Dec 18, 2013 | Global Public Health, Passage au crible (English), UN
By: Michaël Cousin
Translation: Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n°101
On November 13, 2013, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) published its latest report and gave an alarming analysis concerning Afghanistan…
Nov 20, 2013 | Global Public Health, International commerce, Passage au crible (English)
By Michaël Cousin
Passage au crible n°96
On September 25, 2013, the IRACM (Institute of Research Against Counterfeit Medicine) presented a report on counterfeit medicine as organized crime. This study intended to better expose…
Mar 29, 2013 | Global Public Health, Passage au crible (English)
By Clément Paule
Translation: Anton Stzepourginski
Passage au crible n°86
On the 19th of March 2013, the French company Spanghero was, once again, charged with presumed fraud. Indeed, 57 tons of British sheep meat – which import is forbidden within the EU (European Union)…
Nov 9, 2012 | environment, Global Public Health, Passage au crible (English)
By Clément Paule
Translation: Pierre Chabal
Passage au crible n°78
Published on September 19, 2012, the study led by Gilles-Eric Séralini – professor of molecular biology at the Caen University, France – revived the debate on GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) and their use in the food…
Sep 7, 2012 | Global Public Health, North-South, Passage au crible (English)
By Clément Paule Translation: Pierre Chabal
From 22th to 27th July 2012, nearly 24,000 people from 183 countries participated in the 19th International Conference on AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) held in Washington by the IAS…
Jun 4, 2012 | environment, Global Public Health, North-South, Passage au crible (English)
By Armand Suiçmez Translation: Pierre Chabal
On April 4, 2012, Giovanni Conti, State court judge in Rio Grande do Sul condemned Monsanto to suspend the collection of royalties on GMO soybeans (genetically modified organisms)…