AO Alliance Foundation
The AO Alliance Foundation supported BOSAD’s founding research on complications and disability associated with traditional bone setting in Ethiopia.
FUNDING & RELATIONSHIPS
Funding & relationships
Financial support, scientific collaboration and institutional engagement have contributed to BOSAD’s research and development.
RESEARCH FUNDING
Funding and support
RESEARCH COLLABORATION
Research institutions & affiliations
The founding BOSAD research brought together trauma and orthopaedic professionals from eight Ethiopian hospitals, alongside international research expertise.
HOST RESEARCH INSTITUTION
Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
The Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology served as the host center for the founding BOSAD Study.
PARTICIPATING ETHIOPIAN HOSPITALS
- Wachemo University Hospital
- Jigjiga University Hospital
- University of Gondar Specialized Hospital
- Bahir Dar University Hospital
- Haramaya General Hospital
- Assela University Hospital
- Jimma University Medical Center
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AFFILIATIONS
- Harvard Global Orthopaedics Collaborative
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School
- AO Alliance Foundation
INSTITUTIONAL PARTICIPATION
Engagement with national health organizations
The 2023 BOSAD study-review meeting brought together participating research teams and national health-sector representatives to discuss the study’s progress and future direction.
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Ethiopian Ministry of Health
National health-sector participation
2023 study-review meeting
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Ethiopian Public Health Association
Public-health participation
2023 study-review meeting
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Ethiopian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (ESOT)
Professional orthopaedic and trauma-care participation
2023 study-review meeting
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