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Australian Doctors for Africa is a licensed charity registered in Western Australia. Established in November 2005 by orthopaedic surgeon Dr Graham Forward, ADFA is a non-profit community-based organisation with its headquarters located in Perth, Western Australia. It has no political affiliations. The goals of ADFA are to provide medical supplies, equipment, consult, undertake surgical procedures, disseminate best practice in health care, up skill, in-service and teach local medical and hospital staff and to assess future training needs of local staff to build capacity and maintain sustainable programmes and projects.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=April 8, 2011 )〕 ==Structure== The charity has some 250 members. ADFA is registered with the Australian Taxation Office and ASIC. Although the size of medical teams vary, ADFA attempts to ensure that a typical team comprises orthopaedic surgeons, an anaesthetist and theatre nurse with additional specialised support incorporated into the team such as a physiotherapist, plaster technician and orthopaedic technician. Other speciality team members include gastroenterology and urology. ADFA has also developed a relationship with The University of Western Australia and sends academic staff to conduct medical student teaching. There are 2-4 visits to each location per year. The organisation has been recognized by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian Orthopaedic Association. With an operating budget of less than $200,000 per annum ADFA relies on the support of corporate partners, donations, fund raising activities and volunteers to maintain its core business. At each location, teams work very closely with the local medical staff with an aim to provide sustainable service provision. There is reciprocal learning and teaching between the visiting and local medical staff. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australian Doctors for Africa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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