Open AccessReforms Reaffirmed to Improve International Surveillance and Response Mechanism in WHO in the Post-Coronavirus Situation
Author(s) -
Srijan Pant
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kathmandu school of law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2773-8159
pISSN - 2091-2110
DOI - 10.46985/kslr.v8i2.2153
Subject(s) - timeline , international health regulations , mandate , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , public health , political science , corporate governance , emergency response , institution , disease , medicine , environmental health , business , medical emergency , law , geography , nursing , archaeology , finance , pathology
The emergence of COVID–19 has shown that the inability of WHO to have prompt disease surveillance could be callous to recognize and respond to the situation of Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). While the paper traces out the timeline of WHO to perform its mandate in combating the spread of infectious diseases, coincidently it also explains the needs to improve the epidemic intelligence on the basis of coordinated international and national surveillance and response mechanisms. On the note, the post COVID – 19 situation requires WHO member states to strengthen the institution within the international order of global health governance. The only way to do so will be through effective and prompt global disease surveillance and response systems. Further, the article attempts to shed light on the current and previous reaction of WHO over the infectious diseases including COVID – 19. In the process, this article tries to suggest reforms within the IHR and WHO’s applicable effort to develop effective disease surveillance and prompt response systems.