Medical surveillance of multinational peacekeepers deployed in support of the United Nations Mission in Haiti, June-October 1995 | Zendy

Jeffrey M. Gambel | Zendy; Joseph J. Drabick | Zendy; Lester Martinez-Lopez | Zendy

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Medical surveillance of multinational peacekeepers deployed in support of the United Nations Mission in Haiti, June-October 1995

Author(s) -

Jeffrey M. Gambel,

Joseph J. Drabick,

Lester Martinez-Lopez

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.2.312

Subject(s) - medicine , health care , peacekeeping , multinational corporation , public health , medical emergency , incidence (geometry) , military personnel , public health surveillance , environmental health , family medicine , business , nursing , finance , economic growth , geography , physics , archaeology , optics , economics

Multinational peacekeepers, both military and civilian, often deploy to areas of the world where significant health threats are endemic and host country public health systems are inadequate. Medical surveillance of deployed personnel enables leaders to better direct health care resources to prevent and treat casualties. Over a 5-month period, June to October 1995, a medical surveillance system (MSS) was implemented in support of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH). Information obtained from this system as well as lessons learned from its implementation and management may help decrease casualty rates during future multinational missions.

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