Public Health Emergency of International Concern second PHEIC was issued in May 2014 with the resurgence of polio after its near-eradication, deemed "an extraordinary event." On Friday, August 8, 2014, the World Health Organization declared its third Public Health Emergency of International Concern in response to the outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa. On Monday, February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization declared its fourth PHEIC in response to clusters of microcephaly and Guillain–Barré syndrome in the Americas, which at the time were suspected to be associated with the ongoing outbreak of Zika virus. Later research and evidence bore out these concerns; in April, the WHO
Montréal World Health Organization Simulation similar simulations in both Ottawa and North Carolina. Montréal World Health Organization Simulation Montréal World Health Organization Simulation (also MonWHO) is an academic simulation of the World Health Organization that aims to educate participants about global health issues, civics, effective communication, globalization and multilateral diplomacy. In MonWHO, students from a wide range of disciplines take on roles as country ambassadors to the World Health Organization, media journalists, non-governmental organizations and pharmaceutical companies to participate in a simulated session of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. During the conference, the participants are exposed to professionals working with the WHO. Furthermore,