Medical Intelligence in Sweden

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Medical Intelligence in Sweden

• Medical Intelligence in Sweden
• a brief overview
• Dr Sture Sundström, Military Intelligence and
  Security Directorate

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Why Medint?
End of Cold War No threat from Russia in the
foreseeable future More local
conflicts Radical changes for the
Swedish Armed Forces Downsizing New
capabilities International operations Mor
e need for Medint
Product of collection, evaluation, analysis and
interpretation of foreign medical, infectious
disease, bioscientific and environmental
information US definition of Medical
Intelligence
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Why cont.
International operations Preserve mission
efficiency Avoid Disease and Non-battle
Injuries (DNBI) Minimize health risks Employer
liability 5 years Assessment of NBC
threats - natural - weapons (Public
relations) Basic Intelligence Assessment of
operational capabilities Trends in demography,
health status Future conflicts Diseases,
demography, migration, environment (Threats to
Sweden) Science/technology and future biological
weapons Avoid import of diseases from int.
ops. Emergence of new diseases
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Main actors in the network

• Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters (HKV)
• Surgeon General / Medical Directorate (GL / FÖRVE
  Försvarsmedicin)
• Military Intelligence and Security Directorate
  (HKV MUST)
• Africa and Asia Dept. (MUST UNDK AFA)
• Euro-Asian Dept., New Threats Section (MUST UNDK
  EAS NH)
• Open Source Section (MUST UNDK SÖK)
• Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI)
• CBRN Defence and Security
• Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control
  (SMI)

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Products

• EIHH Threat Assessments / Country reports
• Afghanistan
• Somalia
• DR Congo
• Angola
• Iraq
• Liberia
• Moldavia
• Sudan
• Afghanistan II
• Sudan II
• Aceh Province, Indonesia
• Sudan III
• Lebanon
• Afghanistan III
• Ad hoc-reports
• Kosovo DU, lead, CCHF
• Anthrax
• Smallpox