Non-State Actors and Public Health Emergencies
What are the specific legal and ethical implications of involving private actors in health care vis-à-vis public health emergencies?

What are the specific legal and ethical implications of involving private actors in health care vis-à-vis public health emergencies?
Infodemic management must be an integral part of public health emergency prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.
Health emergencies happen: rights protections, solidarity should be central to response.
In this symposium, experts around the world reflect on the recently issued Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies.
The various proposals all have the goal of encouraging early reporting of, and response to, potentially serious disease outbreaks.
The COVID-19 pandemic has (yet again) disclosed that the notion of borders resembles a distinct emanation of legal fiction.
The COVID-19 pandemic has blatantly exposed the flaws of the World Health Organization and its International Health Regulations.
We argue that the human right to participation should extend to permanent seats and votes for civil society and affected communities on governance boards.
The prism of the “shared responsibility model” provides an opportunity to consider potential global health governance models for emergency actions.
Tackling the question of how to address the needs for sharing scientific research is fundamental to any pandemic treaty discussion.