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International Health Regulations (IHR)
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- International Health Regulations (IHR) were agreed upon by the global community to improve the detection and reporting of potential public health emergencies worldwide.
- Under IHR, once a WHO member identifies a potential event, it must assess the public health risks and notify WHO.
- Since IHR came into being, WHO has declared four public health emergency of international concern (PHEICs) namely, H1N1 influenza (2009), Polio (2014), Ebola (2014) and Zika virus (2016).
- Covid-19 is the fifth time a PHEIC is declared by the WHO.
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