A key concern on this mission is the health of our troops, having regard to the endemic nature of disease in Liberia. The Defence Forces adopt a comprehensive approach to managing and protecting the health of deployed personnel. As a matter of course, all personnel volunteering must have passed their annual medical in the first instance. They are then subjected to a further detailed overseas medical, where they are assessed for suitability with particular reference to the physical requirements of the mission in question. The troops to be deployed to Liberia will all go through this process.