Tag: Health and medicine
a use of traditional remedies which worries
From the Comoros to Madagascar via Tanzania, several African countries are currently affected by an epidemic of conjunctivitis. Thus, in Dar es Salaam, the Tanzanian capital, the number of cases…
sharp increase in suicide thoughts and attempts among young adults
Suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts among young adults have increased sharply since Covid, the latest Public Health France barometer shows on Monday, a new illustration of a deterioration in the…
“we need an international body of the same scientific scope as the IPCC”
Chemical pollution is responsible for 1.8 million deaths per year worldwide, according to a study by Lancet of 2022. And that’s without taking into account the impact on biodiversity. Around…
the NGO Human Rights Watch denounces the situation of unaccompanied minors in the streets of Marseille
Human Rights Watch publishes a damning report on the care of foreign minors in Marseille. The non-governmental organization denounces arbitrary age assessments, which deprive them of their rights to housing,…
Towards the end of Puff electronic cigarettes in France
We see it more and more on the lips of the French: in the office, in the street, but also in front of middle and high schools. Single-use, packed with…
vaccination campaign while the number of contaminations is worrying
In Zimbabwe, the government is launching a cholera vaccination campaign tomorrow, Monday January 29, as the infection spreads worryingly in the country. More than 20,000 people have fallen ill in…
access to patients is one of the challenges in treating this scourge
More than 20 to 25,000 cases detected each year on the African continent alone. Leprosy mainly affects places of extreme poverty. It is in these places that we find the…
new alert on drug shortages in France
In France, the drug shortage crisis continues and is even getting worse. Some 5,000 were reported to be in tension or rupture in 2023, according to a report from the…
rabies makes a comeback, authorities want to attack stray dogs
Since December, a major field survey has been carried out by CIRAD and the Pasteur Institute to collect information on dogs in Antananarivo, bites, and better target future vaccination campaigns…
the country is moving towards free access to the “morning after pill”
It was the most restrictive country in the European Union in terms of access to abortion, but that could change. Poland adopted, yesterday, Wednesday January 24, a draft amendment to…