title: [National IHR Focal Point].
abstract: Changing world and occurrence of new emerging disease and pathogens produce a great need of not only of a good laboratory and surveillance capacity but also good ways and channels of international communication. International Health Regulations (2005) oblige both WHO and state-parties to create a new elements in their surveillance and respond structures. To maintain a good communication in urgent situations WHO was oblige to designate a 6 WHO IHR Contacts Points in their Regional Offices and each country--IHR state-party had to designate or nominate National IHR Focal Point. This article describe functions and obligations of National IHR Focal Point with especially functionality of IHR NFP in Poland.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Epidemiologii Narodowego Instytutu Zdrowia Publicznego-Państwowego Zakładu Higieny. agawlowska@pzh.gov.pl
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kicman-Gawłowska
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014943:Global Health; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D014944:World Health Organization