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DoD highlights leadership, commitment, impact on World AIDS Day


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this year’s Federal theme for World AIDS Day is Leadership, Commitment, Impact.  The U.S. military has a large role as a world leader dedicated to HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment. 
“The Department of Defense demonstrates leadership, commitment and impact through its policies as well as its investment in working to eradicate HIV around the world,” said Dr. Terry Adirim, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Services Policy and Oversight. “Further, DoD has a progressive, even-handed and evidenced-based approach that supports its personnel who live with HIV.”
In Fiscal Year 2015, the U.S. Government tested and counseled more than 68 million people globally under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. Government initiative to help those suffering from HIV and AIDS around the world.  PEPFAR is providing direct life-saving antiretroviral treatment for more than 5 million people, with millions more armed with the knowledge they need to take an active role in securing treatment and preventing the spread of the virus to reduce HIV-related morbidity and mortality.  The goal is to eradicate AIDS by 2030.
The Military Health System has been at the forefront of research innovation through the U.S. Military HIV Research Program. “Our military scientists very often work collaboratively with our Federal partners and academia in their research activities,” said Adirim.  The MHS Research is used beyond the military to combat the worldwide HIV and AIDS pandemic, she added.
One of military medicine’s greatest success stories has been the progression of effective clinical management tools and treatment regimens in the fight against HIV infection and AIDS. DoD follows international, national and Federal guidelines in developing clinical standards, including recommendations from professional organizations. Beyond ensuring the policies are evidence-based and medically accurate, DoD experts regularly review and update policies based on the newest medical information.
In an initiative to improve care to the U.S. military family, the MHS recently trained more than 7,000 health care professionals who counseled and tested 630,000 beneficiaries, including 55,000 pregnant women.  Another recent accomplishment has been equipping 200 laboratories with the capability to support local HIV testing and diagnostics.
The MHS engages all service members as partners in maintaining their military readiness through healthy living.  Periodic HIV screenings and counseling are part of this effort.  The DoD provides state-of-the-art treatment coupled with the same dignity and respect given to those with any medical condition.  “DoD has advanced in recent years in its policies to ensure that anybody with HIV who continues to meet the requirements of military service is able to serve,” said Adirim.

The intersection of health and security: The value of Global Health Engagement

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12/5/2016
Air Force Col. Rudolph Cachuela, Command Surgeon, U.S. Southern Command
The U.S. government has reaffirmed that global health is a critical priority in achieving a peaceful, prosperous and secure society
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ENT Palau medical care

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11/3/2016
Anthony Tolisano, chief resident with the Tripler Army Medical Center's Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, inserts tubes into a child's ear drum to drain the fluid build-up in his ear. Tolisano was in Palau as part of a mission requested by the Palau Ministry of Health to provide specialty care to the people of the island nation. (U.S. Army photo by William Sallette)
Anthony Tolisano, chief resident with the Tripler Army Medical Center's Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, inserts tubes into a child's ear drum to drain the fluid build-up in his ear. Tolisano was in Palau as part of a mission requested by the Palau Ministry of Health to provide specialty care to the people of the island nation. (U.S. Army photo by William Sallette)
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Building partnerships through military medicine

Article
11/3/2016
Anthony Tolisano, chief resident with the Tripler Army Medical Center's Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, inserts tubes into a child's ear drum to drain the fluid build-up in his ear. Tolisano was in Palau as part of a mission requested by the Palau Ministry of Health to provide specialty care to the people of the island nation. (U.S. Army photo by William Sallette)
In conjunction with the Palau Ministry of Health, the specialty clinics at Tripler Army Medical Center are making care more easily accessible to the island
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Innovations from a Global Health Engagement and Rapid Response during Ebola virus outbreak

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11/1/2016
Innovations from a Global Health Engagement and Rapid Response during the 2013-2015 Western African Ebola virus outbreak. Briefing to the Defense Health Board, Nov. 1, 2016.
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Department of Defense continues commitment to Global Health Security Agenda

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10/12/2016
Dr. Karen Guice, acting assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, addressed attendees on the second day of the 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Summit Sept. 14, 2016.
Department of Defense and other senior U.S. government leaders travel to the Netherlands to attend a summit on the Global Health Security Agenda
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U.S. Navy, Marine Corps team up to support Sasebo disaster drill

Article
9/8/2016
A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off during flight operations aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard.
The participation in the drill demonstrated expanded capabilities that the U.S. military can contribute to assist Japan in the event of a disaster
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Pacific Partnership 2016 departs Indonesia, completing final mission stop

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9/2/2016
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter hoists Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ben McCracken, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Magee from the water during a Pacific Partnership 2016 search and rescue drill in Padang, Indonesia. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Kohlrus)
Pacific Partnership 2016's departure from Indonesia marks the completion of the 2016 mission and six mission stops
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Military health leaders say that DoD's investment in global health engagement continues to grow

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8/29/2016
Dr. David Smith (standing), deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight, discusses the Department of Defense’s strategic approach to global health engagement at the Military Health System Research Symposium Aug. 16. Navy Rear Adm. Colin Chinn (left), director of Research, Development and Acquisition at the Defense Health Agency, echoed his remarks.
Military medical leaders discussed the evolution of DoD’s global health efforts at the 2016 MHS Research Symposium.
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Indo-Asia Pacific Partners strive for Global Health Interoperability at APMHE 16

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8/3/2016
Vice Adm. Raquel C. Bono (center), Director of the Defense Health Agency, and Rear Adm. Brian S. Pecha (right), U.S. Pacific Command surgeon, listen to General Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Hj Zulkifeli bin Mohd Zin (left), Malaysia’s Chief of Defence, during a press conference at the opening ceremony of the Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange. (Department of Defense photo by William Sallette)
Nearly 500 senior military health officials from 27 different countries have come together for this year’s Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange 2016
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Pacific Partnership 2016 completes first Search and Rescue Field Training Exercise in Vietnam

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8/2/2016
U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Micah Rupp, (center), guides Vietnamese lifeguards in the correct procedures for moving a patient during a lifeguard community relations event held as part of Pacific Partnership 2016. Partner nations are working side-by-side with local organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges to better prepare for natural disaster or crisis. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the Royal Australian Air Force by Imagery Specialist Cpl. David Cotton)
The FTX was the result of several months of planning between Vietnamese officials and the Pacific Partnership Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief team
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Army mobile training team shares knowledge with Ukrainian medics

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7/29/2016
Ukrainian medics treat a simulated casualty during the culminating training event at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center. Soldiers from the United States Army Security Assistance Training Management Organization and instructors from the Army Medical Department in Fort Sam Houston, Texas taught a three-month long combat medic instructor course. (Army photo by Capt. Scott Kuhn)
The International Peacekeeping and Security Center and the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine, play an important role in helping to train Ukrainian Ground Forces
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Medical logistics team boosts surgical versatility of New Horizons 2016

Article
7/14/2016
A general surgery team performs laparoscopic gallbladder removal surgery during New Horizons 2016 in the Dominican Republic.
Two Airmen helped bring laparoscopic surgery to New Horizons for the first time
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DHA director outlines agency’s role in ‘global health engagement’

Article
6/21/2016
DHA Director Vice Adm. Raquel Bono speaks to attendees of the Global Health Strategies for Security Course at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in downtown Washington, DC. (Courtesy photo)
DHA Director Bono gives keynote address for global health strategies course
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Air Force medics enhance skills, build relationships in Dominican Republic

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6/20/2016
Air Force Capt. Lauren Quirao, 506th Expeditionary Medical Operations operating room nurse, cleans Espinal Ledi’s arm in preparation for a bi-lateral carpal tunnel release surgery, at Rio San Juan hospital, Dominican Republic. Quirao is part of the tenth and final Medical Readiness Training Exercise or MEDRETE rotation during Exercise NEW HORIZONS 2016. Quirao is deployed from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chenzira Mallory)
New Horizons 2016 brings together U.S. military medical professionals and civil engineers who conduct readiness training exercises by delivering health care services to local communities in the Dominican Republic
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Military Health System has strong commitment to international partnerships

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6/15/2016
The Defense Health Headquarters hosts a number of foreign liaison officers from partner nations. Left: Federal Defense Forces of Germany Col. Kai Schlolaut; Center: United Kingdom, Royal Navy Surgeon Capt. Stephen Bree; Right: Canadian Armed Forces Cmdr. Ian Torrie
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs is building international links across the world of military medicine by hosting foreign liaison officers from partner nations
Related Topics:Global Health EngagementBuilding Partner Capacity and InteroperabilityPartners
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