On July 3, 2017, African heads of state and government issued a declaration and committed to accelerating implementation of the 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR)¹ and tasked the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Union Commission (AUC), and WHO with supporting the venture.¹ The IHR is a global legal agreement that aims to prevent and respond to the spread of diseases to avoid their becoming international crises.² The Ebola virus disease outbreak that started in March 2014, resulted in an estimated 11 000 deaths³ and US$3 billion in economic losses in west Africa.

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非洲公共卫生新公共卫生法令

2017年7月3日，非洲国家元首和政府首脑发表了宣言，致力于加快执行2005年国际卫生条例（IHR）^1，并责成非洲疾病控制和预防中心（Africa CDC），非洲联盟委员会（ AUC）和WHO支持该合资企业。¹《国际卫生条例》是一项全球法律协议，旨在预防和应对疾病的蔓延，避免其成为国际危机。² 2014年3月开始的埃博拉病毒病暴发，导致西非估计有11000人死亡³和30亿美元的经济损失。