Searching for Sustainability: How Niger’s CASEVAC Success Is Leading the African Continent and Educating the GHE/IHS Community

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Searching for Sustainability: How Niger’s CASEVAC Success Is Leading the African Continent and Educating the GHE/IHS Community
Flatau P 16(2). 111
Publication Type: Journal Article (Ongoing Series / The World of Special Operations Medicine)

Abstract:
Against all odds and despite significant challenges and scarce resources, Niger’s Armed Forces (FAN) continues to lead a successful casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) program. This program and the Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFR) model that influenced it has become a template for the Global Health Engagement (GHE)/International Health Specialist (IHS) community. This article provides a summary of the overall CASEVAC mission, outlines the final phase sustainable execution of this program, and provides the reader with critical lessons learned for best practice GHE approaches.

Keywords: Niger; casualty evacuations; Special Operations Command Africa
PMID: 27450614

DOI: 10.55460/RFW4-I3UP