospital . A pacemaker is a small, battery-operated device. This device senses when the heart is beating irregularly or too slowly. It sends a signal to your heart that makes the heart beat at the correct pace. After the operation the patient has been successfully discharged the next day.