Statement of the 14th IHR (International Health Regulations) Emergency Committee Regarding the International Spread of Poliovirus

World Health Organization. 08/03/2017 This resource summarizes the 14th meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the international spread of poliovirus, held on August 3, 2017. The committee unanimously agreed that the risk of international spread of poliovirus remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), and recommended the extension of revised Temporary Recommendations for a further three months. (Text)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - August 15, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news