Open AccessComparative Analysis of National Legislation in Support of the Revised International Health Regulations: Potential Models for Implementation in the United States
Author(s) -
Rebecca Katz,
Sarah Kornblet
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.180414
Subject(s) - public health , legislation , international health regulations , federalist , political science , public administration , international health , health policy , environmental health , economic growth , law , medicine , politics , health care , disease , covid-19 , economics , nursing , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
In 2005, the World Health Organization adopted the revised International Health Regulations, or IHR (2005), to establish obligations for detecting and responding to public health emergencies of international concern. The success of the IHR (2005) rests on the ability of states to implement the objectives and to execute the regulations in a legal and politically acceptable manner. Implementation of the IHR (2005) may be challenging for federalist nations, where most public health regulatory power lies in local rather than in national governments. We examine the implementation strategies of 4 nations: Australia, Canada, Germany, and India. The methods currently being considered by these nations for executing the IHR (2005) are potentially applicable models for the United States to consider.