World Health Organization Children's Fund (UNICEF), and smaller organizations. , it has been working to immunize young children and prevent the re-emergence of cases in countries declared "polio-free". In 2017, a study was conducted where why Polio Vaccines may not be enough to eradicate the Virus & conduct new technology. Polio is now on the verge of extinction, thanks to a Global Vaccination Drive. the World Health Organization (WHO) stated the eradication programme has saved millions from deadly disease. Another of the thirteen WHO priority areas is aimed at the prevention and reduction of "disease, disability and premature deaths from chronic noncommunicable diseases,
Public Health Emergency of International Concern stated that "there is scientific consensus that Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and Guillain–Barré syndrome." This declaration was lifted on November 18, 2016. PHEIC can also make the news when it is "not" invoked, as has been the case to date with MERS. Public Health Emergency of International Concern A Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) is a formal declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO). The declaration is promulgated by that body's Emergency Committee operating under International Health Regulations (IHR). First introduced in 2005, to date there have been four PHEIC declarations. This statement designates a