18 February 2005
2nd Health Support Battalion fight outbreak of dengue mosquito in a local Banda Aceh community

Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel are assisting Indonesian Government authorities as part of the Australian Government program of humanitarian relief following the Boxing Day tsunami.

The ADF has been working in support of tsunami disaster relief in Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh provinces since December 28.

Relief assistance provided by Australia is part of a co-operative effort involving the ADF, AusAID (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), and Emergency Management Australia. Water, tentage, medical supplies, blankets, other emergency provisions and logistical support have been provided.

In the tsunami-devastated provincial capital of Banda Aceh, the ADF has set up a water purification plant and has established the ANZAC Field Hospital, a hospital operated jointly by medical personnel of the ADF and the New Zealand Defence Force.

The Australian Navy amphibious transport ship, HMAS Kanimbla, delivered a detachment of Australian Army engineers on January 13 and has taken up station as a floating support and logistics base for relief and reconstruction work.

JPAU17FEB05PC004 (L-R) Major Brin Gradwell from the 2nd Health Support Battalion New Zealand, Captain Mick Kent from the 2nd Health Support Battalion (Brisbane), Able Seaman Darren Cole from HMAS KANIMBLA and Abdur Rahman from the Indonesian Ministry of Health inspect the local streets of a Banda Aceh community for signs of the dengue mosquito. (Date taken: 17 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	JPAU17FEB05PC029 Captain Mick Kent from the 2nd Health Support Battalion (Brisbane) searches for the dengue mosquito in every nook and cranny of a local community in Banda Aceh. (Date taken: 17 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
JPAU17FEB05PC034 Captain Mick Kent from the 2nd Health Support Battalion (Brisbane) prepares a Thermal Fogging Machine to control mosquitoes that cause dengue fever in the Banda Aceh local community. (Date taken: 17 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	JPAU17FEB05PC039 Major Paul Byleveld, a reservist with the 8th Combat Service Support Battalion (Dundas) takes a leave of absence from his civilian employment as Manager of the Water Unit New South Wales Health. He is checking a local community in Banda Aceh for mosquitoes which carry dengue fever. (Date taken: 17 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
JPAU17FEB05PC041 Captain Mick Kent from the 2nd Health Support Battalion (Brisbane) uses a Thermal Fogging Machine to control mosquitoes which spread dengue fever in a Banda Aceh local community. (Date taken: 17 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	JPAU17FEB05PC045 Private Jessica Hood from the 2nd Health Support Battalion (Brisbane) uses a Thermal Fogging Machine to control mosquitoes that spread dengue fever in a local Banda Aceh community. (Date taken: 17 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
JPAU17FEB05PC047 Private Jessica Butler from the 2nd Health Support Battalion (Brisbane) uses a Thermal Fogging Machine to control the outbreak of the dengue mosquito in a local Banda Aceh community. (Date taken: 17 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	JPAU17FEB05PC062 Members of a local Banda Aceh community pose for a photo with the Environmental Health staff from the Department of Defence. The Environmental Health staff have been screening the local community for the dengue mosquito. (Date taken: 17 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
JPAU17FEB05PC066 Major Bryn Gradwell from the 2nd Health Support Battalion (New Zealand) examines a container full of mosquito larvae which could carry dengue. (Date taken: 17 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res