How are the IHR (2005) different than the previous regulations?
The IHR (1969) were limited to the notification of cases of cholera, plague and yellow fever. WHO’s actions under the previous Regulations depended on receiving official notification of cases from an affected country. There was little in them that fostered collaboration between WHO and a State Party in which outbreaks of disease with the potential to spread internationally were occurring. The IHR (1969) provided primarily for the implementation of specified maximum measures in response to outbreaks of the previously mentioned diseases. In contrast, the IHR (2005) have a broad scope, provide for the use of a wide range of information, and emphasize collaborative actions between States Parties and WHO in the identification and assessment of events and response to public health risks and emergencies. In WHO’s coordination of the international response to public health emergencies of international concern, maximum measures are replaced by formally recommended and context-specific temporary
