Africa: WHO Ramps Up Preparedness for Novel Coronavirus in the African Region

[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up novel coronavirus preparedness efforts in the African region and supporting countries to implement recommendations outlined by the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee, which met in Geneva, Switzerland on 30 January. On the advice of the Emergency Committee, the WHO Director-General, declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news