Tag: Health and medicine
excess mortality of more than 16% linked to Covid-19 and the heat wave
In France, the summer of 2022 was marked by an excess mortality of 10,420 deaths, partly linked to high temperatures and Covid-19, according to an estimate published on November 21…
the Ministry of Persons Living with Disabilities expands
Their ministry has existed since 2019, but with too little budget and no public administration. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Ministry for Persons Living with Disabilities now…
the employment of people with disabilities, an effective lever in the face of the labor shortage
What is the place of disability in the world of work? This question is at the heart of the 26th edition of the European Disability Employment Week which runs until…
Health: the pediatric emergency sector in crisis
Pediatric emergency services have been saturated since the end of October. This is partly due to an epidemic of bronchiolitis, this viral respiratory infection which mainly affects children under 2…
the fight against HIV-Aids far from over
For twenty years, Médecins sans frontières (MSF) has been involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS, a disease which is still one of the most deadly in the DRC. More than…
demonstration of hundreds of people with disabilities in Kinshasa
Hundreds of people with disabilities took to the streets of Kinshasa on Tuesday, November 15, to demand the establishment of a permanent administration for the ministry dedicated to the disabled…
demonstration of migrant workers against health restrictions in Guangzhou
Residents of a district of Guangzhou, the megalopolis in southeastern China, took to the streets on Monday to protest against the Zero Covid policy and break down barriers. The population…
Novak Djokovic set to take part in Australian Open 2023
According to several Australian media, Novak Djokovic will benefit from a visa allowing him to play the next Australian Open, from January 16 to 29, 2023. The Serbian tennis player,…
China announces 20 ‘zero Covid’ policy adjustment measures
It’s not the end of “zero Covid” in China, but the 20 measures announced by the Chinese State Council on the eve of this weekend, this Friday, November 11, should…
Pancreatic islet transplantation, a step closer to curing type 1 diabetes
This Monday, November 14, is World Diabetes Day, a disease that affects nearly 3.5 million people in France. The opportunity to highlight a new treatment for type 1 diabetes: pancreatic…