Image Gallery 2009
09 April 2009
Australian Surgical Team in Afghanistan
Australia is currently providing a Surgical and Intensive Care team to the International Security and Assistance Force in Afghanistan. The team is working in the Dutch-led Role 2 Hospital Facility based in Camp Holland near Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province.
The hospital is staffed by Dutch, Australian and Singaporean Defence medical specialists. The team which is a mixture of both regular and reserve specialists deploy on a two month rotational basis, providing surgical and intensive care expertise for both coalition soldiers and local casualties whose injuries are too acute for treatment by local medical centres.
| 20090311adf8185016_0007 A young Afghan patient tries on Captain Elizabeth Anderson’s glasses as he enjoys the morning sun, while being treated at the state of the art medical facility based in Camp Holland. (Date taken: 11 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090311adf8185016_0021 Dutch First Lieutenant Berge de Kort (left) and Australian Surgical Team, Captain Kath Evans (right) check on the condition of a young Afghan patient who was treated at the military hospital after the local hospital was unable to help with his injures. (Date taken: 11 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090311adf8185016_0023 Dutch First Lieutenant Berge de Kort (left) and Australian Surgical Team, Captain Kath Evans (right) check on the condition of a young Afghan patient who was treated at the military hospital after the local hospital was unable to help with his injures. (Date taken: 11 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090311adf8185016_0036 Singaporean Major Hongyee Lo (left) and Australian Surgical Team, Captain Elizabeth Anderson (right) check on the condition of a young Afghan patient who was treated at the military hospital after the local hospital was unable to help with his injures. (Date taken: 11 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090311adf8185016_0040 A young Afghan patient enjoys a dirt bike magazine as Australian Surgical Team, Colonel Peter Sharwood (left) and Singaporean Major Jared Ng (centre) check on his condition after he was treated at the military hospital. (Date taken: 11 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090311adf8185016_0043 Two young local Afghan patients on the road to recovery after being treated by the Dutch, Australian and Singaporean Defence medical specialists at the state of the art medical facility, based in Camp Holland. (Date taken: 11 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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