International Health Regulations (IHR)

With the support of WHO, the 194 States Parties to the International Health Regulations (IHR) have been implementing these global rules to enhance national, regional and global public health security.

Key milestones for countries include the assessment of their surveillance and response capacities by June 2009 and the development and implementation of plans of action to ensure that these core capacities are functioning by 2012.

WHAT IS NEW Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Seventh meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee 23 February 2010 WHO use of advisory bodies in responding to the influenza pandemic 3 December 2009 All IHR Emergency Committee meetings More on Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 More IHR news Infectious Substances Shipping Training Checklist and Indicators for Monitoring Progress in the Development of IHR Core capacities in States Parties A Guide for Shipping Infectious Substances WHO Outbreak Communication Planning Guide [pdf 811kb] 2008 Edition Issue 9 of the IHR news quarterly bulletin 18 December 2009 IHR news back issues

KEY DOCUMENTS Case management of Influenza A(H1N1) in air transport [pdf 528kb] Summary report on Annex 2 [pdf 369kb] October 2008 Implementation of the IHR (2005) Report by WHO Director-General to the 62nd World Health Assembly, A62/6 Areas of work for IHR implementation Guide for IHR implementation by States Parties IHR implementation in national legislation January 2009

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