Place | Africa: Rwanda |
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Accession Number | MSU/94/0034/33 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Fox, Geoffrey |
Place made | Rwanda: Kigali |
Date made | 15 October 1994 |
Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
Australian Medical Support Force medical clerk, Leading Aircraftwoman Vanessa Burley (usually ...
Description
Australian Medical Support Force medical clerk, Leading Aircraftwoman Vanessa Burley (usually stationed at 321 Air Base Wing Darwin), smiles happily from her desk at the Kigali Central Hospital where she is checking hospital files. The Australian Medical Support Force runs the United Nations (UN) wing of the Kigali Central Hospital. More than 300 Australian service personnel are in Rwanda to provide medical support for UN troops and where possible, medical care to the local population.