Écrit par Ministère des solidarités et de la santé | 18 Septembre 2019

Une stratégie régionale de prévention au plus près des personnes à risque suicidaire



Avec 8500 décès et 200 000 tentatives de suicide chaque année, première cause de mortalité chez les 25-34 ans (deuxième chez les 15-24 ans) et des dizaines de milliers d’endeuillés chaque année, la prévention du suicide est un enjeu majeur de santé publique, réaffirmé par la feuille...

Écrit par WHO | 18 Septembre 2019

Tripoli, 9 September 2019—WHO is delivering urgently-needed medicines and medical supplies to more than 40 primary health care centers and referral hospitals across Libya. The supplies, which are enough to treat 220 000 patients for 3 months, include antibiotics, medicines for non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, and surgical instruments. Also included are medicines to treat...

Écrit par WHO | 02 Septembre 2019

Geneva, 29 August: A WHO expert advisory committee has approved the first phase of a new global registry to track research on human genome editing. The 18-member committee also announced an online consultation on the governance of genome editing.


Addressing the second meeting of the committee on effective governance and oversight of human genome editing, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,...

Écrit par WO | 02 Septembre 2019

GENEVA, 29 August 2019 ¦ The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its guidance on contraceptive use to reflect new evidence that women at high risk of HIV can use any form of reversible contraception, including progestogen-only injectables, implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs), without an increased risk of HIV infection.

However, as these contraceptive methods do not protect...