Santé publique France has released a new section of the "2014 Health Barometer in the Overseas Departments" survey, focusing on how well-informed residents of the overseas departments...

Interrupting the endemic circulation of measles is one of the WHO’s objectives for the European Region. In France, a national elimination plan was implemented in 2005, setting, among...

Since November 1, 2017, 387 cases of measles—resulting in 1 death and 83 hospitalizations, including 6 in intensive care units—have been reported in France. Several outbreaks have been...

Agnès Buzyn, Minister of Solidarity and Health, and François Bourdillon, Director General of Santé publique France, signed Santé publique France’s new Objectives and Performance Contract...

Agnès Buzyn, Minister of Solidarity and Health, and François Bourdillon, Director General of Santé publique France, signed Santé publique France’s new Objectives and Performance Contract...

Key Points Epidemic activity in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hauts-de-France, Normandy, and Brittany regions Epidemic in the declining phase for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Grand Est,...

Summary Nationally, the number of deaths declined during weeks 3 and 4 (January 15–28), but remained significant across all age groups (particularly among people aged 65 and older)...

Summary During Week 5 (January 29–February 4, 2018), overall activity at SOS Médecins clinics remained stable among children and decreased among adults (-840 visits). For both children...

Summary In Week 5 (January 29–February 4), all-cause emergency department visits decreased among children under 2 years of age (-791 visits) and among adults (-5,097 visits); however,...

Key points Mainland France: Moderate Decline in Emergency Room Visits and SOS Médecins Calls Overseas Departments: Outbreak in Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Saint Barthélemy (Antilles News)