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Renovating Operating Theatre at Hargeisa Group Hospital

Renovating Operating Theatre at Hargeisa Group Hospital

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....

Equipment for New Orthopaedic Department, Hossana, Ethiopia

Equipment for New Orthopaedic Department, Hossana, Ethiopia

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,...

2020 Annual Report

2020 Annual Report

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...

Happy Birthday To Us!

Happy Birthday To Us!

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...

Our COVID-19 Response

Our COVID-19 Response

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...

Australian Ambassador to Ethiopia Represents ADFA

Australian Ambassador to Ethiopia Represents ADFA

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...

Fremantle Hospital Donates Equipment

Fremantle Hospital Donates Equipment

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...

Donated Crutches Make a Difference for Many

Donated Crutches Make a Difference for Many

Diversity Action Network in Hargeisa, Somaliland gratefully received much needed crutches which will make a huge difference to many disabled people. Australian Doctors for Africa thanks Sportreat & TotaLife Care in Palmyra for generously donating over 300 pairs of...

Supporting the Fight Against COVID-19 in East Africa

Supporting the Fight Against COVID-19 in East Africa

African doctors on the frontline in the battle against the spread of COVID-19 have received a timely boost with the arrival of 98,000 KN95 masks, thanks to the generosity of a private donor.  The masks will be distributed to rural and urban health care workers in...

Container Loads of PPE and Medical Equipment for Madagascar

Container Loads of PPE and Medical Equipment for Madagascar

More PPE for healthcare workers arrived in Madagascar in two sea containers full of medical equipment and supplies, which have been distributed to a number of hospitals in Toliara and Antananarivo.  Thanks to Hanitra and Lucile, our efficient Madagascar staff, for...