Monkeypox concern heightened after becoming a ‘northern’ disease, says WHO

02 august 2022 - 19:34:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, “no matter [...] Full text...

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Breastfeeding: ‘More critical than ever’ start to life

02 august 2022 - 05:18:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It’s more critical than ever to begin life as a newborn being breastfed, according to the [...] Full text...

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King Mohammed: COVID has had serious effects on Morocco's economic, social sectors

31 july 2022 - 18:56:54
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan King, Mohammed VI, says COVID-19 has had a serious effect in all economic and social [...] Full text...

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Over 2.2 million Libyans vaccinated against coronavirus

30 july 2022 - 14:39:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,295,317 people have been vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya since the national [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Four deaths recorded in Mauritius

29 july 2022 - 17:22:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities Friday recorded four deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the period 21-27 July, 2022. In [...] Full text...

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More than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C: WHO

29 july 2022 - 10:29:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - More than 91 million Africans live with  Hepatitis B or C, which are the deadliest strains of the virus, according to a World Health [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox: WHO urges countries to share data on effectiveness

27 july 2022 - 20:28:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As monkeypox cases reach over 18,000 in 78 countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Advocacy day for vaccination against pandemic in Mali

25 july 2022 - 17:42:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The results of vaccination against coronavirus (COVID-19) are far below expectation in Mali, said the president [...] 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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WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency

23 july 2022 - 14:41:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday declared monkeypox a global emergency. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO updates strategy in bid to vaccinate all health workers, those most at risk

23 july 2022 - 05:53:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 vaccination rollout is the biggest and fastest in history, many people most at [...] Full text...

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WHO announces historic funding to expand roll-out of first-ever malaria vaccine in Africa

22 july 2022 - 05:30:17
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO)  has welcomed the launch by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, of the landmark [...] Full text...

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WHO Emergency Committee meets again as Monkeypox cases pass 14,000:

21 july 2022 - 17:43:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board allows US$235.6 million disbursement to Kenya

19 july 2022 - 10:46:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA} – Kenya has secured access to US$235.6 million under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Extended [...] Full text...

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Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease

18 july 2022 - 20:08:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Key UN forum closes with ‘enthusiasm, passion and high-energy’ to reach the SDGs

16 july 2022 - 08:26:55
New York, US (PANA) - Following two years of virtual meetings due to COVID-19, the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on [...] 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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Monkeypox cases reach 9,200, says WHO chief

13 july 2022 - 05:37:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says that there are currently 9,200 [...] Full text...

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Develop more vaccines to combat ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance: WHO

13 july 2022 - 05:27:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More vaccines must be developed to tackle antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens, and countries must make better [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief reiterates that pandemic 'nowhere near over' as virus spreads ‘freely’

13 july 2022 - 05:18:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising COVID-19 cases are not only putting further pressure on already stretched health systems and workers [...] 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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Coronavirus: International response fell short in upholding refugee rights - Report

09 july 2022 - 06:49:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The collective global response to the COVID-19 pandemic fell short in protecting the rights of refugees [...] Full text...

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Ghana detects two suspected cases of Marburg Virus Disease

08 july 2022 - 08:07:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has announced the preliminary finding of two cases of Marburg virus disease and if confirmed [...] Full text...

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WHO chief expresses concern about 'scale and spread' of monkeypox

07 july 2022 - 05:52:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said he is “concerned by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief urges Pfizer to make oral COVID antiviral available more widely

07 july 2022 - 05:51:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has called on drug manufacturer Pfizer to do more [...] Full text...

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Democratic Republic of Congo declares 14th Ebola outbreak over

04 july 2022 - 12:44:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on MOnday declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records eight new cases in one week

03 july 2022 - 15:55:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded eight new infections of coronavirus out of 2,867 samples tested from 25 to 30 [...] Full text...

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WHO intensifies response to looming health crisis in the greater Horn of Africa as food insecurity worsens

30 june 2022 - 14:39:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is scaling up its operations in eastern Africa as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: BA.4 and BA.5 variants spur 20 per cent rise in cases, says WHO chief

30 june 2022 - 05:42:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 cases are on the rise in some 110 countries, driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 [...] 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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Gambia's economic performance in April launched

22 june 2022 - 12:13:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in the Gambia, in collaboration with the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia receives 151,200 J & J vaccines from France

20 june 2022 - 10:07:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Ministry of Health has received 151,200 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines from the Government [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Beninese urged to obtain their vaccination pass

19 june 2022 - 13:32:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Vaccinated Beninese have been urged to obtain their vaccination pass, in order to travel without being [...] Full text...

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WTO still yet to make changes to ensure access to life-saving health products: Amnesty International

19 june 2022 - 05:41:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN World Trade Organisation (WTO) still has [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants over US$23 million to Tunisia

15 june 2022 - 16:11:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank recently made available to Tunisia 23.745 million dollars out of which 1.8 million [...] Full text...

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Funding cuts could affect vital humanitarian flights to hard-to-reach areas in Guinea, Niger: WFP

15 june 2022 - 05:29:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that its UN Humanitarian Air Service [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 6 new cases

11 june 2022 - 14:38:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded six new cases of coronavirus from 1,096 samples tested during the week - 4 [...] Full text...

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World must ‘speed up’ efforts to end AIDS pandemic by 2030

11 june 2022 - 06:14:12
New York, US (PANA) - To end AIDS, beat COVID-19 and “stop the pandemics of the future”, the world needs [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to launch mass vaccination campaign against ovine rinderpest

09 june 2022 - 11:24:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission will on Friday launch the mass vaccination [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 22 new cases in one week

09 june 2022 - 11:05:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 22 new confirmed cases of coronavirus out of 1,294 samples tested during the week [...] Full text...

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Ghana reports five cases of monkeypox

08 june 2022 - 12:50:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's health authorities said on Wednesday that five cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya begins administering fourth dose of vaccine

03 june 2022 - 16:00:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Disease Control has announced the beginning of a vaccination campaign to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO forecasts dramatic drop in deaths, but warns no time to ‘sit back and relax’

03 june 2022 - 05:21:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to [...] Full text...

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Burundi falls short of WHO's target of vaccinating 70 per cent of its population against the coronavirus by mid-2022

01 june 2022 - 20:45:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - According to the latest Ministry of Health report on the response to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), [...] Full text...

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Seven African countries report nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases: WHO

01 june 2022 - 06:54:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Seven African countries have cumulatively reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases (1,392 [...] Full text...

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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa

01 june 2022 - 05:24:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for sustainable solutions to immigration and humanitarian crises in Africa

27 may 2022 - 20:07:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council and Second Vice-Chairman of the African Union (AU), Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Greece wants closer ties with Africa, says Greek FM

26 may 2022 - 23:43:00
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece is determined to establish closer relations with African countries, Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, said [...] Full text...

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‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council

26 may 2022 - 05:22:14
New York, US (PANA) - Conflict continues to inflict “widespread civilian death and injury”, a senior UN official told the [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox outbreak can still be contained - WHO

24 may 2022 - 15:52:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world [...] 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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Coronavirus: WHO validates 11th vaccine for pandemic

19 may 2022 - 16:26:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for "CONVIDECIA", a vaccine [...] 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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Africa's fragile health systems, socio-economic fabric revealed by COVID-19: Report

14 may 2022 - 19:26:06
Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The fragility of Africa's health systems and socio-economic fabric have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Low uptake of vaccines in Libya

14 may 2022 - 13:23:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Centre for Disease Control has announced that the country is among those with a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records six new positive cases

14 may 2022 - 06:19:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Friday announced that they detected six new positive cases of COVID-19 during [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman calls for new Pan-African Parliament election

11 may 2022 - 10:51:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed the need for elections for [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat visits South Africa, Zambia

10 may 2022 - 05:36:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez  is visiting South Africa and Zambia to engage [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports two deaths

07 may 2022 - 08:27:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Quality of Life reported Friday two deaths attributed to coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New pandemic death toll is 'a wake up call for action', says Human Rights Watch

06 may 2022 - 06:06:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch, says new figures that indicate that nearly 15 million people [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia to embark on countrywide vaccination campaign

05 may 2022 - 14:21:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's ministry of Health, in collaboration with its partners, has announced a countrywide coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Record profits, while COVID treatment often ‘out of reach’ for the poor

05 may 2022 - 06:04:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in [...] Full text...

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UN meets to help reverse ‘precipitous drop’ in tourism

05 may 2022 - 05:52:36
New York, US (PANA) - As part of the “long journey” to recover from the ravages of COVID-19, UN General [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records two new cases

03 may 2022 - 17:22:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded two new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, all imported and confirmed by tests carried out [...] Full text...

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‘Triple crisis’ in Africa aggravated by war in Ukraine,says UN chief

02 may 2022 - 05:27:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The war in Ukraine is aggravating a “triple food, energy and financial crisis,” across Africa, according [...] 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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Ebola vaccination begins in DRC after latest cases

27 april 2022 - 13:27:38
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday kicked off Ebola vaccination in Mbandaka, the [...] 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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US congratulates Sierra Leone, Togo on their independence anniversary

27 april 2022 - 06:08:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States of America has congratulated Sierra Leone and Togo, who celebrate their independence [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Investors in big pharma must ensure fair vaccine access for all countries - Amnesty International

26 april 2022 - 06:54:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Investors in companies manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines must use  their influence to ensure that supplies of urgently needed life-saving  vaccines reach low- and lower-middle-income  countries, [...] Full text...

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Over one million African children receive world's first malaria vaccine

25 april 2022 - 10:55:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Malaria Day is marked on Monday, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced [...] Full text...

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World sees 'significant breakthroughs' in malaria prevention, control

25 april 2022 - 06:03:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the past year has seen “significant breakthroughs in malaria prevention and control”, [...] Full text...

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Lassa fever victim's contacts identified in Guinea

24 april 2022 - 17:07:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Some 34 contacts of a Lassa fever victim have been identified in the southern prefecture of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records seven new cases

23 april 2022 - 19:08:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seven new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Libya between 10 and 21 April, from 1,554 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO recommends COVID-19 drug and urges transparency around pricing

22 april 2022 - 05:40:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A highly successful COVID-19 therapy must be made available to more people, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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IMF team, Congo each agreement on completion of first review of ECF

20 april 2022 - 05:48:45
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the authorities [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records one new death, 9 new cases

16 april 2022 - 14:22:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A patient died of a coronavirus infection and nine new cases were recorded in Libya from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants, not more severe or transmissible, so far: WHO

14 april 2022 - 05:40:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 continues to evolve, we cannot afford to ‘lose sight’ of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Vaccine access in conflict areas remains critical'

12 april 2022 - 05:26:08
New York, US (PANA) - Although safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations are available, the pandemic is still far from over, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US donates 300,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Guinea

11 april 2022 - 12:52:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The US has donated 300,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Guinea in the fight against COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New wave a reminder pandemic is ‘far from over’: Guterres

09 april 2022 - 05:22:10
New York, US (PAA) - Governments and pharmaceutical companies need to work together in a better way, to deliver vaccines [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over two-thirds of Africans exposed to virus which causes COVID-19: WHO study

08 april 2022 - 11:36:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Up to 65% of Africans have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, a World [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports nine deaths in one week

02 april 2022 - 08:07:04
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius Saturday said they recorded nine deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the period [...] Full text...

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UN health agency launches bid to stop new global pandemic

01 april 2022 - 06:13:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "Arboviruses” might not be something most of us are familiar with, but for almost four billion [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One-third of the world remains totally unvaccinated: WHO chief

31 march 2022 - 04:56:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, [...] Full text...

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WHO launches list of regulatory authorities that meet international standards

30 march 2022 - 19:53:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that Egypt’s and Nigeria’s medical products regulatory agencies had [...] Full text...

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AI reports says political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people

29 march 2022 - 16:26:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says political leaders and corporate titans have put profit and power ahead of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana reopens land, sea borders as it eases pandemic restrictions

27 march 2022 - 21:56:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the reopening of the country's land and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 2.2m people vaccinated against pandemicin Libya

26 march 2022 - 12:23:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,201,314 people have been vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya since the [...] Full text...

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WHO appeals for urgent investment in TB fight to save lives

24 march 2022 - 04:16:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent investment in the fight against tuberculosis, “to [...] Full text...

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Kenya to destroy 840,000 doses of Astra Zeneca vaccines

23 march 2022 - 18:02:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 840,000 doses of the Astra Zeneca vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease received through [...] Full text...

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Afreximbank calls on African governments to mobilise around AVAT compensation initiative

23 march 2022 - 15:57:23
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA)- Professor Benedict Oramah, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), on [...] Full text...

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Coronavrus: African Vaccines Trust to launch compensation scheme

22 march 2022 - 14:03:06
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) will launch a No-Fault Compensation Scheme (NFCS) for COVID-19 vaccines in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Japan provides US$2.5 million to support Gambia efforts against pandemic

22 march 2022 - 12:09:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Japan has provided US$2.5 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support The Gambian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccine uptake increases by 15% - WHO

22 march 2022 - 06:43:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose by 15% between January and February as several countries embarked on [...] 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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Benin starts Monday vaccination campaign against meningitis A in five departments

19 march 2022 - 20:46:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government is starting a vaccination campaign against meningitis A in five departments in the [...] 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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Coronavirus: WTO head Okonjo-Iweala welcomes breakthrough on COVID-19 vaccine waiver

17 march 2022 - 12:48:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has warmly welcomed the breakthrough among four Members on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records two new deaths

15 march 2022 - 15:13:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the registration in 24 hours of two deaths [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 21 deaths in one week

12 march 2022 - 06:23:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian sanitary authorities have officially attributed 21 deaths to COVID-19 from 3-9 March. The Government said in [...] Full text...

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US, AU sign memorandum of cooperation

12 march 2022 - 05:48:13
Washington DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat [...] Full text...

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USAID gives Nigeria $10.6 million aid

11 march 2022 - 04:45:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The US Agency for International Development  (USAID) has announced an additional $10.6 million in development assistance to Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two years on, pandemic ‘far from over’: WHO chief

10 march 2022 - 05:01:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants [...] Full text...

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‘Women everywhere are playing critical roles in building homes’- UN Resident Coordinator

08 march 2022 - 09:44:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Resident Coordinator to the Gambia, Seraphine Wakana, has stated that women everywhere are [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Moderna to set up vaccine production facility in Kenya

08 march 2022 - 08:17:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - American pharmaceutical company, Moderna, has entered into an agreement with Kenya to set up a plant [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new death

07 march 2022 - 15:36:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new death linked to coronavirus, which brings the death toll to 1,962, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa calls for equitable access to vaccines

06 march 2022 - 17:25:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The eighth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD-8) held this week in Kigali, Rwanda, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa marks second year of pandemic

05 march 2022 - 16:40:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is marking its second year battling COVID-19, the Africa Regional Office of the UN World [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 2.1 million people vaccinated in Libya

05 march 2022 - 15:37:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,167,407 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus in Libya since the start [...] 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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Vera Songwé calls for making immunization a reality to achieve SDGs

04 march 2022 - 17:18:11
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwé, has called on [...] Full text...

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Human rights 'inescapable and powerful': Guterres

01 march 2022 - 06:05:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The answers to some of the world’s most pressing problems are rooted in human rights, UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 2.1 million people vaccinated in Libya

26 february 2022 - 15:39:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,148,257 people have received the first dose of vaccine against the COVID-19 in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 27 deaths from 17 to 23 February

26 february 2022 - 08:21:29
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian government said on Saturday that 27 deaths were attributed to COVID-19 over the period [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN General Assembly holds debate to boost momentum for universal vaccination

26 february 2022 - 05:14:09
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly appealed on Friday for greater global solidarity to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Fourth wave of pandemic declines in Libya

25 february 2022 - 20:45:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Libya, dominated by the "Omicron" variant, is said [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Central Bank Governor says remittances rise to US$776.67

24 february 2022 - 09:54:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Remittances of individuals to the Gambia increased remarkably to US$776.67 in 2021, as they continued to [...] Full text...

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Greek Foreign Minister visits Senegal and Cape Verde

23 february 2022 - 18:08:24
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will visit Senegal and Cape Verde on Wednesday and Thursday, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 12 times fewer new cases

23 february 2022 - 14:27:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest situation report on the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19 pandemic produced jointly by the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 17 new deaths

23 february 2022 - 13:27:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that the country has recorded 17 new deaths [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Omicron sublineage BA.2 remains a variant of concern: WHO

23 february 2022 - 05:57:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The BA.2 virus, a sublineage of the Omicron COVID-19 mutation, should continue to be considered a [...] Full text...

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Six countries to be first to receive technology to produce mRNA vaccines in Africa - WHO

20 february 2022 - 11:54:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that six African countries will be the first [...] Full text...

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African-European Summit resolve to revitalise ties

20 february 2022 - 07:40:05
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - African and European leaders rose from their sixth Summit at the seat of the European Union, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 15 deaths from 10 to 16 Feb

19 february 2022 - 11:44:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius officially reported a total of 15 deaths attributed to COVID-19 over the period 10 to [...] Full text...

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AU chief warns African Summit with European leaders falls below expectations

18 february 2022 - 21:45:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Africa Union Commission has regretted the failure of the joint partnership with the European Union [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 Immunization campaign targets mobile communities along Gambia-Senegal border

18 february 2022 - 21:05:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - COVID-19 Immunization campaign, targeting  mobile communities along Gambia-Senegal border, has vaccinated over 1,500 persons, according to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 33 new deaths

18 february 2022 - 20:26:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health has announced that Tunisia recorded 33 deaths linked to the Coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 21 new cases

18 february 2022 - 15:24:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded in the last 24 hours 21 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in eight [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new death, 26 new cases

17 february 2022 - 16:19:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new death linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 1,958 the number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 26 new deaths

17 february 2022 - 13:58:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Thursday 26 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council to attend AU/EU Summit in Brussels

16 february 2022 - 15:01:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, will travel on Wednesday to the Belgian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO lauds ‘historic initiative’ on vaccine equity underway in South Africa

15 february 2022 - 05:02:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a COVID-19 global action meeting on Monday, the UN health chief lauded the progress underway [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 28 new cases, no deaths

14 february 2022 - 20:47:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 28 new cases of coronavirus, made up of one contact case and 27 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World leaders call for US$23 billion to end pandemic this year

09 february 2022 - 20:18:38
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic could be defeated this year but only if vaccines, tests and treatments [...] Full text...

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Fast-spreading HIV variant doubles rate of immune system decline

08 february 2022 - 05:42:43
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (PANA) - Newly published research from the Netherlands has revealed the existence of a more transmissible and [...] Full text...

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AfDB chief says Africa cannot outsource its healthcare security to the benevolence of others

06 february 2022 - 15:51:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (OANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that the most important [...] Full text...

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Africa is 'a source of hope', says Guterres

05 february 2022 - 18:15:48
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday said Africa was “a source of hope” for the world, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records nine deaths

05 february 2022 - 08:34:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius said here Friday they recorded 9 deaths linked to coronavirus (COVID-19) between [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination rate six-fold

04 february 2022 - 05:29:57
Brazzaville, CONGO (PANA) - The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa needs to increase six-fold for the continent to meet the [...] Full text...

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World Bank's private sector lending arm pledges continued assistance to Kenya

02 february 2022 - 10:27:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting International Finance Corporation (IFC) President Makhtar Diop has reiterated the institution’s commitment to continue supporting [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea reports 5 new cases, no death

31 january 2022 - 20:22:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Guinean national health security agency (ANSS) announced that it recorded five new Covid-19 infections following [...] Full text...

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Libya to impose health pass for access to public places from mid-February

31 january 2022 - 19:04:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government of national unity  announced here Monday the introduction of a health pass proving [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco records 34 new deaths

31 january 2022 - 17:16:04
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco recorded in 24 hours 34 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), 2,255 new cases [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan officials hold follow-up meeting on worsening epidemiological situation

29 january 2022 - 19:36:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba on Saturday followed up on the epidemiological situation of the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 13 new deaths

29 january 2022 - 13:43:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 13 new deaths linked to COVID-19 and 8,660 new confirmed infections, the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over three million people vaccinated with at least one dose in Libya

29 january 2022 - 11:48:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 3,026,421 people have had at least dose of vaccine against COVID-19 in Libya [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 14 new deaths

28 january 2022 - 12:25:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 14 new deaths linked to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 26,132, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo receives 756,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

22 january 2022 - 13:51:49
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo received on Friday 756,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, part of a batch of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth wave ebbs: WHO

21 january 2022 - 05:37:45
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - For the first time in Africa since the peak of the Omicron wave, weekly COVID-19 cases [...] Full text...

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South African-born billionaire launches major vaccine plant

19 january 2022 - 12:06:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African-born pharmaceutical billionaire on Wednesday launched a plant that will produce one [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: U.S. delivers 3.2 million Pfizer vaccines to Nigeria

19 january 2022 - 06:52:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States has delivered 3.2 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria, the U.S. Mission in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over

19 january 2022 - 05:24:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Omicron continues to sweep the world, but cases seem to have peaked in some countries, which [...] Full text...

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Burundi faces resurgence of diseases with epidemic potential

18 january 2022 - 14:37:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since 2021, Burundi has been hit by a resurgence of diseases with epidemic potential, mainly due [...] Full text...

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UN chief: ‘Global solidarity is missing in action’

18 january 2022 - 05:54:28
New York, US (PANA) - Addressing the virtual World Economic Forum, on Monday, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, told world and business leaders that “global solidarity is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN-backed COVAX mechanism delivers one billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose

17 january 2022 - 06:00:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With a 1.1 million jab delivery in Rwanda this weekend, the World Health Organization’s multilateral initiative [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin receives 500,000 doses of vaccine from China

16 january 2022 - 18:15:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has received from China 500,000 doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine from the firm Snovac, sources [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 12 deaths in six days

15 january 2022 - 06:11:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius reported  on Saturday that 12 people died from COVID-19 infection from 7-12 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 pandemic stalls global economic recovery: UN report

14 january 2022 - 07:31:07
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s key report on the global economy released on Thursday shows that the rapid [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s fourth wave flattens out after six-week surge

14 january 2022 - 05:52:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave, which has been mainly driven by the Omicron [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 variants, rising debt, threaten global economic growth: World Bank

12 january 2022 - 06:03:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Global growth will slow down over the next two years in the face of “fresh [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Current vaccines may need to be updated, experts warn

12 january 2022 - 05:54:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated to ensure their continued effectiveness against Omicron and [...] Full text...

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Greek FM meets with Angola's President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço

11 january 2022 - 20:11:48
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, was received on Tuesday in Luanda by Angola's President João Manuel [...] Full text...

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Greece donates Covid-19 vaccines to Nigeria

11 january 2022 - 09:48:15
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs,  Nikos Dendias, has announced a donation of 907,000 doses of [...] Full text...

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Accelerated Covid-19 vaccination campaign extended in Benin

09 january 2022 - 18:33:08
Cotonou, Benin (Benin) - The Beninese authorities have extended the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 to 31 March, 2022, sources close [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Some 2.77 million people vaccinated in Libya

08 january 2022 - 12:29:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya says more than 2.77 million people have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 13 deaths from 29 December to 5 January

08 january 2022 - 07:13:53
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities announced on Saturday that 13 patients died of COVID-19 from 29 December 2021 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New Year brings renewed WHO appeal for vaccine equity

07 january 2022 - 04:54:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The highest number of COVID-19 cases so far in the pandemic were reported last week across [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 1 475 new cases

06 january 2022 - 14:02:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded in the last 24 hours, 1,339 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the ministry [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 70 per cent vaccination target must be met to ward off Omicron, says WHO

05 january 2022 - 06:00:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to surge across the world, the UN health agency [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 461 new cases

04 january 2022 - 14:08:36
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi recorded in the last 24 hours 447 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), including 14 imported infections, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' economy grew by 19.3 per cent in Q2 of 2021: Central Bank

04 january 2022 - 07:16:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius' economy grew by 19.3 percent in the second quarter of 2021, the Bank of Mauritius has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Daily average of 470 new cases reported in Burundi

02 january 2022 - 14:13:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since mid-December 2021, Burundi has reported a daily average of 470 new confirmed cases of coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic continues to spread in Ghana

02 january 2022 - 11:13:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly in Ghana with figures posted on Sunday by the Ghana Health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 2.7 million doses of vaccines administered in Libya

01 january 2022 - 12:00:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Centre for Disease Control has announced that over 2.710 million doses of COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians welcome New Year

01 january 2022 - 04:53:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians on Saturday welcomed the New Year with church services and festivities, as government and health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More than 5,000 people vaccinated against pandemic in Burundi

31 december 2021 - 15:26:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A total of 5,194 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) since last October, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Amnesty slams wealthy states, pharma companies for vaccines inequality

31 december 2021 - 07:23:26
London, UN (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, on Friday slammed wealthy states and pharmaceutical companies for coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Three cases of Omicron mutant infection detected in Libyans who have not travelled abroad, says NCDC

30 december 2021 - 19:02:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Haider Al-Sayeh, has confirmed the registration [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief hopes 2022 can mark end of acute stage of pandemic

30 december 2021 - 07:02:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency chief  expressed optimism during a press briefing on Wednesday  that 2022 may be the year the world ends the acute stage of [...] Full text...

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Omicron: First cases of the "Omicron" variant detected in Libya

29 december 2021 - 19:49:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Cases of the new Omicron variant were detected this Wednesday, via laboratory analysis in Libya, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 367 new cases

29 december 2021 - 14:39:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi recorded over the last 24 hours 321 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections transmitted locally and [...] Full text...

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UN chief says 'recovery for all' should be the resolution for 2022

29 december 2021 - 08:22:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says recovery “for people, planet and prosperity” should be the resolution [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Petroleum prices go up by 10 pct

29 december 2021 - 08:08:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - As from Wednesday, 29 December, 2021, the prices of petroleum products (gasoline and diesel) will go [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Most unfortunate developing countries far behind target of 40pc vaccination rate -Mauritian PM

28 december 2021 - 10:04:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has bemoaned the fact that it is most unfortunate that many [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 2021 Year in Review: ‘We underestimate this virus at our peril’-WHO

28 december 2021 - 08:22:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the almost miraculous development of effective vaccines in 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to spread [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco records 532 new cases

27 december 2021 - 15:04:51
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco recorded 532 new confirmed coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, against 127 new recoveries, [...] Full text...

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Infectious diseases present ‘clear and present danger’ everywhere: Guterres

27 december 2021 - 14:23:01
New York, US (PANA) - COVID-19 continues to demonstrate how quickly “an infectious disease can sweep across the world”, pushing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO warns against blanket boosters, as vaccine inequity persists

23 december 2021 - 07:22:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic and increase inequity, the Director-General of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ignoring COVID-19 will just perpetuate it, WHO warns

23 december 2021 - 07:04:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As many friends and families consider whether to celebrate Christmas together, the UN health agency issued [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group slams Tunisia's 'overly restrictive' vaccine pass

22 december 2021 - 07:38:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), has slammed Tunisia for a new vaccine pass law that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO gives green light to Nuvaxovid vaccine

21 december 2021 - 19:48:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN's global health agency says it has issued an Emergency Use List (EUL) approval [...] Full text...

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US ambassador reaffirms Washington's support for majority of Libyans opting for elections

21 december 2021 - 13:45:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Special Envoy and US Ambassador to Libya, Mr. Richard Norland, said on Monday that Washington continues [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea launches accelerated vaccination campaign against pandemic

21 december 2021 - 13:31:57
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An accelerated vaccination campaign against coronavirus (COVID-19) will start Tuesday in the five communes of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 427 new cases

21 december 2021 - 08:05:30
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi over the past 24 hours recorded 310 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) from community transmission and [...] 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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US donates more than 1 million doses of Pfizer vaccine to Libya

20 december 2021 - 20:14:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,178,190 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine were received on Monday at Maitigua International [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 58 new positive cases Sunday

20 december 2021 - 07:54:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health authorities said here Monday they had recorded 58 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 55 deaths

18 december 2021 - 09:10:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius Friday reported 507 active cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of whom 17 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO lists ninth vaccine for emergency use

18 december 2021 - 08:14:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization  (WHO) on Friday approved the Covovax vaccine for emergency use listing (EUL), elevating to nine [...] Full text...

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