Operation Athena is the name used for the Canadian Forces' participation in the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. The Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit (R3 MMU) is the main medical facility in Afghanistan staffed by Canadians; it services a population of more than 14 000 military and civilian personnel of all nationalities. The medical unit is a multinational operation, and, as such, the hospital staff come from a variety of countries in addition to Canada, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand. Canada supplies one complete surgical team (orthopedic, oral maxillofacial, and general surgeons, as well as an anesthetist) and Denmark supplies another. Canada also provides an intensivist, 6 general practice physicians, half of the dental team, a pharmacist, a physiotherapist, and a mental health team (consisting of a psychiatrist, a social worker, and a mental health nurse), as well as general duty, operating room, and critical care nurses, medical technicians, laboratory and radiology technicians, and administrative staff.
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