CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Due to neglect and administrative mismanagement, one outpatient soldier at Walter Reed drank himself to death, and two others died in a high-speed car accident even though the driver was supposed to be restricted to medical center grounds because of past use of illegal drugs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Walter Reed Army Medical Center closed in 2011. By Act of Congress, the hospital was merged with the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and was redesignated “The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center."

Detailed explanation-3: -The center was named after Major Walter Reed (1851–1902), an Army physician who led the team that confirmed that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes rather than direct contact. Hospitals in Washington, D.C.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) of 2005 closed both National Naval Medical Center and Walter Reed Army Medical Center culminating in the opening of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda on 15 September 2011 with the dedication ceremony occurring on 10 November 2011.