Thanks to the support of donors and volunteers we achieved some great results in 2021/21, even with COVID-19 travel restrictions. Check out our 2021 Annual Report for more stories and information about our work in East Africa. Massive thanks to Becky Chilcott at Chil3 for the fabulous pro bono designing, and Peter Connor and the team at Snap Print & Design West Perth for a great print...
Our Madagascar clubfoot clinic staff have continued to work hard and keep the clinics running to provide treatment to children born with clubfoot. In the 12 months to 30 June 2021 the clinics treated 141 children, changing the lives of the children and their families and ensuring a lifetime free from disability. Huge thanks to Lucile (clinic manager) and the clubfoot teams for continuing to provide excellent and safe...
Huge thanks to Natalie Taylor, CEO/Director of Nursing at Subiaco Private Hospital for donating two, decommissioned Datex-Ohmeda Aespire Anaesthesia Machines. The machines are in excellent working order and will make a big difference at two rural hospitals in Ethiopia, and improve health services to people in need. Thanks also to Dr Rob Storer for advice and assistance.
Australian Doctors for Africa presented a remote 2½ hour session on Upper Limb Orthopaedics and Trauma at the Ethiopian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (ESOT) Annual Scientific Meeting held last month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 200 people attended in person and remotely from all around Ethiopia, and feedback on ADFA’s session was very positive. Huge thanks to Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dr Paul Jarrett, Prof Andrew...
The Orthopaedics team at Hargeisa Group Hospital in Somaliland expressed their appreciation when they received two packages donated by Australian Doctors for Africa. “Your continuous support and donations of orthopaedic implants and instruments is incredible and allowed us to operate on hundreds of poor patients who go back to their lives and unite with their families after they heal. The number of patients we receive is...