Quentin Bryce (R), the Governor General of Australia, accepts flowers from a patient at the Hamlin Fistula Hospital, that is supported by AusAid, watched on my Dr Hamlin, the founder, (C) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the 27th March, 2009. This is the first ever official visit of an Australian head of State to Southern and Eastern Africa and aims to highlight the increased support the Australian Government is to give to aid programs throughout the region. Ethiopia 2009. Photo: Kate Holt / AusAID