Australian Doctors for Africa recently increased its support to regional hospitals in Somaliland. Agreements have been signed with the Borama and Burao General Hospitals, which includes the provision of training and orthopaedic equipment. Barkhad Mohamed Mohamoud,...
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Sea Container of Donated Medical Equipment for Somaliland
This week we packed our 69th sea container full of donated medical equipment for five health care organisations in Somaliland – Hargeisa Group Hospital, Edna Adan Hospital, MAS Children’s Hospital, Diversity Action Network and Taakulo Somali Community. Nearly 250 items were loaded including hospital beds, mattresses, examination tables, birthing bed, ENT microscope, operating table, PPE, scrubs, anaesthetic equipment,...20 Years of Australian Doctors for Africa Celebrated!
What a great way to celebrate 20 years of Australian Doctors for Africa! Over 100 volunteers, staff, donors and supporters gathered to acknowledge and celebrate the many achievements of the last 20 years in improving health care in East African hospitals. Dr Graham Forward, Founder & CEO, thanked the many volunteers and donors for their support over the years, and reflected on how the organisation was formed, following...Volunteer Urology Team Helps Many in Madagascar
Huge thanks to the volunteer Urology team of Dr Melvyn Kuan (Team Lead, Urologist), Dr Michael Wines (Urologist), and Theatre Nurses, Karen Grieves and Renee Heimgartner, who recently provided medical services and training in Toliara and Antananarivo, Madagascar. The team completed 55 consultations, 41 surgeries, daily ward rounds, and training for 12 medical staff. Dr Snel, a local surgeon from Antananarivo, joined the...Somaliland Midwifery and Nurse Training
After nearly 6 years since her last visit, Judy Thompson, volunteer Midwife/Registered Nurse, returned to Somaliland and provided 12 days of clinical training at Edna Adan University Hospital in Hargeisa. Judy spent long days at the hospital giving hands-on training and in classroom sessions to medical students and student nurses/midwives, and professional development support to trained doctors, nurses and midwives to...Volunteer Gastroenterology Team in Madagascar
The volunteer Gastroenterology team were back in action in Madagascar providing training, clinical services and supporting public Endoscopy Units in Antananarivo, Toliara and Antsirabe. Huge thanks to Dr Digby Cullen (Team Lead, Gastroenterologist), and nurses Jacki Crock and Leah Willey, for providing this vital training and medical assistance. The team spent a very busy two weeks visiting five endoscopy units with great...
Support for Somaliland Regional Hospitals
Improving Hospital Facilities in Regional Madagascar
Thanks to a grant from the Rotary Club of Attadale, Australian Doctors for Africa supported the purchase and installation of a new generator and 2 solar hot water systems for Clinique St Luc in Toliara, Madagascar. During a visit to Toliara in 2024, our Volunteer...
Volunteer ENT Team Returns to Madagascar
After 5 years an ENT team, led by ENT Surgeon Dr Latif Kadhim, was delighted to return to Madagascar to provide medical training and services at 3 hospitals. Dr Kadhim was joined by Marika Brandtberg (Theatre Nurse), Dr Peter Baumgartner (Anaesthetist) and Alison...
Nurse Training in Ethiopia
Huge thanks to medical volunteers, Amy Staples (Clinical Nurse Consultant) and Kelly Lee (Theatre Nurse) for providing two weeks of training in Ethiopia, at St Peters Hospital in Addis Ababa and Ayder Hospital, a regional hospital in Mekelle. Amy and Kelly were joined...
48 Hospital Beds Donated
With the help of amazing volunteers - Graeme (our logistics guru), Claire, Helen, Dermot, Sean, David, Sarah, James, Hunter and David - we moved 48 hospital beds from Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to storage. Huge thanks to Paul, Jacqui, Dean and the SCGH team for...
Urology & Orthopaedics Team Volunteer in Madagascar
The Ballarat-based volunteer Urology and Orthopaedics team had a very busy two weeks providing medical training and assistance in Toliara, Madagascar. Thanks to Dr Lydia Johns Putra (Urologist) and Dr Shaun English (Orthopaedic Surgeon), both long time ADFA...
Endoscopy Training in Madagascar
ADFA volunteer Gastroenterology team of Dr Digby Cullen (gastroenterologist and team lead), and nurses Leah Willey and Bianca Meyer, were accompanied by Hepatitis B Free representatives, Prof Alice Lee, Prof David Hilmers and Sue Huntley, for a volunteer medical...
2024 Annual Report
With incredible donor, volunteer and corporate support, we have increased our activities and outcomes during 2023/24. * 29 scholarships for specialty training, fellowships and medical students * 486 medical professionals trained * 271 surgical operations & 991...
Orthopaedics Training Team Visits Ethiopia
Thanks to the volunteer orthopaedics team of Dr Tony Jeffries, Orthopaedic Surgeon, and Stephanie MacDonald, Theatre Nurse, who presented a number of training seminars to surgeons and nurses at three hospitals in Addis Ababa. After a request from a number of Ethiopian...
Volunteer Urology Team Helps Many in Madagascar
Huge thanks to the Urology team of volunteers from Ballarat, Perth & Chile - Dr Richard McMullin (Urologist), Dr Berni Troncoso (Paediatric Urologist), Dr Melvyn Kuan (Urologist), Dr Josh Telles (Anaesthetist) and Rhiannon Lang (Nurse) - who recently travelled to...
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