Écrit par WHO | 03 Septembre 2013

Geneva, 2 September 2013. Measures taken in developed countries to reduce noncommunicable diseases – the leading causes of death globally – have improved the life expectancy of women aged 50 years and older over the last 20 to 30 years. But, according to a study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization today, the gap in life expectancy between such women in rich and...

Écrit par CICR | 30 Août 2013

Genève/Damas (CICR) – Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) est consterné par les récents développements en Syrie, notamment par l'emploi présumé d'armes chimiques la semaine dernière, et par l'escalade d'événements qui s'ensuit.

« La souffrance des civils en Syrie atteint aujourd'hui des niveaux sans précédent et il ne semble pas qu’on puisse en entrevoir la...

Écrit par WHO | 30 Août 2013

30 AUGUST 2013 - WHO has been informed of an additional four laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Saudi Arabia.

The first patient is a 55-year-old man with an underlying medical condition from Medina who became ill on 17 August 2013 and is currently hospitalised.

The second patient is a 38-year-old man with an underlying...

Écrit par WHO | 30 Août 2013

29 August 2013 WHO has been informed of an additional two laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Qatar

The patients include a 59-year old man with an underlying medical condition who became ill on 15 August 2013. He is currently hospitalised and is in stable condition.

Preliminary epidemiological investigations reveal that the...