Resolve to Save Lives

Dr. Tom Frieden on the World Health Organization’s Declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Prevent Epidemics January 31, 2020

The declaration of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) is warranted and matches the situation on the ground. The PHEIC will allow WHO to go beyond the sound technical information they have distributed to date, and allow them to further lean into the role of global leadership for governments and the private sector.