International Health Regulations Webinar Series
Background
The International Health Regulations (2005) came into effect in 2007 and mandate that each signatory country be capable of detecting, analyzing, reporting, and responding to a public health event of international concern by 2012. Some countries are capable of this at present, but these are generally clustered in resource-limited settings. Many more countries will not be fully capable of compliance by 2012, some because of insufficient surveillance systems.
The ISDS Global Outreach Committee, in order to provide a learning opportunity to better understand the IHR requirements and data elements required by the World Health Organization (WHO), has put together a webinar series for summer 2011.
Webinars
Introduction to IHR: IHR Requirements and Indicators for Monitoring Core Capacity Development
Speaker: Dr. Stella Chungong, Lead, IHR Monitoring Team, WHO
Monday, June 27th, 2011; 11:00-12:00 pm EST
Introduction to IHR and IHR Requirements and Indicators for Monitoring Core Capacity and Development from ISDS on Vimeo.
Identify and Measure Impediments to the 2005 International Health Regulations
Speaker: Dr. Scott McNabb, Emory University
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011; 12:00-1:00 pm EST
Identify and Measure Impediments to the 2005 International Health Regulations from ISDS on Vimeo.
The Value of a Multisector Approach to Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)
Speaker: LT Matthew Johns, MPH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011; 12:00-1:00 pm Eastern Time
Third webinar in the ISDS Global Outreach Committee's International Health Regulations 2005 (IHR) series.
IHR Event Assessment and Reporting--The CDC Experience
Speaker: Dr. Katrin Kohl, MD, PhD, MPH/DTM
Thursday, January 12, 2012; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
IHR Event Assessment and Reporting--The CDC Experience from ISDS on Vimeo
IHR Resources
World Health Organization: International Health Regulations
Health and Human Services: International Health Regulations in the United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pan American Health Organization