Mexico's focal point considers outbreak to be a «potential public health event of international importance» because
it meets IHR criteria: severe public health impact and an unusual event.
Not exact matches
One of the ministers at the G7
meeting said: «Dr. Chan, what you are telling us [about how badly the
IHR are implemented] is very worrying.
WHO Director Margaret Chan announced she would call a
meeting of the
IHR Emergency Committee on Feb. 1 to discuss the Zika epidemic and what needs to be done at the global level to address the disease.