Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It seems that Europeans don’t want to give up booze. A UN World Health Organisation (WHO) report has found that nothing [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On 14 June 2024, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) of Iran reported the first two locally acquired cases [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for better access to medicines to close the huge treatment gap for brain [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An immediate increase in HIV services is needed in the countries most affected by the pandemic to end AIDS by 2030, [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans now have to contend with [...] Full text...
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Health Development Partners (HDP) in Uganda bid farewell to Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, whose six-year tour of duty as WHO Representative [...] Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered more than 1,000 attacks on healthcare facilities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since the [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA )- The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has ordered the Ministry of Health to work towards [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawmakers in the Gambia have rejected the repeal of the Women’s (Amendment) Act 2015, which prohibits the practice of FGM/C in the [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated now by the war in [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection they need compared to the [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Somewhere deep in Tanzania, a familiar sight—a mother and child on a long journey for water. This, in fact, is a [...] Full text...
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – A Rwandan public health expert, Dr. Richard Mihigo, has kicked off his campaign for the position of Regional Director of the [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday that it has prequalified the first self-test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), [...] Full text...
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) of the Republic of South Africa notified WHO of 20 confirmed [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an ever more deadly threat to [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday introduced an online platform called MeDevIS (Medical Devices Information System), the first global open access [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ramadan Boujnah, Libya's deputy prime minister and acting health minister, said on Saturday that technical, financial and legal task forces would [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organivation (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to quit tobacco use, recommending a [...] Full text...
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The authorities in Angola, supported by UN agencies, have initiated a vaccination campaign to curb the spread of polio and protect [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors has approved an additional $35 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to enhance [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly one-third of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022, a [...] Full text...
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Economic activity in Uganda has remained resilient despite multiple successive shocks, with real gross domestic product (GDP) accelerating from 5.3% in [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African port health officials have developed an outbreak preparedness plan that outlines the response in dealing with MPOX. The [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over three million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a new reportfrom the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 53 countries had best practice policies in place for tackling industrial trans fats in food as of last year, vastly [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 16th edition of the International Forum and Exhibition on Health Care in Libya, the country's largest medical event, will be [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, the type of medicines that are used for [...] Full text...
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Health department on Friday announced six more laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox (previously known as monkey pox), in the [...] Full text...
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted a recommendation that aims to combat vaccine-preventable cancers in the EU by boosting the uptake of [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, highlighting the vital [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday released its latest report on antibacterial agents, including antibiotics, in clinical and preclinical development [...] Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) remains concerned about the escalating health crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory, including the West Bank, [...] Full text...
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Blood transfusion plays a critical role in the provision of lifesaving health care. Vulnerable people, such as mothers during childbirth, under-nourished [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in collaboration with partners, is announcing support for human rabies vaccines for post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) as [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy shelling reported in the so-called safe zone of Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza on Thursday came despite the ongoing international push [...] Full text...
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla announced on Wednesday that his department intends to have a stockpile of Tecovirimat [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A high-level consultative workshop on Libya's national strategy for combating non-communicable diseases was held under the supervision and implementation of the [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced the appointment of Mr José Luis Castro as WHO Director-General Special Envoy for [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pregnant women, newborns, children, adolescents and older people are facing serious health complications due to climate change, according to a new [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In an historic development, the World Health Assembly, the annual meeting of its 194 member countries, has agreed a package of [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a special ceremony at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Friday, awards were presented to persons and institutions [...] Full text...
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Tobacco use among adolescents in the African region declined by nearly 18% between 2020 and 2022, and by 46% among adults [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) (with the initiation of Spain) have approved a new resolution on increasing availability, [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed on a resolution on social participation in national health planning and [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and acting Minister of Health in the government of national unity, Ramadan Boujnah, Wednesday discussed with [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday recognized the progress made over the past two years by Member States to develop [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Yankuba Darboe, Commissioner General, Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has been honoured with the prestigious World No Tobacco Day Award by [...] Full text...