According to the IHR (2005), what are the key obligations for WHO?
Laying down the rules for international public health security, the IHR (2005) confer on WHO new roles and responsibilities. WHO will strengthen its ability to fulfil these fresh obligations by: • designating WHO IHR Contact Points at the headquarters or the regional level (see Question 4 above); • conducting global public health surveillance and assessment of significant public health events, and disseminating public health information to States, as appropriate; • offering technical assistance to States in their response to public health risks and emergencies of international concern; • supporting States in their efforts to assess their existing national public health structures and resources, as well as to develop and strengthen the core public health capacities for surveillance and response, and at designated points of entry; • determining whether or not a particular event notified by a State under the Regulations constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, with
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