IHR Emergency Committees

Ongoing emergency committees

Previous emergency committees

MERS-CoV IHR Emergency Committee

The IHR Emergency Committee concerning Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS_CoV) met on 10 occasions from July 2013 to July 2015. At no time did the Committee conclude that the conditions for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern had been met. The WHO Director-General accepted the assessment of the Committee and technical advice was offered to States on broad range of issues.

International Health Regulations (IHR) Secretariat

The IHR Secretariat is the custodian of the International Health Regulations (2005), including IHR Committees and the IHR Roster of Experts.