After Covid-19, WHO seeks to better anticipate pandemics
The WHO has launched a new system, an international network for monitoring emerging infectious diseases, to prevent global epidemics such ...
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Covid-19: WHO has lifted the maximum alert on the pandemic
Three years after the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announces that Covid-19 “is no longer a ...
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Covid 19: the virus hardly kills anymore
Deaths linked to Covid 19 have fallen by 95% since January, the WHO has announced. THE ESSENTIAL There have been ...
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Covid-19: what future for the virus according to the WHO?
For Dr. Michael Ryan, in charge of the WHO program for the management of health emergencies, the covid-19 virus will ...
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Infertility: one in six people worldwide suffer from it
The WHO calls for the establishment of "safe, effective and affordable means" to allow adults who wish to "achieve parenthood". ...
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Tuberculosis: an increase in deaths in Europe, according to the WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of the number of cases of tuberculosis, which is increasing in Europe, particularly in ...
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Trans fatty acids “pose enormous health risks”, warns the WHO
The consumption of trans fatty acids increases the risk of cardiovascular disorders. The WHO wants to eliminate them, but it ...
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Bacteria are increasingly resistant to antibiotics, says WHO
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), presented on December 9, 2022, highlights an increase in antibiotic resistance ...
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Monkeypox: WHO renames the virus for racism issues
Considered discriminatory and stigmatizing, the name of the epidemic of "monkey pox", an infectious disease, will be replaced by the ...
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Miscarriage or abortion: how long should you wait before getting pregnant again?
Researchers have unveiled the time limit to respect before trying to have a child after an abortion or a miscarriage. ...
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Oral diseases: 45% of the world’s population suffers from them
In a press release, the World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the alarm on the increase in oral pathologies, in particular ...
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Monkey pox: “there are still reasons to worry” warns the WHO
In a statement issued on November 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it was maintaining the maximum health alert ...
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Tuberculosis: worrying rise in the number of deaths worldwide
The number of deaths from tuberculosis has increased by more than 14% compared to 2019, warns the Health Organization (WHO). ...
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Liver cancers: towards a 55% increase in the number of cases by 2040
1.3 million people will die of liver cancer within 20 years if nothing is done to fight this disease, warn ...
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Covid-19: the end of the pandemic is near, according to the WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said this week that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic was near, with the weekly ...
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WHO fears a risk of resurgence of meningitis A
While meningitis A had almost disappeared in Africa, the disruption of vaccination campaigns in 2020 and 2021 worries the WHO ...
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Monkey pox: more than 50,000 cases recorded worldwide
On August 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) provided an update on the number of positive cases of monkeypox worldwide. ...
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Ebola: two treatments recommended by the World Health Organization
For the first time, the WHO issues recommendations for treatment against the Ebola virus. THE ESSENTIAL The Ebola virus was ...
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Monkeypox: WHO changes names of disease variants
Deemed "misleading" and "stigmatizing", the names of the strains of monkeypox have been replaced by Roman numerals. This was recently ...
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Monkey pox: WHO expects death toll to rise
To date, eight monkeypox-related deaths have been reported worldwide. The WHO predicts an increase in casualties. THE ESSENTIAL As of ...
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Monkey pox: screening tests reimbursed at 100%
Following a decree published in the "Official Journal" on Saturday July 30, monkeypox detection tests will be 100% covered by ...
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Monkey pox: how did it become a global health emergency?
On July 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued the highest level of alert for the monkeypox outbreak. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Monkey pox: what is the “international public health emergency” declared by the WHO?
While nearly 17,000 people are affected by monkeypox in 74 countries, the World Health Organization has declared an "international public ...
Read moreMonkey pox: the maximum alert level triggered by the WHO
With nearly 17,000 people affected in 74 countries, the World Health Organization has raised the maximum alert level for monkeypox. ...
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Animal-borne epidemics are exploding in Africa, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that epidemics transmitted by animals to humans have increased by 63% in Africa over ...
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One in eight people live with a mental disorder, according to WHO
According to the WHO (World Health Organization), one in eight people lives with a mental disorder.Twenty after a first flagship ...
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Monkey pox: WHO could declare a “public health emergency”
The WHO (World Health Organization) has however considered that a "mass" vaccination against monkeypox was not necessary for the moment. ...
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Monkeypox: WHO fears that the disease is taking hold in non-endemic countries
As 1,000 cases of monkeypox are confirmed worldwide, the Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus encourages ...
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Monkeypox: WHO warns that the number of cases will multiply in Europe
Several patients in different European countries have been infected with monkeypox. Hans Kluge, the director of the WHO for Europe ...
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WHO bans hydroxychloroquine from trials against Covid: what consequences for Discovery?
Following a large study published in The Lancet, the WHO has decided to suspend hydroxychloroquine from the trials of which ...
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