NR No: 060/2022 Date: 09 December 2022

STORY: ATMIS and Jubaland Ministry of Health support twelve Somali medical
officers on capacity building

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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH, SOMALI AND NATURAL SOUND

DATELINE:07/DECEMBER/2022, JUBA LAND STATE, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:
1. Wide shot - Medical officers following the proceedings.
2. Med Shot - Medical officers following the proceedings.
3. Close up shot - A medical officer following the proceedings.
4. Med shot - Medical officers following the proceedings.
5. Med shot -A graduate receiving a certificate.
6. Med shot - A graduate receiving a certificate.
7. SOUNDBITE:(ENGLISH) Brig. Jattani Gula, ATMIS Sector Two
Commander.
“The graduating officers both from the Somali security forces and
civilian hospitals will contribute to human health and improved
medical care in Dhobley and surrounding areas”
8. Med shot - A graduate receiving a certificate.
9. Med shot – A graduate receiving a certificate.
10. Med shot – A graduate receiving a certificate.
11. Med shot – A graduate receiving a certificate.
12. SOUNDBITE:(SOMALI) Dek Ahmed Omar, Head of human
resources, Jubbaland Ministry of Health
“The hospital will benefit from the skills gained by the trainees
and the first batch of the medics trained here will resolve the
burden of referring patients to other health facilities. The training
has afforded participants with quality standards,”

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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 13. Med shot – A graduate receiving a certificate.
14. Med shot – A graduate receiving a certificate.
15. Med shot – A graduate receiving a certificate.
16. SOUNDBITE:(SOMALI) Abdirahman Farah Jim’ale, Medical Officer
“The hospital will benefit from the skills gained by the trainees and
the first batch of the medics trained here will resolve the burden of
referring patients to other health facilities. The training has afforded
participants with quality standards”
17. Wide shot – Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops being awarded AU
medals of honor.
18. Med shot - A KDF officer being awarded AU medal of honor.
19. Med shot - A KDF officer being awarded AU medal of honor.
20. Med shot - Military officers watering a tree.
21. Med shot - Military officers watering a tree.
22. Wide shot - KDF, SNA officers and Jubaland State medical officers in a
group photo.

ATMIS and Jubaland Ministry of Health support twelve Somali medical officers
on capacity building

Mogadishu 9 Dec’ 2022 - Twelve medical officers attached to the Somali Security
Forces (SSF) and various medical facilities in Jubaland State have graduated after
successfully completing an eight-month training to improve their skills. It was a
collaborative effort between the Africa Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)
and the Jubaland Federal Member State Ministry of Health.

The medical officers, including two from the Somali National Army and 10 civilians,
were trained in various areas including laboratory procedures, general medical
knowledge, trauma, combat casualty care, hospital management, nursing,
pharmacy, and midwifery.

The graduation ceremony was presided over by the commander of ATMIS forces in
Sector Two, Brigadier Jattani Gula and top officials from the Jubaland State Ministry
of Health at the Dhobley Level-II hospital.

“The graduating officers both from the Somali security forces and civilian hospitals
will contribute to human health and improved medical care in Dhobley and
surrounding areas”, said Brig. Jattani Gula.

Brig. Gula commended the Somali Security Forces and the local communities for
their collaboration in restoring peace and stability, emphasizing that continued peace
and stability was important to boosting the skills of many more professionals in the
community.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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Dek Ahmed Omar, the Head of Human Resources at the Jubaland Ministry of
Health, thanked ATMIS for providing the timely training that would enable the
medical officers improve on service delivery at local hospitals within the State.

“The hospital will benefit from the skills gained by the trainees and the first batch of
the medics trained here will resolve the burden of referring patients to other health
facilities. The training has afforded participants with quality standards,” said Omar.

One of the trainees, Abdirahman Farah Jim’ale, said the training had contributed to
medical practitioners improving their approach to treatment procedures and ensuring
efficient service delivery to the public. 

“I thank the Jubaland Ministry of Health for taking an active role in the coordination
and the success of this training. I also thank all the other partners that facilitated this
training. Other groups will follow suit and I would like to take this opportunity to urge
the Ministry to double its efforts to facilitate more medics to benefit from the training”
Jim’ale said.

In a separate event, Brig. Gula also awarded certificates and presented medals to 50
Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) troops working under ATMIS at Dhobley Forward
Operating Base (FOB).

The officers are rotating out after completing their tour of duty in Somalia.

…..Ends.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube