PHEIC News
On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared the epidemic of COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). We bring you coverage of the evolving epidemic from a range of public health perspectives. Your hosts are Clarence Tam and Jane Lim from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore.
PHEIC News
What the PHEIC?
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Clarence Tam & Jane Lim
On January 30, 2020 the WHO declared the COVID-19 epidemic a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Prof David Heymann talked to us about what the PHEIC mechanism is, why it exists, why a PHEIC was declared and what the implications are. This episode was recorded on March 11, 2020.