International health regulations (2005)

• Corporate Author: World Health Assembly.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2008.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Public health laws, International.; Communicable Disease Control > legislation & jurisprudence.; International Cooperation > Legislation.; World Health > Legislation.; LAW > Health.; Regelgeving.; Gezondheidszorg.; Wereldgezondheid.; Direito sanitário.; Controle de doenças transmissíveis (legislação); Notificação de doenças (legislação); Direito internacional.; Cooperação internacional.; Electronic books.
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In consideration of the increases in international travel and trade, and emergence and reemergence of international disease threats and other health risks, the Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly in 2005 adopted the revised International Health Regulations (IHR). The new IHR entered into force on 15...

Table of Contents:

• Definitions, purpose and scope, principles and responsible authorities
• Information and public health response
• Recommendations
• Points of entry
• Public health measures
• General provisions
• Special provisions for conveyances and conveyance operators
• Special provisions for travellers
• Special provisions for goods, containers and container loading areas
• Health documents
• Charges
• General provisions
• The IHR roster of experts, the emergency committee and the review committee
• The IHR roster of experts
• The emergency committee
• The review committee
• Final provisions.