Stuckelberger Astrid, Urbina Manuel
WHO expert on IHR, Privat-Docent Global Health Institute, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
International public health and policy expert, National Academy of, Medicine of Mexico.
Acta Biomed. 2020 May 11;91(2):113-117. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i2.9626.
One of WHO primary function is to control and monitor internationally the spread of infectious diseases of the common killers. After SARS-COV, the International Health Regulations (IHR) was adopted in 2005 by all 194 member states to set up national preparedness for an efficient "early alert and response system". COVID-19 is a novel virus with an unpredictable course and many uncertainties about its biological, clinical and epidemiological characteristics. COVID-19 is a game changer and calls for a revision of IHR as well as a more biological, clinical and community-cantered preparedness strategy.
世卫组织的主要职能之一是在国际上控制和监测常见致命传染病的传播。继严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒(SARS-CoV)之后,2005年所有194个成员国通过了《国际卫生条例》,以建立国家层面有效的“早期预警和应对系统”的防范机制。新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)是一种新型病毒,其病程不可预测,在生物学、临床和流行病学特征方面存在诸多不确定性。新型冠状病毒肺炎改变了局面,需要对《国际卫生条例》进行修订,并制定一种更以生物学、临床和社区为中心的防范战略。