Department of Defense Global Health Engagement

Abstract

Since the Spanish-American War, the Department of Defense (DOD) has conducted global health engagement (GHE) to prevent certain infectious diseases from threatening U.S. national security or military operations. Early GHE in partner nations and U.S.-controlled territories included site visits by epidemiological survey teams and establishment of DOD research laboratories to conduct research and monitor emerging disease threats. As a result, DOD has played a major role in discovering and developing vaccines for numerous infectious diseases, such as yellow fever, influenza, and most recently, Ebola.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 13, 2019
Accession Number
AD1112980

Entities

People

  • Bruce H. P. Mendez
  • Sara M. Tharakan

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Operations
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • Stability Operations
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology