
Published online:
02 September 2009
Published in print:
13 November 2008
Online ISBN:
9780191577468
Print ISBN:
9780199560103
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International Cooperation on Infectious Diseases and WHO's Role International Cooperation on Infectious Diseases and WHO's Role
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Infectious Diseases and Security Infectious Diseases and Security
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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Chapter
33 Health and Infectious Disease
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Gian Luca Burci
Gian Luca Burci
Legal Office, World Health Organization
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Gian Luca Burci is Adjunct Professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva
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582–591
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Published:02 September 2009
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Burci, Gian Luca, ' Health and Infectious Disease', in Sam Daws, and Thomas G. Weiss (eds), The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (2008; online edn, Oxford Academic, 2 Sept. 2009), https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199560103.003.0033, accessed 10 May 2025.
Abstract
This article reviews the main international and institutional legal aspects of cooperation in the fight against the plague of infectious diseases. It makes a particular reference to the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other agencies of the UN system. This article underscores the intrinsically international dimension of the realization of the essential importance of international cooperation.
Keywords:
international, institutional, legal aspects, cooperation, infectious diseases, World Health Organization, international cooperation
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