The Medic as an Instrument of National Policy or What in the World is the Department of Defense doing in Medical Humanitarian Assistance?

Abstract

The Department of Defense has become increasingly active in providing medical humanitarian assistance to countries around the world. This study looks at the historical involvement of military medicine in the development of public health infrastructures in three places: The Philippines after the Spanish - American War; in Vietnam; and in the Dominican Republic. It then examines the laws and policies that allow for the implementation of medical humanitarian assistance. The lessons learned are then looked at in the context of recent medical humanitarian action in honduras. Finally, recommendations for future military medical aid are made, combining the lessons learned with the current mechanisms of the Department of Defense for providing that assistance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 08, 1991
Accession Number
ADA234134

Entities

People

  • Charles H. Mitchell Iv

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central America
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Hygiene
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Trauma or Military Medicine