News - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/development-assistance/priority-sectors/health/news/?xtor=RSS-1 en Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480415 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 Global Health – World AIDS Day (1 Dec. 2023) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/development-assistance/priority-sectors/health/news/article/global-health-world-aids-day-1-dec-2023?xtor=RSS-1 On the occasion of World AIDS day, France reaffirms its longstanding commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS. A founding member of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, established in 2002, France – which together with Brazil spearheaded the establishment of Unitaid in 2006 – was one of the very first countries to lead an international effort based on the values of solidarity and universal access to treatment, accompanied by a financial effort commensurate with the (…) 2023-12-01 17:56:55 62973_276618 Health – World Malaria Day (25.04.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/development-assistance/priority-sectors/health/news/article/health-world-malaria-day-25-04-23?xtor=RSS-1 On this World Malaria Day, France reaffirms its determination to work together with all its international partners to defeat this disease by 2030. Important progress has been made since 2002, with a 28% decrease in the incidence rate and a 47% drop in the mortality rate, but malaria continues to kill more than 600,000 people each year, most of them children. The African continent is most heavily hit, accounting for 95% of infections and 96% of deaths. France calls on its partners to renew (…) 2023-04-25 17:10:05 62973_272822 Sidaction 2023 - France's commitment to the fight against HIV and AIDS https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/development-assistance/priority-sectors/health/news/article/sidaction-2023-france-s-commitment-to-the-fight-against-hiv-and-aids?xtor=RSS-1 HIV/AIDS is the main cause of mortality in women aged 15 to 44 worldwide. Despite the scientific progress made, it still kills 650,000 people a year. Globally, AIDS-related mortality has been halved in 20 years. The global target is to defeat HIV/AIDS by 2030 (included in the Sustainable Development Goal on health). The pandemic posed a challenge for the fight against AIDS (access difficulties for sufferers, the use of funds for COVID-19), but also led to a positive reinforcement of health (…) 2023-03-27 14:17:33 62973_272213 Global Health – Chrysoula Zacharopoulou's visit to the Institut Pasteur (20 Feb. 2023) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/development-assistance/priority-sectors/health/news/article/global-health-chrysoula-zacharopoulou-s-visit-to-the-institut-pasteur-20-feb?xtor=RSS-1 On February 20, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, visited the Institut Pasteur to discuss global health challenges, preparation for future pandemics and international cooperation on health and research. She underscored the fundamental role played by the Institut Pasteur and the Pasteur Network abroad through public health partnerships between France and Africa, (…) 2023-02-21 16:09:04 62973_271579 World health – World AIDS Day (01.12.22) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/development-assistance/priority-sectors/health/news/article/world-health-world-aids-day-01-12-22?xtor=RSS-1 Today, World AIDS Day, France is reiterating its unwavering commitment to this fight. The French President provided further proof of this commitment when he announced last September that France will be making an unprecedented contribution of over €1.6 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria between 2023 and 2025. Significant progress has been made over the last 30 years. However, the AIDS epidemic continues to take 650,000 lives every year and has the greatest (…) 2022-12-02 08:47:03 62973_270155 World health - Chrysoula Zacharopoulou announces France is increasing its contribution to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (October 18, 2022) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/development-assistance/priority-sectors/health/news/article/world-health-chrysoula-zacharopoulou-announces-france-is-increasing-its?xtor=RSS-1 On the occasion of the World Health Summit, which was held on October 18 in Berlin, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, announced that France is making an exceptional contribution of €50 million to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). At the summit, the international community committed $2.6 billion to the GPEI. This funding will support international (…) 2022-10-20 08:46:12 62973_269382 Global health – Meeting between Chrysoula Zacharopoulou and civil society organizations dealing with health issues (08.29.22) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/development-assistance/priority-sectors/health/news/article/global-health-meeting-between-chrysoula-zacharopoulou-and-civil-society?xtor=RSS-1 Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, met on August 29 with civil society organizations dealing with health issues. The Minister emphasized her desire to systematically include civil society organizations in discussions and actions related to global health. She reaffirmed President Macron's commitment to health as a global public good. This initial conversation (…) 2022-08-30 17:13:15 62973_268470 WHO – France congratulates Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on his re-election (25 May 2022) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/development-assistance/priority-sectors/health/news/article/who-france-congratulates-dr-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-on-his-re-election-25?xtor=RSS-1 At the 75th session of the World Health Assembly yesterday, the member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) re-elected Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as director general of the WHO. France congratulates Dr. Tedros and sends him our best wishes for a successful second term at the helm of the organization. 2022-05-30 13:07:49 62973_266939 Global health – France and the WHO announce a new agreement to reinforce health systems to combat Covid-19 (11 Feb. 2022) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/development-assistance/priority-sectors/health/news/article/global-health-france-and-the-who-announce-a-new-agreement-to-reinforce-health?xtor=RSS-1 France and the World Health Organization (WHO) have announced a new €50 million contribution agreement that will help countries' health systems overcome bottlenecks in the Covid-19 response and speed up equitable access to testing, treatments and vaccines. The agreement, which was publicly disclosed on the sidelines of the ministerial conference of foreign ministers and health ministers in Lyon, France, aims to support the work of WHO and the co-conveners of the Health Systems and Response (…) 2022-02-14 10:53:08 62973_264648 Global health – A billion vaccine doses have been delivered with COVAX (Jan. 18, 22) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/development-assistance/priority-sectors/health/news/article/global-health-a-billion-vaccine-doses-have-been-delivered-with-covax-jan-18-22?xtor=RSS-1 COVAX is the vaccines pillar of ACT-A [Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator], the international initiative run by the World Health Organization aimed at coordinating a global response to COVID-19 which is fair and mutually supportive. Fair, because it would be intolerable for some people to have access to resources for tackling the pandemic, such as tests, vaccines and treatments, and others not to. Mutually supportive, because the virus knows no borders and it is in everyone's interest (…) 2022-01-19 12:22:23 62973_264074