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For the first time in over 3 years an Orthopaedic Team – surgeon Dr Li-On Lam, nurse Lucy Harris, orthopaedic registrar Dr Tom Christiner (recipient of Stryker Travelling Fellowship Award), and support/logistics officer Cherrie Genat - provided medical training and...

The team spent a very busy two weeks visiting three hospitals in two cities, completing 325 consultations and 63 surgical procedures, and providing training to 114 medical staff and students.  Stuart repaired many pieces of equipment, and serviced all the endoscopic...

World Clubfoot Day on 3 June raises awareness of clubfoot and the Ponseti method.  We thank and acknowledge the great work performed by our ADFA clubfoot staff in Madagascar and the team at Diversity Action Network in Somaliland, who make a huge difference in the...

After a 3 year hiatus, Dr Sue Chapman, volunteer urologist, was delighted to be returning to Madagascar to lead a Urology Surgical team which included Karen Grieves, Phil Smith and David Baguley. Over three weeks, the team performed 78 patient consultations and a...

Australian Doctors for Africa provided a 5 day Nurses Infection Control Training seminar in Ethiopia, to 29 nurses at Hawassa and ALERT Hospitals. The training includes hand hygiene; standard precautions; sterilising, care and maintenance of instruments; prevention of...

Australian Doctors for Africa held a Strategic Planning workshop recently to guide activity planning for the next 5 years.  Thanks to the supporters, volunteers, Board members and staff who contributed to a dynamic and productive session. A special thanks to Tanveer...

Training for 3 consultants and 5 residents on ATLS (advanced trauma) conducted by Australian Doctors for Africa, Dr Graham Forward and Dr Ananya Admasu. Here being welcomed by Dr Ahmed (Head of Department), Dr Said and Dr Yasin.   Dr Abdirashid is on fellowship in...

Huge thanks to the teams at the Mount Hospital and Murdoch University (Mandurah Campus) for donating recently retired medical equipment, including resuscitators, patient chairs, vital signs monitors, BP monitors and supply storage cabinets. This equipment is in...

With great support from our donors and volunteers we achieved some wonderful results during the 2021/22 financial year, supporting communities in need in Africa. *   210 children treated for clubfoot in Madagascar and Somaliland *   27 scholarships for specialty...

After a 3-year hiatus, we are thrilled that medical volunteers are back on the move!    A Gastroenterology team of five, including Dr Digby Cullen, Cath Poole, Jacki Crock, Dr Sherman Picardo and Hib Tadlip, headed off to Madagascar for two weeks to train and equip...