The International Health Regulations: The Governing Framework for Global Health Security

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 264-313

  Gostin, Lawrence O ^a   Katz, Rebecca ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

crisis management; emergency response; global health security; International Health Regulations; World Health Organization reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY CARE; EPIDEMIC; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; GLOBAL HEALTH; HISTORY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

GLOBAL HEALTH; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84971320897     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12186     Document Type: Article

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