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International Health Regulations—What Gets Measured Gets Done

The global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome highlighted the need to detect and control disease outbreaks at their source, as envisioned by the 2005 revised International Health Regulations (IHR). June 2012 marked the initial deadline by which all 194 World Health Organization (WHO) member...

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Main Authors: Ijaz, Kashef, Kasowski, Eric, Arthur, Ray R., Angulo, Frederick J., Dowell, Scott F.
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3376826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22709593
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1807.120487
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Dowell, Scott F.
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description The global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome highlighted the need to detect and control disease outbreaks at their source, as envisioned by the 2005 revised International Health Regulations (IHR). June 2012 marked the initial deadline by which all 194 World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to have IHR core capacities fully implemented for limiting the spread of public health emergencies of international concern. Many countries fell short of these implementation goals and requested a 2-year extension. The degree to which achieving IHR compliance will result in global health security is not clear, but what is clear is that progress against the threat of epidemic disease requires a focused approach that can be monitored and measured efficiently. We developed concrete goals and metrics for 4 of the 8 core capacities with other US government partners in consultation with WHO and national collaborators worldwide. The intent is to offer an example of an approach to implementing and monitoring IHR for consideration or adaptation by countries that complements other frameworks and goals of IHR. Without concrete metrics, IHR may waste its considerable promise as an instrument for global health security against public health emergencies.
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spelling pubmed-33768262012-07-01 International Health Regulations—What Gets Measured Gets Done Ijaz, Kashef Kasowski, Eric Arthur, Ray R. Angulo, Frederick J. Dowell, Scott F. Emerg Infect Dis Perspective The global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome highlighted the need to detect and control disease outbreaks at their source, as envisioned by the 2005 revised International Health Regulations (IHR). June 2012 marked the initial deadline by which all 194 World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to have IHR core capacities fully implemented for limiting the spread of public health emergencies of international concern. Many countries fell short of these implementation goals and requested a 2-year extension. The degree to which achieving IHR compliance will result in global health security is not clear, but what is clear is that progress against the threat of epidemic disease requires a focused approach that can be monitored and measured efficiently. We developed concrete goals and metrics for 4 of the 8 core capacities with other US government partners in consultation with WHO and national collaborators worldwide. The intent is to offer an example of an approach to implementing and monitoring IHR for consideration or adaptation by countries that complements other frameworks and goals of IHR. Without concrete metrics, IHR may waste its considerable promise as an instrument for global health security against public health emergencies. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-07 /pmc/articles/PMC3376826/ /pubmed/22709593 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1807.120487 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3376826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22709593
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1807.120487
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