A Critical Appraisal of the World Health Organisation’s International Health Regulations (2005) in Times of Pandemic – It is Time for Revision
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Documents
- critical_appraisal_of_the_world_health_organizations_international_health_regulations_2005_in_times_of_pandemic_it_is_time_for_revision
Final published version, 132 KB, PDF document
When it comes to coordination in the fight against contagious diseases, the WHO is the most important international actor. This article presents the International Health Regulations 2005; the WHO’s legal basis for coordinating the work to counter transboundary contagious diseases. The International Health Regulations 2005 vests in the WHO the power to ensure a coordinated response against these diseases, but experiences show that, as a general rule, states only half-heartedly follow WHO recommendations. The article identifies three important reasons why the WHO’s fight against transboundary contagious diseases has not been successful and it puts forward proposals for ways of remedying these weaknesses.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Journal | European Journal of Risk Regulation |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 202-209 |
ISSN | 1867-299X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Number of downloads are based on statistics from Google Scholar and www.ku.dk
No data available
ID: 238858852