Zimbabwe govt fires additional 75 doctors over ongoing strike

12 november 2019 - 23:12:48 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The Zimbabwe government Tuesday fired 75 more doctors on strike for better remunerations since September 3 this year, bringing the total [...] Full text...

Belgian military boat "Le Godetia" brings medical equipment to DRC people

12 november 2019 - 18:10:14 KND

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Belgian military ship, "Le Godetia", will make a stopover on Wednesday at the Congolese port of Boma, on the Atlantic, [...] Full text...

85 wounded at Maouloud celebrations in Libya, says Ministry of Health

12 november 2019 - 17:51:52 KND

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eighty-five wounded persons were hospitalised last Friday and Saturday because of the use of firecrackers and fireworks during the celebrations of [...] Full text...

UNICEF says Nigeria had world's highest death figure from pneumonia in 2018

12 november 2019 - 07:24:31 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says that Nigeria recorded the highest global deaths of 162,000 from pneumonia in 2018. This [...] Full text...

Kenya: Pro-life petitions government against global reproduction health conference

11 november 2019 - 19:27:10 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A coalition of pro-life non-governmental organizations and activists on Monday held a demonstration against what they termed "a pro-abortion agenda" at [...] Full text...

Pneumonia kills one child every 39 seconds - UNICEF

11 november 2019 - 18:57:04 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Pneumonia, a preventable disease, kills more children than any other infection, claiming the lives of more than 800,000 children under the [...] Full text...

Over 300 million women, girls in low income countries using contraceptions - Report

11 november 2019 - 18:14:09 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new report, released in Nairobi on Monday, shows that 314 million women and girls are now using modern contraception in [...] Full text...

WHO offers 6 tonnes of medical materials to support Burundi’s preparation against Ebola, malaria

10 november 2019 - 18:03:05 MSA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The World Health Organisation (WHO) Sunday donated assorted medical equipment and supplies to Burundi to effectively respond to epidemics and other [...] Full text...

WHO aids flood-hit populations across Africa

09 november 2019 - 09:32:53 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flood-hit populations across Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean Region face increased risk of illness or death from water-borne diseases and other [...] Full text...

Second conference of Maghreb Confederation of vascular medicine opens in Tunisia

08 november 2019 - 22:17:22 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The second conference of the Maghreb Confederation of vascular medicine began in the Tunisian southeastern city of Djerba Friday. The conference, which [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe govt fires additional 134 doctors, bringing total to 211

08 november 2019 - 21:13:08 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe’s government Friday fired additional 134 striking doctors for failing to report to work, sparking a new crisis in the healthcare [...] Full text...

Cholera prevention efforts underway to protect millions in Sudan’s Khartoum state

06 november 2019 - 19:19:00 MA

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A campaign has got underway to prevent the spread of a deadly cholera outbreak to Sudan’s populous Khartoum state, home to [...] Full text...

Benin: Young people from French-speaking Africa participate in a forum on reproductive health

06 november 2019 - 17:28:55 KND

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Young people from eight African countries are currently participating in the second edition of the French Forum for Sharing Good Practices [...] Full text...

Gambia plans to roll out National Health Insurance Scheme in 2020

06 november 2019 - 14:55:53 MSS

Banjul,Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia government has discussed and approved the 2020 budget estimates as well as the  development plans, including a National Health Insurance Scheme [...] Full text...

Buhari blames health workers for growing culture of medical tourism in Nigeria

06 november 2019 - 13:49:15 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the poor attitude of health workers across the country is a major reason for [...] Full text...

Fourteen suspected cases of dengue fever detected in Bamako

06 november 2019 - 10:52:33 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Fourteen suspected cases of dengue fever have been detected in some areas in Bamako District VI and Kalabankoro, near the Malian [...] Full text...

Major int'l conference to brings 10,000 world's researchers on HIV to Rwanda

05 november 2019 - 21:11:15 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  About 10,000 delegates from across the globe will gather in Kigali for the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe govt fires 77 of the striking doctors as the strike reaches 63 days

05 november 2019 - 17:28:37 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has fired 77 doctors who were among striking medical practitioners who stopped reporting to work, citing incapacitation over [...] Full text...

Rwanda hospitals see improvement in pre-anaesthesia preparation

05 november 2019 - 14:02:56 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Pre-anaesthesia preparation, to ensure that all patients who undergo surgical procedures have sufficient information to make a reasonable decision, has been [...] Full text...

Ebola worker death shows front line risks: WHO official

05 november 2019 - 06:47:15 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Security measures for staff helping to fight health emergencies need to be stepped up urgently, a UN health agency top official [...] Full text...

WHO warns against TB threat spread by migrants in Libya

04 november 2019 - 23:08:34 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against the threat of spread of tuberculosis (TB) in Libya by illegal migrants arriving [...] Full text...

New Chinese Medical Mission set to start operating in Tunisia

04 november 2019 - 14:07:01 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A new Chinese Medical Mission will begin its activities in the coming days in Tunisia to replace the former team, which, [...] Full text...

WHO says risk for Ebola resurgence still high in Eastern DR Congo

01 november 2019 - 14:33:07 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- Although there is no evidence of onward transmission of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in several parts of North Kivu in Eastern [...] Full text...

835,000 people to receive second dose of the cholera vaccine in Eastern DR Congo

31 october 2019 - 19:29:16 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The second phase of an oral vaccination campaign to protect more than 835,000 people from cholera in the North Kivu Province [...] Full text...

WHO releases new report to bolster efforts to tackle leading causes of urban deaths

31 october 2019 - 11:32:54 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released a new report that offers guidance and tools for urban leaders to [...] Full text...

Some 400,000 doses of TB vaccines distributed in Libya

30 october 2019 - 11:25:07 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A first batch of 400,000 doses of BCG vaccines for the prevention of the tuberculosis virus, aimed at newborns, was distributed [...] Full text...

EU avails €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe's health sector

28 october 2019 - 19:38:32 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has announced a €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe for health and resilience building, days after the [...] Full text...

Nigeria: Buhari due for London on private medical visit

28 october 2019 - 17:18:53 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday departed Abuja for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the third edition of the Future Investment [...] Full text...

Nairobi hosts UN conference on population and development

28 october 2019 - 15:31:02 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nairobi will host the 25th United Nations Population Fund's International Conference on Population and Development to be held 12-14 November 2019.   The [...] Full text...

Minister says Niger spends $340,000 weekly on free health care

27 october 2019 - 17:38:39 MSA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien government has spent US$ 340,000 weekly for nearly six months to provide free health care to the public, Health [...] Full text...

Ethiopia encourages blood donation to local hospitals

27 october 2019 - 09:41:09 AR

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia’s health ministry has started a nationwide campaign to collect 300,000 units of blood from local donors under the theme, Life [...] Full text...

One-in-four pregnancies unplanned, two-thirds of women forgoing contraceptives – WHO

26 october 2019 - 09:03:48 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)   -  Around two-thirds of sexually active women surveyed in a new UN study said although they wished to avoid or postpone having [...] Full text...

WHO says risk of Ebola transmission declines slowly in eastern DR Congo

25 october 2019 - 17:37:09 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) remained relatively low this week, with 21 new confirmed cases reported [...] Full text...

World is closer than ever to seeing polio disappear for good

24 october 2019 - 19:40:54 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a “historic achievement for humanity”, two of three wild poliovirus strains have been eliminated worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced [...] Full text...

3 professors awarded 2019 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Life Sciences Research

23 october 2019 - 23:06:08 KND

Paris, France (PANA)   -  The UN agency announced here Tuesday the names of three professors as recipients of the 2019 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe Govt takes disciplinary action against striking doctors

23 october 2019 - 22:08:53 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government has started taking disciplinary action against striking doctors who continue to defy a Labour Court ruling ordering them [...] Full text...

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

23 october 2019 - 16:33:02 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to work with the Government of Nigeria to improve the health and [...] Full text...

WHO launches week of action to ban lead paint

22 october 2019 - 20:54:02 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  -  The World Health Organization (WHO) says although exposure to lead remains a key global health concern, particularly as it impacts childhood [...] Full text...

Togo rewarded for eradicating lymphatic filariasis

22 october 2019 - 14:21:05 KND

Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo received the Global Alliance Award last week for eradicating lymphatic filariasis in 2017, official sources told PANA in Lome on [...] Full text...

Rwanda trains more than 23,000 stakeholders in Ebola control, prevention

22 october 2019 - 12:47:00 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A total 23,657 stakeholders in Rwanda's healthcare system have been trained in Ebola control and prevention, the Public Health Bulletin obtained [...] Full text...

Rwanda health system making strides on medical procedure coding

22 october 2019 - 11:09:30 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan health officials are exploring further integration of the current national Medical Procedure Coding, a system developed by health officials involving [...] Full text...

Rwanda set to host AIDS Conference

22 october 2019 - 10:11:32 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) has selected Rwanda to host the 20th International Conference on AIDS & Sexual Transmission [...] Full text...

Ten African countries endorse cross-border collaboration framework on Ebola

22 october 2019 - 09:31:44 MA

Goma, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its nine neighbouring countries have endorsed a joint framework to strengthen cross-border collaboration on [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe's striking doctors call recent ruling ordering them back to work 'doctored'

21 october 2019 - 19:19:15 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has slammed the recent ruling by the Labour Court ordering them back to work as "doctored" [...] Full text...

WHO congratulates Kenya on fight against cervical cancer

19 october 2019 - 13:35:47 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Under the guidance of President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya on Friday became the 12th country in East and Southern Africa to incorporate [...] Full text...

UN Committee says Ebola in DR Congo still an international public health emergency

19 october 2019 - 06:36:43 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, [...] Full text...

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

18 october 2019 - 22:49:26 MTA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Ten Central African countries agreed here Friday to increase their current immunization coverage rate from an average of 70 percent to [...] Full text...

TB infections declining, but not fast enough among poor, marginalised: WHO

18 october 2019 - 07:16:53 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 1.5 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, the UN health agency said on Thursday, in an appeal [...] Full text...

Several successful organ transplants recorded in Tunisia in 2019

17 october 2019 - 15:01:43 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian National Center for the Promotion of Organ Transplant has revealed that four heart transplant operations have been successfully performed [...] Full text...

Congo: CIRGL health and defence ministers to meet in Brazzaville

17 october 2019 - 12:09:50 BBA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  The Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (CIRGL), Zachary Muburi-Muita, announced on Wednesday in Brazzaville that [...] Full text...