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Over the past 12 months, in lieu of visiting due to COVID travel restrictions, many of our volunteers have continued to support and mentor health care professionals in the four East African countries we assist. By providing equipment, on-line training, and ongoing...

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...

Thanks St John of God Subiaco Hospital for donating much needed equipment to Australian Doctors for Africa.  Over three afternoons, with the fantastic help of volunteers from the Lions Club of Claremont Nedlands and ADFA, we loaded: *  46 hospital beds and mattresses,...

The finished renovation at Hargeisa Group Hospital looks amazing - what an improvement, especially the operating theatre! The enhancements will provide a safe, clean environment for the orthopaedics department and improve medical care for Somaliland people in need....

The Wachemo University Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Referral Hospital in Hossana gratefully received a 40ft sea container of donated medical equipment for their new orthopaedic wards. The equipment and supplies - operating tables, hospital beds, mattresses,...

Check out our 2020 Annual Report.  During a very difficult year for many, support from our generous donors and volunteers still enabled: 29 volunteers to travel overseas and perform 1,028 patient consultations, and 219 surgical procedures, and provide training to 209...

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...

Over the past six months, Australian Doctors for Africa has pivoted its programs to focus on supporting our in-country partners and hospitals by providing personal protective equipment (PPE) to front line healthcare workers in Ethiopia, Madagascar, Somaliland and...

Ambassador Doyle recently represented Australian Doctors For Africa (ADFA) in donating over 80,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) from ADFA to the Black Lion Hospital in the presence of the Chief Executive Director of the College of Health Sciences Dr Dawit...

Thanks to the amazing support of Kevin Hogan and Cara Smylie (Biomedical), our long relationship with Fremantle Hospital continues with another load of mattresses and theatre supplies donated to Australian Doctors for Africa. For over 10 years, Kevin has been our...