Sentences with phrase «international public health emergency of international concern»

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The outspoken head of the Mahidol group, Nicholas White, has urged the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, a designation reserved for the most serious outbreaks that pose a global threat.

Chan declares the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern 24 April

Meanwhile, New York City is looking into possible swine flu cases, and the WHO has decided not to raise its pandemic threat level, although it did call the situation a «public health emergency of international concern.»

As evidence grew for a causal link between Zika infection and microcephaly and other serious congenital anomalies (1), the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Latin American Zika epidemic a public health emergency of international concern in February 201Health Organization (WHO) declared the Latin American Zika epidemic a public health emergency of international concern in February 201health emergency of international concern in February 2016 (2).

On February 1, 2016, a World Health Organization (WHO) emergency committee declared clusters of birth defects suspected of being linked to an epidemic of Zika virus in the Americas as a Public Health Emergency of International Concernemergency committee declared clusters of birth defects suspected of being linked to an epidemic of Zika virus in the Americas as a Public Health Emergency of International ConcernEmergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

Since 2016, when Zika was declared by the World Health Organization as a public health emergency of international concern, the virus has become established in more than 80 countries, infected millions of people, and left many babies with birth defects (collectively called congenital Zika syndHealth Organization as a public health emergency of international concern, the virus has become established in more than 80 countries, infected millions of people, and left many babies with birth defects (collectively called congenital Zika syndhealth emergency of international concern, the virus has become established in more than 80 countries, infected millions of people, and left many babies with birth defects (collectively called congenital Zika syndrome).

Despite a recent dramatic rise in cases, a World Health Organization panel stopped short of declaring the deadly new virus Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) a public health emergency of international coHealth Organization panel stopped short of declaring the deadly new virus Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) a public health emergency of international cohealth emergency of international concern.

Liu also criticized the fact that WHO didn't declare the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) until 8 August.

In August 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), and the world scrambled to respond.

With cases rapidly mounting in four West African countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) today declared the Ebola outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), a designation that allows the agency to issue recommendations for travel restrictions but also sends a strong message that more resources need to be mobilized to bring the viral disease under control.

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.

Increasingly strong links between the spread of Zika virus and microcephaly in newborns led the World Health Organization (WHO) today to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

The recent spate of birth defects and neurological disorders linked to Zika virus infection constitutes a «public health emergency of international concern,» the World Health Organization declared Februhealth emergency of international concern,» the World Health Organization declared FebruHealth Organization declared February 1.

Although Zika causes no harm in most people it infects, its possible role in clusters of microcephaly in babies and Guillain - Barré syndrome in adults led the World Health Organization on 1 February to declare that it is a «public health emergency of international concern.&Health Organization on 1 February to declare that it is a «public health emergency of international concern.&health emergency of international concern.»

After convening by telephone for 4 hours this afternoon, the panel unanimously decided that the conditions for a public health emergency of international concern had not been met — so far.

Still, it took WHO until 8 August to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

He notes that the International Health Regulations define a public health emergency of international concern as» an extraordinary event» which «constitute [s] a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease» and «potentially require [s] a coordinated international resInternational Health Regulations define a public health emergency of international concern as» an extraordinary event» which «constitute [s] a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease» and «potentially require [s] a coordinated international response.&Health Regulations define a public health emergency of international concern as» an extraordinary event» which «constitute [s] a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease» and «potentially require [s] a coordinated international response.&health emergency of international concern as» an extraordinary event» which «constitute [s] a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease» and «potentially require [s] a coordinated international resinternational concern as» an extraordinary event» which «constitute [s] a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease» and «potentially require [s] a coordinated international response.&health risk to other States through the international spread of disease» and «potentially require [s] a coordinated international resinternational spread of disease» and «potentially require [s] a coordinated international resinternational response.»

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Increasing outbreaks over the last year and a half and concern over neurological complications led to the 1 February announcement by the World Health Organization of a public health emergency of international concern, DyeHealth Organization of a public health emergency of international concern, Dyehealth emergency of international concern, Dye said.

Under the new plan, governments would have to report any «public health emergency of international concern» even if the agent isn't known.

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The U.N. agency declared in August 2014 that the world's worst Ebola outbreak — which began in December 2013 — represented a «public health emergency of international concern'that forced all health officials to shore up defences.

The agency's director general, Dr. Margaret Chan, said the panel of outside experts that advises her on Ebola — the so - called Emergency Committee — has recommended that the outbreak no longer constitute a public health emergency of internationalEmergency Committee — has recommended that the outbreak no longer constitute a public health emergency of internationalemergency of international concern.

Updated, 1:58 p.m. A committee of the World Health Organization today concluded that the explosive spread of the mosquito - borne Zika virus constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Based on this advice, the Director - General has determined that the current events constitute a public health emergency of international concern, under the Regulations.

The Committee nevertheless agreed that the current situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.