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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 made this possible.  Bring on the next 15!

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 Comoros. Since April, we have managed significant and effective acquisition and delivery of PPE valued at $520,000: 146,000 masks 67,000 gloves 1,500 disposable...

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 Wendimagegn and Dr Biruk Lambisso, Head of Orthopaedic Dept, Black Lion Hospital. The PPE will be distributed to frontline health workers at the Black Lion Hospital...

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 liaison with the hospital which has provided equipment to fill many sea containers with beds, mattresses, theatre supplies, and other medical supplies and equipment...

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 crutches which have been distributed to Ethiopia, Madagascar and now Somaliland. “We really thank you so much for this helpful consignment, which is already...

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 Ethiopia, Somaliland and Madagascar. “Million thanks ADFA!  This help of yours is FANTASTIC and timely!” said Dr Biruk L.Wamisho, Head, Department of Orthopaedics,...