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What is the primary purpose of the WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs)?
What is the primary purpose of the WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs)?
- To regulate the implementation of the International Health Regulations
- To provide an exhaustive list of global public health events
- To disseminate authoritative and independent information on acute public health events (correct)
- To monitor the effectiveness of public health responses
What is the basis for WHO making information on acute public health events available?
What is the basis for WHO making information on acute public health events available?
- Article 11.4 of the International Health Regulations (2005) (correct)
- The WHO Constitution
- Article 11.3 of the International Health Regulations (2005)
- The World Health Assembly resolutions
What is the criteria for including an event in the WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs)?
What is the criteria for including an event in the WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs)?
- The event is declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
- The event meets the need for dissemination of authoritative and independent information (correct)
- The event is reported by a national health authority
- The event is reported by at least two media outlets
What is the relationship between the WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs) and global public health events?
What is the relationship between the WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs) and global public health events?
What is the underlying principle for WHO's decision to make information on acute public health events available?
What is the underlying principle for WHO's decision to make information on acute public health events available?
Under what condition may WHO make information on acute public health events available?
Under what condition may WHO make information on acute public health events available?
What is the primary function of the Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports?
What is the primary function of the Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports?
What is implied about the scope of the Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports?
What is implied about the scope of the Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports?
What is the underlying principle guiding WHO's decision to make information on acute public health events available?
What is the underlying principle guiding WHO's decision to make information on acute public health events available?
What is the significance of Article 11.4 of the International Health Regulations (2005) in the context of the Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports?
What is the significance of Article 11.4 of the International Health Regulations (2005) in the context of the Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports?
Study Notes
World Health Organization (WHO) Disease Outbreak News (DONs)
- Provide information on confirmed acute public health events or potential events of concern
International Health Regulations (2005) [IHR (2005)]
- Article 11.4 allows WHO to make information on acute public health events available if other information about the same event has already become publicly available
- Need for dissemination of authoritative and independent information
WHO's Reporting Criteria for DONs
- Reports are not an exhaustive list of events that WHO is responding to globally
- Events reported meet specific criteria for information to be made available to the public
World Health Organization (WHO) Disease Outbreak News (DONs)
- Provide information on confirmed acute public health events or potential events of concern
International Health Regulations (2005) [IHR (2005)]
- Article 11.4 allows WHO to make information on acute public health events available if other information about the same event has already become publicly available
- Need for dissemination of authoritative and independent information
WHO's Reporting Criteria for DONs
- Reports are not an exhaustive list of events that WHO is responding to globally
- Events reported meet specific criteria for information to be made available to the public
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WHO's latest updates on confirmed acute public health events and potential events of concern, providing authoritative and independent information.
