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Moten, A., Schafer, D., & Burkett, E. K. (2018). Global Health Engagement and The Department of Defense as a Vehicle for Security and Sustainable Global Health. Military medicine, 183(1), 14-17. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usx044
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Moten A, Schafer D, Burkett EK. Global Health Engagement and The Department of Defense as a Vehicle for Security and Sustainable Global Health. Mil Med. 2018 Jan 01;183(1):14-17. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usx044. PMID: 29253281.
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Mil Med. 2018 Jan 01;183(1):14-17. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usx044.

Global Health Engagement and The Department of Defense as a Vehicle for Security and Sustainable Global Health.

Military medicine

Asad Moten, Daniel Schafer, Edwin K Burkett

Affiliations

  1. Department of Defense, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814.
  2. Institute for Translational Medicine and Novel Therapeutics, HealthNovations International, Houston, TX 77089.
  3. Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.
  4. National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20814.
  5. Department of English, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD 21157.

PMID: 29253281 DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usx044

Abstract

The Unites States Department of Defense (DoD) is viewed by many in the general public as a monolithic government entity whose primary purpose is to coordinate this country's ability to make war and maintain a military presence around the world. However, the DoD is in fact a multidimensional organization whose global impact is as expansive as it is varying and is responsible for far-reaching global health interventions. The United States has worked toward providing long-term care among host nation populations by providing training in several areas related to medicine, with positive results. These efforts can be built upon with substantial positive effects. Building health infrastructure and capacity around the world is essential. The DoD is the most generously funded agency in the world, and the resources at its disposal provide the opportunity to make great gains in the long term in terms of both health and security worldwide. With efficient and careful use of DoD resources, and partnerships with key non-governmental organizations with specialized knowledge and great passion, partnerships can be forged with communities around the world to ensure that public health is achieved in even the most underserved communities. A move toward creating sustainable health systems with long-term goals and measurable outcomes is an essential complement to the already successful disaster and emergency relief that the United States military already provides. By ensuring that communities around the world are both provided with access to the sustainable health care they need and that emergency situations can be responded to in an efficient way, the United States can serve its duty as a leader in sharing expertise and resources for the betterment and security of all humankind.

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2017. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.

Keywords: Global Health Engagement; Health Capacity; Health Infrastructure; Military Health

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