Loading article content...
Loading article content...
MOGADISHU, 13 November 2026 The Hormuud Salaam Foundation has spent more than $2.3 million supporting Somali patients with kidney disease, heart conditions and illnesses that require treatment abroad, according to the foundation's chairman, Abdullahi Nur Osman.
The chairman said the foundation has long worked to support people in need of medical care, particularly those with various illnesses who cannot afford the costs.
Abdullahi Nur said the foundation covers the costs for 130 patients with kidney failure who need dialysis, as their kidneys no longer function and cannot remove waste from their bodies.
"There are up to 130 of these people. It costs a little over 100,000 a month. When you convert that to a year, it becomes 1.3 million, and more," he said.
The chairman said the foundation has also supported more than 500 people who travelled abroad for treatment that is not available in the country. Each patient is given support based on their circumstances and the illness they are being treated for. This support costs at least more than one million dollars.
Related articles
The foundation has also supported treatment for Somali children with heart conditions. The chairman said doctors specialising in children's heart conditions in Nairobi had links with a Saudi organisation that works on children's heart disease. That organisation agreed for Somali children with the condition to be sent to Saudi Arabia for treatment.
The Hormuud Salaam Foundation covers the tickets and living costs of the children and their families while they travel.
"So far, more than 300 children have been sent to Saudi Arabia and treated," said Abdullahi Nur.
He added that a medical campaign held inside the country made it possible for nearly 100 more children with heart conditions to undergo surgery in Somalia.
The Hormuud Salaam Foundation is the charitable arm jointly owned by telecommunications company Hormuud and Salaam Somali Bank. It was established in 2009.