20 December 2005
ADF
medics help Pakistan earthquake victims
An Australian
Defence Force medical team is working in Pakistan and Kashmir as part
of a humanitarian mission to provide vital health care assistance to
people affected by the 8 October 2005 South Asia earthquakes. The team
has established a medical centre at the remote town of Dhanni, about
20km north-east of Muzaffarabad, on the Pakistan side of the Kashmir
Line Of Control.
The team,
of about 140 personnel, includes medical personnel, a command element,
an aviation detachment and logistics and communication personnel. Four
Black Hawk helicopters are deployed to provide essential transport and
support tasks.
The helicopters
give the ADF team the mobility to extend medical care from the central
hub at Dhanni to assist a large number of people in the harsh terrain
of the surrounding region who need medical attention as a result of
the earthquake.
The Black
Hawk detachment is primarily from the Australian Army 5th Aviation Regiment
based in Townsville. The health and support personnel comprise members
of the Army's logistic support force based at Randwick Barracks, Sydney;
a Royal Australian Air Force primary health care team from Richmond,
New South Wales; and personnel drawn from a range of units across Australia,
including Reserves.
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Australian Defence Force medical personnel unload supplies from
a Black Hawk helicopter ready to set up an outpost clinic at Qaziabad,
Kashmir, as part of taking medical aid to remote areas.
(Date taken: 19 December
2005)
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The
Imam of Qaziabad (left) hosts a meal with Major 'Spud' Murphy,
Captain Jada Bendall and interpreter Arshad during the visit of
an Australian Defence Force medical team to remote areas of Kashmir.
(Date taken: 19 December
2005)
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Villagers queue to receive medical attention as Major Kylie Fardell
and Private Lenny Henderson of the Australian Army treat patients
at the village of Qaziabad, Kashmir.
(Date taken: 19 December
2005)
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Villagers queue to receive medical attention at a tented clinic
set up by an Australian Defence Force medical team at the village
of Qaziabad, Kashmir.
(Date taken: 19 December
2005)
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Two boys stand near the remains of their home in the earthquake-devastated
village of Qaziabad, near Dhanni, in Kashmir.
(Date taken: 19 December
2005)
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Captain Jada Bendall (centre) and Flight Lieutenant Timothy Strickland
(right) join colleagues of the Pakistan Army to go shopping in
the village of Qaziabad, Kashmir, during a visit to extend medical
assistance to remote areas.
(Date taken: 19 December
2005)
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The remains of a house which slid down the side of a mountain
in the village of Qaziabad, Kashmir, during earthquakes.
(Date taken: 19 December
2005)
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Children of the village of Qaziabad pose for a photo with an Australian
Defence Force medical team and Pakistan soldiers bringing medical
assistance to their remote area.
(Date taken: 19 December
2005)
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Children attend lessons amid the ruins of the village mosque in
Qaziabad, Kashmir, destroyed by earthquake.
(Date taken: 19 December
2005)
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Children of the remote village of Qaziabad, Kashmir, watch as
an Australian Defence Force medical team arrives to set up a clinic.
(Date taken: 19 December
2005)
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