International Health Regulations (IHR)
The International Health Regulations (IHR) are an international legal instrument that is binding on 194 countries across the globe, including all the Member States of WHO. Their aim is to help the international community prevent and respond to acute public health risks that have the potential to cross borders and threaten people worldwide.
The World Health Organization IHR website is here
Download the IHR here
Read the WHO Statement declaring the outbreak of Influenza A(H1N1) as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) here
Updated 4 March 2010
Links
International Air Transport Association (IATA) (http://www.iata.org/index.htm)
International Health Regulations (IHR) may be found here
News
Publications
- National enhanced surveillance of Clostridium difficile infection in Ireland,
Quarter 3 2011
03 February 2012 - VTEC Enhanced Surveillance Report Form
02 February 2012 - Enhanced surveillance form for suspected, probable or confirmed cases of leptospirosis
02 February 2012 - Weekly Influenza Report, Week 4, 2012
02 February 2012
