Fardosa Ahmed
Fardosa Ahmed (born c. 1985) is a Kenyan physician, entrepreneur, and health administrator, who serves as the chief executive officer of Premier Hospital, Mombasa, a private health facility that she co-founded and co-owns.[1]
Fardosa Ahmed | |
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| Born | 1984 (age 38–39) |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Citizenship | Kenya |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) (Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Management) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician and Health Administrator |
| Years active | 2016 — present |
| Known for | Medical Skills and Administrative Skills |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer of Premier Hospital, Mombasa |
Background and education
Ahmed was born in Nairobi, the second-largest city in Kenya c. 1985. She attended l, in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city. She then transferred to Loreto Convent Valley Road School, also in Nairobi, where she graduated with a High School Diploma. She was then admitted to the University of Nairobi, where she studied human medicine, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree.[1] Later, she obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Management.[2]
Career
After her one-year internship, she returned to her home-city of Mombasa, where she owned a piece of land in the suburb of Nyali. Using her own funds and money sourced from like-minded people, Dr Ahmed erected an eight-story commercial building on the land that she owned. Initially the intent was to build an office complex. Plans were changed later and Premier Hospital, Mombasa was created.[1]
Premier Hospital is a private, for-profit, tertiary care health facility, with bed-capacity of 70, as of June 2019. Opened on 24 November 2017, the hospital employs over 200 staff and has a pediatric outpatient centre, a surgical suite, a cardiac suite, an orthopedics suite, a gynecology suite, an oncology suite, a dialysis centre, an outpatient chemotherapy suite and an endoscopy suite.[1][3]
Other considerations
In September 2018, Business Daily Africa, a Kenyan, English language, daily newspaper, named Fadosa Ahmed, among the "Top 40 Under 40 Women in Kenya in 2018".[2]
References
- Winnie Atieno, and Lucy Njeshuri (24 June 2019). "Doctor Targets Foreign-Bound Patients With Sh1 Billion Hospital". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- "Top 40 Under 40 Women In Kenya, 2018" (PDF). Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. September 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- Maxwell (2017). "New state-of-the-art hospital opened in Mombasa". Nairobi: Hivisasa.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.