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A continent of anaesthesia professionals, one network.

AVA connects anaesthesia residents, nurse anaesthetists, students, specialists and institutions across Africa to learn together, research together and lead together, for safer anaesthesia and critical care.

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10th All Africa Anaesthesia Congress

13 to 16 September 2027 · Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Hosted by SATA. Please confirm dates with the organiser.

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Welcome

Africa’s greatest resource is its people

AVA is a pan-African network that connects anaesthesia residents, nurse anaesthetists, students, specialists and institutions. It complements national societies, universities and hospitals. It does not replace them.

The people of AVA

Anaesthesia professionals across Africa

Anaesthesia professional in a white coat, blue scrubs and a black face mask, with the AVA logo Anaesthetist in navy scrubs and a surgical cap standing in a hospital corridor, with the AVA logo Smiling anaesthesiologist in a white coat with a stethoscope, with the AVA logo Clinician in blue gown and mask standing in an intensive care ward