Krízový Manažment 2015, 14(1):74-77 | DOI: 10.26552/krm.C.2015.1.74-77
THE CURRENT STATE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC PREPAREDNESS IN PREVENTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN
- riaditeľ OKM MZ SR, Limbová 2, 837 52 Bratislava
The content of the article is to describe the current state of implementation of the requirements under the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization in the Slovak Republic. The International Health Regulations implementation helps countries how to work together to protect the public health and lives of citizens in case of spreading of communicable diseases or by other health risks including radiation and chemicals threats. Article describes the Slovak Republic preparedness for prevention of public health threats by communicable diseases in the international scale and the impact of the existence of global threats to public health threats in the world. Requirements for these threats preparedness are specified by the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization.
Keywords: The International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization, preparedness, chemical, biological, radiological threat (CBRN), forces and resources of the state, points of entry into the Slovak Republic, means of collective and individual protection
Published: March 30, 2015 Show citation
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