WHO Disease Outbreak News
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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?

  • 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)?

  • 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?

    <p>The DONs report on a selection of global public health events that meet specific criteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the underlying principle for WHO's decision to make information on acute public health events available?

    <p>To comply with the International Health Regulations (2005)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under what condition may WHO make information on acute public health events available?

    <p>If other information about the same event has already become publicly available and there is a need for the dissemination of authoritative and independent information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports?

    <p>To fulfill the requirement of Article 11.4 of the International Health Regulations (2005)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is implied about the scope of the Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports?

    <p>They only report on events that meet specific criteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the underlying principle guiding WHO's decision to make information on acute public health events available?

    <p>To provide authoritative and independent information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of Article 11.4 of the International Health Regulations (2005) in the context of the Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports?

    <p>It guides WHO's decision to make information on acute public health events available</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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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