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New WHO guidelines, released on 4 November 2014, aim to reduce the number of opioid-related deaths globally. The guidelines recommend countries expand naloxone access to people likely to witness an overdose in their community, such as friends, family members and partners of people who use drugs, and social workers. In most countries, naloxone is accessible only through hospitals and...

31 October 2014 – Monrovia, Liberia. Today a new Ebola treatment unit opens at the former Ministry of Defence compound, on the outskirts of Monrovia. This new unit adds another 200 beds to the almost 500 currently available for Ebola patients in the Liberian capital, which remains the epicentre of the outbreak.

While new cases continue to be reported in the capital city, with a total...

31 October 2014 ¦ GENEVA   As part of the World Health Organization’s commitment to safety and protection of healthcare workers and patients from transmission of Ebola virus disease, WHO has conducted a formal review of personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines for healthcare workers and is updating its guidelines in context of the current outbreak.

These updated guidelines...

Evolution de l’activité globale

Sur la semaine écoulée, l'activité globale des associations est en baisse de 20 % chez les enfants de 2 à 14 ans, tout en restant stable pour les autres classes d'âge. Les effectifs (53 809 visites hebdomadaires tous âges confondus) sont de nouveau proches de ceux des années 2012 et 2013 sur cette période de l'année.

Evolution des principales...

Disease outbreak news 29 October 2014

On 19 October 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China notified WHO of 2 additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, including 1 death.

Details of the cases are as follows
A 44-year-old female from Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region who developed symptoms on 4...

Les fondements des psychothérapies

De Socrate aux neurosciences
Michelle Vinot-Coubetergues et Edmond Marc

La psychothérapie apparaît comme un phénomène récent. Ce serait une réponse aux souffrances de l'homme moderne occidental : malaise dans la civilisation, perte du sens de l'existence, délitement du lien social... C'est oublier que le « soin des âmes »...

GENEVA: 28 October 2014: The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the approval by Swissmedic, the Swiss regulatory authority for therapeutic products, for a trial with an experimental Ebola vaccine at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV).  This marks  the  latest step towards bringing safe and effective Ebola vaccines for testing and implementation as quickly as possible. ...

Ebola situation assessment - 24 October 2014

Mali’s Ministry of Health has confirmed the country’s first case of Ebola virus disease. The Ministry received positive laboratory results, from PCR testing, on Thursday and informed WHO immediately. In line with standard procedures, samples are being sent to a WHO-approved laboratory for further testing and diagnostic work.Details about...

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