Écrit par WHO | 04 Mars 2019

Global decrease but cases remain high, causing 200 000 stillbirths and newborn deaths every year

27 February 2019: New estimates published today show that there were more than half a million (around 661,000) total cases of congenital syphilis in 2016, resulting in over 200,000 stillbirths and neonatal deaths.

Syphilis is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections globally...

Écrit par ANSM | 04 Mars 2019

Les médicaments à base d’argiles extraites du sol, comme le Smecta® (diosmeticte) disponibles sur ordonnance ou en automédication, sont utilisés en traitement symptomatique de la diarrhée aigüe.
Par mesure de précaution, l’ANSM demande de ne plus utiliser ces médicaments chez l’enfant de moins de 2 ans, en raison de la possible présence d’infime quantité de plomb, même si...

Écrit par WHO | 04 Mars 2019

BRAZZAVILLE/28 February 2019 –The World Health Organization (WHO) is deeply concerned about the recent attacks on the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-run Ebola treatment centres on 24 February in Katwa and on 27 February in Butembo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Such attacks are deplorable for their immediate impact on lives and for the risk of spreading the disease further...

Écrit par WHO | 04 Mars 2019

1 March 2018: GENEVA - Ahead of the annual World Hearing Day (3 March), the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched "hearWHO", a free application for mobile devices which allows people to check their hearing regularly and intervene early in case of hearing loss. The app is targeted at those who are at risk of hearing loss or who already experience some of the symptoms related to hearing...