Developments involving SARS, International Law, and Infectious Disease Control at the Fifty-Sixth Meeting of the World Health Assembly
Introduction
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Health
SARS and International Law
The outbreak of a new infectious disease-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-in Asia and its spread to many countries in the Asian region and beyond raise many public health and policy questions and challenges for governments, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations. The SARS outbreak also implicates international law, and this Insight briefly discusses three areas of international law affected by SARS and the efforts to contain the spread of the disease.
Basic Information on the SARS Epidemic
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World Health Organization's Framework Convention for Tobacco Control
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In late May 2003, the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) will consider adoption of the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC). The Intergovernmental Negotiating Body agreed on the proposed FCTC in early March 2003 and transmitted the treaty to the World Health Assembly. [1] The FCTC represents the first time in WHO's history that it has exercised its powers to adopt a treaty under Article 19 of its Constitution. [2] The FCTC is an important international legal development in the area of global public health.
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Influenza Vaccine Supply and International Law
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Revision of the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations
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Global Outbreak of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) and International Law
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The Continuing Global Spread of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) and Its Implications for International Law
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UN Commission Awards Compensation for Environmental and Public Health Damage from 1990-91 Gulf War
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International Health Regulations: New Mandate for Scientific Cooperation
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Public Health and “Counterfeit” Medicines: The Role of the World Health Organization
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The normative and policy-setting functions of the World Health Organization (âWHOâ) have been substantially influenced by the differences of opinion within WHOâs membership about the impact of trade and intellectual property (âIPâ) rules on public health. In particular, WHO members differ as to the organizationâs role in addressing the perceived failure of the pharmaceutical market to generate safe and affordable medicines for diseases predominantly affecting developing countries.
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