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LIMA, Peru (Jan. 19, 2023) Rear Adm. Jorge Enrique Andaluz Echevarría, surgeon general of the Peruvian Navy, provides remarks at the 40th anniversary celebration for Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU)-6 at the U.S. Embassy Campus. NAMRU-6 hosted several visitors and guests from the U.S. and Peru at the event, to include U.S. Ambassador to Peru Lisa Kenna, Rear Adm. Guido F. Valdes, commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific and Capt. William Denniston, commander, Naval Medical Research Center. NAMRU-6, part of the Naval Medical Research & Development enterprise, supports Global Health Engagement through surveillance of a wide range of infectious diseases of military or public health significance, including dengue fever, malaria, diarrheal diseases, and sexually transmitted infections. (U.S. Navy Photo by Monica Barrera/Released)