Health security capacities in the context of COVID-19 outbreak: an analysis of International Health Regulations annual report data from 182 countries
Nirmal Kandel, MPH
Stella Chungong, MPH
Abbas Omaar, MSc
Jun Xing, MPH
Published:March 18, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30553-5
Summary
Background
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.