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Considerations for Civil-Military Interaction During Public Health Emergencies

Australian Civil-Military Centre | Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies
Research team: Emily Chapman, Natalie McLean, Sam Boland, Adam Levine, and Alexandria Nylen.

Executive Summary
Recent responses to public health emergencies including outbreaks, such as Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19, reflect how domestic and foreign militaries are routinely becoming involved in these responses. This is observed alongside the broader militarisation of domestic disaster response, and more generally, the use of military capabilities in non-traditional roles.

When considering engaging with or using military capabilities in these contexts, it is important to note the characteristics of public health emergencies which make them distinct. By outlining the nuance of civil-military interaction in public health emergencies, together with broader civil-military coordination considerations, this document enables readers to situate the entirety of a response and apply tailored decision making.

Aim and objectives
Accordingly, this document aims to facilitate safe, principled, and pragmatic civil-military interaction in public health emergencies and has the following objectives:
1. To provide readers with existing guidance, core concepts, principles, considerations, and risks that are relevant to civil-military interaction during public health emergencies; and
2. To outline the various activities that militaries might perform during responses to public health emergencies and corresponding insight into interacting with militaries during these activities to enable more concrete and practical dialogue between the civilian and military sectors during the preparedness/readiness, response, and recovery phases.

Reports

Considerations for Civil-Military Interaction During Public Health Emergencies

September 2024 | Australian Civil-Military Centre, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies
Research team: Emily Chapman, Natalie McLean, Sam Boland, Adam Levine, and Alexandria Nylen

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May 2023 | Authors: Alexandria J. Nylen, Ahad Bashir, Kethural Manokaran, David Polatty, and Adam Levine

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She Pays the Highest Price: The Toll of Conflict on Reproductive Health in Northwest Syria

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Collaborating the Relief and Recovery Efforts in Post Dis aster Situations in Pakistan: Need Assessment and Conceptual Coordination Framework

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Public Action and the Pandemic: The Role of Civil Society in Shaping State Responses
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Humanitarian-Military Relations in Complex Emergencies: Evidence, Insights, and Recommendations

May 2022 | CHRHS Report | Maria Carinnes P. Alejandria, Samuel T. Boland, Hank Brightman, Rob Grace, Adam C. Levine, Alexandria J. Nylen, David Polatty, Zein Tayyeb

Humanitarian-Military Relations in Complex Emergencies: Practical Guidance for Policymakers and Humanitarian Planners

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January 2024 | International Journal of Public Health | Authors: Leonel C. Gonçalves, Patrick Heller, Anne-Claire B. Bachmann, Jonathan Barbolini, Clara Fuhrer, Laurent Gétaz, Eric Luke, Hans Wolff, Stéphanie Baggio

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Modelling climate impacts on paediatric sepsis incidence and severity in Bangladesh

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