International cooperation to combat epidemics: A study of the role of international organizations
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https://doi.org/10.64184/ajlps.V3.I2.Y2026.114-134.304Keywords:
Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, World Health Organization (WHO), World Food Programme (WEP), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).Abstract
International cooperation in confronting epidemics is one of the most famous manifestations of human solidarity in our modern era. Global situations of health crises, for example ( Corona pandemic) showed a unification of efforts between countries and international organizations to combat the spread of cross-border epidemics, analyzing the role played by international organizations –and the World Health Organization in particular - in this field, coordinating global responses to epidemics, and evaluating the effectiveness of international cooperation mechanisms are the most important basic objectives of this study.
The study relied on the descriptive approach to explain the nature of the work of international organizations and to observe official reports and real-life experiences in managing health crises, to conclude that strengthening international cooperation requires reforming institutional structures, increasing technical and financial support for developing countries, and activating joint monitoring and early warning mechanisms.
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