Tag: Health and medicine
In Madagascar, associations raise awareness of gynecological and obstetric violence
In Madagascar, associations organized a conference on gynecological and obstetric violence in Antananarivo on July 29, 2024. For those involved in the fight against this violence, the priority is still…
For circumcision, more and more parents are choosing modern medicine
In Madagascar, circumcisions are performed exclusively during the cold season since it allows for better healing. A necessary step for the majority of young boys, the custom is still followed…
The 2024 Olympics make it difficult for undocumented immigrants to access medical and social assistance
For several days now, the security perimeters installed for the Olympic Games have been transforming traffic in Paris. A restrictive system for solidarity actors who come to the aid of…
Ivory Coast announces survey on impact of HIV/AIDS across the country
In Côte d’Ivoire, the number of deaths linked to HIV/AIDS has fallen by 70% over the last ten years. However, the country is facing an increase in new infections, particularly…
In the Olympic village, a temporary polyclinic to treat athletes and their delegations
It is ready to welcome the 10,000 athletes, their delegations and the volunteers present in the Olympic village: the athletes’ polyclinic opens its doors on July 18, one week before…
Christophe Martet, the fight of a lifetime against HIV
Christophe Martet, a French journalist, has dedicated his life to the fight against HIV. HIV-positive, he was an activist with ACT UP-New York in the 1990s, before becoming president of…
Public health issues are invited into the campaign
This is one of the major concerns of the French: their access to health services. The government acknowledged in 2023 that 87% of the territory was a medical desert. The…
The rise of the RN worries foreign doctors and public hospitals
While the National Rally (RN) came out on top in the first round of the legislative elections, the prospect of the far-right winning an absolute majority is worrying at the…
For home helps, the lack of foreign workers is worrying
On the eve of the second round of the legislative elections, the National Rally (RN) is still leading the polls and could come to power for the first time. Would…
With global warming, fungal infections could increase
This is another consequence of global warming: the emergence of new diseases. And it is fungi that are worrying. Until now relatively harmless to humans, this could change. This is…