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PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern)

German translation: Gesundheitliche Notlage (mit) internationaler Tragweite

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10:56 Apr 14, 2020
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English term or phrase: PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern)
Definition from World Health Organization:
An extraordinary event which is determined, as provided in these Regulations: (1) to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease; and/or (2) to potentially require a coordinated international response”. This definition implies a situation that: is serious, unusual or unexpected; carries implications for public health beyond the affected State’s national border; and may require immediate international action.

Example sentence(s):
  • The Committee’s role is to give advice to the Director-General, who makes the final decision on the determination of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). World Health Organization
  • Instead, he said, the declaration of a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, is meant to help support less developed countries and to try to prevent the virus from spreading in those places that are less equipped to detect the disease and handle infections. STAT News
  • One of the most important aspects of IHR (2005) is the requirement that countries detect and report events that may constitute a potential public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)… U.S. government agencies have just 48 hours to assess the situation after learning about a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). Centers for Disease Control
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German translation:Gesundheitliche Notlage (mit) internationaler Tragweite
Definition:
Eine gesundheitliche Notlage internationaler Tragweite (kurz: GNIT,[1] auch Internationaler Gesundheitsnotstand, englisch Public Health Emergency of International Concern kurz: PHEIC) ist ein von dem Generaldirektor der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) nach Artikel 12 der Internationalen Gesundheitsvorschriften (IGV) festgestelltes Ereignis
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4 +3Gesundheitliche Notlage (mit) internationaler Tragweite
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Gesundheitliche Notlage (mit) internationaler Tragweite


Definition from Wiki:
Eine gesundheitliche Notlage internationaler Tragweite (kurz: GNIT,[1] auch Internationaler Gesundheitsnotstand, englisch Public Health Emergency of International Concern kurz: PHEIC) ist ein von dem Generaldirektor der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) nach Artikel 12 der Internationalen Gesundheitsvorschriften (IGV) festgestelltes Ereignis

Example sentence(s):
  • Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) hat angesichts der internationalen Ausbreitung der Poliomyelitis am 5. Mai 2014 eine "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" PHEIC, zu Deutsch "Gesundheitliche Notlage mit internationaler Tragweite" erklärt. - RKI  
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Germany
Local time: 16:47
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 804

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