WHO International Health Regulations Emergency Committee for the COVID-19 outbreak

International Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreak: A Rapid Review

Background: The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a significant threat to many countries. Since the disease does not currently have a particular treatment, there is a compelling need to find substitute means to dominate its expansion. In this rapid review, we aimed to determine some countries’ public responses to the COVID-19 epidemic.Methods: In this study, academ...

Assessment of the Mental Health Status of Social Media Users during the Outbreak of COVID-19

Background and Objectives: The sudden outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a shock to the international community, especially global health policymakers, has affected millions of individuals. The current study aimed to investigate the mental health status of social media users during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Iran.   Methods: The present descriptive study was carried out on a t...

Fourth Meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) regarding Microcephaly, Other Neurological Disorders and Zika Virus

The Committee was briefed on the implementation of the Temporary Recommendations issued by the DirectorGeneral on advice from the three previous EC meetings. The Committee was updated on the situation during and after the Olympic Games held in Brazil, the latest developments on Zika virus geographic spread, natural history, epidemiology, microcephaly and other neonatal complications associated ...

Who Statement on the First Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (ihr 2005) Emergency Committee on Zika Virus and Observed Increase in Neurological Disorders and Neonatal Malformations

Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, WHO warns.

The World Health Organization has declared the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease in west Africa a public health emergency of international concern and has called for a strong and coordinated international response. After a two day meeting held by teleconference, the organisation’s emergency committee unanimously agreed that the outbreak—centred in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone—was “an...