The Responses of the World Health Organization to Pandemics and Dangerous Epidemics
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Abstract
Pandemics are major threats to human life and have occurred throughout human history. It should be made clear that the term epidemic refers to disease outbreaks that occur in a human population over a given period of time to a greater than expected extent. It may be geographically confined to a place or an entire country. In the event that the epidemic spreads outside the geographical boundaries of a country, it is defined as a pandemic. This study focuses on the contribution of the World Health Organisation in preventing and responding to major pandemic crises. A focus will be placed on the management of pandemic crises or risks, namely HIV, cholera (in Yugoslavia in the 1970s), SARS-CoV, H1N1, Ebola and SARS-CoV2.
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Tzagkarakis, S. I., & Douki, S. (2022). The Responses of the World Health Organization to Pandemics and Dangerous Epidemics. HAPSc Policy Briefs Series, 3(1), 242–250. https://doi.org/10.12681/hapscpbs.31022
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