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Janet McCalman: We're now going to break for lunch and I would like to thank our panelists for their wonderful contributions. The discussion will provide a continuing resource through publication on the web. Snake bite and envenomation may be something we manage very well in this country but it's an appalling problem in Third World countries such as Nigeria. It is an area in which Australian research and clinical expertise can make a contribution but, to our shame, it has not been taken advantage of. So perhaps as a result of this Witness seminar, we can all become advocates from now on.
Ann Westmore: I'd like to thank the panel members for their contribution and the Museum for allowing us to use this fine facility at no cost which was a tremendous contribution.
Jim Angus: There are two points I'd like to make and they're both good news stories. The first is to say the Commonwealth of Australia is in the final process of supporting AVRU on a five year funding basis which will be fantastic if any of you know the publicity that Struan generated over many years to try to get AVRU on a sound footing. Secondly when that is finalised I would like to declare open the Struan Sutherland Research Laboratory for AVRU.[73] But more about that another time.
Photograph courtesy of Ann Westmore
Photograph courtesy of Ann Westmore
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