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With incredible donor, volunteer and corporate support, we have increased our activities and outcomes during 2023/24.

*  29 scholarships for specialty training, fellowships and medical students

*  486 medical professionals trained

*  271 surgical operations & 991 clinical consultations

*  189 children treated for clubfoot in Madagascar and Somaliland

*  $624,000 worth of donated medical equipment and supplies dispatched

Check out our 2024 Annual Report https://ausdocafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ADFA-Annual-Report-2024.pdf  for more stories and information.

Huge thanks to Becky Chilcott at Chil3 for many years of pro bono designing support, and Damian Crosbie for designing this year’s report.

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