Women and HIV in Africa, they break the taboo

2023-12-01 09:00:05 On the occasion of World AIDS Day, we give a voice to women who have suffered or still suffer from stigmatization because of their HIV status. HIV positive, they talk about their journey, their daily life but also the obstacles they may have encountered. Patricia, HIV-positive patient. Member of the Association First in … Read more

Fight against addictions: between words and reality

2023-11-30 09:00:02 Caregivers, associations… Actors fighting against addictions regularly denounce the role of lobbies which encourage the consumption of addictive substances, for the benefit of industrial and financial interests. In the field of tobacco and alcohol, these lobbies are particularly influential. So how can the fight against addictions be effective despite targeted actions by these … Read more

Tobacco-free month: how to stop smoking?

2023-11-29 09:00:05 According to the WHO, tobacco causes more than 8 million deaths each year. Among these 8 million victims, 1.3 million are non-smokers unintentionally exposed to tobacco smoke. Lung cancers, COPD, ENT or bladder cancer, myocardial infarction, respiratory failure… Tobacco is responsible for many diseases. What are the effects of tobacco on the health … Read more

Psychiatry in remote areas – Health priority

2023-07-26 08:00:05 If psychiatric disorders are numerous within the population, health professionals taking care of them are becoming rarer, especially when one leaves the big cities, the capitals. The challenge is therefore to be able to enable the entire population to benefit from appropriate care in the field of psychiatry. Today in Priority Health, we … Read more

International Women’s Day: Listening to Patients

/ Podcasts / Health priority On International Women’s Day, we talk about gender and sex inequalities in health. If gender stereotypes are present in society, caregivers are no exception. Thus, the High Council for Equality between Women and Men noted, in its 2020 report, the importance of taking sex and gender into account to provide … Read more

“They will treat you tomorrow”: portraits of medical students in Lomé

/ Podcasts / Health priority Like the portraits we made during missions in Dakar and Kinshasa, Priorité Santé invites you to meet new people with young people who have decided to dedicate their future to the health of others. It is this time in Lomé, Togo, that we will discover three personalities, three paths of … Read more

Malaria: particularly vulnerable children

Published on : 24/01/2023 – 09:00 Transmitted to humans through the bites of Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria is a potentially fatal disease. In 2021, the estimated number of deaths attributable to malaria was 619,000, according to the WHO; a balance sheet higher than the pre-pandemic period. 96% of fatal cases have been recorded in sub-Saharan Africa. … Read more