Écrit par WHO | 28 Janvier 2014

GENEVA/LONDON ¦ 28 January 2014 – Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care - that is medical care to relieve the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness - is currently receiving it. This unmet need is mapped for the first time in the Global Atlas of Palliative Care at the End of Life, published jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Worldwide Palliative Care...

Écrit par Ministère de la santé | 28 Janvier 2014

Marisol Touraine, ministre des affaires sociales et de la santé, se félicite du lancement hier de l’appel d’offres européen pour des tests immunologiques, nécessaires au dépistage organisé du cancer colorectal. Cette procédure permettra la mise à disposition en France de ces tests avant la fin de l’année.

Aujourd’hui, le dépistage organisé du cancer colorectal, proposé aux...

Écrit par WHO | 28 Janvier 2014

27 JANUARY 2014 - WHO has been notified of two additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

Details of the cases are as follows: WHO was notified of one case by the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia. The case is a 54 year old man from Riyadh who developed respiratory illness symptoms on 29 December, 2013 and was hospitalized on 4...

Écrit par WHO | 28 Janvier 2014

27 January 2014 - The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China has notified WHO of nine additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus.




Details of the cases notified on 26 January 2014 are as follows: A 49 year old man from Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 16 January. He was admitted to hospital on 20 January...