Etiket: prevention
vaccination and prevention in Kenya and the DRC
This disease kills one child every minute in the world and Africa is the most affected by this disease. Our correspondents in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo describe…
rehabilitate bunkers for prevention?
Published on 04/24/2024 9:34 p.m. Video length: 2 mins Germany: rehabilitating bunkers for prevention? In Germany, an association of mayors is calling for the urgent renovation of World War II…
Overdose Prevention | A supervised consumption site in prison
Since this week, inmates of the Drummondville penitentiary have been able to consume drugs under the supervision of medical staff, ready to intervene in the event of an overdose. This…
REPORTING. Behind the scenes of the prevention campaign for colorectal cancer screening
One in two French people are not screened for this type of cancer, which causes 7,000 deaths per year in France. Published on 03/30/2024 08:42 Reading time: 2 min Advisors…
Explain to us where AIDS prevention is at
There is prevention treatment, free for people at risk, but also treatment to enable HIV-positive people not to transmit HIV. However, only the condom provides 100% protection against all sexually…
Pandemic prevention | More than 50 former leaders call for global deal
(Geneva) More than 50 former heads of state and government, and dozens of other dignitaries, launched a solemn and urgent appeal on Wednesday to WHO member countries to find an…
Colon Cancer Prevention | Dan Bigras becomes ambassador
Singer-songwriter, actor and director Dan Bigras joins the Canadian Cancer Society as an ambassador ahead of the seventh edition of the prevention campaign entitled “Together, let’s dethrone colon cancer”. Published…
The Committee for the Prevention of Radicalization criticized by the Court of Auditors for its “unsatisfactory” policies and its “failing” credit management
In very severe terms, a report from the Court of Auditors published on Monday deplores the “virtually non-existent role” of the Committee, “a scientific advice with very insufficient results” and…
Disease prevention | A “Health Plan 2.0” demanded
(Quebec) While the network reaches a “turning point” with the creation of Santé Québec, Minister Christian Dubé must take advantage of this to adopt a “Health Plan 2.0” focused on…
Prevention among young people | The help line to counter armed violence is little used
The telephone line set up to respond to relatives of young people at risk of falling into violence has only received 89 calls in six months, or less than four…
Wizz app | Quebec must focus on prevention, according to the opposition
(Quebec) Quebec must increase awareness campaigns in schools to make adolescents aware of the risks associated with the use of applications like Wizz, according to the opposition. For the Parti…
WHO boss pessimistic for agreement on pandemic prevention
The head of the World Health Organization was quite pessimistic on Monday about the ability of member countries to find an agreement to better combat future pandemics by May, while…
The SPVM attributes the drop in murders in part to prevention
Montreal police say the year-over-year decline in the number of homicides in the city is a sign that strategies to prevent violence and fight crime are bearing fruit. Last year,…
Homelessness in Lachine | “Presence is prevention”
Homelessness in Montreal extends well beyond the city center: following complaints from citizens last year, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal launched a foot patrol in Lachine…
Dear Minister Christian Dubé, let’s talk “prevention”
Dear Minister, as you know, even if there is no shortage of subjects under your direction, I do not write to you often. However, let me tell you about the…
“We need to do prevention and make parents responsible,” pleads a psychologist
Welcome Company Childhood and adolescence Emmanuel Macron, during his press conference on Tuesday evening, announced that he wanted to “take back control of our screens”. Published on 01/17/2024 4:05 p.m.…
Prevention of femicide: Psychological support requested for men arrested for domestic violence
In order to prevent feminicides, psychosocial support for men who have experienced a police arrest would be a key element of the solution according to the general director of the…
Assessment of the Longueuil police | “Prevention is in our DNA”
Increase in violence in schoolyards, increased vehicle thefts, possible tensions within organized crime: the year 2023 in the Longueuil agglomeration was not marked by armed violence, certainly, but the police…
Federal 9-8-8 line for suicide prevention launched
9-8-8, the new suicide crisis helpline, launched nationwide Thursday morning. In Quebec, nothing changes: calls to 9-8-8 will be automatically directed to 1-866-APPELLE, the government intervention line already in place.…
Suicide Prevention | Quebec will not promote the new 988 emergency line
(Montreal) The brand new suicide prevention emergency line 988 will appear in Canada on November 30. However, if we promise 24/7 service from coast to coast, this number will not…