international health regulations

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World Health Organization framework international health regulation international legal instrument public health regulation revised international health regulation

International Health Regulations are a legally binding global framework coordinated by the World Health Organization to prevent, detect, and respond to public health risks that can cross borders and threaten international health security.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
International Health Regulations (2005)	14
International Health Regulations (1969)	3
International Health Regulations	2
international health regulations canonical	2
Annex 2 of the International Health Regulations (2005)	1
Article 7 of the International Health Regulations (2005)	1
International Health Regulations (2005) Annex 2	1
International Health Regulations (2005) text adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2005	1
International Health Regulations National Focal Points	1
International Health Regulations amendments	1
International Health Regulations core capacities	1
International Health Regulations in the African Region	1
World Health Organization International Health Regulations	1
World Health Organization International Health Regulations (2005) publication	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T33681 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: international health regulations
Context triple: [World Health Organization, fieldOfWork, international health regulations]

A. World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized international agency that directs and coordinates global health efforts, including disease control, health policy, and emergency response.
B. Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties that set the standards of humanitarian treatment in war, protecting wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, and civilians.
C. International Maritime Organization
The International Maritime Organization is a United Nations specialized agency responsible for regulating international shipping, including safety, environmental standards, and maritime security.
D. International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization is a United Nations specialized agency that sets global standards and regulations to ensure safe, efficient, and orderly international civil aviation.
E. International Organization for Migration
The International Organization for Migration is a leading intergovernmental body that works globally to promote humane and orderly migration for the benefit of migrants and societies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: international health regulations
Target entity description: International Health Regulations are a legally binding global framework coordinated by the World Health Organization to prevent, detect, and respond to public health risks that can cross borders and threaten international health security.

A. World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized international agency that directs and coordinates global health efforts, including disease control, health policy, and emergency response.
B. Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties that set the standards of humanitarian treatment in war, protecting wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, and civilians.
C. International Maritime Organization
The International Maritime Organization is a United Nations specialized agency responsible for regulating international shipping, including safety, environmental standards, and maritime security.
D. International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization is a United Nations specialized agency that sets global standards and regulations to ensure safe, efficient, and orderly international civil aviation.
E. International Organization for Migration
The International Organization for Migration is a leading intergovernmental body that works globally to promote humane and orderly migration for the benefit of migrants and societies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Health Organization framework ⓘ international health regulation ⓘ international legal instrument ⓘ public health regulation ⓘ revised international health regulation ⓘ
adoptedBy	World Health Assembly ⓘ World Health Assembly ⓘ World Health Assembly ⓘ
adoptionYear	2005 ⓘ
appliesTo	World Health Organization Member States that are States Parties ⓘ points of entry including airports, ports, and certain ground crossings ⓘ
basedOn	all-hazards approach to public health threats ⓘ
contains	Annex 1: core capacity requirements ⓘ Annex 2: decision instrument for notification of events ⓘ Annexes on points of entry and health documents ⓘ
coordinatedBy	World Health Organization ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	15 June 2007 ⓘ
establishes	procedures for declaring a public health emergency of international concern ⓘ standing recommendations for routine public health risks ⓘ temporary recommendations by the WHO Director-General ⓘ
field	international public health law ⓘ
focus	specific infectious diseases such as cholera, plague, and yellow fever ⓘ
governedBy	World Health Assembly resolutions ⓘ
language	adopted in the six official UN languages through WHO ⓘ
legalStatus	legally binding on States Parties ⓘ
linkedTo	concept of global health security ⓘ
objective	assess public health risks systematically ⓘ detect public health events rapidly ⓘ report public health events promptly to WHO ⓘ respond effectively to public health risks ⓘ
principle	avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade ⓘ collaboration between States Parties and WHO ⓘ respect for human rights ⓘ transparency in public health reporting ⓘ
purpose	control public health threats ⓘ prevent international spread of disease ⓘ protect against public health risks ⓘ provide public health response to international disease spread ⓘ
region	global ⓘ
requires	core public health capacities for surveillance and response ⓘ designation of National IHR Focal Points ⓘ event assessment using the IHR decision instrument ⓘ notification to WHO of events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern ⓘ
scope	all events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern ⓘ biological, chemical, and radionuclear events ⓘ emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases ⓘ global health security ⓘ international disease spread ⓘ public health emergencies of international concern ⓘ
shortName	IHR ⓘ
usedDuring	2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic ⓘ 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak ⓘ 2015–2016 Zika virus outbreak ⓘ COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ
version	International Health Regulations (1969) ⓘ linked to: international health regulations International Health Regulations (2005) ⓘ linked to: international health regulations

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