Article 44: 1. State Parties shall undertake to collaborate with each other, to the extent possible, in:

(a) the detection and assessment of, and response to, events as provided under these Regulations; (b) the provision or facilitation of technical cooperation and logistical support, particularly in the development, strengthening and maintenance of the public health capacities required under these Regulations; (c) the mobilization of financial resources to facilitate implementation of their obligations under these Regulations; and (d) the formulation of proposed laws and other legal and administrative provisions for the implementation of these Regulations.

2. WHO shall collaborate with State Parties, upon request, to the extent possible, in: (a) the evaluation and assessment of their public health capacities...; (b) the provision or facilitation of technical cooperation and logistical support to State Parties; and (c) the mobilization of financial resources to support developing countries...

3. Collaboration...may be implemented through multiple channels, including bilaterally, through regional networks and the WHO regional offices, and through intergovernmental organizations and international bodies.

Article 45: Treatment of personal data:

1. Health information collected or received by a State Party...from another State Party or from WHO which refers to an identified or identifiable person shall be kept confidential and processed anonymously...

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, State Parties may disclose and process personal data essential for the purposes of assessing and managing a public health risk, but State Parties,...and WHO must ensure that the personal data are:

(a) processed fairly and lawfully, and not further processed in a way incompatible with that purpose; (b) adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to that purpose; (c) accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date;...and (d) not kept longer than necessary.

3. Upon request, WHO shall...provide an individual with his or her personal data...in an intelligible form, without undue delay or expense and, when necessary, allow for correction.

Article 46: State Parties shall...facilitate the transport, entry, exit, processing and disposal of biological substances and diagnostic specimens, reagents and other diagnostic materials for verification and public health response purposes under these Regulations.

Article 47: The director-general shall establish a roster composed of experts in all relevant fields of expertise (hereinafter the ?IHR Expert Roster?). The director-general shall appoint the members of the IHR Expert Roster in accordance with the WHO Regulations for Expert Advisory Panels and Committees (hereinafter the ?WHO Advisory Panel Regulations?). In addition, the director-general shall appoint one member at the request of each State Party and, where appropriate, experts proposed by relevant intergovernmental and regional economic integration organizations.