The United States Army Medical Component - Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences conducts collaborative research with government, academic and industrial partners to develop and evaluate diagnostic tests, vaccines and drugs against tropical infectious diseases of military importance.

          AFRIMS is the largest overseas U.S. Army biomedical research laboratory and plays a vital role in the study of tropical infectious diseases, conducting cutting-edge research and development projects which address the medical threats facing U.S. forces deployed in over 75 countries worldwide.

An AFRIMS physician provides medical care to RTA soldiers at sick call, near the Cambodian border, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.

Personnel assigned to AFRIMS have contributed to medical policy on troop deployment by providing expert medical advice. For example, AFRIMS has supported joint US-Thai military exercises in Thailand for the last decade (Cobra Gold and Balance Torch). This support included surveying diarrheal diseases, presenting lectures to medical units, and providing current epidemiological data to personnel responsible for preventive medicine. AFRIMS also provided laboratory support for Operations Desert Storm and Restore Hope.

Malaria survey in a village near the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, Sangkhla Buri, Thailand. Survey data contribute to research planning and to the overall health planning of local communities.

Staining tissues from dengue hemorrhagic fever patients for apoptosis (programmed cell death).