PHEIC-Public Health Emergency Of International Concern

There are four criteria for declaring a public health emergency of international concern. World Health Organization declares a PHEIC if it meets 2 of 4 conditions i.e.

✅ seriousness of the public health impact of the event;

✅ unusual or unexpected nature of the event;

✅ potential for the event to spread internationally; and/or

✅ the risk that restrictions to travel or trade may result because of the event.

▪️Importance of Declaring PHEIC;

✅ Reduces the potential for international disease spread

✅ Reduces the likelihood of unilateral trade and travel restriction by other countries

▪️Who Have Declared Pheics :

✅ H1N1 influenza (2009)

✅ Polio (2014)

✅ Ebola (2014)

✅ Zika virus (2016)

✅ COVID-19 (2019)

✅ Monkeypox (2022)