Overall Activity Trends: The use of SOS Médecins services is on the rise across all age groups except for children aged 2–14, with the number of visits (68,340 for the week) slightly...

Trends in Overall Activity: The number of visits and hospitalizations is on the rise among children under 2 years of age (+17%, or 4,272 more visits; +9%, or 397 more...

Summary During the second week of December (December 8–14, 2014 – Week 50), the number of deaths recorded by civil registry offices rose slightly, though the figures remained within...

Highlights The WHO reports a total of 20,129 cases (suspected, probable, and confirmed) and 7,879 deaths in the four currently affected countries in West Africa (Guinea, Liberia,...

Extreme Cold and Cold-Related Health RisksEvery year, hundreds of people suffer from conditions caused by the cold. These include:- Conditions directly related to the cold, such as...

Mortality: The number of recorded deaths remains in line with the figures typically observed during this period. Emergency room visits by vulnerable populations: Emergency room...

Over the past week in the region: After five weeks of progression, the bronchiolitis outbreak has plateaued in the western part of the region and is expected to decline rapidly...

Summary In week 52, there was primarily an increase in visits to hospital emergency departments for gastroenteritis.