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| Doctors qualify in Somali capital | Doctors qualify in Somali capital |
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| Student doctors have graduated from a medical school in the Somali capital of Mogadishu - for the first time in nearly two decades. | Student doctors have graduated from a medical school in the Somali capital of Mogadishu - for the first time in nearly two decades. |
| The ceremony for 12 men and eight women was held inside a barricaded hotel, guarded by police, in the capital. | The ceremony for 12 men and eight women was held inside a barricaded hotel, guarded by police, in the capital. |
| The new doctors come at a time when Somalis in the conflict-wracked country desperately need medical care. | The new doctors come at a time when Somalis in the conflict-wracked country desperately need medical care. |
| The Horn of Africa nation has been engulfed by chaos since President Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted in 1991. | The Horn of Africa nation has been engulfed by chaos since President Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted in 1991. |
| Civilians often bear the brunt of the bullet-pocked capital's battles between Islamist forces and government soldiers, backed by Ethiopian troops. | Civilians often bear the brunt of the bullet-pocked capital's battles between Islamist forces and government soldiers, backed by Ethiopian troops. |
| The students had to dodge firefights on their way to university in one of the most violent cities in the world. | |
| The graduation of these students shows students can still learn despite violence and anarchy Mohamed Malim MuseBenadir University | The graduation of these students shows students can still learn despite violence and anarchy Mohamed Malim MuseBenadir University |
| With the men wearing suits and ties and the women in Muslim headscarves, the graduates smiled for a portrait and hoisted their diplomas in the air at the Shamo Hotel. | With the men wearing suits and ties and the women in Muslim headscarves, the graduates smiled for a portrait and hoisted their diplomas in the air at the Shamo Hotel. |
| The graduates said they would not leave the country because their profession was in high demand in Somalia - and some of them have already joined hospitals in Mogadishu. | |
| They graduated after a six-year programme that is recognised only in Somalia, not overseas. | They graduated after a six-year programme that is recognised only in Somalia, not overseas. |
| 'Fruit of resilience' | 'Fruit of resilience' |
| "This is a really good moment of my life. I want to work and help my people with this new talent and I'm not leaving," said 20-year-old Na'ima Abdulkadir Mohamed. | "This is a really good moment of my life. I want to work and help my people with this new talent and I'm not leaving," said 20-year-old Na'ima Abdulkadir Mohamed. |
| Mogadishu also got its first fleet of ambulances this week for many years | Mogadishu also got its first fleet of ambulances this week for many years |
| Another graduate, Yahye Abdi-rahman, 22, said: "Few can believe that education is available in a city of bullets and violence. | Another graduate, Yahye Abdi-rahman, 22, said: "Few can believe that education is available in a city of bullets and violence. |
| "But God is great, we have overcome all the problems and now we can enjoy the fruit of our resilience." | "But God is great, we have overcome all the problems and now we can enjoy the fruit of our resilience." |
| Abdirizak Yusuf, 25, head of the medical students' association at Benadir University, said: "If we get a good and functioning government we can be a leader among African universities, regardless of security, because we know how to survive in anarchy." | Abdirizak Yusuf, 25, head of the medical students' association at Benadir University, said: "If we get a good and functioning government we can be a leader among African universities, regardless of security, because we know how to survive in anarchy." |
| The president of the university was equally optimistic. | The president of the university was equally optimistic. |
| "The graduation of these students shows something that nobody outside Somalia can believe - that students can still learn despite violence and anarchy," Mohamed Malim Muse said. | "The graduation of these students shows something that nobody outside Somalia can believe - that students can still learn despite violence and anarchy," Mohamed Malim Muse said. |
| It has been a good week for health services in Mogadishu. | It has been a good week for health services in Mogadishu. |
| On Tuesday, the city got its first public ambulance system in 18 years, raising hopes residents will no longer have to resort to wheelbarrows to transport their wounded. | On Tuesday, the city got its first public ambulance system in 18 years, raising hopes residents will no longer have to resort to wheelbarrows to transport their wounded. |
| Five emergency vehicles with a team of nurses will answer calls from patients to a new 24-hour emergency 777 helpline, thanks to help from a non-governmental organisation. | Five emergency vehicles with a team of nurses will answer calls from patients to a new 24-hour emergency 777 helpline, thanks to help from a non-governmental organisation. |