sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
From: WorldHealthOrganizationNews
To: undisclosed-recipients@null, null@null
Subject: Third Meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee concerning Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations
Date: Jun 7, 2016 10:27 AM
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[TD]Third Meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee concerning Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations
On Tuesday, 14 June 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) is, for the third time, convening the Emergency Committee (EC) on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005).
The EC will be reviewing the implementation of recommendations made as part of the declaration of a Public Health Event of International Concern (PHEIC) and their impact on the emergency. The committee will hear updates on the situation from representatives of several of the countries affected. Experts from a range of disciplines will present research and other information relevant to the outbreak, including what has been learned so far about microcephaly, other neonatal malformations, and neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barre syndrome. The committee will review the situation and determine if it still warrants the designation as a PHEIC, and what recommendations might be added, modified, or strengthened.
The meeting will be held by teleconference.
The report of the meeting will be distributed to media shortly thereafter.
WHO Communications will provide more details as they become available.
WHO Media Team
For more information:
Nyka Alexander
Media Officer
Desk: +4122 791 5029
Mobile: +4179 634 0295
alexandern@who.int [/TD]
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To: undisclosed-recipients@null, null@null
Subject: Third Meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee concerning Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations
Date: Jun 7, 2016 10:27 AM
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[TD]Third Meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee concerning Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations
On Tuesday, 14 June 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) is, for the third time, convening the Emergency Committee (EC) on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005).
The EC will be reviewing the implementation of recommendations made as part of the declaration of a Public Health Event of International Concern (PHEIC) and their impact on the emergency. The committee will hear updates on the situation from representatives of several of the countries affected. Experts from a range of disciplines will present research and other information relevant to the outbreak, including what has been learned so far about microcephaly, other neonatal malformations, and neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barre syndrome. The committee will review the situation and determine if it still warrants the designation as a PHEIC, and what recommendations might be added, modified, or strengthened.
The meeting will be held by teleconference.
The report of the meeting will be distributed to media shortly thereafter.
WHO Communications will provide more details as they become available.
WHO Media Team
For more information:
Nyka Alexander
Media Officer
Desk: +4122 791 5029
Mobile: +4179 634 0295
alexandern@who.int [/TD]
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