Tag: Health and medicine
resurgence of Covid-19 cases among pilgrims returning from Mecca
Covid-19 is back in Côte d’Ivoire, with around twenty cases recorded on Friday by health authorities among pilgrims returning from Mecca. But no deaths have been recorded, and the Ministry…
new day of strike for medical interns over salaries
British hospitals are once again disrupted by a strike movement. Medical interns have been on strike since Thursday morning, June 27, and until July 2, to demand better salary conditions.…
Democratic doctors launch into electoral battle to defend abortion rights
Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated federal constitutional protection for access to abortion. Since then, more than a dozen states have removed this right and the issue is…
the ineffectiveness of antibiotics in children becomes worrying
Doctors from Geneva university hospitals have just published two studies on the fact that children in sub-Saharan Africa carry bacteria that are multi-resistant to antibiotics in proportions that have become…
nearly 200 cases of cholera, three active outbreaks in the commune of Mamoudzou
The number of cholera cases in Mayotte, a French overseas department, is now approaching 200, according to a new report released this Friday, June 21, by the French health agency.…
In Paris, the World Vaccination Forum wants to build an “African vaccine market”
More than a billion dollars were announced this Thursday, June 20 at the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation to accelerate the production of vaccines in Africa, a continent…
diplomatic ballet at the Élysée with African heads of state
French President Emmanuel Macron will be present at the opening of the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation, co-organized with the African Union and the Vaccine Alliance. But several…
the Paralympic movement told at the Pantheon
“Paralympic Stories”, an exhibition presented as part of the Cultural Olympiad until September 29, highlights the history of the Paralympic movement. 2 mins In the world of parasport, the time…
between residents of Pointe-Noire and a recycling company “the battle is getting tough”
The case of Metssa Congo, in Vindoulou, in the suburbs of Pointe-Noire, is among the examples chosen by Amnesty International in its report “In the shadow of industries in the…
the death of a member of an NGO reminds us that healthcare workers pay a heavy price
The PalMed association, an NGO which brings together Palestinian doctors who reside in Europe, has lost one of its collaborators in Palestine. Mohamed Zaloum, who was the secretary of the…