Recep Tayyip Erdoğan College of Health Sciences holds graduation ceremony in Mogadishu

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The Recep Tayyip Erdoğan College of Health Sciences celebrated the graduation of a new class of students on Wednesday during a ceremony held at its campus in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

The event was attended by Somali Minister of Health and Humanitarian Services Ali Haji Adan, Minister of Culture and Tourism Abdifatah Qasim Mahmoud, officials from the Turkish Embassy in Mogadishu, Commander of the Turkish Task Force in Somalia Sabahattin Kalkan, representatives of Turkish and Somali civil society organizations, academics, students, and family members.

Addressing the graduates, the college’s dean, Professor Rashid Kondo, encouraged them to apply their knowledge in service of the country. “Today you are graduating, and tomorrow you will work throughout the country in the health sector, […]

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