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World Clubfoot Day, 3 June!

World Clubfoot Day on 3 June raises awareness of clubfoot and the Ponseti method.  We thank and acknowledge the great work performed by our ADFA clubfoot staff in Madagascar and the team at Diversity Action Network in Somaliland, who make a huge difference in the lives of over 200 children every year. Around 180,000 babies worldwide are born with clubfoot each year. Untreated clubfoot is one of the leading causes of...

ADFA Volunteer Urology Team Returns to Madagascar

After a 3 year hiatus, Dr Sue Chapman, volunteer urologist, was delighted to be returning to Madagascar to lead a Urology Surgical team which included Karen Grieves, Phil Smith and David Baguley. Over three weeks, the team performed 78 patient consultations and a whopping 44 operations, with post-operative care.  A general surgeon and surgical trainee received training, and equipment and supplies were donated to the...

Infection Control Nurse Training, Ethiopia

Australian Doctors for Africa provided a 5 day Nurses Infection Control Training seminar in Ethiopia, to 29 nurses at Hawassa and ALERT Hospitals. The training includes hand hygiene; standard precautions; sterilising, care and maintenance of instruments; prevention of fracture related infections; and environmental sanitation of an operating theatre. Huge thanks to our two Ethiopian experienced presenters, Eyerusalem Amanu...

Strategic Planning Seminar

Australian Doctors for Africa held a Strategic Planning workshop recently to guide activity planning for the next 5 years.  Thanks to the supporters, volunteers, Board members and staff who contributed to a dynamic and productive session. A special thanks to Tanveer Dhillon, of STAR Performance Consulting, for his excellent facilitation and for keeping us to time, and to Dr Rob Storer for supporting the...

Somaliland Orthopaedics Training

Training for 3 consultants and 5 residents on ATLS (advanced trauma) conducted by Australian Doctors for Africa, Dr Graham Forward and Dr Ananya Admasu. Here being welcomed by Dr Ahmed (Head of Department), Dr Said and Dr Yasin.   Dr Abdirashid is on fellowship in Türkiye.

Donated Medical Equipment

Huge thanks to the teams at the Mount Hospital and Murdoch University (Mandurah Campus) for donating recently retired medical equipment, including resuscitators, patient chairs, vital signs monitors, BP monitors and supply storage cabinets. This equipment is in excellent working condition and will be sent to Madagascar to furnish the Fianarantsoa Trauma Centre, along with hospital beds, examination tables and much...