World Health Organization Perspective on Implementation of International Health Regulations - Vol. 18 No. 7 - July 2012 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
Table of Contents
Volume 18, Number 7–July 2012
Volume 18, Number 7—July 2012
Perspective
World Health Organization Perspective on Implementation of International Health Regulations
Article Contents
- Establishment of National IHR Focal Points
- Pilot Testing of IHR-Implementation Course
- Monitoring of Progress of IHR National Core Capacities
- Interagency Collaboration for Public Health at Points of Entry
- Pandemic Influenza and Convening of the Emergency Committee
- Establishment of External IHR Review
- Conclusions
- References
- Suggested Citation
Abstract
In 2005, the International Health Regulations were adopted at the 58th World Health Assembly; in June 2007, they were entered into force for most countries. In 2012, the world is approaching a major 5-year milestone in the global commitment to ensure national capacities to identify, investigate, assess, and respond to public health events. In the past 5 years, existing programs have been boosted and some new activities relating to International Health Regulations provisions have been successfully established. The lessons and experience of the past 5 years need to be drawn upon to provide improved direction for the future.Since entering into force in 2007, the IHR have provided a legally binding global framework to support national and international programs and activities aimed at preventing, protecting against, controlling, and providing a public health response to the international spread of disease (7). Although the IHR contain articles directed toward several facets of public health security, they can be broadly summarized into 2 main areas: urgent actions to be taken with respect to acutely arising risks to public health and strengthening of national systems and infrastructure (referred to as core capacities). This article provides an overview of selected contributions to these areas made during the past 5 years. It is written from the perspective of the WHO department charged with coordinating implementation of the IHR at WHO global headquarters in Geneva and seeks to identify major achievements and continuing challenges.
World Health Organization Perspective on Implementation of International Health Regulations - Vol. 18 No. 7 - July 2012 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
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