Strengthening global health security by embedding the International Health Regulations requirements into national health systems

The International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005, as the overarching instrument for global health security, are designed to prevent and cope with major international public health threats. But poor implementation in countries hampers their effectiveness. In the wake of a number of major international...

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Published inBMJ global health Vol. 3; no. Suppl 1; p. e000656
Main Authors Kluge, Hans, Martín-Moreno, Jose Maria, Emiroglu, Nedret, Rodier, Guenael, Kelley, Edward, Vujnovic, Melitta, Permanand, Govin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.01.2018
BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects
Analysis
Ebola virus
Emergency preparedness
Epidemics
Global health
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Health surveillance
International regulations
Pandemics
Public health
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Swine flu
Trade restrictions
Tropical diseases
Vector-borne diseases
Zika virus
health policies and all other topics
health systems
public health
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Summary:The International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005, as the overarching instrument for global health security, are designed to prevent and cope with major international public health threats. But poor implementation in countries hampers their effectiveness. In the wake of a number of major international health crises, such as the 2014 Ebola and 2016 Zika outbreaks, and the findings of a number of high-level assessments of the global response to these crises, it has become clear that there is a need for more joined-up thinking between health system strengthening activities and health security efforts for prevention, alert and response. WHO is working directly with its Member States to promote this approach, more specifically around how to better embed the IHR (2005) core capacities into the main health system functions. This paper looks at how and where the intersections between the IHR and the health system can be best leveraged towards developing greater health system resilience. This merging of approaches is a key component in pursuit of Universal Health Coverage and strengthened global health security as two mutually reinforcing agendas.
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ISSN:2059-7908
2059-7908
DOI:10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000656