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DESCRIPTION:Dont' miss out on our next SPOT Research Seminar of the Fall se
 ason!\n\nWe continue to highlight the work of our very own Post-Docs\, so 
 please come out to show support and learn more about what our Post-Docs ge
 t up to at SPOT.\n\nOn Wednesday October 17th\, 12pm in Hosmer H202\, we w
 ill have Dr. Srikanth Reddy.\n\nHis seminar is titled 'International healt
 h regulations compliance in India: The politics of global health security'
 \n\n(See his Abstract and Bio below).\n\nDr. Reddy is completing his work 
 with Dr. Raphael Lencucha.\n\nRSVP is requested\, but not required\, to re
 searchcoordinator.spot [at] mcgill.ca\n\n \n\nSEMINAR ABSTRACT\n\n\n	Today’
 s deeply interconnected world greatly heightens the trans-border risk of i
 nfectious disease. The spread of Ebola in 2015 illustrates this vulnerabil
 ity while revealing that many countries are ill-prepared to prevent\, dete
 ct\, assess\, notify and respond to infectious disease outbreaks. Although
  national governments are charged with the responsibility of safeguarding 
 the health of their citizens\, these responsibilities are embedded in a we
 b of international standards\, norms\, and commitments. Recently\, there h
 as been a push for the World Health Organization to facilitate the develop
 ment and implementation of international legal frameworks to address trans
 -border health concerns. The International Health Regulations (IHR)\, whic
 h came into force in 2007\, is one such legally binding agreement that aim
 s to standardize disease surveillance\, reporting\, and response among the
  196 national governments who are members. Despite enthusiasm surrounding 
 the potential for IHR to strengthen the global response to infectious dise
 ase outbreaks\, as of 2016\, only 33% State Parties have fully implemented
  the IHR core obligations. The low levels of implementation point to the n
 eed to better understand the relationship between governments and these in
 ternational institutions. In exploring this relationship\, we argue that g
 eopolitical\, cultural and economic factors are of paramount importance. O
 ur study engages with international relations theory to understand the fac
 tors that shape IHR implementation in India. Our approach seeks to gain a 
 local understanding of the relationship between India and the global polit
 ical economy\, the meaning India assigns to IHR commitments\, and the noti
 on of global health security more broadly. We are using a combination of q
 ualitative interviewing and ethnographic methods to examine how decision-m
 akers engage with IHR commitments in India.\n\n	SRIKANTH REDDY BIOGRAPHY\n
 \n	SrikanthReddy is a medical anthropologist withresearchinterests and trai
 ning in global health policy\, governance\, and diplomacy. Currently\, at 
 ɬÀï·¬ he is researching on the political economy of global hea
 lth\, global health security\, and applying institutional theories to heal
 th policyresearch. Earlier\, he received postdoctoralresearchtraining in g
 lobal health governance and global health diplomacy at the Global Health C
 entre\, the Graduate Institute\, Geneva.\n\n
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LOCATION:H202\, Hosmer House\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3G 1Y5\, 3630 Sir Will
 iam Osler
SUMMARY:SPOT Research Seminar - International Health Regulations Compliance
  in India: The Politics of Global Health Security
URL:/spot/channels/event/spot-research-seminar-interna
 tional-health-regulations-compliance-india-politics-global-health-290132
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