Health and medicine

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.…

The first results on the effectiveness of several anti-Covid-19 vaccines, which are currently in the testing phase, give hope for the imminent arrival in the market for high-performance products. But in developing countries, concerns about not having enough access are very prevalent. At a press conference on 19 November, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on how Africa was preparing for the arrival of a vaccine, in particular through The Covax platform, an initiative led by the Coalition for Innovations in…

The eleventh Ebola epidemic has ended, according to the Minister of Health, who announced it on Wednesday 18 November. This epidemic would therefore have lasted for five months, it had been confined in the province of Equateur where it killed 55 people in 130 cases. The 10th Ebola outbreak was the deadliest and longest in the…

Madagascar has one of the lowest environmental indices on the planet. One in five deaths on the island is caused by environmental degradation and its effects on health. Various researchers have sounded the alarm during a conference day on this topic. From our correspondent in Antananarivo,In 2016, a study was initiated on the…