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I opened the first psychiatric hospital in Somalia

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In 2005, Outlook Inspirations nominee Abdirahman Ali Awale opened Somalia’s first psychiatric hospital. The country has one of the highest rates of mental illness in the world, but most sufferers receive no medical help – instead many patients are simply chained up to restrain them. Image: 'Dr Habeeb' being celebrated by his patients Image courtesy of Abdirahman Ali Awale

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