Joint external evaluation of the International Health Regulation (2005) capacities: Current status and lessons learnt in the WHO African region

BMJ Global Health

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2019, Pages

  Talisuna, Ambrose ^a   Yahaya, Ali Ahmed ^a   Rajatonirina, Soatiana Cathycia ^a   Stephen, Mary ^a   Oke, Antonio ^a   Mpairwe, Allan ^a   Diallo, Amadou Bailo ^a   Musa, Emmanuel Onuche ^a   Yota, Daniel ^a   Banza, Freddy Mutoka ^a   Wango, Roland Kimbi ^a   Roberts, Nathalie Amy ^a   Sreedharan, Rajesh ^a   Kandel, Nirmal ^a   Rashford, Adrienne May ^a   Boulanger, Linda Lucy ^a   Huda, Qudsia ^a   Chungong, Stella ^a   Yoti, Zabulon ^a   Fall, Ibrahima Soce ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

acute public health event; Africa; health emergencies; health security; integrated disease surveillance and response; international health regulations; outbreaks; world health organisation

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATION;

EID: 85074629818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20597908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001312     Document Type: Article

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