Health and medicine

This Tuesday, December 8, is declared a day of anger by doctors in Tunisia. Only minimum services should be provided at the country's public hospitals. The Danish Medicines Agency's advice calls for a profound reform of the currently harmful health system. as reported from Tunis, Michel PicardThe accidental death last week, in…

The regions of South Africa in the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape are beginning to see a new emergence of Covid-19 cases, as the country now has almost 4,000 new cases per day, twice as many as in November. Despite the government's repeated warnings, there is a relaxation in the barrier gestures. as reported from…

University of Diego-Suarez, in the far north of the country, a new source of Covid-19 contamination. For several months, the Big Island has had few new cases and the state of health was lifted in mid-October. But in a few days, 83 cases were identified in the capital of the Diana region. A situation that raises concerns that the virus will re-emerge.…

Several unions for public health care workers are demanding a new mobilization day, Tuesday 8 December. Hundreds of doctors gathered in Tunis on Friday. This protest movement after the death of a young colleague this week in the hospital. It is the death of a 27-year-old doctor that causes this anger. On Thursday, he fell…

The Central African Republic is establishing a hemodialysis heart and a medical imaging heart specifically geared up with a scanner. A improbable first for the nation which might thus enhance the care of the sick. as reported from Bangui, Charlotte cossetDialysis, scanners, mammography, dental panoramas ... The hospital heart…

MSF cancels support for two health centers in Kimbi and Baraka, in southern Kivu. A decision taken after a first withdrawal in July 2020 by a large part of the NGO's staff in the territory of Fizi, in the same province. Humanitarians were the target of several violent incidents in 2020. They can no longer carry out their…

As every year, this Monday, November 30, the WHO publishes its report on the development of the malaria pandemic in the world. And if some progress is observed, the pace is far from sufficient to reach the end of the disease by 2030, which is the goal. In addition to the usual difficulties, such as chronic lack of funding, Covid-19 was added this year, disrupting programs, especially in the Democratic…

The signals are red in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where authorities say they are facing a second wave of Covid-19 cases. The average observed several months ago has seen a worrying rebound in recent days. A situation that is particularly due to the fact that populations that risk being limited if they do not recover reduce health measures, says Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe.…

Senegalese President Macky Sall is worried about a possible second wave of Covid-19, which would be "unbearable for the country's economy". Although Senegal has one of the world's lowest deaths and "noticeable" results, the head of state calls for better respect for barrier gestures. as reported from Dakar, Thea Ollivier"The…

Although the search for a vaccine against Covid-19 seems to be progressing, there is still no effective treatment for the disease. Dozens of clinical trials around the world have failed to find cures for severe forms. However, a new test will try to contribute to the building, and he is African: Anticov, that is his name, will eventually affect 3,000 patients in thirteen countries.…