Pakistan
26 August 2010
Medical Teams Arrive In Kot Addu - Pakistan
The first Australian medical teams who will provide vital healthcare treatment to the victims of the Pakistan floods have arrived in Kot Addu.
The AusAID-led Joint Inter-Agency Medical Task Force will now set up a health facility, from where they will deliver immediate, short term primary health care and maternal and child health care to those in need.
The healthcare facility is expected to be constructed within the next 72 hours and fully operational within a week.
The Medical Task Force will comprise of both civilian and military medical and environmental health professionals. The first contingent has been provided by the ADF and consists of three Primary Health Care Teams and one Environmental Health Team, facilitated by a small command and support team.
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) aircrew look out the back of their CH-47 Chinook at the extensive flooding in the Punjab region of Pakistan, whilst transferring the Australian Joint Inter-Agency Medical Task Force to Kot Addu.
(Date taken: 25 August 2010)
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Australia's Joint Inter-Agency Medical Task Force unload personal equipment from the back of a United Arab Emirates (UAE) CH-47 Chinook, after being transferred to Kot Addu where they will establish a health clinic for the local population.
(Date taken: 25 August 2010)
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Australian Aid (AusAID) rapid response team member, Mr Siddhartha 'Sid' Chakrabarti, looks on as a second load of Australian Defece Force personnel arrive via United Arab Emirates (UAE) CH-47 Chinook to the flood affected region of Kot Addu, central Pakistan.
(Date taken: 25 August 2010)
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Australian Defence Force (ADF) medical personnel wave thanks to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) CH-47 Chinook aircrew for transferring them to Kot Addu, where they will establish a health facility to provide medical treatment to the local population.
(Date taken: 25 August 2010)
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An United Arab Emirates (UAE) Loadmaster watches on as his CH-47 Chinook transports Australian Defence Force medical personnel from Multan to Kot Addu in Pakistan.
(Date taken: 25 August 2010)
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Some of the devastating views that can be seen from the back of a CH-47 Chinook as it transports Australian Defence Force medical personnel to Kot Addu via flood-affected areas of Punjab province in Pakisan.
(Date taken: 25 August 2010)
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An United Arab Emirates (UAE) CH-47 Chinook Loadmaster sits on the back ramp looking at the flooded areas of Pakistan, whilst transporting Australian Defence Force medical personnel to Kot Addu.
(Date taken: 25 August 2010)
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The Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan, His Excellency Tim George, steps off an United Arab Emirates (UAE) CH-47 Chinook to inspect where the Australian Joint Inter-Agency Task Force health facility will be established in Kot Addu, Pakistan.
(Date taken: 25 August 2010)
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