Published on : 18/09/2022 – 10:00
Paris (AFP) – Free medical consultations will be offered to French people at “three ages of life, 25, 45 and 65”, in order to strengthen the prevention aspect of the French health system, announced Sunday the Minister of Health, François Braun, in an interview with the JDD.
“We are entering the era of prevention” with this measure which will be included in the next social security financing bill, explains the minister, who insists: “we are going to take better care of children, who benefit from 20 examinations up to 16 years old, but also follow these generations during their lifetime”.
For adults aged 25, it will be a question of “taking stock of vaccines, their physical activity, possible addictions or difficulties linked to the start of professional life”. They will also be alerted to “the need to have a doctor and the cardiovascular risk”.
At 45, the consultation will focus on “the need to participate in screening for breast, colon or prostate cancer” and will allow “an assessment of physical activity and possible mental health disorders”.
Finally, at age 65 will be discussed “the prevention of loss of autonomy, screening for cancers and all diseases that can be prevented”.
“This five-year term will be that of a vast reform of our health and prevention policy,” Mr. Braun had promised in early September during a trip to Marseille.
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