A global public health convention for the 21st century

Summary: As shown by COVID-19, infectious diseases with a pandemic potential present a grave threat to health and wellbeing. Although the International Health Regulations provide a framework of binding legal obligations for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, many countries do not compl...

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Main Authors: Johnathan H Duff, PhD, Anicca Liu, MPH, Jorge Saavedra, MD, Jacob N Batycki, MPH, Kendra Morancy, MA, Barbara Stocking, MA, Lawrence O Gostin, ProfJD, Sandro Galea, ProfMD, Stefano Bertozzi, ProfMD, Jose M Zuniga, PhD, Carmencita Alberto-Banatin, MD, Akua Sena Dansua, MA, Carlos del Rio, ProfMD, Maksut Kulzhanov, ProfPhD, Kelley Lee, ProfPhD, Gisela Scaglia, BA, Cyrus Shahpar, MD, Andrew J Ullmann, ProfMD, Steven J Hoffman, ProfPhD, Michael Weinstein, BA, José Szapocznik, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266721000700