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public health emergency [1 record]

Record 1 2021-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • Hygiene and Health
DEF

An occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition [in a given population].

OBS

[May be caused by] bioterrorism, appearance of a novel or previously controlled or eradicated infectious agent or biological toxin, natural disaster, chemical attack or accidental release, nuclear attack or accident; ... poses a high probability of any of the following harms occurring in a large number of the affected population: death, serious or long-term disability, widespread exposure to infectious or toxic agent posing significant risk of substantial future harm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Hygiène et santé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Riesgos y amenazas (Seguridad)
  • Higiene y Salud
CONT

[...] ante la declaratoria de la Organización Mundial de la Salud de considerar a la COVID-19 como una emergencia de salud pública, el día 30 de enero de 2020 se llevó a cabo una reunión extraordinaria del Comité Nacional para la Seguridad en Salud, en la que destacan acciones de preparación y respuesta para la protección de la salud en México [...]

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