The Mayotte Perinatal Network (Répéma) coordinates the professionals responsible for maternal and child health care. As part of the territory’s perinatal plan, the network implements...

With the aim of reaching out to the public and encouraging people to take charge of their own health, a mobile clinic—in the form of a traveling truck—was launched in 2011. This...

In Mayotte, access to healthcare and medical care is difficult due to the isolation of certain populations. Some people demonstrate a relative lack of knowledge about emotional and...

Deeply rooted in tradition, festive, and sociable: despite its dangers, alcohol continues to be viewed favorably in French society. And misconceptions die hard: 20% of French people...

Any consumption of alcohol poses health risks. In France, 41,000 deaths among adults (aged 15 and older) are attributed to alcohol each year. Furthermore, alcohol consumption is the...

Job seekers are more likely to use psychoactive substances—such as tobacco, alcohol, and others. They are also more prone to insomnia and episodes of depression, according to the 2017...

Among job seekers, 13% forgo medical care, and 8% report having suicidal thoughts (see the article “Deteriorating Health Among the Unemployed” in this issue). Christophe Dejours analyzes...

Béatrice Idiard-Chamois, a midwife, has established two clinics that are, to the best of our knowledge, the only ones of their kind in France: since 2006, a “Parenting and Disability”...

Summary What’s new in this Update for the region? In recent weeks, as the region has moved through the various phases of reopening, the outbreak has remained under control, with the...

Analysis of the Epidemiological Situation Since the emergence of COVID-19, a total of 234 cases have been confirmed in our territories, with 184 confirmed cases in Guadeloupe, 44 in...