The 42nd ICMM World Congress on Military Medicine in New Delhi has reached the half way mark today. The proceedings during the opening sessions for the day included a plenary session on “International Collaborations in Military Medicine: The way forward” which saw extensive and heartening exchange between member nations. Delegates from 75 member nations of the ICMM are participating in the event.

Scientific sessions till now include deliberations on current topics like High Altitude Medicine, Aerospace Medicine, Marine Medicine, CBRN Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Operational Planning & Medical Logistics and Military Medicine Training. Ethics in Military Medicine were deliberated upon extensively, especially in the backdrop of the bane of terrorist attacks the world over. Casualty Evacuation in the scenario of Counter Insurgency/Counter Terrorism Operations was also discussed with active participation of delegates from many member states. The delegates also thronged the scientific exhibition featuring the latest state-of-the-art equipment and cutting edge technology. 
 

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