The Agence de la biomédecine is the only such public body in Europe to combine the four domains of organ procurement, procreation, human embryology and genetics. Its close links with medical teams and patients enable it to ensure respect for safety and quality, anticipation, ethics and transparency.
The Conseil d’orientation des retraites ("Pensions Advisory Council")’s main purposes are to monitor the French retirement system and to put forward recommendations for public policy concerning retirement, on the basis of expertise and consultation with all the partners involved.
The objectives of the French national federation of health observatories (FNORS) are: to represent regional health observatories (ORS) on national bodies, foster communication between ORS, showcase ORS research, conduct research to promote health watch activities and coordinate multicentric studies carried out by various ORS. The FNORS is actively involved in organizing ORS conferences, which take place periodically and in different regions.
The French family planning movement (MFPF) is a non-governmental organization created in the 1950s with a view to promoting the use of contraception. The MFPF has now widened its interests to include sexuality and abortion. Its website aims to educate the public on all aspects of sexuality and birth control, and provide solutions for victims of domestic violence, sexual mutilation and rape. Most of the web ...
The website of the French Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is organized under thematics : social affairs, older persons, autonomy, family, disability, fight against exclusion, pensions, health.... Links to other sites are shown on the bottom,
This website, devoted to immigration issues, is maintained by the Ministry of the Interior, Overseas Territories, Regional Authorities and Immigration. It presents French and European migration policy and covers the legal aspects of immigration and asylum. General immigration statistics can be viewed via the "Ressources" tab by clicking on "Etudes/Statistiques" and then on "Thèmes". The "Ressources" tab also provides access to the ministry’s partners, to public reports and ...
The Direction générale de la cohésion sociale (Directorate General of Social Cohesion) has jurisdiction in family policy, autonomy of persons with disabilities and the elderly, equality between women and men and women’s rights promotion, prevention and fight against exclusion, social inclusion and integration of people in precarious situations, economy social solidarity.
This database covers 160 countries and includes 60 indicators to measure discrimination against women. Data on the socio-economic status of women, household behavior to social norms. Information on cultural and traditional practices that impact on the participation of women in development are codified in order to measure the level of discrimination.
The creation of the "Observatoire national de la fin de vie" follows the recommendations of the evaluation mission of the Law of 22 April 2005 on patients’ rights and end of life. Its missions are: to establish the state of knowledge on the conditions and end of life care practices related thereto, provide the public debate objective and reliable data about the actual end of ...
Set up in June 2009, the Haut conseil de la famille (high council of the family, HCF) is chaired by the French prime minister. It replaces the Conférence annuelle de la famille and the Haut conseil de la population et de la famille. It comprises 60 members who include representatives of the French government and of bodies working on family ...
