IKomidi Eliphuthumayo le-WHO lisanda kuba nomhlangano futhi lamemezela ukuthi ukwelulwa kobhubhane lwesifo se-coronavirus sika-2019 kwakha isimo se-"PHEIC" sokukhathazeka kwamazwe ngamazwe. Ubheka kanjani lesi sinqumo kanye nezincomo ezihlobene naso?

IKomidi Eliphuthumayo lakhiwe ochwepheshe bamazwe ngamazwe futhi linesibopho sokuhlinzeka ngezeluleko zobuchwepheshe kuMqondisi-Jikelele we-WHO uma kwenzeka isimo esiphuthumayo sezempilo yomphakathi (i-PHEIC) esikhathazayo emhlabeni jikelele:
· Ukuthi isigameko sisho "isigameko esiphuthumayo sezempilo yomphakathi esikhathazayo emhlabeni jikelele" (i-PHEIC);
· Izincomo zesikhashana zamazwe noma amanye amazwe athintwa "izimo eziphuthumayo zezempilo zomphakathi ezikhathazayo emhlabeni jikelele" ukuvimbela noma ukunciphisa ukusabalala kwezifo emhlabeni jikelele nokugwema ukuphazamiseka okungadingekile kwezohwebo nokuhamba kwamanye amazwe;
· Isikhathi sokuqeda isimo "sezimo eziphuthumayo zezempilo zomphakathi ezikhathazayo emhlabeni jikelele".

Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana neMithethonqubo Yezempilo Yomhlaba Wonke (2005) kanye neKomidi Eliphuthumayo, sicela uchofoze lapha.
Ngokwezinqubo ezijwayelekile zeMithethonqubo Yezempilo Yomhlaba Wonke, iKomidi Eliphuthumayo lizophinde libize umhlangano zingakapheli izinyanga ezi-3 ngemuva komhlangano ngesigameko ukuze kubuyekezwe izincomo zesikhashana. Umhlangano wokugcina weKomidi Eliphuthumayo wabanjwa ngoJanuwari 30, 2020, kanti umhlangano waphinde wabizwa kabusha ngomhlaka-30 Ephreli ukuze kuhlolwe ukuvela kobhubhane lwe-coronavirus lwango-2019 kanye nokuphakamisa imibono yokuvuselelwa.

I-World Health Organization (WHO) ikhiphe isitatimende ngoMeyi 1, kanye neKomidi layo Eliphuthumayo bavumile ukuthi ubhubhane lwamanje lwesifo se-coronavirus sika-2019 lusalokhu "luyisimo esiphuthumayo sezempilo yomphakathi esikhathazayo emhlabeni jikelele."
IKomidi Eliphuthumayo lenze uchungechunge lwezincomo esitatimendeni ngoMeyi 1. Phakathi kwazo, iKomidi Eliphuthumayo lancoma ukuthi i-WHO ibambisane neNhlangano Yomhlaba Yezempilo Yezilwane kanye neNhlangano Yokudla Nezolimo yeZizwe Ezihlangene ukusiza ekutholeni umthombo wezilwane waleli gciwane. Ngaphambilini, iKomidi Eliphuthumayo laliphakamise ngomhlaka-23 no-30 Januwari ukuthi i-WHO kanye neShayina kufanele benze imizamo yokuqinisekisa umthombo wezilwane walesi sifo.