1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated December 19, 2014The Global Health Security Agenda and International Health RegulationsIntroduction In recent years, a succession of new and reemerging infectious diseases have caused outbreaks and pandemics that have affected thousands of people worldwide: Se
2、vere Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS, 2003), Avian Influenza H5N1 (2005), Pandemic Influenza H1N1 (2009), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV, 2013), and the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa. In 2005, the World Health Assembly (WHA), the governing body of the World Health Or
3、ganization (WHO), amended the International Health Regulations (IHR) to expand the scope of the IHR from the original three diseases (cholera, plague, and yellow fever) to include new, emergent, and re-emergent diseases, as well as other non-infectious disease agents; define core public health prepa
4、redness and response capacities necessary for ensuring global capacity to detect, assess, report, and respond to public health threats; and designate national points of contacts to ensure adherence to the regulations. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the U.S. point of contact. Th
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