THE SECRETS OF THE WHO / VOL. 2 - THE AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 12 OF THE IHR

WHO MAY DECLARE A HEALTH EMERGENCY?Show more

The amendment to article 12 of the International Health Regulations (IHR).
(All screenings in original version with English subtitles).
In this second installment of the series "THE SECRETS OF THE WHO" the amendments to ARTICLE 12 of the International Health Regulations (IHR) are analyzed.
We consider this article to be one of the most important
because it confers absolute powers on a single person, the Director General of the WHO, to declare an Emergency of International Concern, a Pandemic Emergency or an Early Action Alert, in countries with the presence of the disease to be treated, or countries without the presence of said disease. disease.
In this way, as in previous historical moments, the lives of billions of people can depend on a single person in the world.