The International Ebola Emergency
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- 25 September 2014
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 371 (13) , 1180-1183
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp1409858
Abstract
On August 8, 33 weeks into the longest, largest, and most widespread Ebola outbreak on record, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This declaration was not made lightly. A PHEIC is an instrument of the International Health Regulations (IHR) — a legally binding agreement made by 196 countries on containment of major international health threats.Keywords
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