Pacific Meeting on Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005), 24-26 November 2014, Denarau, Fiji

The International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) is as a legal mechanism and capacity-building framework for Member States to achieve global health security. In the Western Pacific and South East Asian regions the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases (2010)
(APSED), guides Member States to build and maintain the core public health capacities to meet their national obligations under IHR (2005). From 24 to 26 November 2014, delegates from 22 Pacific island countries and areas (PICs) met at Denarau, Fiji for the 2014 Pacific IHR Meeting. The meeting was the third such bi-annual
meeting. The meeting serves as a forum for PIC delegates to discuss, monitor and plan future IHR/APSED activities and to engage with world experts in infectious diseases and IHR/APSED to
seek technical advice to build capacity for emerging infectious diseases (EID) and other public health emergencies.