The potential effectiveness of the WHO International Health Regulations capacity requirements on control of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study of 114 countries.

CONCLUSIONS: The International Health Regulations score was significantly associated with reduction in rate of incidence and mortality of COVID-19. These findings inform design of pandemic control strategies, and validated the International Health Regulations capacities as important metrics for countries that warrant evaluation and improvement of their health security capabilities. PMID: 33557662 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: J R Soc Med AND (has... - February 9, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wong MC, Huang J, Wong SH, Yuen-Chun Teoh J Tags: J R Soc Med Source Type: research