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Eighty years since doctors took flight

Source: ABC News
Published: Friday, May 16, 2008 2:54 AEST
Expires: Friday, June 13, 2008 2:54 AEST

Last year, the RFDS flew more than 21-million kilometres, it performed more than 35,000 aerial evacuations and ran 12,000 health clinics across some of Australia's most isolated areas. Eighty years on National Chairman, Tim Fischer talks about the increased pressure felt by the service.

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-history, australia, vic