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International health regulations The International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) provide an overarching legal framework that defines countries’ rights and obligations in handling public health events and emergencies that have the potential to cross borders
Q A: International Health Regulations: amendments Article 1 of the IHR defines a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) as “an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States Parties through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response ” In accordance with Article 12 (4) of the IHR, in determining whether an event
International Health Regulations M E Framework International Health Regulations Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (IHR MEF) The IHR Monitoring and Evaluation Framework provides an overview of approaches to review implementation of country core public health capacities under the IHR (2005)
Emergencies: Ten things you need to do to implement the International . . . The IHR define their "purpose and scope" as: "to prevent, protect against, control and provide a public health response to the international spread of disease in ways that are commensurate with and restricted to public health risks, and which avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade"
Ensuring capacity building for the implementation of International . . . The International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) play a key role in shaping the way the world prepares for and responds to emergencies An international legal instrument, IHR (2005) provides a unique global framework to protect people from health emergencies of any type, whereby its 196 States Parties commit to reporting public health emergencies of international concern and to strengthening
Supporting national implementation of International Health Regulations The International Health Regulations (2005) provide an international legal and operational framework for WHO Member States to better protect the health of their populations WHO supports Member States in their efforts to implement the IHR into national legislation and ensures they have the core capacities for surveillance, preparedness and response towards all public health threats
International Health Regulations - PAHO The International Health Regulations (IHR) are an international legal instrument that covers measures for preventing the transnational spread of infectious diseases It introduces important safeguards to protect the rights of travelers and other persons in relation to the treatment of personal data, informed consent and non-discrimination in the application of health measures
International Health Regulations (2005) - Third edition - PAHO The IHR (2005) also provide the legal basis for important health documents applicable to international travel and transport and sanitary protections for the users of international airports, ports, and ground crossings
WHO Member States agree to share outcomes of historic IHR, pandemic . . . WHO Member States have ended intensive negotiations aimed at strengthening global capacities to respond to future pandemics and outbreaks in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and agreed to submit outcomes of their work for consideration by the upcoming World Health Assembly, starting Monday
World Health Assembly agreement reached on wide-ranging, decisive . . . In an historic development, the World Health Assembly, the annual meeting of its 194 member countries, today agreed a package of critical amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), and made concrete commitments to completing negotiations on a global pandemic agreement within a year, at the latest