IHR

E14006

international health regulation international legal instrument public health treaty

IHR refers to the International Health Regulations, a legally binding framework coordinated by the World Health Organization to prevent and respond to the international spread of disease.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
IHR canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T127068 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IHR
Context triple: [International Health Regulations, shortName, IHR]

A. HRS
HRS is an abbreviation commonly used for the Historical Records Survey, a New Deal-era program that documented and preserved historical public records in the United States.
B. HCR
HCR is the commonly used abbreviation for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the UN agency responsible for protecting and supporting refugees worldwide.
C. IGWT
IGWT is the commonly used abbreviation for the phrase "In God We Trust," the official motto of the United States.
D. HRK
HRK is the German Rectors' Conference, a voluntary association representing the interests of universities and other higher education institutions in Germany.
E. HUP
HUP is the commonly used abbreviation for Harvard University Press, a major academic publishing house affiliated with Harvard University.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IHR
Target entity description: IHR refers to the International Health Regulations, a legally binding framework coordinated by the World Health Organization to prevent and respond to the international spread of disease.

A. HRS
HRS is an abbreviation commonly used for the Historical Records Survey, a New Deal-era program that documented and preserved historical public records in the United States.
B. HCR
HCR is the commonly used abbreviation for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the UN agency responsible for protecting and supporting refugees worldwide.
C. IGWT
IGWT is the commonly used abbreviation for the phrase "In God We Trust," the official motto of the United States.
D. HRK
HRK is the German Rectors' Conference, a voluntary association representing the interests of universities and other higher education institutions in Germany.
E. HUP
HUP is the commonly used abbreviation for Harvard University Press, a major academic publishing house affiliated with Harvard University.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international health regulation ⓘ international health regulation ⓘ international legal instrument ⓘ public health treaty ⓘ
abbreviation	IHR self-linksurface differs ⓘ
administeredBy	World Health Organization ⓘ
adoptedBy	World Health Assembly ⓘ World Health Assembly ⓘ
adoptionYear	2005 ⓘ
aimsTo	avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade ⓘ
appliesTo	World Health Organization Member States ⓘ all hazards irrespective of origin or source ⓘ
broadensScopeTo	all public health risks that may cross borders ⓘ
coordinatedBy	World Health Organization ⓘ
covers	all events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern ⓘ biological hazards ⓘ chemical hazards ⓘ emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases ⓘ nuclear hazards ⓘ radiological hazards ⓘ
definesConcept	public health emergency of international concern ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1969 ⓘ 2007 ⓘ
establishes	WHO IHR contact points ⓘ national IHR focal points ⓘ
focus	quarantinable diseases ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	legally binding ⓘ
includesMechanism	declaration of a public health emergency of international concern ⓘ standing recommendations issued by the WHO Director-General ⓘ temporary recommendations issued by the WHO Director-General ⓘ
legalNature	binding on States Parties under international law ⓘ
primaryGoal	to control the international spread of disease ⓘ to prevent the international spread of disease ⓘ to protect against the international spread of disease ⓘ to provide a public health response to the international spread of disease ⓘ
providesFor	collaboration between WHO and States Parties in risk assessment and response ⓘ
requires	States Parties to develop, strengthen and maintain core surveillance and response capacities ⓘ core public health capacities at national, intermediate and local levels ⓘ designation of national IHR focal points ⓘ notification to WHO of events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern ⓘ
revisedFrom	international health regulations ⓘ surface form: International Health Regulations (1969)
scopeIncludes	notification of public health events ⓘ public health emergencies of international concern ⓘ response to public health risks ⓘ surveillance of public health events ⓘ verification of public health events ⓘ
usedInResponseTo	2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic ⓘ 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak ⓘ surface form: 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa 2015–2016 Zika virus outbreak ⓘ COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ
version	international health regulations ⓘ surface form: International Health Regulations (1969) international health regulations ⓘ surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

international health regulations → shortName → IHR ⓘ

subject surface form: International Health Regulations

IHR → abbreviation → IHR self-linksurface differs ⓘ