Écrit par WHO | 08 Mars 2012

08 March 2012 | Geneva - A new book, "The evolving threat of antimicrobial resistance - Options for action", launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), showcases examples of actions taken to slow down drug resistance and preserve the ability of medicine to effectively treat many infectious diseases. The steps taken by governments, health facilities and providers, and others are examples...

Écrit par WHO - OMS | 06 Mars 2012

NEW YORK/GENEVA, 6 March 2012 – The world has met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water, well in advance of the MDG 2015 deadline, according to a report issued today by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). Between 1990 and 2010, over two billion people gained access to improved...

Écrit par WHO - OMS | 02 Mars 2012

Updated WHO guidance launched today scales up effective public health interventions to reduce TB deaths for people living with HIV

GENEVA, 2 MARCH 2012 – An estimated 910,000 lives were saved globally over six years by improving collaboration between TB and HIV services that protect people living with HIV from tuberculosis, according to global health impact figures released today . To...

Écrit par ARC | 29 Février 2012

Mars bleu est le mois consacré à la mobilisation contre le cancer colorectal. A cette occasion, l’Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer (ARC) fait le point sur les enjeux et les espoirs de la recherche sur les cancers colorectaux. Elle finance en effet de nombreux travaux de recherche visant à mieux prévenir, mieux diagnostiquer et mieux soigner les cancers colorectaux.


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