As is the case for many Small Island Developing States, Mauritius imports the large majority of the food its population consumes, whilst also relying economically on exporting certain local foodstuffs. Ensuring the safet…
Lire la suitePort Louis - Sutrajeet Ghuburrun a fumé sa première cigarette alors qu’il n’avait que 16 ans. Pendant 40 ans, ce chauffeur de taxi vivant à Bel Air, un village situé à l’est de Maurice, a fumé entre 15 et 20 paquets de c…
Lire la suiteIn line with the Mauritian Government’s Health Sector Strategic Plan 2020-2024 which recommends the setting up of Local Health Committees (LHCs) across the country, WHO recently supported the Ministry of Health and Welln…
Lire la suiteBy providing affordable access to quality health services, Primary Health Care (PHC) forms the cornerstone for advancing towards universal health coverage (UHC) and ultimately for improving people’s health and well-being…
Lire la suiteMauritius recently made a significant step forward in its ongoing struggle against noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Indeed, the presentation of the Mauritius Acceleration Plan to Stop Obesity 2024-2030 on April 25 by the…
Lire la suiteWorld Health Day 2024 was marked with purpose by member States, WHO Country Offices and their partners the world over, bringing to a close the WHO’s 75th anniversary year celebrations. This year’s activities were gu…
Lire la suiteDengue fever is having a moment. According to WHO data, cases worldwide increased significantly in 2023, following a small decline during the three previous years. A potent cocktail of ongoing transmissions and a surge i…
Lire la suiteWHO Mauritius launched its new Biennial Workplan 2024-2025 with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) on March 18, 2024. This results-focused document, which is the fruit of a close collaborative eff…
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Mauritius — Actualités
