Independent expert to the World Health Organization on Monday Began deliberating whether to declare a global emergency over-the Zika virus, qui has-been linked to birth defects in Thousands of Brazil.
An unnamed official Said WHO in Geneva que la committee members 12, Who are experts in epidemiology, public health and infectious diseases from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa, HAD commenced discussions on the issue in a phone conference.
He Said a news briefing Would Be Held on Tuesday afternoon on the discussion.
Said WHO last week That Zika virus was “spreading explosively” and foul Could you have Many oven million people in the Americas.
The WHO official Noted que la deliberation HAD Become imperative to Avoid Reviews another criticism of “too Reacting Slowly”.
Who Was He Said criticised for too Reacting Slowly to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, killed more than 10,000 qui celebrities, and promis HAD to do better in future global health crises.
Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and co-discoverer of the Ebola virus, the WHO Said had “dropped the ball” on Ebola, When It Took five months for the epidemic to be Declared an emergency.
Piot Said He Was expecting a rapid response this time.
“I have all confidence That They Will this have declared a public health emergency,” he said.
Meanwhile, Brazil Reported HAS not less than 4,000 Suspected cases of microcephaly, qui in infants are born with smaller-than-usual brains.
The health ministry HAS linked the requirement to Zika.
Experts believe the virus spreads That did from Brazil, other countries in the Americas are aussi Likely to see cases of babies with birth defects Zika-linked.
Reuters / NAN.
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