Surgeons' Hall demand for bodies for anatomical dissection exceeded supply. Two Irishmen living in Edinburgh, William Burke and William Hare, resorted to murdering victims to supply Knox's anatomy school. Hare turned King's evidence and Burke was tried, found guilty of murder and hanged. His body was dissected by Alexander Monro tertius, the University professor of anatomy, and the museum has on display two items from that notorious episode – Burke's death mask and a pocket book made from his skin. Joseph Bell (1837–1911) was an Edinburgh surgeon who was president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh between 1887–89. He was
German Doctors for Developing Countries since 2000 and performed over 270 medical deployments. The doors of the medical centre are always open for those in need. Regularly, the doctors also make home visits. Amongst others, basic healthcare, feeding programs for malnutritioned children and services for pregnant women and mothers are being offered. In Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, German Doctors is active since 1989 and organised more than 480 deployments of German doctors. There are always two doctors in the medical station on site; additionally, the doctors visit the urban slums with a mobile clinic to provide healthcare services. The medical work is complemented by several