Libyan unity government officials meet with German company to improve health services

12 january 2026 - 14:36:06 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan government officials Monday held an expanded meeting with representatives of Allianz Care, a German company specializing in the development and [...] Full text...

Doctors Network: Three major hospitals in Dilling, South Kordofan, knocked out

11 january 2026 - 13:48:17 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Doctors Network on Sunday said three major hospitals in Dilling, South Kordofan, had been rendered out of service, [...] Full text...

Burundi: The massive influx of Congolese refugees is putting unsustainable pressure on health services

07 january 2026 - 08:42:34 MA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since 5 December, more than 100,000 DR Congo refugees and Burundian returnees have sought refuge in Burundi. This massive influx is putting [...] Full text...

A woman dies from cervical cancer every two minutes, UN says

03 january 2026 - 08:11:12 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A flood of questions drowned Jeanette in thought after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Would she be unable to conceive [...] Full text...

Health advances marked 2025 as wars and funding cuts strained systems

01 january 2026 - 03:15:18 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From eliminating deadly infections to expanding access to lifesaving vaccines, 2025 delivered meaningful progress for global health, according to the UN [...] Full text...

WHO research shows COVID vaccines still crucial in preventing severe illness

01 january 2026 - 03:01:57 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Up-to-date vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent severe COVID-19 illness, new research from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows, [...] Full text...

US, Cote d'Ivoire sign $937 million bilateral health cooperation Mou

31 december 2025 - 09:14:06 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Tuesday signed a five-year, $937 million bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic [...] Full text...

Medical charity to open office in eastern Libya

29 december 2025 - 12:14:53 BBA

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is to open an office in eastern Libya following the approval of the [...] Full text...

Sudan's health system on verge of collapse after nearly 1,000 days of war

27 december 2025 - 08:26:50 MA

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The war has almost reached the symbolic milestone of 1,000 days. Since April 2023, the conflict in Sudan has relentlessly [...] Full text...

Diphtheria spreading in Mali against backdrop of persistent humanitarian crisis

27 december 2025 - 07:32:13 MA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The disease is progressing rapidly. Since mid-September, Mali has been facing a rapid outbreak of diphtheria, an infection that is preventable, [...] Full text...

Europe: Alcohol is responsible for a third of injury-related deaths

25 december 2025 - 12:36:15 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With meals becoming longer and drinks flowing more quickly, alcohol is once again a central factor in preventable tragedies. In Europe, one [...] Full text...

Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report #61

22 december 2025 - 18:52:26 WA

 Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This is the 61st situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides details on the global epidemiological situation, including [...] Full text...

US, Nigeria sign MoU on expanding faith-based healthcare in Nigeria

21 december 2025 - 07:19:54 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States Department of State on Saturday signed a five-year bilateral health Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal [...] Full text...

Calming the mind and promoting global peace on World Meditation Day

20 december 2025 - 08:44:03 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Meditation, which has its roots in religious, yogic and secular traditions from various civilisations, calls for living in the present [...] Full text...

WHO validates Brazil for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV

18 december 2025 - 18:35:05 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated Brazil for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, making it the most [...] Full text...

Traditional medicine: 100 countries mobilised to combine ancient knowledge and modern science

18 december 2025 - 06:22:49 MA

New Delhi, India (PANA) - More than 100 countries have gathered for the second World Summit on Traditional Medicine, co-organized by the UN's global health [...] Full text...

US and Cameroon sign bilateral health cooperation MoU

17 december 2025 - 05:53:13 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Cameroon have signed a bilateral health Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand significant health gains and [...] Full text...

World leaders adopt a historic global declaration on noncommunicable diseases and mental health

16 december 2025 - 13:41:25 WA

New York, US (PANA)  – Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have adopted the political declaration to combat [...] Full text...

New influenza variant is surging, but vaccination still our best bet: WHO

16 december 2025 - 13:02:44 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid an early start to the Northern Hemisphere influenza season a new variant of the virus is rapidly gaining ground - [...] Full text...

Southern Africa tackles climate-driven disease threats through pandemic fund grant

16 december 2025 - 09:47:36 MA

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Eight Southern African countries are joining forces to prevent, detect and respond to disease outbreaks before they spread to communities.They are Botswana, [...] Full text...

US, Mozambique sign MoU on health cooperation

16 december 2025 - 08:33:15 MA

 Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Officials of the US ans Mozambique on Monday signed a five-year bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between their [...] Full text...

US signs health MoU with Eswatini

13 december 2025 - 08:07:46 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini on Friday signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) [...] Full text...

WHO expert group reaffirms no link between vaccines and autism

12 december 2025 - 07:43:35 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A World Health Organisation (WHO) expert committee has again confirmed that there is no causal link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders [...] Full text...

US signs MOUs with Uganda and Lesotho on health

11 december 2025 - 07:51:53 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday signed five-year bilateral health cooperation Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with the governments of Uganda and [...] Full text...

Traditional medicine is now a global reality: WHO

11 december 2025 - 07:19:08 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The vast majority of World Health Organisation (WHO) member States say 40 to 90 per cent of their populations now use [...] Full text...

US and Liberia sign bilateral health cooperation MoU

10 december 2025 - 07:13:57 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Liberia on Tuesday signed a five-year bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the America [...] Full text...

DRC facing most devastating cholera epidemic in 25 years

09 december 2025 - 07:45:23 MA

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The cholera epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had devastating effects in 2025, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has [...] Full text...

Most countries make progress towards universal health coverage, but major challenges remain, WHO–World Bank report finds

05 december 2025 - 19:32:18 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – ​​​​​​​Since 2000, most countries—across all income levels and regions—have made concurrent progress in expanding health service coverage and reducing the financial [...] Full text...

Nigerian sovereign wealth fund invests in digital medical diagnostics equipment

05 december 2025 - 11:49:04 AO

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's sovereign wealth fund has moved to improve availability of medical diagnostic tools across medical facilities owned by its subsidiaries over [...] Full text...

UN support helps Gaza mothers give birth amid collapsing health system

05 december 2025 - 07:42:19 MA

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Every week in Gaza, at least 15 women give birth outside any health facility, often without a trained midwife, pain [...] Full text...

African football legends join forces to give a red card to polio

05 december 2025 - 07:27:19 MA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to vaccinate every child against the life-threatening [...] Full text...

New tools saved a million lives from malaria last year but progress under threat as drug resistance rises

04 december 2025 - 13:37:19 WA

Geneva, Switzerland ( PANA) - Wider use of new tools against malaria, including dual-ingredient nets and WHO-recommended vaccines helped to prevent an estimated 170 million [...] Full text...

Drug resistance, underfunding threaten progress towards eliminating malaria

04 december 2025 - 11:20:54 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance to antimalarial drugs now poses one of [...] Full text...

EC agrees its position on new rules to tackle shortages of critical medicines

02 december 2025 - 12:01:06 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has agreed its position on a new regulation that seeks to strengthen the EU’s resilience in the face [...] Full text...

HIV and AIDS: Despite funding setbacks, prevention sees progress

02 december 2025 - 07:14:37 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pooja Mishra’s health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From wondering [...] Full text...

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares end of 16th Ebola outbreak

01 december 2025 - 15:27:37 WA

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo Monday declared the end of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province, after no [...] Full text...

WHO issues global guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines in treating obesity

01 december 2025 - 14:55:49 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1 billion people, the World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...

South Africa:'s Deputy President commemorates World AIDS Day

01 december 2025 - 07:36:57 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), is [...] Full text...

Children hit by HIV funding gaps

29 november 2025 - 06:35:28 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment and care, [...] Full text...

Global measles cases surge as 30 million children miss vaccines, UN health agency warns

28 november 2025 - 20:03:40 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles deaths have dropped by 88 percent since 2000 – yet an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children, still died from the [...] Full text...

WHO issues first global guideline on infertility

28 november 2025 - 13:22:28 WA

Geneva, 28 November -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and more affordable for all in [...] Full text...

Countries, experts agree on 10-year Africa Health Workforce Agenda

27 november 2025 - 10:39:29 MA

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - African countries have reached consensus on the priority actions, commitments and milestones that will shape the Africa Health Workforce Agenda [...] Full text...

DRC launches drive to vaccinate 62 million children and adolescents against measles and rubella

27 november 2025 - 10:29:46 MA

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday launched a nationwide vaccination campaign aiming to protect around 62 million children aged [...] Full text...

WHO Africa endorses roadmap for safeguarding communities in health emergency operations

27 november 2025 - 10:22:16 MA

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African region, Member States and partners have agreed on a roadmap to protect [...] Full text...

Global HIV response facing worst setback in decades, UNAIDS warns

25 november 2025 - 17:46:03 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on Tuesday, as abrupt funding cuts [...] Full text...

Malaria vaccine price cut set to protect 7 million more children by 2030

24 november 2025 - 05:39:17 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Vaccine alliance Gavi and children’s agency UNICEF have struck a new pricing deal that will sharply cut the cost of [...] Full text...

WHO Africa Regional Office launches geodatabase to empower data-driven health decisions

20 november 2025 - 13:42:21 MA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) — To mark Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day on 19 November, the Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched the [...] Full text...

WHO sounds alarm over global rise in drug-resistant gonorrhea cases

20 november 2025 - 09:11:58 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection, is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Wednesday.According to new [...] Full text...

UN calls for legal safeguards for AI in healthcare

19 november 2025 - 16:35:22 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Use of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating in healthcare – but basic legal safety nets that protect patients and health workers [...] Full text...

South Africa represented at World Toilet Summit

19 november 2025 - 07:30:38 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo is leading a government delegation to the World Toilet [...] Full text...