Maintain and strengthen relations between medical services of member states Promote scientific military medical activities Provide best practices and standards which member states can aim for Help develop medical and military medical recommendations for humanitarian operations (these could range from Armed Forces humanitarian interventions to peacekeeping operations) facilitate relations between armed forces medical services of ICMM member states and international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the International Military Sports Council (IMSC), the World Veterinary Association (WVA), the World Medical Association (WMA) and the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).