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PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP

17 August 2010
Medical assistance programs changing lives in East Timor

Members of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), Defence Cooperation Program (DCP), Pacific Partnership 10 (PP10) and the East Timorese Defence Force (F-FDTL) have combined to deliver critical medical support to remote villages.

The Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in East Timor was established to provide care for ill villagers and train local health providers operating under the F-FDTL and East Timorese Ministry of Health.

The Oecussi enclave is the focus for the August campaign, and villagers of Nitibe, Maquelab, Oalkaen and Baqui have received life changing treatment.
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Captain Carl Bryant issues medicine to Sergeant Roger Page from Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) and Sergeant Troy Roberts from the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) for their patients during Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in Oecussi, East Timor.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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Sergeant Roger Page from Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) works alongside Private Anataia Abi from the East Timorese Defence Force (F-FDTL) during the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in Oecussi, East Timor.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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Sergeant Troy Roberts from the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) treats locals at the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in Oecussi, East Timor.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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Private Anataia Abi from the East Timorese Defence Force (F-FDTL) issues medicine to locals at the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in Oecussi, East Timor.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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Sergeant Roger Page from Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) takes a child’s temperature, while working alongside Private Anataia Abi from the East Timorese Defence Force (F-FDTL) during the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in Oecussi, East Timor.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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Private Anataia Abi from the East Timorese Defence Force (F-FDTL) conducts medical checks on a baby at the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in Oecussi, East Timor.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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Captain Paul Sanderson from Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) works with members of the East Timorese Defence Force (F-FDTL) and Pacific Partnership 10 (PP10) medical officers during a medical assessment, at the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in Oecussi, East Timor.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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An elderly man registers at the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) at Nitibe in the Oecussi enclave, East Timor.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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An East Timorese man helps an elderly gentleman up the stairs after registering at a Medical Civic Action Prgram (MEDCAP) in Nitibe in the Oecussi enclave, East Timor.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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Captain Alisa Wickham from the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) meets local children in the villiage of Nitibe in the Oecussi enclave, East Timor during a Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP).

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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The International Stabilisation Force's (ISF) contracted helicopter prepares to evacuate a sick boy from the villiage of Nitibe in the Oecussi enclave, East Timor during a Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP).

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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A local boy from Nitibe plays the guitar while waiting at the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in the Oecussi enclave, East Timor.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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A United States sailor from United States Naval Ship (USNS) Mercy and an East Timorese police officer (PNTL) opens the gate to a crowd of local villagers at the Baqui clinic during a Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in the Oecussi enclave.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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An East Timorese police officer (PNTL) prepares to open the entry to the Baqui Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in the Oecussi enclave.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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Royal Australian Navy dentist, Lieutenant Tom Yong conducts dental checks in the village of Baqui in the Oecussi enclave, East Timor during Pacific Partnership 2010.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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ADF, United States Army and Non-Government Organisation members conduct dental checks on East Timorese locals in the Oecussi enclave during Pacific Partnership 2010.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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Able Seaman Marine Technician Cameron Fulton assists a US Army dentist at a Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) at the Oecussi enclave, East Timor during Pacific Partnership 2010.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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Able Seaman Communication and Informations Systems Tyrone Perko talks to East Timorese waiting in line at the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in the Oecussi enclave during Pacific Partnership 2010.

(Date taken: 15 August 2010)
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