The UAE Armed Forces involved in many missions that range from major combat operations to humanitarian relief efforts. Military medical professional accompanied deployed military troops is responsible for disease prevention, which can be made more difficult in the situation of short preparation times and prolonged deployment duration. The military medical professional must use deployment medicine in protecting military personnel from infectious and tropical diseases in operation theatre. This review emphasizes the importance of preparation, health education, personal protective measures, vaccines, chemoprophylaxis, and surveillance in an attempt to prevent infectious diseases. This review gives a summary of experiences of preventive medicine for UAE Medical Corps during deployment in many countries.
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