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Chief Theatre Nurse Jerry Amanu Legesse and the Central Supply team at the Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia gratefully received an ADFA purchased Steriking RotoSealer and 100s of pouches, which will significantly improve surgical equipment and implant sterilising.

Huge thanks to Irene Sheldrake for sourcing the equipment and supplies.  Irene participated in two ADFA volunteer training missions to Ethiopia in 2019 as part of our “War on Germs” Project which assists partner hospitals to reduce surgical infections.

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