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Humanitarian University Consortium
Distance Education Initiative
International Health Regulations Online Test
Presented
by
Stephen
M. Apatow, Director of Research and
Development
Humanitarian University Consortium
Graduate Studies Center for Medicine, Veterinary
Medicine and Law
[Vitae][Email]
The following online test encompasses 15
questions (True/False) and two fill in sections
associated with the International
Health Regulations Online Course.
Fee: PayPal $250.00
processing fee, required for
validation: certificate of completion.
Upon payment of the processing fee,
completion and submission of this test, individuals
with a passing grade of 90% or above will receive a
certificate of completion by Humanitarian Resource
Institute.
International
Health Regulations Online Test
1.The plague epidemics that overran Europe between
1830 and 1847 were catalysts for intensive infectious
disease diplomacy and multilateral cooperation in
public health, led to the first International Sanitary
Conference in Paris in 1851 and adoption of the
International Sanitary Regulations. True or False.
2. The International Sanitary Regulations, were
replaced by the International Health Regulations in
1969 and were primarily intended to monitor and
control six serious infectious diseases: cholera,
plague, yellow fever, smallpox, relapsing fever and
typhus. True or False.
3. Under the IHR (1969), only cholera, plague and
yellow fever remain notifiable, meaning that States
are required to notify WHO if and when these diseases
occur on their territory. True or False.
4. The International Health Regulations (IHR) are an
international legal instrument that is binding on 194
countries across the globe, including all the Member
States of WHO. True or False.
5. The IHR (2005) aim to prevent, protect against,
control and respond to the international spread of
disease while avoiding unnecessary interference with
international traffic and trade. True or False.
6. The IHR, which entered into force on 15 June 2005,
requires countries to report certain disease outbreaks
and public health events of international concern to
WHO. True or False.
7. The IHR (2005) require States to notify WHO of all
events that may constitute a public health emergency
of international concern (PHEIC) and to respond to
requests
for verification of information regarding such events.
True or False.
8. IHR 2005 includes a list of diseases for which a
single case may constitute a PHEIC and must be
reported to WHO immediately. This list consists of
smallpox, poliomyelitis, human influenza caused by new
subtypes, and severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS). True or False.
9. IHR 2005 makes surveillance central to guiding
effective public health action against cross-border
disease threats. The regulations define surveillance
as "the systematic ongoing collection, collation and
analysis of data for public health purposes and the
timely dissemination of public health information for
assessment and public health response as necessary".
True or False.
10. A fundamental innovation in the IHR (2005) is the
requirement that each country develop, strengthen
and maintain core public health capacities for
surveillance
and response based on analysis of the
grassroots capacities on the community/village
level. True or False.
11. Under the IHR, each country is committed
to develop and maintain core public health capacities
for
surveillance and response. These capacities also
include outbreaks
of chemical, radiological and food origin. True or
False.
12. According to the IHR (2005) a public health
emergency of international concern refers to an
extraordinary public health event which is determined,
under specific procedures (1) to constitute a public
health risk to other States through the international
spread of disease; and (2) to potentially require a
coordinated international response. True or False.
13. The enforcement mechanism outlined in IHR
(2005) for States was established to protect against
unjustified measures being adopted unilaterally by
other States. True or False.
14. Under the IHR every country is required to
designate a National IHR Focal Point, charged with
providing to and receiving information from WHO on a
24 hour basis, seven days a week. True or False.
15. The Regulations recognize that media and
other unofficial reports often appear in advance of
official
notification of a public health emergency of
international
concern.True or False.
Please list the “National IHR Focal
Point” for your country:
Please list the WHO IHR contact point for your
country:
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