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Ahmed Ali is a pharmacist by profession, one of the founders and the current executive director of the Somali Health Board (SHB), a nonprofit organization that works to address health disparities within the Somali/East African community. He is an active member within the Somali community, with emphasis on immigrant/refugee health issues both locally and abroad.
Today, in Part 1 of this conversation, we talk about
the history of Somalia including the Somali Bantu population
the importance of understanding important holidays in Islam like Ramadan and how to counsel patients during this time
the idea Ayuuto/Hagbad, sometimes translated as mutual aid, and how it has helped the Somali community thrive in Washington.