Tag: Health and medicine
Graduated in medicine in Ukraine, Ivorian Ben Ahmar Koné returns to his native country to practice
Ben Ahmar Koné, a former Ivorian student who has taken refuge from Ukraine in France for almost two years, has just decided to return to Ivory Coast after fleeing Ukraine…
MSF evacuates staff after clashes in the northwest
In Nigeria, insecurity hampers medical care. On Friday, December 15, clashes broke out in the town of Zurmi in the state of Zamfara (northwest of the country). The Doctors Without…
fourth closure of an MSF care center in one year in Port-au-Prince
In Haiti, the NGO Médecins sans frontières (MSF) is once again forced to suspend its activities in one of its health centers in Port-au-Prince. 2 mins This announcement comes after…
the avenues of the preliminary draft law on the end of life in France
The preliminary draft law on the end of life, which must be presented in February 2024, was unveiled by Le Figaro, Thursday December 14. This text is a “provisional version”…
Report highlights sharp rise in drug use in West Africa
Drug use in West Africa is significantly increasing, according to a report from the West African Epidemiological Network on Drug Use (WENDU). The sub-region has moved from the status of…
Togo introduces the papillomavirus vaccine into its routine vaccination
Starting this Monday, December 4, Togo is introducing the human papillomavirus vaccine into its routine vaccination with the help of several partner organizations. Objective: protect women against the virus responsible…
Positive signals in the fight against HIV in South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is still the region hardest hit by HIV in the world, it accounts for two thirds of people living with the virus (65%). But the situation is improving…
Forty years after the discovery of HIV, preconceived ideas continue to challenge science
While science offers ways to end the epidemic by 2030, the fight against AIDS still faces an old adversary: preconceived ideas. On this World AIDS Day, Sidaction recalls that prejudices…
the government and Unicef evaluate a health project for mothers and newborns
The Congolese government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched in 2022 a program called “Mavimpi ya Mboté” in other words “good health”, intended to correct the weaknesses of…
vaccination campaign against diphtheria in the Zinder region
Niger is facing the first diphtheria epidemic in two decades in the country. An epidemic which has caused more than 200 deaths since it broke out last July, out of…