The monitoring of antibiotic use and bacterial resistance to antibiotics in healthcare facilities (HCFs), a task entrusted to the SPARES initiative since 2018, contributes to the...

The PRIMO initiative aims to monitor and prevent antibiotic resistance and healthcare-associated infections in community care settings and the medical-social sector. The 2024 national...

Epidemiological surveillance of blood donors began in France in 1985 with the introduction of mandatory HIV screening for blood donations. The purpose of this report is to present all...

The presence of asymptomatic shedding of certain infectious agents in the bloodstream poses a risk of transmission of these agents during blood transfusions. While this risk is currently...

Social inequalities in health are systematic differences in health status among population groups that are socially constructed: they can be dismantled and are therefore modifiable.;...

The 3rd National Climate Change Adaptation Plan identifies adaptation to rising temperatures as a priority for the overseas departments and regions (DROM) in order to protect public...

If average levels of particulate matter with a median aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 µm (PM2.5) were reduced to the anthropogenic threshold of 3 µg/m³ in mainland France, the...

Occupational diseases (OD) are defined as illnesses or symptoms that may be work-related¹ and have not been recognized by social security systems. This concept was introduced by the...

Santé publique France has established a surveillance system to monitor the health status of the population living in the area exposed to the industrial fire that occurred in Rouen on...