Key Points Mental Health: High Prevalence, Especially Among Women and Young People 16.5% of adults experienced a depressive episode in the past year (vs. 15.6% in France), with...

Key Points Mental Health One of the lowest prevalences of major depressive episodes (MDE) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in France. 12.4% of adults report having...

Key points In infants The mandatory meningococcal ACWY vaccination program, implemented on January 1, 2025, for infants following an increase in cases of invasive meningococcal...

Key Points Continued increase in reports of imported cases that began in 2023 following the lifting of travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Most cases involve men...

Key Points In 2025, 628 cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) were reported (+2% compared to 2024), confirming the resurgence of IMD observed since 2022. The number of cases...

European Immunization Week (SEV), organized at the national level by the Ministry of Health, Families, Autonomy, and People with Disabilities and Santé publique France, will take...

Aude de Martin de Viviés has been appointed Deputy Director General of Santé publique France, effective April 20, 2026, where she will assist the Director General in defining and...

In response to the increasing frequency of heat waves and their growing health impacts, Santé publique France and its partners have officially launched the Heat-Health-Building-Urban...