International Health Law In Handling The Covid‐19 Pandemic Through Multi‐Track Policy

The challenges for handling covid‐19 need a comprehensive approach both nationally and internationally in terms of state‐centered or international governance. Regarding the condition, the challenges to handling these conditions will vary from each other, but conceptually the approach is categorized into two, namely horizontal and vertical health challenges. Horizontal challenges are public health problems that arise and are cross‐border
in nature. The pandemic cannot be carried out alone. International law as a legal instrument that binds and regulates relations between countries also regulates non‐state actors play a key role in vertical and horizontal contexts. Global regulation is needed because covid‐infections disease knows no boundaries. Mechanisms to facilitate international cooperation such as international law are very crucial for health, especially for prevention, treatment, and control functions. The role of the World Health Organization WHO as an international organization in the health sector is a central actor in the implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR). The IHR regulation aims to create global health governance and create better coordination in handling global disease outbreaks. Moving on from the complexity of the problems caused by the COVID‐19 pandemic in this era of globalization, an effective and holistic handling strategy is needed, one of which is through a multi‐track policy.