World headlines read: “WHO says #DRCongo #Ebola isn’t a Global Health Emergency” I know that wasn’t the intention of Emergency Committee but what kind of message does that convey?
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WHO faces a $billions funding deficit. Vaccine shortage. Political violence. Exclusion of key staff like @CDCgov. Cases & deaths rising. 1400 deaths & international spread in Africa. If this isn’t an emergency what is?
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We all know why but we do not want to say it. It will not be a PHEIC until someone from the Global North gets infected, which is when resources will actually flow for the WHO. Power and politics in
#globalhealth is evident in this case.#decolonizeglobalhealth@RenzoGuinto -
Here’s a paper by
@shoffmania examining the factors that lead to delays or timeliness of global responses to outbreaks. One factor that elicits faster response? If the bug already affects a US citizen! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5803810/pdf/AJPH.2017.304245.pdf …
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The message is that this is an emergency in DR Congo and neighbouring countries, but not a global emergency and not a PHEIC. https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/14-06-2019-statement-on-the-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-for-ebola-virus-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo … https://www.statnews.com/2019/06/14/ebola-uganda-who-no-emergency-declaration/?utm_content=buffer7d1b1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter_organic …pic.twitter.com/RHYgixCLJQ
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