Pattern of travel medicine ethics in international cooperation programs

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  Introduction: International growth of militarism, has also accompanied the presence of Military Medicine (disaster). Ethical concerns require a comprehensive ethical protocol. This study was performed with the aim of investigating ethics in travel medicine and international military medicine and analyzing its effect on the rate of relief-seekers’ satisfaction. A developmental study based on correlation method was performed and data was collected by correlation method . Using the electronic and published local and international references and utilizing Google search engine and scientific databases, "ethics" was investigated in travel medicine and international military medicine, and its effect on the rate of relief-seekers’ satisfaction was systematically analyzed.   Conclusion: There was differentiation between international ethical codes in the international military medicine and travel medicine. Applying the travel medicine ethical codes had positive correlation with peace and world health development. Due to the active presence of Iran’s military medicine in the disasters of region, applying the standards of medical ethics at the international level can promote peace in the region.

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