Since its inception in 2005, the growth of ADFA has been phenomenally successful through:
Building trust and respect with medical practitioners at all levels in all locations.
Building respectful and collaborative relationships with Governments, local NFP Organisations, the Australian High Commissions, supportive corporate sponsors and local medical service providers.
Since 2005 the following number of committed volunteer team members, many whom have been on multiple visits to Ethiopia, Madagascar and Somaliland:
sixteen (16) Orthopaedic surgeons
one (1) General surgeon
three (3) Urologists
one (1) Gastroenterologist
eleven (11) Anaethetists
seven (7) General practice/Registrar/Resident
six (6) Registered Nurses
10 (10) Logistic support
ten (10) Theatre Nurses
one (1) Endoscopy Nurse
three (3) Physiotherapists
one (1) Theatre Technician
four (4) Obstetricians/Gynaecologists
three (3) Obstetric Theatre Nurses
one (1) Midwife
two (2) Obstetric/Gynaecology Sonographers
Strong voluntary administrative, logistical and management support which has enabled ADFA operations to grow each year.
Consultations with between 200 – 600 patients per visit depending on the size of the medical team
Completing between 20 – 70 operations per visit depending on the size of the medical team
Dispatching twenty nine (29) sea containers since 2005 comprising vital medical equipment, medication and supplies
Ensuring over $4m of medical equipment, medication and supplies has been distributed to partner hospitals and clinics to build their service capacity
Air freighting desperately needed medical equipment and surgical supplies
Established comprehensive teaching and training programs in all our locations and continually strengthening programs for sustainability
Training surgeons in new surgical equipment, techniques and procedures for the betterment of patients
Established urology and gastroenterology programs in Madagascar
Established sustainable Talipes (clubfoot) programs in Madagascar and Ethiopia
Responding to unforeseen circumstances such as cholera outbreaks
Successfully completed in collaboration, with several major building construction, conversion or renovation projects such as:
Renovation of the laundry at Hargeisa Group Hospital
Hygiene and sanitation project at the Hospitale Generale in Tulear, Madagascar
Assistance and consultation with three new wards in Bosaso General Hospital Puntland
Renovation of two operating theatres at the Hargeisa Group Hospital, Somaliland
Conversion of two operating theatres at the Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa
Renovation of operating theatre at Hospitale Generale in Tulear, Madagascar
Construction of the X-ray room and Diagnostic Centre at the Edna Aden Maternity Hospital in Somaliland
Construction of a water tank, enlargement of the sewerage system and renovation of the public toilets at the Centre Hospitale in Madagascar, with support from the Australian High Commission,
Construction of the underground water reservoir in partnership with TSC and TASCO, in Somaliland
In 2013 Founding Director Dr Graham Forward received the John Curtin Medal for his humanitarian work
Also in 2013, Dr Graham Forward received the Australian Orthopaedic Association’s Humanitarian Award.