States Parties to the International Health Regulations

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States Parties to the International Health Regulations are countries that have legally committed to implementing the World Health Organization’s global framework for preventing, detecting, and responding to public health emergencies of international concern.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Health Organization-related entity
group of states
international legal status
aimsTo avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade
appliesTo States that have accepted the International Health Regulations (2005)
World Health Organization Member States
context global health security
international law
cooperateWith World Health Organization
other States Parties
coordinatedBy World Health Organization
follows international health regulations
surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)
governedBy World Health Assembly
hasLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
hasLegalObligation collaborate with other States Parties on public health measures
develop core public health capacities
implement International Health Regulations (2005)
notify WHO of events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern
respond to WHO requests for public health information
includes all WHO Member States unless they have rejected the Regulations
legalBasis international health regulations
surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)

Constitution of the World Health Organization
surface form: World Health Organization Constitution
mayInclude non‑WHO Member States that have accepted the Regulations
mustEstablish WHO IHR contact points
surface form: National IHR Focal Point
mustMaintain core response capacities
core surveillance capacities
obligationScope detection of public health emergencies of international concern
prevention of public health emergencies of international concern
response to public health emergencies of international concern
purpose control public health threats
prevent international spread of disease
protect against public health risks
provide public health response to the international spread of disease
recognizedBy World Health Organization
surface form: United Nations specialized agency World Health Organization
relatedTo disease surveillance
international travel and trade health measures
pandemic preparedness
public health emergencies of international concern
statusAcquiredBy accession to International Health Regulations (2005)
approval of International Health Regulations (2005)
formal acceptance of International Health Regulations (2005)
ratification of International Health Regulations (2005)
subjectTo monitoring by World Health Organization
reporting requirements under International Health Regulations (2005)
timeInForce since entry into force of International Health Regulations (2005) on 15 June 2007

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WHO IHR contact points usedBy States Parties to the International Health Regulations