The IHR require countries to have in place the core public health capacities to be able to respond to public health events. They require WHO to monitor and request verification on reported events and provide support to response efforts.

Relevant health topics

IHR (2005)

Related documents

Three top priorities for States Parties [pdf 28kb]

Areas of work for IHR implementation [pdf 367kb]

International Health Regulations (2005) toolkit for implementation in national legislation: the national IHR focal point [pdf 414kb]

Related links

IHR core capacities