International Sanitary Regulations

[Pharmacists' knowledge of sanitary legislation and professional regulations].

OBJECTIVE To characterize the profile of pharmacists employed as technical supervisors in drugstores and evaluate their knowledge regarding certain aspects of the legislation controlling drugstores and the profession in general. METHODS Based on 175 drugstores in the city of Ribeirão Preto, southeastern Brazil, 100 pharmacists/technical supervisors were randomly selected. Data collection was ...

Ebola lessons guide International Health Regulations review.

Diseases subject to the international health regulations.

International Health Regulations (2005): taking stock.

Editorials 310 In 2007, the coming into force of the revised International Health Regulations (2005) 1 [IHR (2005)] – the most powerful, far-reaching instrument of international law ever conceived to protect people's health – was met with excitement. The purpose behind the IHR (2005) was to prevent and detect international health threats with minimal disruption to travel, trade and the economy....

The International Health Regulations and beyond.

The international community has joined together to form a world trade system based on the rule of law. Although imperfect, the world trade system contains enforceable norms designed to facilitate international economic activity. Infectious diseases pose as great a threat to the well being of nations. Yet, global health governance remains weak or nonexistent. As The Lancet Infectious Diseases ha...