The Somali Medical Association (SMA) was established in 1999 as a membership organization for Somali Medical Doctors and Dentists in practice. It is an independent Non-Governmental and non- profit making organization registered under the laws of Somali. It seeks to uplift the health status of, adolescents, children and the society in general in Somali by enhancing the capacity and potential of medical doctors to respond through determined action involving advocacy, information and service provision, to meet their special needs and whose main agenda is voluntary in nature. Currently we have over 1000 members, which includes up country branches in south, central, Eastern and north regions.