international health regulations

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World Health Organization framework international health regulation international legal instrument public health regulation revised international health regulation

International Health Regulations are a legally binding global framework coordinated by the World Health Organization to prevent, detect, and respond to public health risks that can cross borders and threaten international health security.

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International Health Regulations (2005) 9
International Health Regulations 2
International Health Regulations (1969) 3

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Health Organization framework ⓘ
international health regulation ⓘ
international legal instrument ⓘ
public health regulation ⓘ
revised international health regulation ⓘ
adoptedBy World Health Assembly ⓘ
World Health Assembly ⓘ
World Health Assembly ⓘ
adoptionYear 2005 ⓘ
appliesTo World Health Organization Member States that are States Parties ⓘ
points of entry including airports, ports, and certain ground crossings ⓘ
basedOn all-hazards approach to public health threats ⓘ
contains Annex 1: core capacity requirements ⓘ
Annex 2: decision instrument for notification of events ⓘ
Annexes on points of entry and health documents ⓘ
coordinatedBy World Health Organization ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 15 June 2007 ⓘ
establishes procedures for declaring a public health emergency of international concern ⓘ
standing recommendations for routine public health risks ⓘ
temporary recommendations by the WHO Director-General ⓘ
field international public health law ⓘ
focus specific infectious diseases such as cholera, plague, and yellow fever ⓘ
governedBy World Health Assembly resolutions ⓘ
language adopted in the six official UN languages through WHO ⓘ
legalStatus legally binding on States Parties ⓘ
linkedTo concept of global health security ⓘ
objective assess public health risks systematically ⓘ
detect public health events rapidly ⓘ
report public health events promptly to WHO ⓘ
respond effectively to public health risks ⓘ
principle avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade ⓘ
collaboration between States Parties and WHO ⓘ
respect for human rights ⓘ
transparency in public health reporting ⓘ
purpose control public health threats ⓘ
prevent international spread of disease ⓘ
protect against public health risks ⓘ
provide public health response to international disease spread ⓘ
region global ⓘ
requires core public health capacities for surveillance and response ⓘ
designation of National IHR Focal Points ⓘ
event assessment using the IHR decision instrument ⓘ
notification to WHO of events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern ⓘ
scope all events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern ⓘ
biological, chemical, and radionuclear events ⓘ
emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases ⓘ
global health security ⓘ
international disease spread ⓘ
public health emergencies of international concern ⓘ
shortName IHR ⓘ
usedDuring 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic ⓘ
2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak ⓘ
2015–2016 Zika virus outbreak ⓘ
COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ
version international health regulations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: International Health Regulations (1969)

international health regulations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)

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this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (2005) text adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2005
WHA → adopts → international health regulations ⓘ
subject surface form: World Health Assembly
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations amendments
WHO regional office network → alignsWith → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations
Constitution of the World Health Organization → basisFor → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations
World Health Organization → fieldOfWork → international health regulations ⓘ
WHO Regional Office for Africa → implements → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations in the African Region
this entity surface form: World Health Organization International Health Regulations (2005) publication
Public Health Emergency of International Concern → legalBasis → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)
WHO Emergency Committee → legalBasis → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)
WHO IHR contact points → operatesUnder → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)
World Health Organization → oversees → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)
Annex 2: decision instrument for notification of events → partOf → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)
Public Health Emergency of International Concern → partOf → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)
Annex 2: decision instrument for notification of events → relatedTo → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article 7 of the International Health Regulations (2005)
IHR → revisedFrom → international health regulations ⓘ
subject surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (1969)
Annex 2: decision instrument for notification of events → shortName → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: Annex 2 of the International Health Regulations (2005)
Annex 2: decision instrument for notification of events → subjectOf → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (2005) Annex 2
World Health Organization Member States → subjectTo → international health regulations ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)
World Health Assembly → topic → international health regulations ⓘ
international health regulations → version → international health regulations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: International Health Regulations
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (1969)
international health regulations → version → international health regulations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: International Health Regulations
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)
IHR → version → international health regulations ⓘ
subject surface form: International Health Regulations
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (1969)
IHR → version → international health regulations ⓘ
subject surface form: International Health Regulations
this entity surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)