Dr Suhainizam (middle) and students of Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) UPM
REPORT ON THE DSA 2016 CBRNE FORUM PROGRAMME The Defence Services Asia (DSA) Exhibition and Conference 2016 was held from 18 to 21 April 2016 at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur this year and mark the 15th edition in the exhibition’s 28 year history and is expected to be the best and biggest one. |
Battlefield medicine or healthcare has become one of the main topics DSA since 2008. With the theme of which is still very relevant in the defense sector, DSA 2016 once again displays exhibits relating to this field. DSA has the highest attendance of Surgeon Generals at a defence show globally. CBRNE once again been discussed through the CBRNE Forum Programme during DSA 2016.
Among the topics covered are as follows: Topic 1: Civil Military Interoperability by Brig Gen (Dr) Mohd Amin Muslan Topic 2: Future Capabilities for Wounded Personnel Decontamination. A conceptual and technological approach by Col (R) Wolfgang Widders Topic 3: Economic Feasibility of Medical Countermeasures againts Rare, but Highly dengerous CBRN Agents by Mr Mark Johnson Topic 4: CBRN trainning Opportunities by Assoc Prof Dr Victor Feisal Knight Col (Ret)
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Reported by: Dr Suhainizam Muhammad Saliluddin Head of Environmental Health Unit Department of Community Health |