The Nobel Prize for Medicine rewarded the Japanese Yoshinori Ohsumi on Monday for his discoveries on the “recycling plant” of our cells which, in the event of dysfunction, can trigger Parkinson’s disease or diabetes. – Mr. Ohsumi, 71, spent most of his career as a biologist at the University of Tokyo, where his experiences on … Read more
In Béni, in eastern DRC, security instability and the Ebola virus epidemic are tainting the economic fabric of the North Kivu region. – Shaken for four years with massacres of civilians, the region of North Kivu sees its fields less and less frequented. The Federation of Congo Enterprises and local civil societyask the government to … Read more
The Democratic Republic of Congo is going through the worst Ebola epidemic ever recorded in this country, with more than 420 cases recorded in the east of the country. This Ebola epidemic, the tenth in the DRC, is special because more than 60% of patients are women. – Bénédicte is only a month old, but … Read more
The Democratic Republic of Congo is affected by epidemics of cholera and measles, in addition to Ebola which has already killed more than 500 people in six months, announced the United Nations team in the country on Wednesday. – In the space of a month, more than 50 people have died from cholera in three … Read more
She kills more than Ebola: a race against measles is underway in the bush in Seke Banza, in the far west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where this forgotten epidemic has killed more than 6,000 people in one year . – Several hours by motorbike from the capital of Matadi, measles has killed six … Read more
Leader of the opposition, Mr. Chakwera, 65, won the presidential election on June 23 against outgoing Peter Mutharika with 58.57% of the vote. The ballot, the second in just over a year, was ordered by the courts after the historic decision of the Constitutional Court to annul due to fraud the re-election of Mr. Mutharika … Read more
“25,170 cases of cholera including 857 deaths” have been reported since the beginning of the year in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to statistics published by the local office of the World Health Organization. – The cholera epidemic in 2018 is characterized by a reactivation of cases in the old homes of 2017 but … Read more
Aesthetic medicine is not experiencing the crisis, driven by Asian demand and more affordable techniques, according to professionals gathered at conferences in Paris. – Last year, the market for cosmetic medicine and surgery rose 8.3% to $ 9.1 billion, despite a “difficult economic environment,” according to research released Friday. This growth should continue until 2020, … Read more
Europeans are continuing difficult talks on Friday over a list of countries whose tourists will be allowed into the EU on July 1, which could include China but not the United States, diplomatic sources said. – If border control remains a competence of each State, the EU strives to coordinate as much as possible on … Read more
Faced with Donald Trump who travels the country despite the pandemic, Joe Biden, masked, opts for small meetings close to his home. And despite the mockery of the Republican president, who accuses him of hiding, the Democratic candidate for the White House takes off in the polls. – The road remains long until the presidential … Read more