# Hargeisa Group Hospital expansion inaugurated in 2019

> Somaliland Standard reported that President Musa Bihi Abdi inaugurated an expansion of Hargeisa Group Hospital, adding outpatient…

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: construction-safety, building-services
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/hargeisa-group-hospital-expansion-inaugurated

## Key points

- On 18 February 2019, Somaliland Standard reported that President Musa Bihi Abdi inaugurated an expansion of Hargeisa Group Hospital.
- The reported addition included outpatient, maternity and solar energy facility rooms. The report does not state who funded or built the work, the contract value or the room specifications.
- The report does not establish the expansion's status since 18 February 2019.

On 18 February 2019, Somaliland Standard reported that the President of Somaliland, Musa Bihi Abdi, inaugurated the expansion project of Hargeisa Group Hospital on a Monday. The same report said the expansion added outpatient, maternity and solar energy facility rooms, and that the President inspected a child maternity ward.

According to Somaliland Standard, the ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by the president, the health minister, the director in charge of HGP, and UNHCR and DRC officials. The report did not say what role UNHCR or DRC officials played, whether in funding, construction or attendance.

## What the report attributed to officials

Somaliland Standard reported that Dr. Ahmed Omar Askar, hospital director, said the expansion will cope with the reception of patients in the capital and pledged to continue the expansion efforts. The report also said Health minister Dr. Hasan conveyed a message to attendees that improving health is a top priority for President Bihi's government.

Somaliland Standard further reported that the Head of State congratulated the health ministry and the hospital on the progress achieved.

## What the report does not establish

Somaliland Standard's report does not state who funded the expansion or who built or contracted it. It gives no total project cost or contract value, no quantities, floor area, capacity or specifications for the added rooms, and no start or completion date beyond the reported inauguration.

The report names "Dr. Hasan" and "HGP" without stating the full name or what HGP stands for. It does not establish whether the expansion was completed, is operational or serving patients, or what has happened to it since 18 February 2019.

> **Note:** The only dated evidence here is the 18 February 2019 report. Any later status of the expansion is not established by that report.

## Questions

### What new facilities were added to the hospital?

Somaliland Standard reported on 18 February 2019 that the expansion added outpatient, maternity and solar energy facility rooms, and that the President inspected a child maternity ward. The report does not give quantities, floor area or specifications.

### Who funded the expansion?

The report does not state who funded it. It names UNHCR and DRC officials among those at the ribbon-cutting ceremony but does not say what role they played.

### What is the construction contractor?

The report does not name a contractor, developer or client, and gives no contract value or total project cost.

## Sources

- [Somaliland: President Inaugurates the expansion of Hargeisa Group Hospital](https://somalilandstandard.com/somaliland-president-inaugurates-the-expansion-of-hargeisa-group-hospital/) — Somaliland Standard, 2019-02-18