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NEWS ARCHIVE
January - February 2005
16 February - 3 March 2005:
TB Project Review |
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Four members
of the Australian TB Consortium - Mr Richard Lumb (IMVS
Adelaide), Dr Rick Stapledon (Royal Adelaide Hospital),
Dr Justin Waring (Perth Chest Clinic) and Dr Ivan Bastian
(IMVS Adelaide) - conducted a week-long review of TB
microscopy and treatment facilities all over Bali, in
conjunction with members of the TB Section of the Bali
Department of Health.
The review is in preparation for the TB
microscopy and DOTS treatment training program, which
is being funded by the Australian Red Cross and will
be conducted over a six-year period
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28 January - 17 February 2005:
Volunteer Ophthalmologist, Dr Peter Graham |
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The Foundation's senior consultant
ophthalmologist, Dr Peter Graham, was in Bali to continue
in the training program in cataract surgery for young
Indonesian ophthalmologists for the South Kalimantan
Mobile Clinic project.
During his time in Bali, Dr Peter also
assisted with the training for the North Bali Mobile
Clinic and general clinic training at the Rumah Sakit
Indera, Denpasar, where the Foundation's cataract program
is based.
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2-16 January 2005:
Volunteer Ophthalmologist, Dr Ian Spencer |
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Ophthalmologist,
Dr Ian Spencer, came to Bali to participate in the training
program in cataract surgery for young Indonesian ophthalmologists
for the South Kalimantan Mobile Clinic project. The
current ophthalmogist, Dr Nofi, is due to complete his
contract in Kalimantan in March 2005.
Dr Spencer traveled to Kintamani in Bali
to do a village screening, and is pictured here examining
the three previously cataract blind girls from one family
who were operated on in 2004.
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5-7 January 2005:
Cleft Lip and Palate Operations |
Six children with cleft lips and/palates
were operated at the Rumah Sakit Puri Raharja by local
surgeons, Dr Jaya Kesuma and Dr Anom. The cost of
the operations was covered by donations from Poppies
Asia, the American Women's Association (Jakarta) and
other private donations.
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