International Health Regulations • 194 countries across the globe, including all the Member States of WHO • Aim- the international community prevent and respond to acute public health risks that have the potential to cross borders and threaten people worldwide • Surveillance for prevention, preparedness and early warning • Imposing travel and trade restrictions have proven inefficient and risk to divert useful resources. • WHO has no information -imported food from affected countries has ever been implicated in outbreaks of cholera in importing countries