Écrit par WHO | 10 Octobre 2012

10 October 2012 - No new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus have been reported since 22 September 2012. So far, after careful follow-up of close contacts of the two confirmed cases, and a heightened state of global surveillance , there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus.

The governments of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Kingdom, are continuing their work...

Écrit par CICR | 08 Octobre 2012

Kaboul/Genève (CICR) –Le chef sortant de la délégation du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) en Afghanistan, Reto Stocker, a déclaré aujourd'hui à Kaboul que le conflit armé qui sévit dans le pays a pris une tournure dramatique pour la population. M. Stocker quitte l'Afghanistan après avoir occupé son poste pendant sept ans.


« Je quitte ce pays avec une très...

Écrit par WHO | 02 Octobre 2012

Governments could add thousands of millions of dollars to the global economy simply by investing in eye examinations and the provision of glasses for some 703 million people who need them, according to a study published this month in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.  
The study estimates that 65 000 more optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical dispensers and other eye-care...

Écrit par WHO | 01 Octobre 2012

International Day of Older Persons, 1 October 2012

1 October 2012 | Geneva – On the International Day of Older Persons, the World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes Kolkata, India as the 105th member of its Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities. Kolkata is the first city to join from WHO’s South-East Asia Region. Other member cities include New York, La Plata (Argentina)...