Wilson and Halabi: How global health rules are being challenged by coronavirus

It’s the 19th century. Cholera repeatedly breaks out in Europe. Ports shut down to prevent the spread of the disease.  International commerce grinds to a halt. By 1851, in an effort to create rules for the future management of such outbreaks to help prevent spread of disease but also protect global trade, European countries pass the International Sanitary Conventions. In 1969, these become the International Health Regulations (IHR). Read More