Public Health Emergency of International Concern
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World Health Organization designation
international legal mechanism
public health emergency category
A Public Health Emergency of International Concern is a formal WHO designation for an extraordinary health event that poses a public health risk to multiple countries and may require a coordinated international response.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Health Organization designation
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international legal mechanism ⓘ public health emergency category ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 2005 revision of the International Health Regulations ⓘ |
| advisedBy | WHO Emergency Committee ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
acute public health events
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events with risk of international spread ⓘ events with risk of travel or trade restrictions ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 15 June 2007 ⓘ |
| consequence |
enhanced international reporting obligations
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heightened global coordination and resource mobilization ⓘ temporary WHO recommendations to States Parties ⓘ |
| criteriaIncludes |
serious public health impact
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significant risk of international spread ⓘ significant risk of international travel or trade restrictions ⓘ unusual or unexpected nature of the event ⓘ |
| decisionProcess | based on recommendations of an Emergency Committee of experts ⓘ |
| declaredBy |
World Health Organization
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surface form:
WHO Director-General
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| definedBy | World Health Organization ⓘ |
| firstDeclaredFor | 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic ⓘ |
| governedBy | States Parties to the International Health Regulations ⓘ |
| hasBeenDeclaredFor |
2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic
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2014 polio (wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived poliovirus) ⓘ 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak ⓘ 2015–2016 Zika virus outbreak ⓘ 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ 2022 multi-country mpox (monkeypox) outbreak ⓘ COVID-19 outbreak caused by SARS-CoV-2 ⓘ |
| languageOfDefinition | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
international health regulations
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surface form:
International Health Regulations (2005)
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| organizationCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| organizationHeadquartersCity | Geneva ⓘ |
| partOf |
international health regulations
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surface form:
International Health Regulations (2005)
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| purpose |
to avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade
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to reduce international spread of disease ⓘ to strengthen global surveillance and response ⓘ to trigger coordinated international public health response ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
One Health
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global health security ⓘ pandemic ⓘ |
| requiresNotificationFrom | States Parties to the International Health Regulations ⓘ |
| scope |
event that constitutes a public health risk to other States through international spread of disease
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event that potentially requires a coordinated international response ⓘ extraordinary public health event ⓘ |
| shortName | PHEIC ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United Nations system
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surface form:
United Nations agencies
international health organizations ⓘ national public health authorities ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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