Wednesday, March 16, 2011


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                                                      CLASS #2 OUTLINE




·        Student Briefings



  * SARS, MONKEY POX, AND AVIAN INFLUENZA:  THE INTERNATIONALIZATION  OF PUBLIC HEALTH LAW  --

                   Ppt presentation by the Instructor



  * WHO

            International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization

            Fifty-Eighth World Health Assembly, Agenda item 13.1

            Revision of the International Health Regulations (IHR)

            A58/55, 23 May 2005


            Entire 60-page document available at:

            http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA58/A58_55-en.pdf

            or

            http://www.who.int/ihr/9789241596664/en/index.html



            Frequently Asked Questions about the IHR(2005)

            http://www.who.int/ihr/about/FAQ2009.pdf


Show GLOARN Video (6 minutes)



  * The Importance of Annex 2


            WHO

            Fifty-Ninth World Health Assembly, A59/47, 25 May 2006

            Immediate voluntary implementation of influenza-related provisions of IHRs

            http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2006/2ha02/en/print.html

            http://www.whoint/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA59/A59_47-en.pdf



·        The Reservations Taken by the USA and the Assumptions Made:


US Accepts IHR, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006.  All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press
materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news - specifically,

http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2006pres/20061213.html



·        IHR National Focal Point Offices:  http://www.who.int/csr/ihr/English2.pdf



  * WHO—Expectations of National Core Capacities for IHR Implementation w/in Member States:
http://www.unog.ch/unog/website/disarmament.nsf/50ed234562073f6580256f080049de4f/3ea45af07e097e27c1
25761c0059daf4/$FILE/IHR_BWC_presentation_core_capacities.pdf



·        All Students’ Assignment:  What has been implemented in the Czech Republic?