| 07 Juin 2016
On Tuesday, 14 June 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) is, for the third time, convening the Emergency Committee (EC) on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005).
The EC will be reviewing the implementation of recommendations made as part of the declaration of a Public Health Event of International Concern (PHEIC) and their impact on the emergency. The committee will hear updates on the situation from representatives of several of the countries affected. Experts from a range of disciplines will present research and other information relevant to the outbreak, including what has been learned so far about microcephaly, other neonatal malformations, and neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barre syndrome. The committee will review the situation and determine if it still warrants the designation as a PHEIC, and what recommendations might be added, modified, or strengthened.
