The Somali Dentist Who Gave Back

Within months, Dr. Adan poured all his savings — about $2,400 — into buying a van, with some additional funding coming from a campaign he ran urging university students to donate $1 to save a life.
And so began Aamin Ambulance: the first and still the only free ambulance service operating in the capital of over three million people.
Sixteen years later, Aamin Ambulance — “Aamin” means “trust” in Somali — now has a fleet of 22 ambulances and a team of 48 drivers, nurses, paramedics, radio operators and security officers.
“Anyone who is in need of an ambulance, 24/7, we are here,” said Dr. Adan, 48. “And it is free.”