Reflections on running an International Public Health Film Competition during the COVID-19 pandemic and implications for future film festivals

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Uy Hoang ◽  
Kartik Sharma ◽  
Patrick Russell ◽  
Linda Bergonzi-King ◽  
Nimish Kapoor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Film Festivals ◽  
International Public Health

Synergising International Public Health Law and International Disaster Law

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Pratik DIXIT
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
International Health ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Public Health Law ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
International Public Health ◽  
Health Regulations

There is no time more opportune to review the workings of the International Health Regulations (IHR) than the present COVID-19 crisis. This article analyses the theoretical and practical aspects of international public health law (IPHL), particularly the IHR, to argue that it is woefully unprepared to protect human rights in times of a global public health crisis. To rectify this, the article argues that the IHR should design effective risk reduction and response strategies by incorporating concepts from international disaster law (IDL). Along similar lines, this article suggests that IDL also has a lot to learn from IPHL in terms of greater internationalisation and institutionalisation. Institutionalisation of IDL on par with IPHL will provide it with greater legitimacy, transparency and accountability. This article argues that greater cross-pollination of ideas between IDL and IPHL is necessary in order to make these disciplines more relevant for the future.

scholarly journals Ebola disease: an international public health emergency

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava ◽  
Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava ◽  
Jegadeesh Ramasamy
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
International Public Health

scholarly journals A cluster of measles linked to an imported case, Finland, 2017

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (33) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elina Seppälä ◽  
Viktor Zöldi ◽  
Sakari Vuorinen ◽  
Satu Murtopuro ◽  
Ulpu Elonsalo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Vaccination Coverage ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
International Public Health ◽  
Imported Case ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Public Health Authorities ◽  
Close Cooperation

One imported and five secondary cases of measles were detected in Finland between June and August 2017. The measles sequences available for five laboratory-confirmed cases were identical and belonged to serotype D8. The large number of potentially exposed Finnish and foreign individuals called for close cooperation of national and international public health authorities and other stakeholders. Raising awareness among healthcare providers and ensuring universally high vaccination coverage is crucial to prevent future clusters and outbreaks.

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