Message from the Chairperson Dr Aman Yousuf

“The Junior Doctors of Africa is an initiative that was launched by some fellow doctors and I in November 2014 during the World Medical Association Meeting in Durban, South Africa.

This started with  a small group of junior doctors who want to work for an African system; where professionalism, ethics, excellence, and high quality of health care is paramount; where labor laws and doctor’s rights are preserved and protected by fellow doctors and the government; where the use of global resources allocated for this continent meets its burden. ”

We strive for a continent that plays a leading role in the world; and where every individual can achieve their full potential through merit.

We all share the same values and dreams, and strive for the rights of our fellow doctors in every country in Africa.

We believe that the love of Africa and the people of Africa is the major drive that unifies our members, and through our actions we bring about greater world understanding and fairness.

We also trust that the only way to thrive is when every individual has a duty to help his fellow human in times of need. Through combined efforts we can serve not only ourselves but also all humanity. 

We, Junior Doctors of Africa, are diverse in our backgrounds; religious, ethnic or otherwise. These differences were brought together by a shared love for this land. We pledge to be the best we can; to offer our strengths for the sake of this great nation.”

“The history of Medicine in Africa and its development has always been closely tied with a culturo-ideological clash. 

Since then, Africa has come of age to redefining herself towards a new medical culture. Nonetheless, the seedlings of colonial and Western influence are still seen evidently through erratic and untransformed curricula taught through many medical schools across the continent.”

“The common medical doctor in Africa today faces far more challenges, and the scope of responsibility for a 21st century doctor has dramatically increased. The need for JDA in these times cannot be overemphasized. It is only through our collective unity that we can challenge and champion the status quo in this continent. We must strive towards establishing trustworthiness and reliability as a pioneering source of policy leadership in the region, in order to support reform in African health systems especially with health governance, global financing and universal coverage in an African context.”