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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 operating team and to attend the first meeting of the Somaliland Orthopaedics Society.

In October, a Gastroenterology team, led by Dr Digby Cullen, will travel to Madagascar for two weeks, and 2023 team travel plans are well underw    

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Orthopaedics Training Team Visits Ethiopia

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

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...

Sea Container of Donated Medical Equipment for Zimbabwe Hospital

Sea Container of Donated Medical Equipment for Zimbabwe Hospital

Our 67th sea container is on its way to Zimbabwe for the United Bulawayo Hospitals. Huge thanks to Graeme Wilson, our volunteer logistics expert for arranging and packing the container with ADFA staff, Helen and Dawn. Over 100 items of donated medical equipment and...