Coronavirus: Libya records 6 new cases in one week
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded within a week six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection out of 120 samples tested, representing a positivity rate [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to broaden scope of HIV testing nationwide
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will introduce shortly the HIV and AIDS (Amendment) Bill to the National Assembly to broaden the scope of HIV testing [...] Full text...
Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat
WA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said here Friday.
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Libyan Health Minister attends Third Global Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance in Oman
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Prime Minister of the National Unity Government and Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Abu Jannah, on Thursday participated in [...] Full text...
Nearly 40 million children susceptible to measles due to COVID-19 disruptions - Report
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 40 million children are at risk of getting measles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) and [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Tunisia records 2 new cases in one week
BBA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded within one week, 14-20 November, two deaths and 192 new confirmed infections of coronavirus (Covid-19), the Tunisian Health Ministry [...] Full text...
Tunisia records first death from Shigellosis
BBA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The regional director of health in Tunis, Terek Ben Nasr, announced on Wednesday the death of an eight-year-old girl suffering from [...] Full text...
Libyan Prime Minister launches project to organize cancer treatment in Libya
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Tuesday launched an "Al-Shifa" (Healing) project to organize [...] Full text...
Libyan Ministry of Health pledges to improve health services for prisoners
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Abu Janah, has affirmed that the ministry will do its utmost [...] Full text...
WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to compile an updated list of priority pathogens that can cause future outbreaks or [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records 8 new cases in one week
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected eight new cases of coronavirus out of 234 samples tested from 14-20 November, representing a positivity rate of 3.4%, [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius registers one death in one week
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Saturday reported that one death attributed to COVID-19 was recorded from 10 to 16 November.
They said [...] Full text...
UN’s game plan for sanitation for all
MA New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of World Toilet Day on 19 November, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is launching a new game plan to help [...] Full text...
Chad: Emergency declared after floods (WHO)
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An emergency situation has been declared in Chad because of floods, which have affected 18 of the 23 provinces of [...] Full text...
Tackling emerging antimalarial drug resistance in Africa
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO is launching Thursday a new strategy to respond to the urgent problem of antimalarial drug resistance in Africa, a press [...] Full text...
Libya holds 3rd Health Sector Development Strategies Forum
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, participated in the 3rd Health Sector Development Strategies Forum aimed at ensuring the transfer of expertise and [...] Full text...
UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls in Horn of Africa
MA New York, US (PANA) - The unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is affecting whole communities, but it is women and girls who are [...] Full text...
Doses of Ebola candidate vaccines expected to be shipped to Uganda next week: WHO
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three candidate Ebola vaccines for a proposed clinical trial in Uganda should be shipped to the country next week, the head [...] Full text...
WHO urges immediate skin to skin contact for babies born prematurely
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Premature babies should be given skin to skin contact immediately after birth to improve their survival and health outcomes, the World [...] Full text...
WB announces launch of three health programmes in Libya by early 2023
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Bank (WB) task force in Libya has announced the start of the activation of three health programmes in the [...] Full text...
Updated family planning guide promotes empowerment, health and wellbeing – WHO
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wider access to self-administered contraceptives and the use of digital technologies by providers are just two of the tangible measures outlined [...] Full text...
About 20% of Mauritians are diabetic - Health Minister
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – According to Mauritian Heath and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, around 20% of the country's population is diabetic.
Citing recent surveys on World [...] Full text...
Libya holds workshop on 2023-28 National AIDS Strategy
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A workshop on the National AIDS Strategy (2023-2028) has been held in Tripoli, aimed at defining the objectives to be achieved [...] Full text...
Uganda confirms 135 Ebola cases, 53 deaths
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Uganda has reported 135 confirmed and 21 probable cases of Ebola in eight different districts, with 53 confirmed and 21 [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Wearing of face mask no longer mandatory in public transport in Mauritius
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The wearing of face mask will no longer be mandatory in public transport, in Mauritius, including taxis and passenger terminals at [...] Full text...
Sudan battles dengue fever
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Ministry of Health says its efforts are helping to control the spread of dengue fever that has hit eight of [...] Full text...
Global disparity in access to essential vaccines, says WHO report
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Limited supply and unequal vaccine distribution means that lower-income countries consistently struggle to access essential inoculations in demand by wealthier countries, [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records nine new cases
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected nine new cases of coronavirus from 31 October to 6 November out of 140 samples tested, representing a positivity [...] Full text...
Franco-Libyan Health Day comes off in November in Tripoli
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The capital, Tripoli, will host during this month activities of a "Franco-Libyan Health Day" aimed at boosting health cooperation between the [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports one death
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Saturday announced the death of one 80-year-old woman patient from the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The patient was not [...] Full text...
Meeting in Tripoli on the draft emergency response plan for migrants' health in Libya
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Department of Health Emergencies of the Libyan Ministry of Health of the Government of National Unity reviewed here Thursday, with [...] Full text...
Greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge -WHO
WA Brazzaville, DRC(PANA) - New analysis by the the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in [...] Full text...
Mauritius launches National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022 and its implementation Plan 2022–2027, whose objective is to achieve sexual health [...] Full text...
Mauritius to introduce high-quality surveillance to prevent outbreak of measles
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will combine high-quality surveillance and public health promotion with a strong childhood immunisation programme to prevent any serious public health [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records 17 new cases in one week
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventeen new coronavirus infections were detected in Libya out of 239 samples tested, representing a positivity rate of 5.1%, during the [...] Full text...
Mauritius to introduce health book for senior citizens
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry announced on Friday that it will introduce a health book for Mauritians aged 60 years and [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: No death in Mauritius for six days
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The health authorities in Mauritius reported on Saturday that no death was attributed to COVID-19 over the period 20 to 26 [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO
MA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike in a range of preventable [...] Full text...
Mauritius introduces new technique to fight Aedes albopictus mosquitoes
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched a sterile release programme of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in the Port-Louis area which forms part of the integrated vector [...] Full text...
Rise in TB deaths another fallout from the pandemic, WHO report reveals
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tuberculosis (TB) deaths and infections rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted access to treatment and support services, the World Health [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Tunisia records 108 new cases in one week
BBA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that the country recorded, in the week of 17 to 23 October, 108 [...] Full text...
Uganda: 9 new cases of Ebola in Kampala, WHO calls for vigilance
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Uganda reported nine new cases of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, bringing the total number of known infections to [...] Full text...
Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all: UN agencies, World Bank
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments must invest more in building safe drinking water systems, both to ensure greater access to this resource and to mitigate [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records ten new cases in one week
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 10 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 186 samples tested during the period 17-23 October but no death, [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Vaccination rollout stalls in Africa, says WHO
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the monthly number of doses administered fell [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Vaccination roll-out stagnates in Africa
MA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered monthly declined by over 50% [...] Full text...
WHO chief says COVID-19 virus 'still continues to change'
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the COVID-19 virus continues to change, [...] Full text...
Cameroon: 39 cases including 3 deaths due to cholera recorded in a refugee camp in the Far North
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Cameroon, the cholera epidemic has resurfaced in the Far North region with three deaths and 39 cases, an official [...] Full text...
Cholera vaccine shortage forces shift to one-dose regimen
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A lack of global supply has prompted the international body which distributes oral cholera vaccines during outbreaks and emergencies to temporarily [...] Full text...
Libya wants to recruit medical teams from the Philippines
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and Filipino officials on Tuesday discussed the possibility of signing contracts with new teams of medical assistants from the Philippines to [...] Full text...