The world health organization: The (un)attainable ideal?

Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Nišu

Blešić Jovana¹ 

[1] Univerzitet u Beogradu, Pravni fakultet, Beograd, Serbia;

关键词: world health organization;    covid-19 pandemic;    public health emergency of international concern;    international health regulations;    reform;   

DOI  :  10.5937/zrpfn0-33746

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The World Health Organization (WHO) is one of the UN specialized agencies. Its work and functions gained even more importance in 2020 with the emergence of the corona virus. The eyes of the entire international community focused on this organization and its Director General. Nowadays, its efficiency has been subject to various forms of criticism. In this paper, the author first provides a brief overview of this organization and its significance. The central part of the paper focuses on the activities of the WHO during the Covid-19 pandemic, through the clarification of the concept of public health emergency of international concern and the use of International Health Regulations. Finally, the author discusses the possible reform of this body. The aim of this paper is to familiarize the readers with the World Health Organization and put its activities in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

【 授权许可】

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