DoD Global Emerging Infections System Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1999
Abstract
President Clinton recognized that the United States was inadequately prepared to address the problems of emerging infections and issued Presidential Decision Directive NSTC-7 in June 1996. This directive formally expanded the mission of the DoD to address the global threat of emerging infectious diseases. The Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (GEIS) was established in 1997 as the DoD focus for responding to the directive. FY99 core Defense Health Program funding to implement the eight presidential actions of the directive was set at $3.3 million. A strategic plan specifying the DoD approaches and planned activities was published in November 1998. DoD-GEIS operates in three primary realms: the Military Health System (MHS), the DoD Overseas Medical Research Units, and through partnerships with other federal agencies, foreign countries, and international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO). The regional Unified Commands (CINCs) are key partners in the third realm. The DoD-GEIS response to the five most relevant directives of the President follows.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA526445
Entities
Organizations
- Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center