Cancer is third main cause of deaths in Mauritius
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - On World Cancer Day celebrated 6 February, the Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that cancer was the [...] Full text...
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US pledges to 'stand' with survivors of FGM
MA Washington, DC, (PANA) - The United States says it stands with the more than 200 million survivors of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) around [...] Full text...
Ghana urged to address inhumane treatment of people with mental health conditions
MA Geneva, Ghana (PANA) – United Nations member countries have urged the Ghana government to address the shackling and inhumane treatment of people with mental health conditions in [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records four new cases
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's health authorities announced on Monday that they detected four new cases of coronavirus out of 15 samples tested, representing a positivity [...] Full text...
Mauritius using Sterile Insect Technique to tackle mosquito proliferation
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is presently implementing a Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) project which forms part of the integrated vector management strategy to tackle [...] Full text...
WHO launches bid to tackle inequalities behind global breast cancer threat
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-led global initiative to tackle breast cancer could save 2.5 million lives by 2040, the World Health Organization (WHO) saif [...] Full text...
Burundi records 115 cholera cases, one death
BBA Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 115 cases of cholera, including one death, since 1 January 2023, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...
Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year: Report
MA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is needed to stem the flow, the [...] Full text...
African leaders commit to end AIDS among children by 2030
MA Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030,
This was announced [...] Full text...
COVID-19: Mauritius records one death
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius said on Wednesday that one death due COVID-19 was recorded from 19 to 25 January.
It said in a communique that [...] Full text...
Mauritius wants to become a clinical trial destination
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal said Tuesday Mauritius would offer an attractive and favourable environment for carrying out clinical [...] Full text...
Libyan official paints bleak picture of health sector in the Arab world
BBA Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The member of the executive board of the Union of Arab Hospitals, Dr. Ali Abu Krine, has painted a bleak picture [...] Full text...
COVID-19 remains an international health threat, says WHO chief
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that COVID-19 is still a global health threat [...] Full text...
WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the past decade, but greater efforts [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records 3 new cases in one week
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection has been recorded in Libya, which has detected three cases out of [...] Full text...
US provides $100 billion to save more than 25 million lives in AIDS relief programme
MA Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As the US marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), [...] Full text...
Coonavirrus: Libya records one new case in one week
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to the coronavirus (COID-19) was recorded in Libya but reported only one new infection out of 43 [...] Full text...
COVID-19: Mauritius records one death
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Monday attributed the death of a 65-year-old woman to COVID-19.
They also indicated that the patient was vaccinated [...] Full text...
WHO calls for action to totally eliminate trans fat, ‘a toxic chemical that kills’
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite recent progress towards eliminating trans fat from food, some five billion people remain unprotected from its harmful impacts, thus increasing [...] Full text...
$2.54 billion needed to tackle unprecedented health needs in 2023: WHO
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that it would need $2.54 billion across its operations this year to [...] Full text...
COVID-19: Ghana Auditor General says $80 million worth of vaccines paid for yet to be delivered
MA Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Auditor General says $80 million worth of vaccines paid for by the government has not yet been delivered.
The local media [...] Full text...
First speech clinic opens in Libya
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first clinic specialising in dysarthria, speech disorders in Libya, providing treatment and diagnosis of autism, was inaugurated by the deputy [...] Full text...
No death attributed to Covid-19 in Mauritius
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Friday they did not record any death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country over the period [...] Full text...
Small island States to accelerate action on preventable diseases, mental health
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among countries that have the highest prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health risks [...] Full text...
WHO launches Council to develop TB vaccines, hoping to save millions of lives
MA Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has unveiled plans to speed up the licensing and [...] Full text...
COVID-19: Libya records 4 new cases in one week
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to a coronavirus infection has been recorded in a week in Libya, which, however, detected 4 new [...] Full text...
Libyan, Indonesian officials discuss promotion of health cooperation
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Health Minister of Libya, Ramadan Abu Jennah, on Sunday met with the Chargé d'Affaires of the [...] Full text...
Mauritius to extend HPV vaccination to boys aged 9 to 15 years old
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Monday that for the first time the national Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination campaign, will target [...] Full text...
Nearly one billion served by healthcare facilities without reliable electricity
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although electricity is critical to healthcare provision, nearly a billion people in poorer countries - one-eighth of the global population - [...] Full text...
Mauritius to launch national action plan for prevention, control of STIs
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness said on Friday that it has, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation and [...] Full text...
COVID-19: Mauritius reports one death in a week
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities on Friday reported that one death attributed to COVID-19 was recorded in the island from 5-11 January [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Global Fund provides Mali with batch of materials and medicines for the fight against epidemic
BBA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Global Fund handed over last week a batch of equipment and drugs to the Malian Ministry of Health, worth more [...] Full text...
Motorbike ambulance saves mothers and babies in Kenya: UNFPA
MA Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years has left many women weak and malnourished, [...] Full text...
Uganda, WHO announce end of Ebola epidemic that has caused 55 deaths in four months
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ebola epidemic in Uganda is over, the Ugandan health ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday, noting [...] Full text...
One case of cholera-related death reported in Burundi
BBA Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The cholera epidemic has claimed one death since the first cases were reported at the end of December in the northern [...] Full text...
COVID-19: WHO highlights critical importance of sharing virus sequences
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although virus sequencing is vital to detect and track new variants in the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing this information must be stepped [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Only one infection recorded in a week in Libya
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No death has been recorded in Libya, which has detected only one case out of 83 samples tested, representing a positivity [...] Full text...
Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak
MA Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda on Wednesday declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less than four months after the [...] Full text...
Mayors from around the world to meet for first ever ‘healthy cities’ summit
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced that it will co-host the inaugural Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in London, [...] Full text...
Libya meets on proactive plan to deal with new COVID-19 XBB variant
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting between Libya's acting Minister of Health in the government of national unity, Ramadan Abu Jannah, and the director general [...] Full text...
Ebola outbreak almost under control in Uganda, says WHO
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ebola epidemic is on the verge of being brought under control in Uganda, with the last case dating back [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Travellers exempted from testing in Burundi
BBA Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The test for the coronavirus (COVID-19) is no longer required for travellers entering Burundi through all routes, the Ministry of Public [...] Full text...
A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5–24 years [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Strict COVID-19 protocols at Accra's Kotoka International Airport go into effect
MA Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Stringent COVID-19 protocols at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra go into force on Friday under which passengers from China would [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: WHO continues to urge China to share more data amid COVID-19 surge
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is concerned about the COVID-19 surge in China, Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Ghana advises citizens to take precaution in China trips
MA Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's foreign ministry has issued an advisory note to the general public on travel to China urging them to do so [...] Full text...
COVID-19: China infection surge on agenda at WHO meeting
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid a reported surge in COVID-19 infections in China, coronavirus (COVID-19) experts have been meeting at the UN World Health Organization [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libyan health official warns of virulent variant worldwide
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The director of the Libyan National Centre for Disease Control, Haider el-Saeh, has warned of the emergence of a new mutation [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: COVID-19 claims one more life in Mauritius
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said on Tuesday that COVID-19 claimed a new life on the island last Sunday, a 88-year-old man who [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Passengers from China to present negative PCR test result at Ghana Airport
MA Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The managers of the Kotoka International Airport in Accra have tightened COVID-19 protocols at the airport under which passengers from China [...] Full text...