Écrit par CICR | 12 Juillet 2015

Juba / Genève (CICR) – Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) se dit très préoccupé par la mort de plus d'une douzaine de personnes au Soudan du Sud suite aux affrontements qui ont forcé les médecins et le personnel infirmier à évacuer un hôpital alors même que des interventions chirurgicales compliquées étaient en cours.

Dans la matinée du dimanche 5...

Écrit par WHO | 07 Juillet 2015

WHO statement 7 July 2015 - The 6th meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa took place by teleconference on Thursday, 2 July 2015, and by electronic correspondence from 2-6 July 2015.

As in previous meetings, the Committee’s role was to...

Écrit par WHO | 07 Juillet 2015

7 July 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the report from the Ebola Interim Assessment Panel and thanks the hard-working members for their rapid review, analysis and recommendations.

 The panel members divided their review and recommendations into three areas:  the International Health Regulations, WHO’s health emergency response capacity and WHO’s role and cooperation...

Écrit par WHO | 07 Juillet 2015

7 July, 2015 ¦ MANILA: Too few governments levy appropriate levels of tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. They therefore miss out on a proven, low-cost measure to curb demand for tobacco, save lives and generate funds for stronger health services, according to the World Health Organization’s Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic-2015.

The report focusses on raising taxes on...