Home hospitalization facilities (HAD) have always been excluded from national surveys on the prevalence of nosocomial infections. However, a new survey on the prevalence of...

Background - Since 1996, hypertension has been identified as one of the top health priorities in Martinique, but its prevalence in the general population had never been measured....

In long-term care facilities for the elderly (LTCFs), a large number of cases and deaths due to acute respiratory infections (ARIs) could be prevented by improving prevention and...

Persistent health problems have been observed since 2006 among staff at a cancer research center and staff at other laboratories located on the same floor of the Institute of Biology...

Understanding the health of young people is a key concern for public authorities. It is therefore necessary to develop tools within the National Education System to better understand...

In French Guiana, access to drinking water is uneven. The Department of Health and Social Development is working with communities and local authorities to improve water supply,...

French Guiana is heavily affected by dengue fever, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes. Since 2005, government authorities have implemented a public awareness campaign, which has...

As part of a partnership with INPES and Guyane Promo Santé, Comede organized two specialized training sessions in 2008 on the medical and psychosocial care of foreigners in vulnerable...

French Guiana and Suriname have launched a sexual education program along the Maroni River. As part of a cross-border cooperation initiative, a Mobile Health Intervention and...

French Guiana is the French department most severely affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Despite undeniable progress over the past thirty years, the epidemic remains at an alarming...