Écrit par WHO | 17 Mai 2013

GENEVA | 17 May 2013 – The yellow fever ‘booster’ vaccination given ten years after the initial vaccination is not necessary, according to the World Health Organization.  An article published in WHO’s Weekly Epidemiological Record ER reveals that the Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE) has reviewed the latest evidence   and concluded that a...

Écrit par CICR | 16 Mai 2013

Genève / Sanaa (CICR) – Les trois employés du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) qui, depuis le début de la semaine, se trouvaient aux mains d’individus armés aux abords de Jaar, dans le gouvernorat d’Abyan, sont revenus sains et saufs à Aden où ils ont retrouvé leurs collègues.

« Nous sommes soulagés et extrêmement heureux que nos collègues soient de...

Écrit par WHO | 16 Mai 2013

15 MAY 2013 - The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has informed WHO of an additional two laboratory-confirmed cases with infection of the novel coronavirus (nCoV).

The two patients are health care workers who were exposed to patients with confirmed nCoV. The first patient is a 45-year-old man who became ill on 2 May 2013 and is currently in a critical condition. The second patient is...

Écrit par ICRC | 16 Mai 2013

Geneva/Beijing (ICRC) – Peter Maurer, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), completed a three-day visit to China today.

Mr Maurer met with President Xi Jinping to exchange views on the humanitarian situation in some of the most conflict-affected countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Mr Maurer reaffirmed the ICRC's commitment to neutral, impartial...