[Military Bioforce, example of governmental humanitarian action].
Governmental humanitarian action is an old concept in France, that is a topic of current interest. To conduct humanitarian action, the French government has deployed various facilities. The military biological risk team was established to control epidemics, provide expertise during epidemiological emergencies, and conduct mass vaccination programs. The author describe the missions carried out by the biological risk team during the 1990s as an illustration of governmental humanitarian action.
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Service de Médecine des Collectivités, IMTSSA, BP 46, Le Pharo, 13998 Marseille Armées, France. medco.imtssa@wanadoo.fr
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