Tag: Health and medicine
due to lack of electricity, the Mopti hospital reduces its activities
In Mali, the Sominé Dolo hospital in Mopti is reducing its activities due to a lack of electricity. In a memo dated Friday January 7 and authenticated by RFI, hospital…
a report on extreme drug gang violence
This is a level of violence equivalent to that of a Central American country. In a report on crime linked to drug trafficking, European authorities are concerned. Never before have…
The puzzle of maternity leave for female mayors
With only 20% women at the head of French town halls, municipal executives are struggling to make room for elected officials who wish to become mothers. It is this legal…
Sport and gastroesophageal reflux
Every week, Dr Jean-Marc Sène, sports doctor, presents his sports column in Priorité Santé. This week, he talks to us about gastroesophageal reflux caused by intense physical activity. 3 mins…
IVG in the Constitution: “real inequalities in territorial access to care”
Obstacles still persist in France regarding access to abortion. While a new advance in law took place yesterday with the green light given to the inclusion of abortion as a…
Right to abortion: “Enshrining this right in the Constitution makes it practically untouchable”
It is a historic day for France which this Monday becomes the first country to explicitly include voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVG) in its Constitution. What does this change in…
After Alabama decision, Christian women defend “in vitro” fertilization
In the United States, in Alabama, where people are voting this Tuesday, March 5 for “Super Tuesday,” legislators reacted to the court decision of the State Supreme Court. While Alabama…
Chinese women turn to boxing after the success of a film
Nearly 40% of Chinese children are at risk of obesity by 2030, according to a study by the Peking University School of Public Health. To tackle this, the authors call…
France is preparing to become the first country in the world to include the right to abortion in its Constitution
France will become the first country in the world to explicitly include voluntary termination of pregnancy in its constitution, sanctifying a procedure which was at the heart of the battle…
The “responsibility” of the State recognized in the chlordecone scandal in the West Indies: “We are delighted but it is not enough”
The State’s responsibility in the health scandal involving chlordecone, a pesticide long used in banana plantations in the Antilles, is officially recognized by the National Assembly. According to a study…