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Rwanda. 1995-01-10. Environmental Health Technician, Corporal Dave Bickley, a member of 4th Preventative Medical Company, Brisbane, currently serving in Rwanda with the Environmental Health Section. He is wearing protective clothing while using a fogging machine to control the mosquito and insect population near the accommodation area of the Australian barracks. Malaria is endemic to Rwanda and one of the jobs of the health section is to identify breeding areas and carry out eradication programmes. This section is part of the Australian Medical Support Force which has been in the war-torn central African nation since August 1994, with UNAMIR (United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda) (peacekeeping).
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MSU/95/0005/25
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Colour: Black & white
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