Are you involved in charitable work in Australia or overseas in you capacity as a medical professional in gastroenterology or hepatology?
Would you like to spread the word about your philanthropic medical missions to prevent and treat gastrointestinal and liver diseases?
If this sounds like you, the Philanthropic Register launched by GESA in September 2018 may be of interest. Further information available HERE.
GESA is now listing these charitable projects to:
Since 2001 a number of people including many gastroenterologists and hepatologists have been going to Vietnam, mainly Hanoi, to teach as part of the Hoc Mai Foundation, University of Sydney.
The program has been driven by Professor Kerry Goulston, a past president of GESA.
Currently, participants undertake teaching ward rounds twice a year in a number of hospitals and arrange seminars in gastroenterology, hepatology and other branches of medicine.
An evening course is also held for a select group of potential future health care leaders in Vietnam.
Approximately 25 of this group (doctors from a number of specialties as well as nurses) are sponsored to come to study in Sydney for up to 4 weeks.
Australian Participants pay their own way and Hoc Mai is funded by donations.
Volunteers are always welcome. The next trip will be in early March 2019. Health professionals, particularly doctors and nurses, who would like to join should contact Christopher Pokorny via email.
In operation since 2008,the Australian & New Zealand Gastroenterology International Training Association ANZGITA training programs in gastroenterology and endoscopy are delivered by volunteer doctors and nurses to colleagues in Asia-Pacific at our partners’ facilities. We are not a services provider.
Program duration is from one week to four weeks and one or two programs are run each year with a partner. All programs are in response to the needs articulated by our partners.
We also assist our partners establish, equip, manage and continually improve their facilities and the complementary services that enable their gastroenterology services.
In 2019 it is anticipated there will be about eight programs conducted by our trainers.
We have 85 Australian gastroenterologists registered as volunteer trainers as well as NZ colleagues. Please join them.
Register your interest HERE and we will keep you informed of our activities and opportunities to participate. We also welcome donations and have DGR status.
If you are involved in charitable work in Australia or overseas to prevent and treat gastrointestinal and liver diseases we would love to hear from you.
Please provide us with your contact details and information about your philanthropic project by filling in the form below.
We look forward to hearing from you!