Tag: Health and medicine
Faced with parallel trafficking and falsification, an African Medicines Agency will be created
Its trade is very flourishing on the markets of Lomé. Africa would be the hub despite the repressive measures put in place in several countries. This is the trade in…
faced with monkeypox, “it’s always relevant to take a dose of vaccine”
In France, nearly 3,000 cases of monkey pox have been confirmed. As the country continues to vaccinate the target population affected by the disease, the public health agency announces that…
the associations are alarmed by the increase in suicides among the gendarmes
Since January 2022, fifteen gendarmes have killed themselves in France, three more than for the whole of 2021. If suicides in the ranks of the gendarmerie are not new, their…
calls for vigilance after the contamination of a dog in France
A dog has been infected with monkeypox from its owners in France. This is the first case of human-to-animal transmission recorded by the World Health Organization (WHO). Even if for…
“Miscarriage”, the misnamed
What if we stopped using the term “miscarriage”? In everyday language, in France, “early miscarriage” means the spontaneous termination of a pregnancy in the first trimester. Nothing false in this…
Health risks: “80% of emerging diseases are zoonoses”
Brigitte Autran, an immunologist specializing in vaccines and HIV, has just been appointed president of the committee for monitoring and anticipating health risks. This body replaces the Scientific Council created…
Anne Richard for “To Our Excised Bodies”
Today, we are talking about a documentary broadcast by the Franco-German channel ARTE. Written with four hands, “To our excised bodies” follows the journey of Halimata Fofana, a young Franco-Senegalese…
back to school, between precariousness and malaise
Three weeks before the start of the school year, students are looking for accommodation or good deals to compensate for inflation. They have already had more enthusiastic summer ends. A…
in Shanghai, the specter of a new confinement causes anxiety and panic
The city of Shanghai, confined for two months last spring to protect itself against Covid-19, still seems traumatized by this episode. Two videos have surfaced online showing shoppers escaping shopping…
Martin Wanyonyi becomes first man with albinism elected MP
Kenyans still do not know the name of their next head of state, but a significant number of local elected officials have already been announced since the August 9 election.…