Tag: Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
Mpox public health emergency – truthful reporting key to shield tourism
As the voice of inbound tourism in South Africa, we acknowledge the World Health Organisation's (WHO) recent declaration classifying the rise in Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
Prepare for the risks of novel coronavirus
On 30 January 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (“2019-nCoV”) constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and issued advice as Temporary Recommendations (TR) under the International Health Regulations (IHR).
