Tahiti, May 27, 2022 – The consumer price index rose by +1.1% in April, marked by the application of the Solidarity Contribution, mainly in furniture and equipment household (+5%) but also in food products (+1.6%). Over one year, the index rose by +5.8%. The Institute of Statistics (ISPF) published Friday the evolution of the consumer … Read more
Tahiti, April 25, 2022 – The Health Department is launching a call for projects as part of the Commune en santé scheme. Associations and local actors with projects contributing to the promotion of the health of the population are invited to present them before June 17. The winners will obtain a grant for the implementation … Read more
Paris, France | AFP | Wednesday 05/04/2022 – Regular coffee intake, including in children, seems likely to improve the symptoms of a very rare neurological disease of genetic origin, shows a study relayed on Wednesday and confirming previous isolated observations. This new study confirms “the potential of caffeine (…) to treat an orphan neurological disease”, … Read more
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Monday 03/21/2022 – Global spending on the fight against tuberculosis is largely insufficient to hope to relaunch the battle against the disease, after years of fight wiped out by Covid-19, the WHO warned on Monday. Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day (March 24), the World Health Organization said the targets set … Read more
Tahiti, January 10, 2022 – The epidemiological square disseminated by the Covid platform of the Department of Health on Monday reports 179 new cases of covid-19 detected over the past five days. The number of active cases stands at 218. The epidemiological square of the Covid platform released on Monday reports 179 new people tested … Read more