FINAL REPORT 18JAN93

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Subject: FINAL REPORT   18JAN93                                          

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                           PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AUr.YEhTATION TEAM AFTER ACTION RFPOR.-

                                               (a)   Mission of the Navy Preventive Medicine Team
                           members assigned to the Civil Affairs units Wag to provide general
                           preventive medicine support to the civil affairs unit, >rovide
                           advice and recommendations concerning Public health issues
                           involving displaced civilian and EPW'S; provide praveztlve medicine
                           training to civil affairs personnel and contact local health
                           officials on matters of mutual concern.

                                               (:E)   Workload for Preventive Medicine personnel
                           assigned to     the 3rd r-AC parso=sl included; performance of water
                           availability assessment tor Kuwait City using maps and overlays;
                           maintained liaison with local health officials of the Royal
                           Commission in Jubail concerning chemical analysis capabilities for
                           welter; - attended numerous meeting and planning sessions for EPW and
                           DC public health mission with Ma@-inea and A=y personnel. A five
                           day course on civil affa;---s was attended by the majority of the
                           team.

                                        (3) Civilian Relief Agency Issue:

                                               (a.)   An initial liaison mseting with Dr. EbraLhim
                           B@shani of the Kuwaiti Red Creaceit Sodisty (KRCS) was arranged
                           by the Kuwaiti military liaison office at I MEF to 4@cass the
                           public health al@luatio@-:!zr Kuwait.             The NRCS ultimately was to
 during the
                           emergency phalse of the restoration of Kuwait. @ series of meetings
                           were hold between the ICRCS, the international Comr-4ttae for the Red
                           Cr
                              o.as and the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

                                               (b) The KRR-S provided valuable information on the
                           KuwaLi@ Government Emergency Medical Plan, the current condition of
                           medlca'-' facilities, the estimated numbers of civlli=s. living in
                           Kuwait an4-wbat their expected.c=dltion might be and wbe.--s they
                           might flea, the public health :LnfraLstru@. re and what Its current
                           @.atur* may. be and the Gove@t of Kuwadt                   a         '.or,. handling
                           displa@d-eivi2ians.

                                               (c) On% O' the tasks Of the team was to ensure               that
                           the absolute minim= of c@liez casualties entered the US mi-3.ltar@v
                           casualty receiving system from either injury or from @@le
                           disease. Surge emergenc_v surgical capability for ci@i=s would
                           only have been avail@is through intern@,@=al medical relia:!
                           e@@for@ls.    Key to the entry of international organizati=s into
                           Kuwait in the immediate post combat period was the early an -@ of
                                                     Com-OW.&S -01 ths Red Cross IICR@I; -the
                           -b
                           immediate post-c@at period to make a needs assessment
                           legitimize the entry Of other orap-ii,-r@lions should a need be
                           established. PM re= m@@ers cr-lickly took the lead in establishing
                      and enzu=l a th
                           relationships with the ICR                                 their early a@ssl-oi
                              s part o@ civil affairs
                           we

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