Health security capacities in the context of COVID-19 outbreak: an analysis of International Health Regulations annual report data from 182 countries

Author(s)
Kandel, N., Chungong, S., Omaar, A., Xing, J.
Pages
7pp
Date published
18 Mar 2020
Publisher
The Lancet
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Epidemics & pandemics, Response and recovery, COVID-19
Organisations
World Health Organization (WHO)
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Public health measures to prevent, detect, and respond to events are essential to control public health risks, including infectious disease outbreaks, as highlighted in the International Health Regulations (IHR). In light of the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we aimed to review existing health security capacities against public health risks and events.