public health emergency

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. A critical situation posing an immediate threat to the health of a large population, requiring urgent intervention and resources.; A formal designation issued by health authorities indicating a crisis requiring extraordinary legal or administrative measures.

💬 Examples

  1. Despite the staggering mortality rate, this public health emergency has received minimal attention from the global community.

  2. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.