Abstract

The emergence of COVID–19 has shown that the inability of WHO to have prompt disease surveillance could be callous to recognize and respond to the situation of Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). While the paper traces out the timeline of WHO to perform its mandate in combating the spread of infectious diseases, coincidently it also explains the needs to improve the epidemic intelligence on the basis of coordinated international and national surveillance and response mechanisms. On the note, the post COVID – 19 situation requires WHO member states to strengthen the institution within the international order of global health governance. The only way to do so will be through effective and prompt global disease surveillance and response systems. Further, the article attempts to shed light on the current and previous reaction of WHO over the infectious diseases including COVID – 19. In the process, this article tries to suggest reforms within the IHR and WHO’s applicable effort to develop effective disease surveillance and prompt response systems.

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  • WHO’s Role to Control the Spread of Infectious Diseases and the Recurrent Problems Arising due to Lack of a Global Disease Surveillance and Response SystemThe World Health Organization (WHO) came into existence after the post-world war period with the objective to improve the existing dire global health situation.[1]

  • While the paper traces out the timeline of WHO to perform its mandate in combating the spread of infectious diseases, coincidently it explains the needs to improve the epidemic intelligence on the basis of coordinated international and national surveillance and response mechanism

  • The global disease surveillance and response system has become a quintessential element in the functioning of WHO

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WHO’s Role to Control the Spread of Infectious Diseases and the Recurrent Problems Arising due to Lack of a Global Disease Surveillance and Response SystemThe World Health Organization (WHO) came into existence after the post-world war period with the objective to improve the existing dire global health situation.[1].

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