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On March 25, 2026, Healthcare for All Washington and Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) Washington co-hosted an extraordinary panel that reminded us why community-centered healthcare advocacy matters now more than ever. Three remarkable Somali women took center stage. Dr. Anisa Ibrahim, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director at UW Harborview, arrived in Seattle as a six-year-old refugee in the early 1990s — and went on to become a founding force behind the Somali Health Board and a trailblazing physician dedicated to refugee and immigrant health. Najma Osman, MPH, Co-Executive Director of the Somali Health Board, turned a single public health course at the University of Washington into a life mission — building an organization that now employs 21 people and touches thousands of lives across King County. Journalist and advocate Amina Ibrahim, joining us from Cairo, moderated the conversation with grace, intelligence, and heart.