033-Somaliland-Hargeisa-Health-Hospital-Tuberculosis-Prevention-Poster-Portrait-Muslim-Nurse-Nikab-2006.jpg


Somaliland. Waqohi Galbed province. Hargeisa. Tuberculosis (TB) hospital. Portrait of a black muslim nurse, wearing a black veil on her hair and on her face (traditional moslem cloth called nikab). Prevention poster for TB transmission are taped on the wall. The Global Fund through the non-governmental organisation (NGO) World Vision supports the program with a Tuberculosis grant (financial aid). Somaliland is an unrecognised de facto sovereign state located in the Horn of Africa. Hargeisa is the capital of Somaliland. © 2006 Didier Ruef
© Didier Ruef 4368x2912 / 10.1MB