relations become even more strained between the government and some of the caregivers

2023-12-19 10:30:03 In a corridor of the Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine polyclinic, December 11, 2023. THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP In front of the Military School, there are a dozen caregivers in a belligerent mood. This Monday, December 18, in a chic brasserie in the capital, they explain, in front of a still life representing a skinned hare, why … Read more

“Never has the publication of any law or decree since 1979 worried professionals like us as much”

2023-12-19 18:00:00 MMadam Prime Minister, The National Association of Centers for Termination of Pregnancy and Contraception, (Ancic), an association of abortion professionals created in 1979, has been working since the final vote of the Veil law to defend the rights of women to have control over their body and those of abortion professionals in their … Read more

disagreement on the modalities of expanding the skills of midwives

2023-12-19 18:05:05 A room where instrumental abortion is performed, at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, in Paris, December 12, 2023. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP A step forward… Really? For months now, abortion providers have been demanding that the possibility of carrying out an instrumental voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) – in other words, in the operating room – be … Read more

Key Handover Ceremony in Kébémer: 100,000 Housing Program Beneficiaries Receive Keys

2023-12-19 01:04:43 The first beneficiaries of the 100,000 housing program received their keys this Monday in Kébémer. Indeed, 25 families received their keys from the hands of the Minister of Urban Planning, Housing and Public Hygiene, Abdoulaye Seydou Sow. “This new SN HLM city is the result of bold and concerted work intended to ultimately … Read more

Mapping Air Quality Disparities in Belgium: European Standards Exceeded in Many Places

2023-12-18 19:47:00 Although the data showed an improvement in air quality compared to the past, the results from the measuring points also showed a large disparity between municipalities. However, they did not show any excess of European standards (i.e. a concentration of 40 g/m³ NO2). “When I started to zoom in on the air quality … Read more

Big fish and small cocaine hands in a maxi-trial in Belgium

2023-12-18 05:00:15 The fire started in the kitchen one night in August 2020. The police officers dispatched that evening to the first floor of a small building in Brussels quickly noted that no injuries were reported. They also notice that this apartment, rented in the name of a Colombian citizen, is surprisingly Spartan. To be … Read more

“The receding horizon of occupational health”

2023-12-18 07:00:03 [Comment expliquer la persistance des accidents du travail et maladies professionnelles à un niveau élevé ? Arnaud Mias est professeur de sociologie à l’université Paris Dauphine-PSL et membre de l’Institut de recherche interdisciplinaire en sciences sociales (Irisso, UMR CNRS-Inrae). Il coordonne avec Laure de Verdalle le comité de rédaction de la revue Sociologie du … Read more

The French Healthcare System: Consultation, Pricing, and Reimbursement Explained

2023-12-18 06:10:00 The French are going to the doctor like never before. In 2022, the number of consultations with the general practitioner increased by 3.8%. Without knowing it, patients benefit from a system born more than fifty years ago – the national medical convention of Health Insurance – which sets a uniform price throughout the … Read more