Thanks to Clin A/ Prof Carsten Ritter and Prof Paul Norman, two Consultant Vascular Surgeons from Fiona Stanley Hospital, for arranging and presenting the very first Vascular Surgery Workshop offered to orthopaedic surgeons in Ethiopia. Sixteen orthopaedic surgeons...
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ADFA at Africa Down Under Conference
Huge thanks to Dr Digby Cullen, Gastroenterologist and ADFA volunteer since 2005, for presenting at the Africa Down Under Conference in Perth last Thursday, on behalf of Australian Doctors for Africa. Thanks also to Judy and Rebecca for operating the booth, kindly donated by the Conference organisers, which received much interested....40ft Sea Container of Donated Medical Equipment for Hawassa, Ethiopia
Our 62nd sea container of donated medical equipment and supplies is bound for a large hospital in southern Ethiopia, to furnish the new orthopaedics theatres at Hawassa Specialised Referral Hospital. The team are looking forward to receiving much needed hospital beds and mattresses, operating tables, anaesthesia machine, ConMed surgical stacks with cameras and scopes, diathermy machines, theatre lights, nurse trolleys,...Congratulations Dr Sue Chapman – USANZ Christchurch Medal Recipient
Congratulations to long time ADFA volunteer, Dr Sue Chapman, who is the recipient of this year’s Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) Christchurch Medal, in recognition of urologists who have provided exceptional service and contribution to the improvement of quality of life, through humanitarian endeavours. Sue first visited Madagascar in October 2009, and has completed 11 two week visits. She is...Sea Container of Donated Medical Equipment for Somaliland
“Amazing team effort to deliver a massive amount of valuable medical equipment to a part of the world facing many challenges”, said CEO, Dr Graham Forward. Nearly 4000 kg of donated medical equipment was packed into a 40 ft sea container for distribution to medical centres in Somaliland, including a birthing bed, patient trolleys, electronic surgical equipment, diathermy machine, hospital mattresses, wheelchairs for disabled...Celebrating World Clubfoot Day – 3 June 2022
Australian Doctors for Africa celebrates World Clubfoot Day on 3 June by thanking and acknowledging our Clubfoot staff in Madagascar and Diversity Action Network in Somaliland for making a huge difference in the lives of many children every year. Clubfoot is the most common musculoskeletal birth deformity, affecting 200,000 newborn children each year. The clinics treat over 200 children a year using the Ponseti Method. We...
Vascular Surgery Workshop a First in Ethiopia!
Somaliland Midwifery and Rehabilitation Volunteers
Judy Thompson, ADFA volunteer Midwife, recently spent 16 days providing at Edna Adan University Hospital in Hargeisa, Somaliland, conducting clinical teaching and providing medical assistance to mothers and their babies. Judy spent long days at the hospital caring for...
You’re Invited to a Cocktail Party, 6 September 2019
An opportunity to help one of the poorest countries in the world whilst sampling some hand-picked Margaret River wines. Australian Doctors for Africa and the Rotary Club of Crawley have joined forces to raise funds to build a new Endoscopy Unit in Madagascar, one of...
Orthopaedics Team Helping People in Madagascar
Thanks to an incredible ADFA volunteer team of Dr Li-On Lam, Orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Bob Jang, Orthopaedics registrar, nurses Lucy Harris and Cherrie Genat, and Rob Genat (logistics), who recently travelled to Tulear, Madagascar. During their visit to three hospitals...
ADFA ENT Team First Mission to Madagascar a Big Success
An ENT team, led by Dr Latif Kadhim, had a very successful mission to Madagascar recently with 179 clinical consultations (66 children) and performing 18 surgical operations (13 children), with follow up twice daily ward rounds. Nine people were fitted with donated...
WA Surgeons Ball 2019
The RACS WA Surgeons Ball is just around the corner and they have had a fabulous response to date from fellows, with the event almost sold out. For those still thinking of attending, RACS WA is preparing to take you on a unique winter experience where elegant &...
Opening of Orthopaedic Renovations at Cenhosoa Hospital, Madagascar
Australian Doctors for Africa was pleased to partner with the Australian Ambassador to Madagascar, HE Ms Jenny Dee for the inauguration of the renovated Orthopaedics and Traumatology Ward of the Centre Hospitalier de Soavinandriana (Cenhosoa) in the Madagascan...
Sea Containers Packed for Ethiopia and Somaliland
Last week a band of wonderful volunteers packed two 40ft sea containers with donated medical equipment and supplies, bound for hospitals in Harar, Ethiopia and Hargeisa, Somaliland. These shipments are part of our infrastructure program which provides equipment for...
ADFA Cocktail Party a Big Success!
Thank you to everyone who attended the Australian Doctors for Africa Cocktail Party held at Blue HQ in Fremantle last month and made it a wonderful evening and a fundraising success. Huge thanks to volunteers Chris and Eric Tasker, Philly and John McLean, Jane...
Australian Doctors for Africa Cocktail Party 2019
Please join us for a fabulous night of canapes, drinks, silent auction and much more! The Australian Doctors for Africa 2019 Cocktail Party is our major fundraising event for 2019, so please come along to help us raise funds to continue providing medical assistance to...
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