War on Disease? Zika Sheds Light on Growing Military Role in Global Health | IPI Global Observatory
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various experts have advocated for greater ties between health and the military. They cite not only global pandemics but also the increasing scale and frequency of natural disasters, as well as post-conflict reconstruction programs in Iraq and Afghanistan (which often contain a health component), as further evidence of the increasing need to reinforce links between health and security.
Despite these calls, proposals to expand the definition of a security threat to include pandemics and other risks to human security are still controversial. Understandably, they can result in fierce backlash from humanitarian agencies such as Médecins San Frontières
