In a move that is sure to trigger widespread discussion concerning the independence, objectivity and wisdom of granting authority to the WHO to manage global infectious diseases responses, the monkeypox outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (“PHEIC”) by the World Health Organisation (“WHO”).
The declaration was made unilaterally, in direct contradiction to independent review panel advice, by WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Tedros made the declaration despite a lack of consensus among members of the WHO’s emergency committee on the monkeypox outbreak, and in so doing overruled his own review panel, who had voted 9 against, and 6 for declaring the PHEIC.
Tedros asserted that this committee of experts (who met on Thursday) was unable to reach a consensus, so it fell on him to decide whether to trigger the highest alert possible. Any objective outside observer would conclude that the committee failed to endorse moving to a PHEIC.
Though the committee does not formally vote, a survey of the members revealed that 9 thought a PHEIC should not be declared and 6 supported a declaration. “Nine and six is very, very close,” Tedros said in a news conference called to announce the decision. “Since the role of the committee is to advise, I then had to act as a tie-breaker.”
Tedros made the declaration despite a lack of consensus among members of the WHO’s emergency committee on the monkeypox outbreak. It’s the first time a leader of a UN health agency has made such a decision unilaterally.
The meeting was the second time the emergency committee convened. The first was a meeting on June 23 when it decided the outbreak had not met that threshold. When the 23 June meeting was held, the committee resolved by consensus to advise the WHO Director-General that at this stage the outbreak should be determined to not constitute a PHEIC. An official United Nations article summarising this can be found HERE. When the group met in June, the breakdown was 11 against and 3 for.
It is not clear what has changed in the intervening four weeks to justify the change in Tedros’ position, although comments from internet pundits raise concerns that his unilateral action was taken in response to pressure from special interest advocacy groups.
It is not clear what has changed in the intervening four weeks to justify the change in Tedros’ position, although comments from internet pundits raise concerns that his unilateral action was taken in response to pressure from special interest advocacy groups.
The WHO defines a PHEIC as “an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response.”
Tedros’ statements clearly demonstrate that he unilaterally substituted his own opinions for those of the convened panel, raising questions about his objectivity, commitment to process and protocol, and whether he has been unduly influenced by external agents.
Please see previous coverage of this issue in the following Substack articles, which clearly demonstrate the concerted effort to weaponise fear by a variety of stakeholders including corporate media and Bill and Melinda Gates-affiliated organisations:
- Monkey Pox, Dr. Robert Malone, 21 May 2022
- Monkey Pox Update, Dr. Robert Malone, 31 May 2022
They are Going to Use the Pandemic Treaty
In a video, Dr. Vincent Carroll explained how Tedros’ declaration of monkeypox as a PHEIC is a political and not a medical decision.
“[The declaration of a PHEIC is] the highest possibility of alert that the World Health Organisation has … firstly, I believe that monkeypox has been elevated to this status simply as a method, as a way in which the WHO can twist the arms of governments and twist the arms of various health care providers … because remember, there’s the international Pandemic Treaty coming soon and 194 countries have signed up to it … if the WHO Pandemic Treaty comes in, their monkeypox will be declared as a pandemic. And the treatment of monkeypox will be taken out of the gift of national experts and put in the hands of the WHO which is a political organisation rather than a medical organisation funded in large measure by the private sector.”
Read more about the Pandemic Treaty HERE.
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