The Republic of Somaliland Representative Office in Taiwan warmly welcomed a senior healthcare delegation from Somaliland, led by Dr. Ahmed Mohamoud Jama, Director General of the Ministry of Health Development, accompanied by Dr. Ahmed Wali Dahir Haddi, Director of Hargeisa Group Hospital, and Dr. Deeq Said Jama.
The delegation is visiting Taiwan as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Somaliland–Taiwan healthcare cooperation, deepen professional and knowledge exchange, improve healthcare services, and explore new opportunities for institutional collaboration between the two sides.
The visit builds on significant achievements made through the Somaliland–Taiwan health partnership in recent years. Healthcare has become one of the major areas of bilateral development cooperation, encompassing digital health, hospital management, emergency medical services, healthcare professional training, maternal and infant healthcare, and public health emergency preparedness.
A major achievement has been the development of the Somaliland Health Information System (SHIS) through cooperation involving TaiwanICDF, Somaliland’s Ministry of Health Development and Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital. The system has introduced digital health information infrastructure across selected hospitals, covering outpatient, emergency and inpatient services as well as laboratory and other hospital functions.
By the end of 2025, SHIS had accumulated more than 394,000 electronic medical records and 347,000 electronic outpatient records, while 60 training sessions had trained nearly 1,500 participants. Information and network infrastructure was also established at the Ministry of Health Development and six selected hospitals.
Cooperation has also strengthened Somaliland’s emergency healthcare capacity. By March 2026, 16 seed instructors had completed emergency medical services training in Taiwan, while 212 participants completed Advanced Cardiac Life Support training and 118 participated in pre-hospital emergency care training. Ambulance dispatch call centers were also established at Hargeisa Group Hospital and Gabiley General Hospital, supported by dedicated hotlines and digital ambulance-dispatch data systems.
The delegation’s visit represents another step in transforming the strong friendship between the Republic of Somaliland and Taiwan (ROC) into practical improvements in healthcare delivery, professional capacity and institutional development.
The Somaliland Representative Office looks forward to continued cooperation with Taiwan’s healthcare institutions and development partners to build on these achievements and further strengthen the quality, accessibility and resilience of Somaliland’s healthcare system.
