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How long does it take to:

  • ship over 50 sea containers,
  • 30 air freight pallets,
  • complete 16 infrastructure projects and
  • send 130 medical teams to East Africa?           15 YEARS!!

Thank you to all our amazing Board members, volunteers, staff and supporters who have made this possible.  Bring on the next 15!

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Urology & Orthopaedics Team Volunteer in Madagascar

Urology & Orthopaedics Team Volunteer in Madagascar

The Ballarat-based volunteer Urology and Orthopaedics team had a very busy two weeks providing medical training and assistance in Toliara, Madagascar. Thanks to Dr Lydia Johns Putra (Urologist) and Dr Shaun English (Orthopaedic Surgeon), both long time ADFA...

Endoscopy Training in Madagascar

Endoscopy Training in Madagascar

ADFA volunteer Gastroenterology team of Dr Digby Cullen (gastroenterologist and team lead), and nurses Leah Willey and Bianca Meyer, were accompanied by Hepatitis B Free representatives, Prof Alice Lee, Prof David Hilmers and Sue Huntley, for a volunteer medical...

2024 Annual Report

2024 Annual Report

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...