Public health security in the 21st century. Report WHO World Health Report 2007
AUTHORS : Moskaleva O.V.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : Moscow, Russia
YEAR : 2008
Numerous international conferences on disease control in the late 19th and early 20th centuries led to the creation of WHO in 1948. In 1951, WHO Member
States adopted the International Health Regulations, which were replaced in 1969 and became known as the International Health Regulations. It is now the IHR
(2005). Infectious diseases are spreading across the planet today much faster than before. In 2006, 2.1 billion passengers used the services, so an epidemic of disease
from one part of the world becomes a threat in another in a few hours. Currently, there are almost 40 diseases unknown to the previous generation. WHO has
verified 1,100 epidemic events worldwide.