[DRAFT] International Disease Control and Research

[New Jakobly]

Category: Health
A resolution to modify universal standards of healthcare.
Area of Effect: Research

The World Assembly

Aware of the death tolls of deadly diseases and viruses worldwide has been extremely high,

Seeing that international research foundation is what is needed to combat the ever-increasing threat of diseases,

Declaring that the International Disease Control and Research Foundation (IDCRF) shall be founded to assist nations in their fights to end the spread of deadly and devastating viruses,

Requiring all nations to let the IDCRF to set up an office in their respective nation

Understanding that there would need to be boundaries for the IDCRF in order to establish what it can and cannot do

The IDCRF CAN do the following:

1. Attend to nations with disease issues in order to conduct domestic research

2. Publish studies in each nation about the risks for potentially deadly diseases

3. Determine which nations are at the highest risk for certain diseases

4. Establish a universal severity graph in order to determine which diseases are the worst and most contagious

5. Add these disease concerns to the national agenda and will make government-funded health companies, using the given knowledge, carry out treatment and inform the public

The IDCRF CANNOT do the following:

1. Restrict the practices of private health companies in order for them to use their research, in other words, this action is voluntary

2. Publish their research without nationally-funded health organizations reviewing it

3. Conduct research without permission from the national government

4. Publish an identical report for multiple nations as certain national problems will most likely not be the same internationally

5. Force a proposed measure into law

Hereby establishes the International Disease Control and Research Foundation

[Tinfect]

Aware of the death tolls of deadly diseases and viruses worldwide has been extremely high,

"The failures of your medical system are not universal, Ambassador," said Feren as he stepped out from a mysterious and darkened corner.

Seeing that international research foundation is what is needed to combat the ever-increasing threat of diseases,

"Demonstrably false. The Imperium has managed to minimize death from illness quite well without foreign interference. In fact, Research and Development has recently reported a breakthrough in treating Viron-Seven-Seven-Three, we're expecting a eighty-four percent survival rate moving forward, in otherwise healthy victims, of course."

Declaring that the International Disease Control and Research Foundation (IDCRF) shall be founded to assist nations in their fights to end the spread of deadly and devastating viruses,

"You will have to forgive me, I find myself somewhat... distracted, of late, but, I do believe such a thing already exists; consider looking through standing legislation."

Requiring all nations to let the IDCRF to set up an office in their respective nation

"Unacceptable. The Imperium will not allow foreign personnel to operate within out territories under any circumstances, nor will we allow such foreign organizations to operate within the jurisdiction of the Health and Disease Control Division."

Adding that there would need to be boundaries for the IDCRF in order to establish what it can an cannot do

"Quite. I will note that continuing the preamble following operative clauses is, poor form, to say the least."

-The IDCRF CAN do the following:

"This could be better stated. Review standing legislation for examples of such."

1. Attend to nations with disease issues in order to conduct domestic research

"This is, shall we say, difficult to read. It's not exactly clear what this clause does, Ambassador."

2. Publish studies in each nation about the risks for potentially deadly diseases

"The Imperium will decide how information is published, not the IDCRF; we see little reason to allow it to supersede the jurisdiction of Imperial Intelligence."

4. Establish a universal severity graph in order to determine which diseases are the worst and most contagious

"The former of those is arbitrary, at best, the latter is often dependent on specific factors not inherent to the disease itself."

5. Add these disease concerns to the national agenda and will make government-funded health companies, using the given knowledge, carry out treatment and inform the public

"A... national agenda, Ambassador? The Imperium maintains no such thing; do keep your national legal mechanisms within your own borders, Ambassador. Further, the specificity to 'government-funded health companies' is, well, simply insufficient. It arguably would not apply to government-operated facilities, and certainly not to wholly private operations. Such is damaging to public health."

1. Restrict the practices of private health companies in order for them to use their research, in other words, this action is voluntary

"You... intend to allow privately-operated medical facilities to reject modern and effective treatment?"

2. Publish their research without nationally-funded health organizations reviewing it

"Again, 'nationally funded', is vague, at best."

4. Publish a same report for multiple nations as certain national problems will most likely not be the same internationally

"What is this meant to prevent, exactly? I cannot imagine such a thing would even occur in the first place, much less be such a risk that it needs prohibition."

5. Force a proposed measure into law

"I would certainly hope not, though I wonder what exactly you intend for this legislation to do, if member-states with deliberately or otherwise flawed healthcare systems, in other words, those most in-need of forced modernization and such, are effectively wholly exempt."

Hereby establishes the [i]International Disease Control and Research Foundation

"It is highly unorthodox for this to be at the end of the draft; it's not inherently wrong, of course, it's just unusual.

In any case, the Imperium finds little reason to support this legislation; it does nothing but unreasonably interfere in the operations of Member-States with functional medical systems, and allow those without them to continue operating in their failed state, allowing continued harm to national populations suffering under them."

[Marche Verte-Bleu]

OOC: You might want to look over the World Health Authority's current functions and that of their Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response Center. Very similar agenda to what you've drafted, which might give rise to some legality issues on overlapping purposes and what not.

GAR#31: https://www.nationstates.net/page=WA_pa ... s/start=30

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GAR#320: https://www.nationstates.net/page=WA_pa ... ?start=319

As much as there are many areas of growth in legislation for this assembly on a variety of topics, health has seemed to be a pretty persistent target by ambassadors throughout NS History (especially outbreak control).

[Marche Verte-Bleu]

Aware of the death tolls of deadly diseases and viruses worldwide has been extremely high,

"The failures of your medical system are not universal, Ambassador," said Feren as he stepped out from a mysterious and darkened corner.

Seeing that international research foundation is what is needed to combat the ever-increasing threat of diseases,

"Demonstrably false. The Imperium has managed to minimize death from illness quite well without foreign interference. In fact, Research and Development has recently reported a breakthrough in treating Viron-Seven-Seven-Three, we're expecting a eighty-four percent survival rate moving forward, in otherwise healthy victims, of course."

Declaring that the International Disease Control and Research Foundation (IDCRF) shall be founded to assist nations in their fights to end the spread of deadly and devastating viruses,

"You will have to forgive me, I find myself somewhat... distracted, of late, but, I do believe such a thing already exists; consider looking through standing legislation."

Requiring all nations to let the IDCRF to set up an office in their respective nation

"Unacceptable. The Imperium will not allow foreign personnel to operate within out territories under any circumstances, nor will we allow such foreign organizations to operate within the jurisdiction of the Health and Disease Control Division."

Adding that there would need to be boundaries for the IDCRF in order to establish what it can an cannot do

"Quite. I will note that continuing the preamble following operative clauses is, poor form, to say the least."

-The IDCRF CAN do the following:

"This could be better stated. Review standing legislation for examples of such."

1. Attend to nations with disease issues in order to conduct domestic research

"This is, shall we say, difficult to read. It's not exactly clear what this clause does, Ambassador."

2. Publish studies in each nation about the risks for potentially deadly diseases

"The Imperium will decide how information is published, not the IDCRF; we see little reason to allow it to supersede the jurisdiction of Imperial Intelligence."

4. Establish a universal severity graph in order to determine which diseases are the worst and most contagious

"The former of those is arbitrary, at best, the latter is often dependent on specific factors not inherent to the disease itself."

5. Add these disease concerns to the national agenda and will make government-funded health companies, using the given knowledge, carry out treatment and inform the public

"A... national agenda, Ambassador? The Imperium maintains no such thing; do keep your national legal mechanisms within your own borders, Ambassador. Further, the specificity to 'government-funded health companies' is, well, simply insufficient. It arguably would not apply to government-operated facilities, and certainly not to wholly private operations. Such is damaging to public health."

1. Restrict the practices of private health companies in order for them to use their research, in other words, this action is voluntary

"You... intend to allow privately-operated medical facilities to reject modern and effective treatment?"

2. Publish their research without nationally-funded health organizations reviewing it

"Again, 'nationally funded', is vague, at best."

4. Publish a same report for multiple nations as certain national problems will most likely not be the same internationally

"What is this meant to prevent, exactly? I cannot imagine such a thing would even occur in the first place, much less be such a risk that it needs prohibition."

5. Force a proposed measure into law

"I would certainly hope not, though I wonder what exactly you intend for this legislation to do, if member-states with deliberately or otherwise flawed healthcare systems, in other words, those most in-need of forced modernization and such, are effectively wholly exempt."

Hereby establishes the [i]International Disease Control and Research Foundation

"It is highly unorthodox for this to be at the end of the draft; it's not inherently wrong, of course, it's just unusual.

In any case, the Imperium finds little reason to support this legislation; it does nothing but unreasonably interfere in the operations of Member-States with functional medical systems, and allow those without them to continue operating in their failed state, allowing continued harm to national populations suffering under them."

The ambassador for Tinfect, though still obliged by this resolution since 2009 in a more comfortable wording, makes a fair point as to the questionable status of this bill. Presently, I have nothing further to comment.

[Tinfect]

The ambassador for Tinfect, though still obliged by this resolution since 2009 in a more comfortable wording, makes a fair point as to the questionable status of this bill. Presently, I have nothing further to comment.

"This draft has not been passed by the World Assembly, neither I nor the Imperium are obligated to abide by it's provisions. Further; the correct way to refer to the Imperium, is as the Imperium, Tinfect, is a continent."

OOC:
Mate I've not even been on this website since 2009.

[Araraukar]

GAR#31: https://www.nationstates.net/page=WA_pa ... s/start=30
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GAR#320: https://www.nationstates.net/page=WA_pa ... ?start=319

OOC: More specific links: GA #31 and GA #320. But you should also check GA #53, GA #97 and maybe GA #389.

[New Jakobly]

GAR#31: https://www.nationstates.net/page=WA_pa ... s/start=30
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GAR#320: https://www.nationstates.net/page=WA_pa ... ?start=319

OOC: More specific links: GA #31 and GA #320. But you should also check GA #53, GA #97 and maybe GA #389.

I have looked over some of these links, but I will look at all of them. Also, I will be on vacation from this afternoon to the 28th, so I won't make any edits until then.

[New Jakobly]

So GA#31 is very similar. I had not read that one through until now. I will make the appropriate changes after I get back from vacation.

[Kenmoria]

So GA#31 is very similar. I had not read that one through until now. I will make the appropriate changes after I get back from vacation.

(OOC: Furthermore, you need to make sure that your new draft has some actual mandate on member states. In other words, there needs to be some clause which requires or at least encourages, directly, that member nations perform some course of action. Currently, all you mandate is the committee.)

[Marche Verte-Bleu]

The ambassador for Tinfect, though still obliged by this resolution since 2009 in a more comfortable wording, makes a fair point as to the questionable status of this bill. Presently, I have nothing further to comment.

"This draft has not been passed by the World Assembly, neither I nor the Imperium are obligated to abide by it's provisions. Further; the correct way to refer to the Imperium, is as the Imperium, Tinfect, is a continent."

OOC:
Mate I've not even been on this website since 2009.

Law is law, no matter the age. All it took me was a review of passed legislation to familiarize myself. The Imperium is accepting of the active World Health Authority by being a member of this World Assembly, which as already stated is very similar to this non-passed draft in many tasks and functions.