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31 January 2013 | Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) released today a resource package of practical tools specifically aimed at improving patient safety in hospitals in developing countries.


The resource package was co-developed by frontline health professionals through a pioneering WHO programme, African Partnerships for Patient Safety (APPS), that pairs 14 African hospitals...

Geneva : 17 January 2013 - The number of measles deaths globally decreased by 71% between 2000 and 2011, from 542 000 to 158 000. Over the same period, new cases dropped 58% from 853 500 in 2000 to 355 000 in 2011, according to new data released Thursday by the World Health Organization, a leading member of the Measles and Rubella Initiative. Although the WHO Region of the Americas* has...

Geneva - 16 January 2013 –The World Health Organization (WHO) reports unprecedented progress against 17 neglected tropical diseases*, thanks to a new global strategy, a regular supply of quality assured, cost-effective medicines and support from global partners. The report Sustaining the drive to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases reveals new momentum has shifted the...

Pilules de 3ème et 4ème générations : Marisol Touraine réaffirme l’importance de la contraception dans les meilleures conditions de sécurité

L’ANSM a participé à la conférence de presse organisée le 11 janvier 2013 par la Ministre des affaires sociales et de la santé sur les pilules de 3ème génération.





Marisol Touraine a réaffirmé l’importance de la contraception...

AFRICA 

 

Central African Republic: The situation remains difficult for thousands of people still displaced in the north of the country. In the capital, Bangui, people are anxious. Read more about the efforts of the ICRC and the Central African Red Cross Society to help people throughout the country affected by the conflict in an operational update to be issued by mid-January. A map is...

Countries that take simple measures to prevent road traffic collisions not only save countless lives but also make substantial savings that translate into major economic benefits for society as a whole, according to a study published this month in the international public health journal, the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.

The study looked at the effect of measures taken in...

Le rapport annuel du Gouvernement au Parlement rappelle le défi important de la lutte contre la pauvreté en France alors que 400 000 Français supplémentaires y sont confrontés chaque année.


Si notre système de solidarité permet de freiner l’augmentation des situations de pauvreté, le rapport montre toutefois que son efficacité diminue tant le non recours aux droits est important...

30 November 2012 - In addition to the fatal case of novel coronavirus in Saudi Arabia reported to WHO on 28 November, two fatal cases in Jordan have been reported to WHO today, bringing the total of laboratory-confirmed cases to nine.

The latest confirmed case from Saudi Arabia occurred in October 2012 and is from the family cluster of the two cases confirmed earlier.

The two cases from...

Alors que les lignes de front se sont déplacées vers l'ouest de la ville de Goma, dans la province du Nord-Kivu, le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) et la Croix-Rouge de la République Démocratique du Congo redoublent d'efforts pour venir en aide aux personnes déplacées et aux blessés.

« Les informations qui nous parviennent des régions situées à l'ouest, au...

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