Surveillance
(Article 5);
a) Each
State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain capacity to detect, assess,
notify and report events in accordance with Regulations and Annex 1.
b) Each
State Party shall report to World Health Organization (WHO) on the
implementation plan to strengthen capacities for Surveillance, Reporting,
Notification, Verification, Response and collaboration of activities in
designated Airports, Ports and Ground crossings.
c) World
Health Organization shall assist States Parties to develop, strengthen and
maintain capacity to detect, assess, notify and report of events.
d) World
Health Organization shall collect information from events through its
Surveillance activities and assess their potential to cause International
disease spread and possible interference with International traffic (Annex 1).
Notification
of Public Health Information (Article 6);
a) Each
State Party shall notify World Health Organization (WHO) by the most efficient
means of communication available through the National International Health
Regulations (IHR) Focal Point within 24 hours, Events constituting Public
Health Emergency of International Concern and Health measures implemented
(Annex 2).
b) Each
State Party shall communicate to WHO on Case definition of a disease,
Laboratory results, Source and type of risk, number of Cases and Deaths caused
by the disease, Factors for the spread and Health measures employed for the
disease.
Information
sharing during unexpected or unusual Public Health Events (Article 7);
Notification of unexpected or unusual Public Health
Events to World Health Organization by the most efficient means of
communication.
Consultation
(Article 8);
States Parties shall consult with World Health
Organization on Events for which there is insufficient information available
for appropriate Health measures and assistance.
Other
Reports (Article 9);
States Parties shall inform World Health Organization
within 24 hours evidence of Public Health Risk identified outside their territories
that may cause International disease spread as manifested by exported or
imported human cases, Vectors which carry infection or contamination or
contaminated goods.
Verification
of Information (Article 10);
Each State Party shall verify reports from sources
other than Notifications or Consultations and to provide to World Health
Organization within 24 hours by the most efficient means available.
Provision
of Information by World Health Organization (Article 11);
World Health Organization shall send to all States
Parties and other Intergovernmental Organizations Public Health Information for
them to respond to the Public Health Risk.
Determination
of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (Article 12);
Depends on information provided by the State Party,
Decision instrument concerned in Annex 2, Advice of the Emergency Committee,
Scientific Principles and the assessment of risk to human health, risk of
International spread of disease and of the risk of interference with
International traffic.
Public
Health Response (Article 13);
a) Each
State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain capacity to respond to
Public Health Risk and Public Health Emergency of International Concern and
World Health Organization will support the development of the capacities.
b) On
request, World Health Organization collaborates in response and mobilizes
International team of experts for an on site assistant and assessment of
severity of Public Health Risks and Public Health of Emergencies of
International Concern and adequacy of Control measures.
Cooperation
of World Health Organization with Intergovernmental Organizations and
International Bodies (Article 14);
World Health Organization shall cooperate and
coordinate its activities with Intergovernmental Organizations or International
Bodies in the implementation of the Regulations and agreements.
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