Écrit par WHO | 21 Août 2016

16 August 2016 | GENEVA - The day of birth is potentially the most dangerous time for mothers and babies. Every year, worldwide, 303 000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth, 2.7 million babies die during the first 28 days of life and 2.6 million babies are stillborn.
Most stillbirths and neonatal deaths are preventable with quality health care during pregnancy and childbirth. Nearly...

Écrit par WHO | 21 Août 2016

Bangui/Brazzaville, 11 August 2016 – Amid an ongoing complex humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR), the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are working with the country’s Ministry of Health respond to a cholera outbreak declared on 10 August 2016 with 46 confirmed cases and 13 deaths from Djoujou, Damara and Bangui cities.

“This cholera outbreak in...

Écrit par WHO | 21 Août 2016

New cases come on the two-year anniversary since the last confirmed case of polio was reported in Africa

11 AUGUST 2016 | Geneva – After more than two years without wild poliovirus in Nigeria, the Government reported today that two children have been paralyzed by the disease in the northern Borno state.

As an immediate priority, the Government of Nigeria is collaborating with the...

Écrit par Okayama | 21 Août 2016

(Okayama, 8 August) Boosting levels of a protein that controls the shape and activity of a crucial group of white blood cells improves survival and recovery chances during sepsis.

Blood poisoning following an infection or injury is known as sepsis, and is a major cause of death across the world. Sepsis occurs when the body’s immune system goes into overdrive, resulting in damage to...