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Review
. 2007 Oct;13(10):1447-52.
doi: 10.3201/eid1310.070732.

Global public health security

Guénaël Rodier  1 , Allison L Greenspan, James M Hughes, David L Heymann
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Review

Global public health security

Guénaël Rodier et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

The framework of the newly revised International Health Regulations is a key driver in the effort to strengthen global public health security. Unanimously agreed upon by the World Health Assembly on May 23, 2005, the regulations are the result of experience gained and lessons learned during the past 30 years. This global legal framework includes a commitment from the World Health Organization (WHO) and from each WHO member state to improve capacity for disease prevention, detection, and response. It provides standards for addressing national public health threats that have the potential to become global emergencies. Its success will rely on the capacity and performance of national public health systems, anchored by strong national public health institutes (NPHIs). The new International Association of National Public Health Institutes aims to strengthen and invigorate existing NPHIs, to create new NPHIs where none exist, and to provide funded grants to support NPHI development priorities.

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