Sentences with «public health emergency of international concern»
The WHO's Emergency Committee, which declared Zika an international public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) in February, said in a statement that «the Zika virus and associated consequences remain a significant enduring public health challenge requiring intense action but no longer represent a PHEIC.» (businessinsider.com)
WHO also has convened a committee to determine whether the Ebola outbreak constitutes a so - called Public Health Emergency of International Concern, a designation that, among other things, would allow WHO to issue travel recommendations to avoid spread of the disease. (sciencemag.org)
The World Bank has granted Mexico an emergency facility of # 140 million to fight the outbreak, while the World Health Organisation has denoted the flu strain as a «public health emergency of international concern». (politics.co.uk)