Écrit par WHO | 17 Mai 2015

15 May 2015, Amman, Jordan — The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up its provision of medicines and medical supplies into Yemen during the current humanitarian pause. More than 20 tonnes of medicines and medical supplies have been flown from WHO’s humanitarian hub in Dubai to Djibouti, where they will be loaded on a UN vessel departing for Hodeida today. The shipment contains...

Écrit par WHO | 17 Mai 2015

KATHMANDU, Nepal ¦ 13 May 2015 -- The earthquakes and the continuing aftershocks in Nepal highlight the importance of the efforts the Ministry of Health and Population and the World Health Organization have had in place for more than a decade to ensure key hospitals, health facilities and health workers would be ready and able to function well in an emergency or natural disaster.

The...

Écrit par Généthon | 13 Mai 2015

Généthon, le laboratoire français leader dans le domaine de la thérapie génique, et Selecta Biosciences, une société américaine de biotechnologies, ont annoncé aujourd’hui la signature d’un protocole d’entente pour la recherche et le co-développement d’une technique de thérapie génique à plusieurs doses.

Si, en principe, la thérapie génique est efficace en une...

Écrit par WHO | 13 Mai 2015

13 May 2015 / GENEVA – 2015 is the final year for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – goals set by governments in 1990 to guide global efforts to end poverty. This year’s World Health Statistics – published today by the World Health Organization (WHO) – assesses progress towards the health-related goals in each of the 194 countries for which data are...