Galkayo’s clinic for women suffering from mental health problems has run out of money and medicines after the contributions from residents, the local business community and diaspora dried up. The hospital has provided free healthcare and accommodation to hundreds of women and girls suffering from mental problems, said Hani Abdikarim Hussein, the director of the hospital.
“Some patients suffering from mental problems were brought to the centre by their families,” Hussein told Radio Ergo’s local reporter in Galkayo. She said some women in the centre were abandoned by their families and used to roam around the city. “We brought them here to give them free treatment and accommodation,” she said.
The centre has been operating for more than three years without support from Puntland administration or from aid agencies, Hussein said. Men are also treated as outpatients at the centre. Hussein called for financial support from the local administration, business and diaspora community and aid agencies in order to continue the hospital’s free medical services to the people.
Muhyadin Ahmed Roble
