A Lifetime Achievement Award for Professor Salah Aidarous Nasir
At the European Somali Medical Conference 2026, hosted by the BSMA at 30 Euston Square in London on Saturday 15 August, Professor Salah Aidarous Nasir received the conference's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Professor Aidarous is a surgeon and educator who has trained generations of Somali doctors. Earlier that day he gave one of the conference's three opening keynotes, on the legacy of Somali medicine, and the award was presented to him on stage.
The certificate, signed by the President of the European Somali Medical Conference 2026 and the President of the BSMA, recognises "an extraordinary lifetime of dedication, leadership and excellence in medicine, education and research". It thanks him for contributions and commitment that "have inspired generations and advanced the health and wellbeing of communities across the globe".
Congratulations, Professor Aidarous, and thank you.