ADFA was successful in receiving funding from the Australian Government via a Direct Aid Project grant from the Australian Embassy in Ethiopia for the FEMALE ORTHOPAEDIC EMPOWERMENT PROJECT (FOEP) to be implemented in Ethiopia. FOEP aims to contribute to the creation...
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Orthopaedics and Nurse Training in Harar, Ethiopia
Huge thanks to Dr Risto Todorov, an orthopaedic surgeon from North Macedonia, for volunteering at the Haramaya University Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. Over two weeks, Risto provided training to 12 orthopaedic trainees and 2 surgeons, assisted during 17 operations, many consultations and daily ward rounds. He was joined in Harar by Wondimagegn Tilahun and Lidiya Samuel, Ethiopian nurse training specialists...Equipment Donated to Diversity Action Network, Somaliland
Diversity Action Network was pleased to receive examination beds, exercise bikes, treadmill, arm exercise machines, walking frames, crutches, and wheelchairs, to improve their adult mobility programs. Long term partner DAN screens and treats children with clubfoot in Somaliland and treats a wide range of other disabilities. “Overall, the equipment helped us improve the capacity of our organization to better serve our service...Volunteer Gastroenterology Team Providing Training and Assistance in Madagascar
Gratitude to the volunteer Gastroenterology team of Dr Digby Cullen (team lead, Gastroenterologist); nurses Jacki Crock, Katy Smith, and Joemar Bermejo; Dr Sherman Picardo (Gastroenterologist); and Stuart Smithers (bio-medical technician) for providing training and medical assistance in Madagascar. Through some travel chaos, the team still managed terrific outcomes during their two weeks, visiting three cities: Established a...ADFA Volunteer Urology Team – Training and Surgeries in Madagascar
Huge thanks to the volunteer Urology team of Dr Sue Chapman (Team Leader/Urologist), Karen Grieves (Theatre Nurse), Dr Jamal Tashkandi (Anaesthetist) and Dr Michael Wines (Urologist). The assignment was a great success, with a number of challenges due to flight changes and cancellations. Over three weeks, the team managed 90 patient consultations, performed a whopping 48 operations in 9 days, and provided post surgical care...Australian Doctors for Africa Welcomes New Board Member
We welcome Associate Professor Rochelle Spencer to the Board of Australian Doctors for Africa with great enthusiasm. Rochelle brings a wealth of international development experience to the Board, and has a long relationship with Africa having first worked on the East Africa Desk of British Red Cross in the 1990s. Rochelle is co-founder and principal fellow of the Indo-Pacific Research Centre and the Development Studies...
Female Orthopaedic Empowerment Project, Ethiopia
Thanks for Donating Medical Equipment!
In the last few months we have received a huge amount of donated equipment and consumables. Massive thanks to: Fremantle, The Mount and SJOG Mt Lawley Hospitals for hospital beds & mattresses, patient trolleys & birthing beds SJOG Subiaco Hospital and Peel...
Orthopaedics Team Returns to Madagascar
For the first time in over 3 years an Orthopaedic Team – surgeon Dr Li-On Lam, nurse Lucy Harris, orthopaedic registrar Dr Tom Christiner (recipient of Stryker Travelling Fellowship Award), and support/logistics officer Cherrie Genat - provided medical training and...
Gastroenterology Team Helping Many People in Madagascar
The team spent a very busy two weeks visiting three hospitals in two cities, completing 325 consultations and 63 surgical procedures, and providing training to 114 medical staff and students. Stuart repaired many pieces of equipment, and serviced all the endoscopic...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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