CDHAM attends the 2012 Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) Conference on 15-18 December at the Tampa Convention Center:
(Credit: Dr. Shakir Jawad)
SOMA is directed toward the education and training of the Special Forces and Special Operations Combat Medic, who are often alone and unsupported, in perilous tactical or non-tactical circumstances, and are responsible for the health care of the team and surrounding indigenous population (including non-combatant civilians). By providing this forum for military and civilian medical personnel from around the world to meet and exchange ideas, SOMA advances the science, technology, and skills of unconventional medicine which increases survivability, against the odds, for the people under their care.
The Ghana National Agency, and other local media outlets frequently covered our Pandemic Response Tabletop Exercise in Elmina, Ghana, held on 6-10 February 2012. During the opening ceremony, Director Christina Edmund, representing the Ministry of the Interior, commended the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) for undertaking challenging activities and playing a strong coordinating role in the country. To read the full article, refer to this link.
U.S. Africa Command’s official website also reported on the opening ceremony in an article that was published on its website, AFRICOM.mil. For direct access o the article, refer to this link.
More local and international coverage can be accessed through the following links:
Ghana National Government Pandemic Response Tabletop Exercise (NADMO Website)
Influenza Pandemic Exercise Takes Place in Ghana (Defence Web)
Government to Offer Support to NADMO (Modern Ghana Newspaper)
Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Wraps Up in Ghana (Africa Command Website)
More information can also be found on social networking sites, such as U.S. Africa Command’s Facebook site (French) and the Africa Defense Journal (WordPress). To see photos of the event, refer to the U.S. Africa Command’s Flickr photo sharing site.
The Alumni Magazine of the Naval Postgraduate School and the US Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security featured CDHAM in its Fall 2011 issue, reporting on two conferences organized by U.S. CENTCOM in conjunction with the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) and the Center, held in Jordan and the UAE.
For more details, refer to Watermark Fall 2011
CDHAM implements USAFRICOM’s Pandemic Response Program’s “Nigeria National Government Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise” in Lagos, Nigeria, October 24-28, 2011:
CDHAM participates in the World Food Programme’s “Pandemic Readiness and Response Exercise” (P2RX), in Dakar, Senegal, July 15-21, 2011:
CDHAM implements USAFRICOM’s Pandemic Response Program’s “Senegal National Government Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise” in Saly, Senegal, July 25-29, 2011:
CDHAM’s Shakir Jawad (MD) discusses the importance of incorporating language and culture in health and stability operations training.
CDHAM’s Gregg Nakano (MALD), Shakir Jawad (MD), and Ali Al-Ameri (MD) discuss the importance of planning for transitions in post-conflict environments.
