Public Health Foundation of India.
Indian J Public Health. 2010 Jan-Mar;54(1):11-7. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.70539.
the potential of pandemics to cause global destabilization calls for robust pandemic preparedness plans with supportive health legislation. Few international studies have investigated their national legal preparedness in case of a pandemic. This study reviews India's legal preparedness in the face of an epidemic.
this study reviewed and analyzed seminal publications pertinent to pandemic preparedness and relevant legal frameworks in India. The analyses are presented in matrix formats and reviewed by national experts.
current legal frameworks are largely 'policing' in nature. These provisions seem to be adequate to deal with small scale emergencies but do not appear to be sufficient for large scale health crises during pandemics.
india needs a critical mass of public health legislations to make impact and not police acts to control epidemics. This study aims to assist policy makers to create comprehensive pandemic preparedness plans, translating preparedness 'on paper' to 'in practice'.
大流行病有可能导致全球动荡，因此需要有强有力的大流行病防备计划和支持性卫生立法。很少有国际研究调查过各国在大流行病情况下的国家法律防备情况。本研究审查了印度在发生传染病时的法律防备情况。
本研究审查和分析了与大流行病防备有关的主要出版物和印度相关法律框架。分析结果以矩阵格式呈现，并由国家专家进行审查。
目前的法律框架在很大程度上具有“监管”性质。这些规定似乎足以应对小规模紧急情况，但在大流行病期间似乎不足以应对大规模卫生危机。
印度需要大量的公共卫生立法才能产生影响，而不是用控制传染病的警察法来应对。本研究旨在协助政策制定者制定全面的大流行病防备计划，将防备“纸上谈兵”转化为“付诸实践”。
