Over the past 12 months, in lieu of visiting due to COVID travel restrictions, many of our volunteers have continued to support and mentor health care professionals in the four East African countries we assist. By providing equipment, on-line training, and ongoing...
Our Stories
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...2022 Annual Report
With great support from our donors and volunteers we achieved some wonderful results during the 2021/22 financial year, supporting communities in need in Africa. * 210 children treated for clubfoot in Madagascar and Somaliland * 27 scholarships for specialty training and medical students * $565,575 worth of donated medical equipment and supplies shipped * 2 sea containers & 15 air freight shipments; and much...Volunteer Medical Teams Back in Madagascar!
After a 3-year hiatus, we are thrilled that medical volunteers are back on the move! A Gastroenterology team of five, including Dr Digby Cullen, Cath Poole, Jacki Crock, Dr Sherman Picardo and Hib Tadlip, headed off to Madagascar for two weeks to train and equip Malagasy gastroenterology doctors and nurses. The assignment was a great success with the team visiting six endoscopy units (in 4 cities!) – performing 124...Overseas Medical Assignments Resume
Volunteer Orthopaedic surgeons, Dr Graham Forward (and ADFA CEO) and Dr Michael Wren travelled to Ethiopia as part of a large training faculty for two orthopaedic training courses for 1st and 4th year residents, held over 6 days in Addis Ababa. ADFA Ethiopian Patron and Olympic/World Champion running, Haile Gebreselassie, visited and gave an inspiring talk. Graham also went to Hargeisa, Somaliland to support an orthopaedics...
Continuing to Support Health Professionals from a Distance
Heat Sealer Improves Equipment Sterilisation
Chief Theatre Nurse Jerry Amanu Legesse and the Central Supply team at the Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia gratefully received an ADFA purchased Steriking RotoSealer and 100s of pouches, which will significantly improve surgical equipment and implant...
SJOG Subiaco Hospital Donates Hospital Beds
Thanks St John of God Subiaco Hospital for donating much needed equipment to Australian Doctors for Africa. Over three afternoons, with the fantastic help of volunteers from the Lions Club of Claremont Nedlands and ADFA, we loaded: * 46 hospital beds and mattresses,...
Renovating Operating Theatre at Hargeisa Group Hospital
The finished renovation at Hargeisa Group Hospital looks amazing - what an improvement, especially the operating theatre! The enhancements will provide a safe, clean environment for the orthopaedics department and improve medical care for Somaliland people in need....
Equipment for New Orthopaedic Department, Hossana, Ethiopia
The Wachemo University Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Referral Hospital in Hossana gratefully received a 40ft sea container of donated medical equipment for their new orthopaedic wards. The equipment and supplies - operating tables, hospital beds, mattresses,...
2020 Annual Report
Check out our 2020 Annual Report. During a very difficult year for many, support from our generous donors and volunteers still enabled: 29 volunteers to travel overseas and perform 1,028 patient consultations, and 219 surgical procedures, and provide training to 209...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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