WHO Africa Regional Office launches geodatabase to empower data-driven health decisions

20 november 2025 - 13:42:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) — To mark Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day on 19 November, the Africa Regional Office of the World [...] Full text...

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Egypt becomes seventh country in eastern Mediterranean region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem

12 november 2025 - 14:08:00
Cairo, Egypt, (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO )Wednesday announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public [...] Full text...

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One in five children has not received essential vaccinations in Gaza

09 november 2025 - 08:20:08
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As United Nations agencies prepare to launch a massive vaccination campaign for 44,000 children in [...] Full text...

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Catch-up immunization campaign ‘a lifeline’ for Gaza’s children

05 november 2025 - 17:00:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A campaign for routine immunization, nutrition, and growth monitoring will be launched in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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‘Let's finish the job’ and end polio: WHO

25 october 2025 - 05:58:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty-five years ago, polio, a highly infectious viral disease, paralysed around 350,000 children per year. Following [...] Full text...

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National poliovirus sequencing capacity enhances Cameroon’s outbreak response - WHO

24 october 2025 - 09:36:29
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - For the first time ever, a circulating variant poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) was fully sequenced in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria launches largest integrated vaccination campaign in its history

07 october 2025 - 08:06:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Monday launched the largest integrated vaccination campaign in its history.This is part of its [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire strengthens polio eradication efforts with modern laboratory

19 september 2025 - 06:31:04
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire has taken a crucial  step in the efforts to protect children from the [...] Full text...

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Kenya bolsters polio and measles surveillance with cutting-edge laboratory

17 september 2025 - 10:59:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya on Tuesday inaugurated a newly upgraded World Health Organisation (WHO)-accredited polio laboratory at the Kenya [...] Full text...

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From outbreaks to sustainability: African ministers commit to accelerate polio endgame

30 august 2025 - 09:26:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – African health ministers have pledged renewed action to end all forms of polio and safeguard the [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Hospitals ‘at near-total collapse’, staff overwhelmed by the injured

07 august 2025 - 19:06:42
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) -  Exhausted UN aid workers in Gaza on Thursday continued to report a lack of food [...] Full text...

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Children miss out on vaccines as diseases spread in Sudan

17 july 2025 - 18:54:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies warn that childhood immunization rates in Sudan have plummeted to their lowest level in [...] Full text...

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State-of-the-art laboratory enhances Madagascar’s polio response

15 july 2025 - 05:31:23
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – A new state-of-the-art laboratory has bolstered Madagascar’s efforts to survey and detect polioviruses and effectively respond [...] Full text...

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Study shows vaccine campaigns cut deaths by nearly 60 per cent

13 july 2025 - 05:02:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Emergency vaccination campaigns have slashed deaths from major infectious disease outbreaks by nearly 60 per cent [...] Full text...

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Immunization experts urge stronger action to close vaccination gaps in Africa

08 july 2025 - 10:03:17
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Experts, policymakers and global health partners have called for stronger, coordinated action to prevent backsliding on [...] Full text...

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UNICEF chief meets some of Sudan’s 700,000 child refugees crossing into Chad

24 june 2025 - 05:11:53
N'Djamema, Chad (PANA) - Since fighting erupted in Sudan in April 2023, more than two million children have been displaced [...] Full text...

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Director-General’s Award for Global Health given to Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck and Professor Sir Brian Greenwood

20 may 2025 - 20:25:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  In recognition of their lifetime achievements in global health, specifically in malaria elimination and beyond, WHO [...] Full text...

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World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis

20 may 2025 - 04:48:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 78th World Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates-supported fund aims at maternal, newborn health in Africa

09 may 2025 - 12:26:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new Bill Gates-backed fund targets maternal and newborn health in Africa, the Gates [...] Full text...

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Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine

15 april 2025 - 05:47:10
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan – including [...] Full text...

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Economics of talent: IMF Blog By Ruchir Agarwal, cofounder of the Global Talent Fund and director of the Raj Center at Columbia University, and Patrick Gaule, cofounder of the Global Talent Fund and associate professor of economics at the University of Bristol

26 march 2025 - 11:18:38
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The new “economics of talent” field aims to identify and nurture exceptional problem-solvers at [...] Full text...

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Suspension of US funding puts millions of lives at risk, warns WHO

18 march 2025 - 05:46:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, measles: decades of progress on these fronts risk being wiped out in the [...] Full text...

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WHO injects fresh support into DR Congo vaccination drive

12 march 2025 - 07:17:55
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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High level delegation visits Nigeria in effort to halt transmission of type 2 variant of polio

03 march 2025 - 08:00:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria intensifies efforts to halt the transmission of type 2 variant poliovirus, a high-level delegation [...] Full text...

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia confirms US $500 million commitment to global polio eradication effort

24 february 2025 - 20:53:21
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PANA) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Monday reaffirmed its US $500 million pledge to [...] Full text...

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New round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza

22 february 2025 - 20:32:27
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The latest round of a large-scale polio vaccination campaign in Gaza targeting nearly 600,000 young [...] Full text...

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Mass polio vaccination campaign to continue in the Gaza Strip

19 february 2025 - 17:01:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip is continuing, with a mass vaccination campaign [...] Full text...

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CAR takes steps to protect remote communities from polio

18 february 2025 - 10:54:33
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – In the ongoing efforts to eradicate polio, the Central African Republic (CAR) has placed a special [...] Full text...

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US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns

13 february 2025 - 05:37:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep concern over the impact of US funding cuts [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire puts life into Gaza humanitarian situation

23 january 2025 - 14:25:45
Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...

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WHO launches $1.5 billion appeal to tackle global health crises

17 january 2025 - 06:38:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is facing an extraordinary convergence of crises that has left 305 million people in [...] Full text...

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2024 ‘one of the worst years in history for children in conflict’

28 december 2024 - 14:07:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels [...] Full text...

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Global solidarity key to future pandemic preparedness, says UN chief

28 december 2024 - 07:31:19
New York, US (PANA) - In a message commemorating Friday’s International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged [...] Full text...

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WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on

12 november 2024 - 07:38:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to [...] Full text...

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Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative

06 november 2024 - 05:42:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaraia vaccination campaign amid 18 [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north

05 november 2024 - 05:21:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN-supported polio vaccine campaign concluded in besieged northern Gaza on Monday, with agencies inoculating [...] Full text...

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'Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans’ suffering'

05 november 2024 - 05:12:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency [...] Full text...

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Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire

04 november 2024 - 04:52:22
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north

03 november 2024 - 13:24:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Final phase of polio vaccine campaign reaches ravaged north

03 november 2024 - 05:28:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began early Saturday morning in bombarded [...] Full text...

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Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering

29 october 2024 - 09:44:41
New York, US (PANA) - Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts [...] Full text...

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UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists

27 october 2024 - 20:13:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an [...] Full text...

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War reflects negatively on child vaccination in Sudan, UNICEF

25 october 2024 - 18:26:22
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that war in Sudan has hit the children section [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north

24 october 2024 - 05:45:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of [...] Full text...

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Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza force the postponement of polio vaccination campaign

23 october 2024 - 13:22:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) --Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across [...] Full text...

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Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now

19 october 2024 - 06:08:18
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has said the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar should lead to [...] Full text...

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Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger - UN

18 october 2024 - 05:02:33
New York, US (PANA) - More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with [...] Full text...

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Gaza School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA

14 october 2024 - 11:49:22
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on [...] Full text...

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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’

12 october 2024 - 06:59:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north [...] Full text...

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UN officials remember Hamas' 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace

07 october 2024 - 16:25:30
New York, US (PANA) - Senior officials from across the UN system underscored the need for peace between Israelis and [...] Full text...

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UN issues Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) on Hostilities in occupied Palestinian territory

28 september 2024 - 08:00:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although Gaza has suffered previous escalations, the current war stands out as unprecedented in the scale [...] Full text...

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WHO in Africa, Red Cross bolster partnership for enhanced public health emergency response

24 september 2024 - 14:39:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Federation of Red [...] Full text...

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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns

20 september 2024 - 07:32:56
New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...

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Sahel, Lake Chad Basin countries coordinate joint polio eradication plan

17 september 2024 - 08:01:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In a significant move to combat the ongoing challenge of variant poliovirus transmission in Central and [...] Full text...

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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies

16 september 2024 - 05:42:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...

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WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign in Gaza amid tragic reality

14 september 2024 - 07:10:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 560,000 children under-10 have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff, 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe

13 september 2024 - 05:34:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in [...] Full text...

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UN continues polio vaccination in northern Gaza

12 september 2024 - 05:20:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN says that health workers continue efforts to vaccinate young children in northern Gaza [...] Full text...

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UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in Gaza humanitarian zone

10 september 2024 - 18:15:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...

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Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class

10 september 2024 - 05:23:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing [...] Full text...

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160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza

07 september 2024 - 05:36:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a [...] Full text...

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Polio vaccination campaign in Gaza moves to southern areas

06 september 2024 - 05:34:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The second phase of a two-round campaign to vaccinate over half a million young children in [...] Full text...

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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza

05 september 2024 - 12:55:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented [...] Full text...

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Disease and war stalk children in Gaza, despite vaccine success

05 september 2024 - 06:04:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned [...] Full text...

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UN demands hostage release, urges protection and aid for Gaza civilians

05 september 2024 - 05:46:57
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN political and humanitarian officials on Wednesday renewed urgent appeals for the unconditional release [...] Full text...

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UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank

04 september 2024 - 05:17:33
New York, US (PANA) - Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target

03 september 2024 - 16:43:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have been [...] Full text...

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Thousands more children protected on day 2 of Gaza polio campaign

02 september 2024 - 19:54:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN-led mass polio vaccination campaign entered its second day in central Gaza on Monday with [...] Full text...

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UN officials repeat calls for peace as Gaza polio vaccinations gets underway

01 september 2024 - 17:06:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has begun in the middle areas of [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations

31 august 2024 - 07:20:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza [...] Full text...

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Crisis in Gaza: UN Security Council briefed on latest humanitarian situation

30 august 2024 - 06:16:06
New York, United States (PANA) – The UN Security Council met in emergency session in New York on the continuing [...] Full text...

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EU calls for immediate halt of hostilities to allow polio vaccination in Gaza

30 august 2024 - 05:47:55
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is urging immediate humanitarian pauses to enable the vaccination of all children in Gaza [...] Full text...

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UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine

28 august 2024 - 05:08:44
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered [...] Full text...

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Evacuation orders in Gaza threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again

27 august 2024 - 13:03:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing [...] Full text...

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African health ministers begin 74th health forum

27 august 2024 - 06:00:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – African health ministers and government representatives gathering in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, on Monday kicked off the [...] Full text...

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Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF

26 august 2024 - 18:40:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave

23 august 2024 - 14:54:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A 10-month-old girl paralyzed by polio in Gaza has become the first confirmed case of the [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline

21 august 2024 - 19:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with [...] Full text...

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Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza

17 august 2024 - 06:55:23
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down [...] Full text...

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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams

14 august 2024 - 12:48:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams

12 august 2024 - 15:58:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Israeli minister’s comment on starving Gazans to death

09 august 2024 - 16:40:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Friday for the Israeli authorities to monitor senior [...] Full text...

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WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation

08 august 2024 - 07:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies [...] Full text...

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WHO-warns of surge in polio, mpox infections

07 august 2024 - 19:47:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday announced the passing of Aidan O’Leary, the Director of the [...] Full text...

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WHO boss announces death of Polio Director

07 august 2024 - 19:10:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday announced the passing of Aidan O’Leary, the Director of the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases

03 august 2024 - 07:25:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians' efforts ‘nowhere near where they should be’ 300 days into Gaza war

02 august 2024 - 05:47:56
New York, US (PANA) (PANA) - Scaling up aid delivery remains a challenge in Gaza as the war reaches the [...] Full text...

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Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deadly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies

30 july 2024 - 14:02:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing [...] Full text...

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WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children

27 july 2024 - 05:55:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio [...] Full text...

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‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council

27 july 2024 - 05:47:01
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, and escalating threat [...] Full text...

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UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors'

24 july 2024 - 18:27:19
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement [...] Full text...

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Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn

19 july 2024 - 16:04:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans [...] Full text...

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Childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023: UN agencies

15 july 2024 - 05:04:12
New York, US (PANA) - Immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection [...] Full text...

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WHO supports polio vaccination campaign in Angola

02 july 2024 - 06:09:29
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The authorities in Angola, supported by UN agencies, have initiated a vaccination campaign to curb the [...] Full text...

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‘All for Health, Health for All’ sets the stage for 77th World Health Assembly

23 may 2024 - 13:03:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the most severe pandemic in a [...] Full text...

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New global campaign boosts lifesaving vaccines

25 april 2024 - 06:38:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi [...] Full text...

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Polio investment in Eastern Mediterranean nets nearly 39-fold return: WHO 

15 february 2024 - 05:49:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every dollar invested in fighting polio in the Eastern Mediterranean region yields a return of nearly [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza war: Crisis deepens as UN aid convoys face delays, obstacles

04 january 2024 - 16:53:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports of continued Israeli airstrikes overnight in southern and central Gaza and more rocket fire [...] Full text...

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2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief

27 december 2023 - 06:55:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'horrified' by strike on Gaza hospital, as warring sides blame each other

18 october 2023 - 07:01:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said he was horrified by the killing of hundreds of civilians following a [...] Full text...

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WHO recommends second malaria vaccine for children

02 october 2023 - 18:26:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a second vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria [...] Full text...

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Health system at breaking point in eastern DRC warns WHO

30 june 2023 - 20:34:01
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fuelled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern [...] Full text...

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DRC faces acute health crisis amid rising violence - WHO

25 june 2023 - 07:02:32
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has more [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote received by president of Niger

19 june 2023 - 16:07:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On Monday 19 June, 2023, the President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, received [...] Full text...

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WHO, Libyan health authorities organize joint polio epidemic simulation exercise

03 june 2023 - 15:54:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A polio outbreak simulation exercise involving experts and some Libyan health staff was organized by the [...] Full text...

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World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief

22 may 2023 - 16:30:17
Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) - Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response [...] Full text...

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Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief

21 may 2023 - 18:07:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World [...] Full text...

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African Vaccination Week, World Immunization Week kick off

24 april 2023 - 07:12:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 [...] Full text...

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Burundian Health ministr calls for vigilance against Marburg virus disease

26 march 2023 - 18:21:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against HIV/AIDS has called for vigilance against [...] Full text...

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Burundi announces first polio outbreak in more than 30 years

18 march 2023 - 09:56:45
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in Burundi on Friday said they had detected eight samples of polio, officially declaring [...] Full text...

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Mozambique targets 720,000 people in cholera vaccination drive

28 february 2023 - 05:39:48
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique on Monday kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign targeting around 720,000 people in eight districts as [...] Full text...

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African leaders call for urgent action to revitalise routine immunization

21 february 2023 - 06:18:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) ‒ African heads of state have agreed on key measures to revamp routine immunization across the continent [...] Full text...

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Libya launches preparations for vaccination campaign against polio, measles and rubella

08 february 2023 - 13:20:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparations for a vaccination campaign in Libya targeting children aged 0-5 years, scheduled for the middle [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister of Health attends 69th WHO Regional Committee meeting

11 october 2022 - 13:04:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Health Minister, Ramadan Abu Janah, is leading the official Libyan [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency (Eds: Adds details of presser)

23 july 2022 - 17:06:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, on Saturday declared  monkeypox a public [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk

15 july 2022 - 19:47:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa in fresh vaccination drive to halt wild polio

10 july 2022 - 07:55:34
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique last week kicked off the third round of vaccination against wild poliovirus type 1 as southern [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox not presently a global public health emergency: WHO

26 june 2022 - 05:31:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The monkeypox outbreak does not currently constitute a global public health concern though “intense response efforts” [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns World Health Assembly: 'COVID-19 is not over”

23 may 2022 - 05:25:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) told global health Ministers on Sunday that although [...] Full text...

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First polio outbreak in 30 years declared in Mozambique

18 may 2022 - 15:52:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a [...] Full text...

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Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa, warns WHO

29 april 2022 - 05:42:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year, the UN World [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls for renewed commitments to achieve polio-free world

27 april 2022 - 07:31:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced on Tuesday that it is seeking new commitments to fund [...] Full text...

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WHO targets children under-5 in southern Africa in mass polio vaccination drives after Malawi outbreak

22 march 2022 - 06:30:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A vaccination drive against wild polio type 1 has kicked off in five southern African countries [...] Full text...

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Gambia to launch polio immunization targeting 382,908 children

18 march 2022 - 18:26:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Ministry of Health announced Friday a launch of the second round of Polio Immunization campaign targeting [...] Full text...

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Malawi intensifies response after wild poliovirus detected: WHO

05 march 2022 - 15:15:59
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Polio emergency response teams in Malawi are ramping up disease surveillance and deepening investigations after the country [...] Full text...

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Japan offers financial support to Guinea's health system

25 january 2022 - 14:36:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The government of Japan has donated medical materials and equipment worth about US$1.5 million to Guinea, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Omicron 'outpacing' Delta, says WHO chief

21 december 2021 - 07:22:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to [...] Full text...

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Gambia to begin four days Polio Immunization campaign on November 20

16 november 2021 - 18:48:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with UNICEF-Gambia office, will start a four-day massive Polio immunization [...] Full text...

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Over 80 million reached as Africa trailblazes novel polio vaccine

23 october 2021 - 09:23:30
Brazzaville, DR Congo (PANA) - More than 80 million children have been vaccinated with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 [...] Full text...

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Health leaders call for acceleration of vaccination globally, particularly in Africa

14 september 2021 - 21:26:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of global health leaders Tuesday issued an urgent call [...] Full text...

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African countries commit to ending all forms of polio

27 august 2021 - 05:41:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Governments from the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region have committed to ending all remaining forms of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO slams 'shocking disparity' in access to vaccines

25 august 2021 - 13:14:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization hit out on Tuesday at the "shocking disparity" in access to coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s health minister declares polio outbreak

20 august 2021 - 11:02:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Minister of Health has declared an outbreak of polio in the West African nation, while [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic widens routine immunization gaps in Africa

29 july 2021 - 14:51:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – Around 7.7 million children in Africa missed out on vital first doses of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis, Measles and [...] Full text...

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Decline in routine childhood vaccinations, another pandemic fallout

15 july 2021 - 05:37:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major backsliding in childhood vaccinations, with 23 million children worldwide [...] Full text...

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WHO pedgess extensive commitments towards women's empowerment, health

05 july 2021 - 20:50:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and [...] Full text...

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African Union backs local production of vaccines in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

22 june 2021 - 10:59:44
Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union has voiced support for efforts to establish a continent-wide vaccine research and [...] Full text...

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Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks- WHO

09 june 2021 - 23:48:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) will Thursday launch the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022 titled "Delivering on [...] Full text...

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Institutional mistrust retards child vaccination progress in Africa, new study

01 may 2021 - 10:07:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mistrust in local and national government plays a significant role in slowing down child [...] Full text...

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New UN-led global immunization push aims to save more than 50 million lives

27 april 2021 - 05:15:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-led global immunization strategy was unveiled on Monday to reach more than 50 million children who [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic continues to disrupt health services in 90 pct of countries -WHO

23 april 2021 - 21:52:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The second round of a World Health Organization “pulse survey“ reveals that over one year into the [...] Full text...

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WHO warns of risk of major measles outbreaks as countries delay vaccination drives

23 april 2021 - 05:14:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning of risk of major [...] Full text...

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Japan supports Guinea's efforts to fight diseases

16 march 2021 - 13:42:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Japanese government on Monday granted  US$1,469,772 to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as part [...] Full text...

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Countries gear-up to kick all forms of polio out of Africa, once and for all

15 march 2021 - 09:49:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – To rapidly and sustainably stop outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in African countries, a [...] Full text...

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UN agencies support South Sudan's nationwide polio vaccination campaign

26 february 2021 - 05:17:30
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The second round of a vaccination campaign to protect more than 2.8 million children from [...] Full text...

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Guinea launches vaccination campaign against poliomyelitis

20 february 2021 - 10:37:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A four-day national immunization campaign against polio in Guinea was launched on Friday in Upper Guinea, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief decries ‘wildly uneven and unfair’ vaccination

18 february 2021 - 05:15:10
New York, US (PANA) - International partners working to achieve equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines appealed on Wednesday for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s death toll hits 50,000

26 november 2020 - 23:26:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The death toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Africa has peaked at 50,000 people [...] Full text...

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Measles cases hit 23-year high last year, killing 200,000 as vaccination stalls, WHO says

12 november 2020 - 21:29:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles killed an estimated 207,500 people last year after a decade-long failure to reach optimal vaccination [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemic

07 november 2020 - 00:06:47
GENEVA, Switzerland  (PANA) - The UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) Friday called for an urgent action to avert [...] Full text...

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‘Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics: UN agencies

06 november 2020 - 17:10:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Globally, millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles – dangerous but [...] Full text...

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Six humanitarians killed in ‘obscene’ attacks in one week: UN agency

06 november 2020 - 16:38:51
New York, UN (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official has strongly condemned recent attacks on aid workers in different [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, WHO concerned about shortage of children's vaccines in Libya

06 november 2020 - 11:31:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have expressed "extreme concern" [...] Full text...

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UN condemns killing of aid workers in Somalia

29 october 2020 - 22:57:00
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The United Nations in Somalia has condemns the murder of two humanitarian workers, who were reportedly killed [...] Full text...

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How Africa’s health systems gain from polio eradication experience

23 september 2020 - 10:38:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The polio response has brought many skilled technicians into Africa’s health systems as the Global Polio [...] Full text...

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Polio cases reported in Sudan despite announcement of its eradication in Africa

29 august 2020 - 17:50:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported cases of [...] Full text...

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Africa declared wild polio-free after four years without a case

25 august 2020 - 18:03:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Africa Regional Certification Commission on Tuesday certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

10 july 2020 - 09:08:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa has joined immunization experts in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso resumes polio vaccination campaigns under strict COVID-19 prevention measures

07 july 2020 - 10:16:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  Burkina Faso on Monday concluded a four-day mass polio immunization campaign, vaccinating 174,304 children under five [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari praises world leaders, Osinbajo, others for Polio-free Nigeria

03 july 2020 - 21:08:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Friday commended world leaders and partners for supporting Nigeria to attain a Wild [...] Full text...

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Africa’s wild polio-free status to be determined in August: WHO

19 june 2020 - 20:40:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries

27 may 2020 - 13:00:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed [...] Full text...

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Libyan dailies centre on military developments in war for Tripoli, possible scenario

23 may 2020 - 19:09:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military changes taking place on the ground in recent [...] Full text...

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80 million children under one at risk of other diseases as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts

22 may 2020 - 18:36:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 250,000 Libyan children at risk of disease due to lack of vaccines - UNICEF and WHO

19 may 2020 - 17:42:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "More than a quarter of a million children under the age of one in Libya are [...] Full text...

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Child vaccinations down in DR Congo and COVID-19 is not helping matters - UNICEF

16 may 2020 - 07:29:31
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Niger reports new polio outbreak

25 april 2020 - 09:30:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Niger has reported a new polio outbreak that has affected two children in Niamey and Tillaberi region, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Hard-fought gains in immunization coverage at risk without critical health services, warns WHO

23 april 2020 - 19:54:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shutting down immunization services in the COVID-19 pandemic risks triggering a resurgence of diseases that can [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries not to let virus eclipse other health issues

23 april 2020 - 16:18:24
Brazzaville, Congo PANA) – Public health systems in Africa are coming under severe strain as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic persists, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Commonwealth launches collaboration to help fight pandemic

22 april 2020 - 12:09:07
London, UK (PANA) - Commonwealth accredited organisations have launched a range of activities to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN agencies pledge scaled-up efforts to protect uprooted children

21 april 2020 - 05:09:41
New York, US (PANA) - Two UN agency chiefs are pledging to accelerate work to expand refugee children’s access to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for greater protection for children caught up in COVID-19 crisis

16 april 2020 - 19:34:01
New York, US (PANA) - The looming global recession resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could cause hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus poses latest threat to battered health system in DR Congo, says UNICEF

01 april 2020 - 05:40:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The looming threat of the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 is just the latest challenge to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Life-saving vaccinations must not ‘fall victim’ pandemic – UNICEF chief

27 march 2020 - 06:09:46
New York, US (PANA) - Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is overstretching health services, medical goods are in short [...] Full text...

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UN draws attention to plight of Madagascar’s children, asks for assistance

12 february 2020 - 07:42:50
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Since 2012, the plight of children in Madagascar has not improved and is in many cases [...] Full text...

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Spread of polio still an international public health concern, warns WHO

08 january 2020 - 07:29:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of polio internationally remains a global public health concern, experts meeting in Geneva on Tuesday have concluded.  The [...] Full text...

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Congo: Call for urgent and comprehensive evaluation of all free health services in 2019

18 december 2019 - 00:02:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso Tuesday invited his government to carry out an urgent and comprehensive assessment [...] Full text...

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UN agencies ramp up Somalia measles, polio campaign

25 november 2019 - 06:05:37
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A campaign to vaccinate some 1.7 million children in Somalia was launched on Sunday by the [...] Full text...

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Global leaders pledge US$2.6 billion to eradicate polio

20 november 2019 - 11:43:43
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - Global leaders convened on Tuesday at the Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) Forum in Abu [...] Full text...

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WHO report exposes horror of working conditions of sanitation workers in developing countries

14 november 2019 - 11:19:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in conditions that endanger [...] Full text...

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Some 400,000 doses of TB vaccines distributed in Libya

30 october 2019 - 11:25:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A first batch of 400,000 doses of BCG vaccines for the prevention of the tuberculosis virus, [...] Full text...

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World is closer than ever to seeing polio disappear for good

24 october 2019 - 19:40:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a “historic achievement for humanity”, two of three wild poliovirus strains have been eliminated worldwide, [...] Full text...

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US govt reiterates commitment to work with Nigeria to improve health and well being of Nigerians

23 october 2019 - 16:33:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to work with the Government of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Central African countries agree to increase national immunization coverage rates to average of 90 pct.

18 october 2019 - 22:49:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Ten Central African countries agreed here Friday to increase their current immunization coverage rate from an [...] Full text...

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More than 100 pct of children under five vaccinated in Niger – Ministry of Public Health

29 september 2019 - 19:10:31
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  More than 100 percent of children from zero to five months have been vaccinated in a [...] Full text...

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OCHA says there is increased vulnerability of people in need of assistance in Niger in 2019

27 september 2019 - 17:15:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The emergence of new border movements and the persistence of unmet needs have led to a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja Sunday for UN General Assembly in New York

19 september 2019 - 19:45:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, will on Sunday depart Abuja for New York, United States, to participate [...] Full text...

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Brussels hosts Global Vaccination Summit

10 september 2019 - 13:04:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) will co-host a Global Vaccination Summit on [...] Full text...

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Africa goes three years without wild polio virus - Top WHO officer

22 august 2019 - 18:24:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African continent has gone three years without any cases of wild poliovirus being detected, the [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire- Significant health outcomes in the Africa region, report says

20 august 2019 - 23:27:44
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The Africa region has achieved significant results, according to the 12th general program of [...] Full text...

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Congolese president pledges commitment to make immunization major pillar of Universal Health Coverage

22 july 2019 - 22:23:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -   Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday pledged to make immunization a major pillar of the [...] Full text...

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WHO pushes to achieve universal access to immunization by 2030

20 july 2019 - 07:41:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GAVP 2011-2020) nears its conclusion, a regional consultation has been held [...] Full text...

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Guinea launches 2019 polio vaccination campaign

03 july 2019 - 16:50:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The first polio immunization campaign of the year was launched on Wednesday in Guinea, where more [...] Full text...

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Eleven out of 100 children are not vaccinated in Benin

18 june 2019 - 12:57:42
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) -  Eleven out of 100 children are not vaccinated in Benin, according to the results of the [...] Full text...

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National immunization campaign against poliomyelitis launched in Niger

13 june 2019 - 17:28:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's health authorities on Thursday launched a nationwide polio immunization campaign, combined with vitamin A supplementation [...] Full text...

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Africa about to win the battle against polio

08 april 2019 - 15:58:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa is about to win the battle to eradicate polio, the president of the Regional Commission [...] Full text...

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More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief

22 march 2019 - 06:05:36
New York, US (PANA) - A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children than war in more than [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates reveals secret Mandela connection, massive Africa attachment

11 february 2019 - 04:07:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Microsoft founder and global development icon, Bill Gates has moved the African Union Summit with [...] Full text...

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WHO scales up Lassa fever response in affected Nigerian states

01 february 2019 - 15:43:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday it is scaling up response to the [...] Full text...

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Senegal to eradicate polio 'in three or four years'

18 december 2018 - 13:28:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is on the road to completely eradicate polio in three or four years, the director [...] Full text...

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