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public health > epidemiology > health crisis > state of health emergency

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state of health emergency  

Definition

  • A Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) is a formal declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) of "an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response", formulated when a situation arises that is "serious, sudden, unusual or unexpected", which "carries implications for public health beyond the affected state's national border" and "may require immediate international action". (Wikipedia)

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  • Patricia Fener

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-XZDTPF31-G

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