Ending violence against women ‘a matter of dignity, equality and human rights’
20 november 2025 - 08:59:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When Salma (not her real name) was just 15, she was forced to get married, even [...] Full text...
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COP30: Climate crisis is a health crisis, WHO warns as philanthropies pledge $300m for solutions
14 november 2025 - 18:00:09Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Climate change is already fueling a global health emergency, killing more than half a million people [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak
13 november 2025 - 20:08:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral haemorraghic [...] Full text...
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Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30
13 november 2025 - 18:50:42Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Hailed by Brazil as “a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak
13 november 2025 - 17:17:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral haemorraghic [...] Full text...
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TB cases fall for first time since pandemic
13 november 2025 - 08:28:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tuberculosis, or TB, remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives [...] 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 - 14:08:00Cairo, Egypt, (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO )Wednesday announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis in North Darfur worsens as violence spreads - OCHA
11 november 2025 - 07:01:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that the crisis in Sudan’s [...] Full text...
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One in five children has not received essential vaccinations in Gaza
09 november 2025 - 08:20:08Gaza 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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WHO calls for sustainable health financing
04 november 2025 - 07:55:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday issued new recommendations aimed at helping countries mitigate the [...] Full text...
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Reported massacre at hospital in Sudan’s El Fasher leaves 460 dead
29 october 2025 - 16:20:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Horrific stories of mass-atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Services (RSF) militia continue to emerge, along [...] Full text...
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‘Let's finish the job’ and end polio: WHO
25 october 2025 - 05:58:17Geneva, 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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Antibiotic resistance surges globally, WHO warns
14 october 2025 - 06:58:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Common infections are becoming harder – and sometimes impossible – to treat, the UN World Health [...] Full text...
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Gaza deal: UN and humanitarian partners ‘prepared to move – now,’ says Guterres Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to the press at the UN Headquarters, in New York.
09 october 2025 - 17:30:27New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Israel and Hamas to “fully abide” by the ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Jubilation in Gaza as news of possible ceasefire deal sinks in (By UN News)
09 october 2025 - 12:22:42Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As Gazans and Israelis celebrated the news that a potential ceasefire deal had been reached [...] Full text...
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WHO: Despite smoking decline, tobacco still hooks one in five adults worldwide
07 october 2025 - 07:13:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although there are fewer smokers now than 15 years ago, one in five adults worldwide is [...] Full text...
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Uncontrolled high blood pressure puts more than a billion at risk
24 september 2025 - 04:34:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 1.4 billion people worldwide live with hypertension, yet only one in five have the [...] Full text...
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EU renews support for WHO’s Universal Health Coverage Partnership
23 september 2025 - 06:50:21New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have renewed their collaboration on [...] Full text...
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WHO chief urges country to conclude global pandemic treaty
16 september 2025 - 06:57:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) called on Monday for countries to overcome the [...] Full text...
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‘Shift the narrative’ on suicide to prevent loss of 720,000 lives annually
11 september 2025 - 05:39:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head [...] Full text...
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Amid escalating attacks in Gaza, UN rights chief calls on US to withdraw sanctions against Palestinian rights groups
06 september 2025 - 07:15:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sanctions imposed by the United States on three prominent and well-respected Palestinian human rights groups are [...] Full text...
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WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide
02 september 2025 - 16:27:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions, according to new data released [...] Full text...
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US aid cuts put pressure on health programs in Africa
26 august 2025 - 05:55:52Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Drastic budget cuts to international development aid by the US government will continue to put pressure [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital
25 august 2025 - 18:48:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza [...] Full text...
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African ministers kick off regional forum on health
25 august 2025 - 14:57:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - African ministers of health on Monday opened the Seventy-fifth session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid
15 august 2025 - 19:38:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a [...] Full text...
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Kenya achieves elimination of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness as a public health problem
09 august 2025 - 11:08:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief slams Israeli plan to take military control of Gaza; says it must stop now
08 august 2025 - 13:00:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official insisted on Friday that the Israeli Government must not pursue [...] Full text...
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WHO designates new WHO-Listed Authorities, strengthening global access to quality-assured medical products
07 august 2025 - 18:39:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially designated Health Canada, the Ministry of Health, Labour and [...] Full text...
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UN health agency calls for urgent action on hepatitis
29 july 2025 - 05:29:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging governments and partners to step up efforts to eliminate [...] Full text...
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Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report
28 july 2025 - 19:17:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger [...] Full text...
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'Famine silently begins to unfold’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief says
25 july 2025 - 05:07:48Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive, they are walking corpses.” Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General for [...] Full text...
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WHO urges roll-out of first long-acting HIV prevention jab
14 july 2025 - 13:08:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A breakthrough HIV drug that only needs to be injected twice a year to offer near-total [...] Full text...
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UN warns of deepening health crisis in Gaza amid mass casualty incidents
10 july 2025 - 05:58:52New York, US (PANA) - As scores of people – including medical staff and their families – have reportedly been [...] Full text...
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Every hour, 100 people die of loneliness-related causes, UN health agency reports
01 july 2025 - 07:09:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One in six people are affected by loneliness, with significant implications for health and well-being, according [...] Full text...
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Energy access has improved, but more funding is needed to address disparities: WHO
26 june 2025 - 06:22:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although nearly 92 per cent of the global population now has basic access to electricity, more [...] Full text...
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Geneva summit calls on G20 leaders to rethink health finance
25 june 2025 - 13:12:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Health 20 (H20) summit, co-convened by the G20 Health and Development Partnership and the World [...] Full text...
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Hospital attack kills dozens in Sudan’s West Kordofan state
25 june 2025 - 11:53:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday that it was gravely [...] Full text...
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WHO Director-General announces that mpox remains a public health emergency of international concern
09 june 2025 - 22:18:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On 9 June 2025, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the mpox upsurge continues [...] Full text...
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WHO Director-General, Member States reaffirm commitment to WHO and global health at historic World Health Assembly
31 may 2025 - 15:18:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the commitment shown by the Organization’s Member States which, [...] Full text...
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Flavoured nicotine products driving youth addiction, WHO warns
31 may 2025 - 09:45:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For most nicotine users today, their first experience with the drug is a flavoured product – [...] Full text...
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Pandemics to pollution: WHO Assembly delivers landmark health decisions
29 may 2025 - 06:07:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 78th World Health Assembly concluded on Tuesday in Geneva, marking several major milestones in global [...] Full text...
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Public health champions honoured for work ‘beyond the call of normal duty’
24 may 2025 - 07:44:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some patients are easy to diagnose. They walk into a clinic and explain their symptoms. They [...] Full text...
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Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics
21 may 2025 - 04:48:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the first ever [...] 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 - 20:25:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In recognition of their lifetime achievements in global health, specifically in malaria elimination and beyond, WHO [...] Full text...
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In historic move, WHO Member States approve 20% funding increase and 2026-27 budget
20 may 2025 - 19:55:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -- In a show of support for a sustainably financed World Health Organization, WHO Member States Tuesday [...] Full text...
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World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis
20 may 2025 - 04:48:51Geneva, 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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WHO validates Mauritania for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem
19 may 2025 - 22:20:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Mauritania as having eliminated trachoma as a public health [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi nominated as next director of WHO African Region
19 may 2025 - 08:36:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi was on Sunday nominated as the next Regional Director of the World [...] Full text...
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‘The world is failing its health checkup,’ says WHO
15 may 2025 - 18:58:00New York, US (PANA) - In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy worldwide fell by 1.8 years [...] Full text...
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Nursing workforce grows, but deep inequalities persist worldwide
13 may 2025 - 07:10:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of nurses around the world has increased in recent years, but a new UN report [...] Full text...
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UN stresses importance of road safety
11 may 2025 - 07:22:06New York, US (PANA) - A cycling network expanded from 70 kilometres to over 400 kilometres in Fortaleza, Brazil. A [...] Full text...
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More than 30-year difference in life expectancy highlights health inequities
06 may 2025 - 12:59:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Where you're born could be the difference between living over three decades longer than someone else [...] Full text...
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WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’
02 may 2025 - 08:12:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As sudden budget cuts severely impact global health funding, prolonged conflicts around the world are fuelling [...] Full text...
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More action needed to beat malaria for good, says WHO
25 april 2025 - 05:19:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although strong global collaboration has helped to save nearly 13 million lives from malaria over the [...] Full text...
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Largely eradicated diseases at risk of returning due to budget cuts: WHO
24 april 2025 - 07:11:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Vaccines have saved around 150 million lives over the past 50 years, but that progress is [...] Full text...
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Countries finalise historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations
16 april 2025 - 13:09:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalised a draft global agreement aimed [...] Full text...
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Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality
07 april 2025 - 07:27:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented aid cuts are putting global progress to end maternal deaths at risk, three UN agencies [...] Full text...
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Libya works to strengthen its international cooperation in support of the rights of people with disabilities
05 april 2025 - 13:33:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Social Affairs in the government of national unity, Wafaa Aboubaker al-Kilani, held talks [...] Full text...
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WHO brings countries together to test collective pandemic response
04 april 2025 - 20:06:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over the past two days, WHO convened more than 15 countries and over 20 regional health [...] Full text...
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Some 47 million health workers and advocates call for cleaner air to curb pollution deaths
29 march 2025 - 05:23:57Cartagena, Colombia (PANA) - Over 50 countries, cities, and organisations pledged new commitments on Thursday to tackle air pollution, protect [...] Full text...
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Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns
25 march 2025 - 16:00:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record [...] Full text...
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WHO gives clean bill of health to cities taking action on preventable diseases
21 march 2025 - 08:21:13Paris, France (PANA) - Three cities that share a healthy vision for their residents won UN World Health Organisation awards [...] Full text...
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Suspension of US funding puts millions of lives at risk, warns WHO
18 march 2025 - 05:46:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, measles: decades of progress on these fronts risk being wiped out in the [...] Full text...
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Nearly 50 million people sign up call for clean air action for better health
17 march 2025 - 19:53:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In an unprecedented show of unity, more than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from [...] Full text...
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WHO strengthens support for grassroots crowdsourcing campaign: a global movement of unity and solidarity
26 february 2025 - 20:56:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - What started as a grassroots initiative by a WHO staff member has grown into a global [...] Full text...
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WHO marks 20 years of its lifesaving tobacco control treaty.
25 february 2025 - 20:24:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN treaty that addresses the global tobacco epidemic has saved millions of lives over the [...] Full text...
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia confirms US $500 million commitment to global polio eradication effort
24 february 2025 - 20:53:21Riyadh, 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 - 20:32:27Gaza 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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DR Congo crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access
15 february 2025 - 05:34:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A dire displacement crisis is escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as [...] Full text...
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US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns
13 february 2025 - 05:37:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep concern over the impact of US funding cuts [...] Full text...
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WHO honours people affected by cancer on World Day against the disease
05 february 2025 - 08:05:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency, WHO, on Tuesday honoured the courage of people affected by cancer and [...] Full text...
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WHO chief asks US to reconsider withdrawal from UN health agency
04 february 2025 - 07:49:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday he would “welcome constructive dialogue” [...] Full text...
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Eastern DR Congo crisis increasing risk of mpox transmission, WHO chief warns
03 february 2025 - 19:34:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The worsening security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced many [...] Full text...
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Neglected tropical diseases: Niger becomes first in WHO African Region to eliminate onchocerciasis
31 january 2025 - 05:44:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Niger has met the criteria for elimination of onchocerciasis, making it the fifth country in the [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis: A public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding, warns WHO
29 january 2025 - 19:46:41Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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WHO chief Tedros advises against travel restrictions to Tanzania in Marburg outbreak
21 january 2025 - 05:50:51Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has advised against travel restrictions [...] Full text...
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WHO launches $1.5 billion appeal to tackle global health crises
17 january 2025 - 06:38:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is facing an extraordinary convergence of crises that has left 305 million people in [...] Full text...
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Call for Collaboration in the Intelligent Age: World Economic Forum annual meeting 2025
14 january 2025 - 16:06:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Amid a world being shaped by geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, and technological advancement, the World Economic [...] Full text...
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Fresh evacuation orders and airstrikes highlight ongoing insecurity in Gaza
03 january 2025 - 07:26:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians are not safe anywhere in the Gaza Strip, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, warned [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Hospitals closed, aid denied, civilians trapped
31 december 2024 - 07:55:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Essential services that sustain life - healthcare, emergency aid, and humanitarian access - are being systematically [...] Full text...
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WHO Director-General pleads for peace in 2025
30 december 2024 - 20:11:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was in Yemen on a mission to negotiate with the [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns escalation in Yemen as airstrikes hit Sana’a Airport, key infrastructure
27 december 2024 - 17:04:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday condemned the deadly escalation between Yemen and Israel, following Israeli airstrikes [...] Full text...
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WHO chief Tedros unharmed following Israeli airstrike at Yemen airport
26 december 2024 - 17:56:33Sana’a, Yemen (PANA) - Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), has described the scene in [...] Full text...
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WHO Director-General calls for support for WHO Academy
17 december 2024 - 21:22:51Lyon, France (PANA) - The WHO Director-General Tuesday called for partnerships and collaboration for the WHO Academy to enable it [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarians alarmed at the rising civilian death toll in Sudan's Darfur
17 december 2024 - 04:54:37New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians expressed alarm on Monday at the rising numbers of civilian casualties in and [...] Full text...
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Drowning deaths decline globally but the most vulnerable remain at risk
13 december 2024 - 17:35:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on drowning prevention, which reveals a [...] Full text...
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New WHO report reveals governments deprioritizing health spending
12 december 2024 - 14:33:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2024 Global Heath Expenditure Report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the average [...] Full text...
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Reinvigorated global efforts needed to curb rising malaria threat
11 december 2024 - 20:15:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that an estimated 2.2 billion cases of [...] Full text...
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Reinvigorated global efforts needed to curb rising malaria threat: WHO
11 december 2024 - 08:36:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveal that an estimated 2.2 billion cases of malaria [...] Full text...
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New report highlights need for sustained investment in infection prevention and control programmes
29 november 2024 - 20:34:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly five years since COVID-19 was first reported, a new global report on infection prevention and [...] Full text...
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Mpox outbreak still public health emergency of international concern - WHO
23 november 2024 - 09:15:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The mpox outbreak continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health [...] Full text...
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Antimicrobial resistance crisis ‘happening now,’ WHO chief stresses
16 november 2024 - 07:25:08Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The top UN health official gave a sobering reality check as the Fourth Global High-Level [...] Full text...
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Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023
15 november 2024 - 13:30:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from [...] Full text...
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Global diabetes epidemic reaches critical levels with 800 million cases
15 november 2024 - 06:12:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global diabetes cases have quadrupled since 1990, affecting over 800 million adults worldwide, according to a [...] Full text...
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Cases of measles surge by 20 per cent in 2023
15 november 2024 - 06:03:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A surge in measles cases has reached 10.3 million worldwide in 2023, marking a 20 percent [...] Full text...
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Cyberattacks on healthcare: A global threat that can’t be ignored
09 november 2024 - 06:41:08New York, US (PANA) - An alarming surge in ransomware attacks is putting the world’s healthcare infrastructure at critical risk, [...] Full text...
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‘Turning the tide’ on childhood violence
08 november 2024 - 06:21:42Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - More than 100 governments made historic commitments to end childhood violence on Thursday at a landmark [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north
05 november 2024 - 05:21:06New 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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UPDATE: Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north
03 november 2024 - 13:24:35Geneva, 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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WHO lists additional mpox diagnostic tests for emergency use
30 october 2024 - 19:07:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As part of ongoing efforts to enhance quality-assured testing options, the World Health Organization (WHO) has [...] Full text...
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Tuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer
29 october 2024 - 22:20:42Washington D.C., USA (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately [...] Full text...
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WHO, partners activate Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time in response to mpox outbreak
29 october 2024 - 20:54:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency [...] Full text...
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Gaza war's 'darkest moment' unfolding in north, UN says
27 october 2024 - 07:34:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has said the Gaza war's “darkest moment” is unfolding in the [...] Full text...
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Egypt certified malaria-free by WHO
20 october 2024 - 19:52:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone [...] Full text...
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Invest more in vaccines to reduce deaths from drug-resistant superbugs: WHO
11 october 2024 - 06:17:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More investment in vaccines could prevent deaths due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and reduce antibiotic use [...] Full text...
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IMF, WB, WHO step up cooperation on pandemic preparedness
06 october 2024 - 05:59:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the [...] Full text...
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Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as public health problem
01 october 2024 - 20:25:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public [...] Full text...
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Some 1.3 billion teens suffering mental disorders: WHO
24 september 2024 - 05:33:45New York, US (PANA) - At least one in seven youngsters has a mental disorder. That’s the warning from the [...] Full text...
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WHO and Multilateral Development Banks kick off US $1.5 billion primary health financing platform
23 september 2024 - 20:50:32New York, US (PANA) - Execution is starting under the new Health Impact Investment Platform on the first country health [...] Full text...
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WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign in Gaza amid tragic reality
14 september 2024 - 07:10:05Geneva, 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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The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’ says WHO chief
09 september 2024 - 05:28:44Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s health system is “near collapse” after 16 months of war have left the country [...] Full text...
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Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South
07 september 2024 - 05:27:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right [...] Full text...
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Thousands more children protected on day 2 of Gaza polio campaign
02 september 2024 - 19:54:44Cairo, 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 - 17:06:26Cairo, 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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As Paralympics begin, WHO’s chief urges support for crucial assistive technology
29 august 2024 - 06:34:05Paris, France (PANA) - As the 2024 Paralympic Games get underway in Paris, the head of the UN World Health [...] Full text...
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Nigeria becomes first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines: WHO
29 august 2024 - 06:31:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) = Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain [...] Full text...
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Fourteen African countries, key partners unite to provide critical resources for health in WHO’s first-ever Investment Round
28 august 2024 - 11:38:48Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) — In an unprecedented show of unity in support of the World Health Organisation (WHO), 14 African [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian Dr Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile elected as next director for WHO African Region
28 august 2024 - 11:25:03Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Dr. Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile has been elected as the next Regional Director for the World Health [...] Full text...
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African health ministers begin 74th health forum
27 august 2024 - 06:00:42Brazzaville, 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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WHO seeks $135 million to defeat mpox
24 august 2024 - 04:22:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave
23 august 2024 - 14:54:26Geneva, 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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Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO
20 august 2024 - 17:43:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to [...] Full text...
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WHO declares mpox virus public health emergency of international concern
15 august 2024 - 05:59:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the rise in mpox cases [...] Full text...
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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams
14 august 2024 - 12:48:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive [...] Full text...
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WHO invites mpox vaccine manufacturers to submit dossiers for emergency evaluation
10 august 2024 - 12:47:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an invitation for manufacturers of mpox vaccines to submit [...] Full text...
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WHO on alert as mpox cases surge to unprecedented levels in Africa
08 august 2024 - 18:28:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the response to the mpox outbreak in [...] Full text...
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WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation
08 august 2024 - 07:58:48Geneva, 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 chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread
08 august 2024 - 07:17:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox following [...] Full text...
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WHO-warns of surge in polio, mpox infections
07 august 2024 - 19:47:52Geneva, 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 - 19:10:56Geneva, 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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More support for breastfeeding could save 820,000 young lives annually, UN agencies say
01 august 2024 - 05:06:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called [...] Full text...
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WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children
27 july 2024 - 05:55:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio [...] Full text...
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Celebrate sports as vector for positive change, sustainable development - Guterres
26 july 2024 - 07:06:55New York, US (PANA) - As the world prepares to gather in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge immediate boost in HIV services to end AIDS by 2030
23 july 2024 - 06:39:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An immediate increase in HIV services is needed in the countries most affected by the pandemic [...] Full text...
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UN salutes ‘monumental achievement’ of Gambian lawmakers for upholding FGM ban
16 july 2024 - 05:45:04New York, US (PANA) - Five senior UN officials have welcomed the decision by The Gambia to uphold its ban [...] Full text...
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Gambia's decision to repeal law on FGM receives acclamation by UN, agencies
15 july 2024 - 22:44:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Gamia's decision to uphold ban on FGM Monday received widespread commendation from the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023: UN agencies
15 july 2024 - 05:04:12New 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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Gaza war: UN chief ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi
14 july 2024 - 05:51:46New York, US (PANA) - The UN health agency and partners are helping treat many of those injured during Saturday’s [...] Full text...
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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency
09 july 2024 - 15:37:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an [...] Full text...
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WHO issues new guidelines to help millions quit tobacco
03 july 2024 - 05:44:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organivation (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to [...] Full text...
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Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use
26 june 2024 - 05:42:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over three million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a new [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: WHO appalled by horrific attack on El Fasher’s maternity hospital
24 june 2024 - 16:04:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting in Sudan hit a new low over the weekend when a maternity hospital in [...] Full text...
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WHO announces global resurgence of cholera cases in 2024
21 june 2024 - 07:34:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of [...] Full text...
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Gaza: 8,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition amid ongoing shelling
14 june 2024 - 07:03:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy shelling reported in the so-called safe zone of Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza on Thursday came [...] Full text...
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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school
07 june 2024 - 07:30:13New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...
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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school
07 june 2024 - 06:22:04New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...
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José Luis Castro appointed as WHO Director-General Special Envoy for Chronic Respiratory Diseases
06 june 2024 - 09:20:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced the appointment of Mr José Luis Castro as [...] Full text...
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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict
05 june 2024 - 06:58:07New York, United States (PANA) - The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the [...] Full text...
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WHA reaches agreement on wide-ranging, decisive package of amendments to improve the International Health Regulations
03 june 2024 - 06:12:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In an historic development, the World Health Assembly, the annual meeting of its 194 member countries, [...] Full text...
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Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during 77th World Health Assembly
01 june 2024 - 11:25:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a special ceremony at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Friday, awards were [...] Full text...
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee launches urgent appeal for aid as famine stalks millions in Sudan
31 may 2024 - 12:00:41New York, USA (PANA) - Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s children trapped in critical malnutrition crisis, warn UN agencies
31 may 2024 - 09:22:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three United Nations agencies have issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant [...] Full text...
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WHO’s investment case launch draws expressions of support, pledges to sustainably finance four-year strategy
28 may 2024 - 18:41:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched an investment case that lays out the Organisation’s [...] Full text...
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Group of Friends of WHO Academy launched on sidelines of the World Health Assembly
28 may 2024 - 07:30:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Group of Friends of the WHO Academy was launched on Monday on the sidelines of [...] Full text...
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Over 8,000 people, including sports and health champions, join 5th WHO Walk the Talk
28 may 2024 - 07:29:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fifth edition of Walk the Talk: The Health Challenge for All, organised by the World [...] Full text...
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WHO launches first Investment Round to sustainably finance its Health for All mandate
27 may 2024 - 06:57:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a [...] Full text...
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WHO Member States agree to share outcomes of historic IHR, pandemic agreement processes to World Health Assembly
25 may 2024 - 10:28:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – World Health Organisation (WHO) Member States have ended intensive negotiations aimed at strengthening global capacities to [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy - WHO
24 may 2024 - 15:54:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Data crunched by the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that the COVID-19 emergency reversed more [...] Full text...
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‘All for Health, Health for All’ sets the stage for 77th World Health Assembly
23 may 2024 - 13:03:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the most severe pandemic in a [...] Full text...
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WHO reports major increase in sexually transmitted infections
22 may 2024 - 04:40:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis are on the rise in most regions of the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: WHO chief calls for end to latest hospital siege
21 may 2024 - 12:26:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As bombardments by the Israeli military reportedly continued overnight across Gaza, along with ground incursions and [...] Full text...
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'Largest number of regulatory agencies for medical products approved as WHO Listed Authorities'
20 may 2024 - 18:47:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The world’s specialised health agency on Monday announced its largest number of regulatory authorities for medical [...] Full text...
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Governments agree to continue their steady progress on proposed pandemic agreement ahead of the World Health Assembly
12 may 2024 - 16:52:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments of the world have agreed to continue working on a proposed pandemic agreement, and to further [...] Full text...
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No sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans, says WHO chief
09 may 2024 - 05:41:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The H5N1 avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human [...] Full text...
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New global campaign boosts lifesaving vaccines
25 april 2024 - 06:38:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: $2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank launched
17 april 2024 - 20:53:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN and partner agencies insisted on Wednesday that “critical changes” are needed to improve aid access [...] Full text...
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Nigeria is the first country to introduce ‘revolutionary’ meningitis vaccine - WHO
12 april 2024 - 22:01:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a “revolutionary” five-in-one vaccine against meningitis, the [...] Full text...
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Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report
09 april 2024 - 13:14:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Resuming night-time aid deliveries, UN reports ‘dire’ conditions
04 april 2024 - 20:10:02Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN officials launched assessment visits to Gaza and its agencies will resume night-time aid deliveries on [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after dark
04 april 2024 - 05:30:57New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians in Gaza have suspended operations at night for at least 48 hours in response to [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Hospitals in Gaza must be protected: WHO chief
02 april 2024 - 05:53:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief reported at the weekend that at least four people were [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Health system ‘barely surviving’ as OCHA calls for Gaza aid restrictions to end
29 march 2024 - 05:14:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza’s health system is ‘barely surviving’ after more than five months of Israeli bombardment, the head [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza
24 march 2024 - 18:42:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage [...] Full text...
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Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call
21 march 2024 - 15:54:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres doubled down on his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and peace [...] Full text...
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WHO head calls for signing of Pandemic Treaty
19 march 2024 - 05:13:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency issued an appeal on Monday to the international community [...] Full text...
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WHO study shows $39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB
19 march 2024 - 04:47:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called for a funding boost in tuberculosis (TB) [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians
18 march 2024 - 13:00:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Number of children killed higher than from four years of world conflict
13 march 2024 - 13:22:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports of fresh Israeli airstrikes in Gaza overnight into Wednesday, the UN agency for Palestinian [...] Full text...
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‘Historic milestone’ as child mortality hits record low of 4.9 million in 2022
13 march 2024 - 05:40:38New York, US (PANA) - The fight against child mortality has reached an historic milestone, the UN announced on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire in Gaza, urges UN chief, on first day of Ramadan
11 march 2024 - 15:34:24New York, US (PANA) - A Ramadan ceasefire for Gaza must be implemented immediately, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on [...] Full text...
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African health ministers commit to end malaria deaths
08 march 2024 - 12:13:58Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) — Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria have committed to accelerated action [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads WHO chief
07 march 2024 - 06:46:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously [...] Full text...
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At least one in eight people now obese, warns WHO
01 march 2024 - 05:41:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...
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Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly
29 february 2024 - 19:35:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders attending a major UN environmental conference in Nairobi must drive forward solutions to combat climate [...] Full text...
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UN agencies, partners warn of noncommunicable diseases in emergencies
28 february 2024 - 05:42:17Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - People caught up in humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza has become a ‘death zone’, warns UN health chief
21 february 2024 - 17:49:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An “inhumane” health and humanitarian situation now prevails across Gaza with conditions continuing to deteriorate, the [...] Full text...
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Top Libyan, Emirati officials discuss economic cooperation
13 february 2024 - 13:08:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top Libyan and UAE officials have discussed economic cooperation between their countries. The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Telecoms blackout ‘unacceptable’: UN relief chief
13 february 2024 - 06:02:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The “unacceptable” telecommunications blackout in war-ravaged Sudan is affecting humanitarian response in the country, the UN’s [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Relief over rescued hostages as WHO chief warns of ‘ocean of need’
12 february 2024 - 13:11:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports on Monday that two hostages have been rescued during a raid by Israeli special [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM World Government Summit in UAE
12 february 2024 - 11:27:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, is taking part in the World Government Summit (WGS) [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA
31 january 2024 - 12:19:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly clashes and shelling continued in Khan Younis in southern Gaza overnight into Wednesday as top [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amid UNWRA funding crisis, thousands of Gazans on verge of starving
30 january 2024 - 15:59:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the UN chief prepares to meet representatives from countries who donate to the UN agency [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Simply not enough food’ to go around, warn UN humanitarians
29 january 2024 - 14:51:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ongoing hostilities across the Gaza Strip have been “particularly intense” in the southern city of Khan [...] Full text...
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Preventing famine and deadly disease outbreak in Gaza requires faster, safer aid access and more supply routes
27 january 2024 - 13:01:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the risk of famine grows, and more people are exposed to deadly disease outbreaks, a [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza fighting spreads into hospitals where there’s ‘no way in and out’
23 january 2024 - 13:26:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid continuing heavy fighting in Gaza on Tuesday morning including reported attacks on hospitals in the [...] Full text...
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WHO chief warns pandemic treaty may not be finalised before May
23 january 2024 - 05:28:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency raised concerns on Monday that the draft of a [...] Full text...
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Gaza-Palestine crisis: Babies being born ‘into hell’ amid desperate aid shortages
19 january 2024 - 15:31:45Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Babies are being “delivered into hell” in Gaza with many others likely dying as a result [...] Full text...
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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises
16 january 2024 - 05:06:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza
14 january 2024 - 07:24:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...
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