# public health emergency of international concern

> an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response, as declared by WHO

**Wikidata**: [Q17076801](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17076801)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_health_emergency_of_international_concern)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/public-health-emergency-of-international-concern