Complete Bid Book – United Bid

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Health and Medical Systems
The United Bid, and our three member
associations, also support and commit to
compliance with the latest World Anti-Doping
Code as part of our role in staging a 2026
FIFA World Cup in North America.
20.1 Overview of General Health Systems
All Candidate Host Cities have full service
hospitals within 5 km of their respective
stadiums, each providing 24-hour emergency
medicine, trauma, orthopedic, stroke, and
cardiac expertise as well as numerous other
medical sub-specialties. Our Candidate Host
Cities also have experience hosting major
sporting events and rigorous medical services
strategies already in place.
The Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport,
Canada’s anti-doping institution, has an
established network for the tracking and
testing of athletes and is available to assist
FIFA’s doping control operations. Additionally,
the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has
its head office in Montréal where a fully
established WADA accredited anti-doping
laboratory already exists.
Mexican sport authorities will designate a
certified anti-doping institution to serve as the
primary partner for FIFA on all doping control
operations before and during the 2026 FIFA
World Cup.
The United States Anti-Doping Agency
(USADA) is the national anti-doping
organization in the United States for Olympic,
Paralympic, Pan American, and Parapan
American sport. As part of the United Bid,
USADA will be charged with managing the
anti-doping program, including in-competition
and other testing, results management
processes, drug reference resources, and
athlete education around the 2026
FIFA World Cup.
20.2 Health and Vaccination
Recommendations
All three of our countries are regular
destinations for business and leisure travelers
and each has well developed systems for
delivering health-related information to
visitors. The United Bid will work closely with
FIFA, public health departments throughout
our three Host Countries, and national and
local government agencies to provide all
necessary health-related information prior to
and during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Visitors should also check resources in
their own countries for travel health
information.
Health and Medical Monitoring: The
World Health Organization (WHO) provides
pertinent health information for all three Host
Countries. The Public Health Agency of
Canada (PHAC) oversees issues of concern
to public health across Canada and closely
liaises with its provincial counterparts to
provide comprehensive management of public
health issues. The National System of
Statistical and Geographic Information
(INEGI) provides information about health
issues in Mexico. The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) oversees public
health services in the United States and
oversees efforts to address the possibility of
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