Écrit par WHO | 12 Avril 2013

11 April 2013 - As of 11 April 2013 (17:00 CET), the National Health and Family Planning Commission notified WHO of an additional 10 laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus.

The patients include:
A 70-year-old man from Jiangsu who became ill on 29 March 2013, A 74-year-old man from Jiangsu who became ill on 2 April 2013, A 65-year-old man from Zhejiang...

Écrit par CICR | 12 Avril 2013

Genève/Bamako (CICR) - Alors que le nord du Mali est en proie à la violence armée depuis bientôt 16 mois, les conditions de vie des populations touchées par le conflit demeurent très préoccupantes et les besoins humanitaires importants.



Pour pouvoir continuer à fournir une aide adéquate à des centaines de milliers de personnes qui subissent les effets du conflit, le CICR lance...

Écrit par WHO | 12 Avril 2013

GENEVA/ WASHINGTON, DC¦ 12 April 2013 – A new Global Action Plan launched today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF has the potential to save up to 2 million children every year from deaths caused by pneumonia and diarrhoea, some of the leading killers of children under five globally.

The Integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and...

Écrit par Wiley | 12 Avril 2013

A new study suggests that surgery for appendicitis that uses a pinhole incision through the navel may be a feasible alternative to traditional appendectomies. Published early online in the British Journal of Surgery, the findings indicate that larger studies to test the potential of the procedure are warranted.

An experimental, minimally invasive, and scarless surgical procedure for...