International Health Regulations
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INTRODUCTION
It started with just three cases, but by July 21, 2008, close to thirteen hundred people had become ill from Salmonella poisoning. (1) ...
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Summary
The aim of the World Health Organisation's recently revised International Health Regulations [IHR] is to establish a global alert and respon...
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Washington Times special correspondent John Zarocostas in Geneva interviewed Dr. Max Hardiman, coordinator of International Health Regulations at the World Health Organization, about the new rules to deal with global health emergencies. The WHO's 58th World Health Assembly approved the measures at its May 16-25 meeting. Dr. Hardiman, 46, of Britain is a medical doctor.
Question: The World Health Assembly has adopted the first revised international health regulations in more than 35 years. What are the main changes?
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I. Introduction
Occurring against the backdrop of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), avian influenza and fears of a global influenza pandemic...
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome
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However, with the resurgence of epidemics such as cholera in South America, plague in India, and the emergence of new infectious agents such as Ebola in the early 1990s, the World Health Assembly sought to revise the IHRs 1969.14 Specifically, revisions were needed to address the limited application of the IHRs 1969 to just three diseases (cholera, plague, and yellow fever); the failure of WHO member states to promptly report outbreaks of diseases subject to the IHRs 1969; and the often excessive and unwarranted travel and trade restrictions applied by WHO member states to other member states suffering from outbreaks.
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To: HEALTH/MEDICAL EDITORS
Contact: HHS Press Office, +1-202-690-6343
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting entitled ``International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulations (ICCR)-Preparation for ICCR-6 Meeting in Rockville, Maryland'' to provide information and receive comments on the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulations (ICCR) as well as the upcoming meetings in Rockville, MD. The topics to be discussed are the topics for discussion at the forthcoming ICCR Steering Committee meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit public input prior to the next steering committee and expert working group meetings in Rockville, MD on July10 to 13, 2012. Date and Time: The meeting will be held on May 15, 2012, from 2 to 4 p.m. Location: The meeting will be held in the Washington Theater Room at the Hilton Washington DC/...