No. 217: Health Security: The Global Context

Author(s): Ursula Jasper
Editor(s): Matthias Bieri
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 217
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2017

Due to global mobility and the deeply interconnected nature of the contemporary world, national efforts do not suffice to keep infectious disease such as Ebola, SARS or H1N1 from spreading across borders. As a result, states must coordinate their efforts to identify and contain outbreaks as quickly as possible. To that aim, this analysis contends that the international community must do more to improve the implementation of the WHO’s International Health Regulations.

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WHO Decision Instrument for the Assessment of Events

Hotspots for Outbreaks of New and Recurring Diseases