ABOUT US

Somali HealthCare Professionals

Somali HealthCare Professionals is a platform founded by three passionate Somali women with backgrounds of general and paediatric nursing and midwifery. SHP was created with the vision of it being a platform that connects current and future healthcare professionals in our incredibly resilient and determined Somali community.
Whilst the founders of SHP have backgrounds of nursing and midwifery, all types of healthcare providers are welcome to join our ever-growing SHP community. As you may all be aware, at any given time a patient will require health care providers from different disciplines. With that in mind, all types of healthcare providers are not only welcomed but also encouraged to engage with one another to create an environment founded on knowledge, respect, support and transparency. To continue the partnership between SHP and our members we encourage you all to Fill in the Volunteers from and inform what way you’re going to contribute to SHP and also don’t forget to follow our social media accounts for exciting events and posts.

Co-Founder

Umal-Kheyr

Umal-Kheyr is a Registered Midwife currently working in a tertiary maternity hospital. She embodies the fundamental understanding of woman-centred care within her midwifery practice. Umal-kheyr has and will continue to empower women to become pioneers of their health. With future interest in research and community work; Umal-Kheyr looks to address health barriers faced amongst non-English speaking women and families within the maternity setting. She entails to debunk and further understand the types of frameworks that can be put in place to not only accomodate but to also bridge the gap for such women and families. Conversely, Umal-kheyr passionately enjoys addressing public health issues faced by her own community. In light of the current Covid-19 pandemic; Umal-Kheyr really values the importance of providing best evidence-based information to her community; particularly in an environment where miss information is so readily available. 

In everything she does; she embodies the teaching of “for the people, by the people”. Such understanding of her professional responsibility will always be a guide of her practice; but a constant reminder that the interest of the community and or the women or families whom care She have been trusted with will be the forefront of everything she does and continues to do.

Co-Founder

Najmo Said

Najmo Said is a registered nurse with a four-year of experience in neonatal intensive care and paediatric emergency nursing. With her outstanding nursing career, she is the embodiment of professionalism whilst also advocating for her patients beyond just a clinical setting but also considering the intricate cultural, social and religious sensitivities.

 

Nursing is more than just a career for Najmo it is way she continually makes a difference every single shift. A difference to her patients, her colleagues and herself.

Beyond the wards and the observation machines Najmo has also been passionately working with Co-health deciphering issues relating to the community particularly relating to mental health and women’s health.

Co-Founder

Fatumo Elmi

Fatumo Elmi is a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife, she love helping others and looking after sick people and seeing them recovery is why she do what she do. She has always been passionate about health care, and that reflects in her urge to thrive in this field.

And because she enjoys being in this field, she feels confident about the future as a nurse or a midwife. 
Apart from this, Fatumo has been exploring the business sector since quite a while. She heads Nursingpreneur—a blog that endeavours to inspire nurses and midwives and helps them understand the relationship between healthcare and entrepreneurship.

 

Feel free to contact Fatumo for anything regarding nursing/midwifery plus business. She’ll be happy to help you out in the best possible way.

And also feel free to check out her website.

Website: Nursingpreneur.com

Instagram: Nursingpreneur

Personal account: Fatuma_101