Motswana woman aims to summit Mount Everest
19 march 2019 - 22:41:35Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Cancer activist Ouma Sekolole will attempt to summit the majestic Mount Everest, the highest mountain on [...] Full text...
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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Cancer activist Ouma Sekolole will attempt to summit the majestic Mount Everest, the highest mountain on [...] Full text...
NGO carries out free screening of cervical cancer for women in Mali
19 march 2019 - 11:47:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - About 100 women of all ages have benefited from free screening of cervical cancer and brachytherapy [...] Full text...
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Some 6 million children to be vaccinated against meningitis in Niger
06 march 2019 - 11:32:10Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Some six million children, aged between 1 and 7 years, will be vaccinated against meningitis A [...] Full text...
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UN’s AIDS agency ‘greatly encouraged’ by latest scientific breakthrough showing cure is possible
06 march 2019 - 07:41:13New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency leading the global effort to end AIDS said on Tuesday that a new case [...] Full text...
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More than 2.2 million children to be vaccinated against measles, rubella in Congo
06 march 2019 - 06:14:44Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso on Tuesday launched a five-day national immunization campaign against measles and [...] Full text...
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Air pollution, the ‘silent killer’ that claims seven million lives a year: Rights Council hears
05 march 2019 - 05:31:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shifting to renewable energy could save up to 150 million lives by the end of the [...] Full text...
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Union holds sensitization programme on cancer for Media stakeholders in Mauritania
15 february 2019 - 22:16:02Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The local branch of the Francophone Press Union (UPF) of Mauritania, in collaboration with the Ministries [...] Full text...
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Cancer is 3rd cause of death in Mauritius - Health minister
14 february 2019 - 07:49:55Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Cancer is the third cause of death in Mauritius with 1,366 deaths in 2017 compared to [...] Full text...
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Congo’s human right body recommends reforms to guarantee press freedom
13 february 2019 - 21:37:35Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese human rights watchdog (OCDH) Wednesday in Brazzaville called for complete press freedom [...] Full text...
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South Africa Media forum salutes fallen journalists
13 february 2019 - 16:21:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) Wednesday mourned two veteran journalists who have [...] Full text...
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‘Urgent need’ to stop Mali violence with ‘effective’ military response: UN expert
13 february 2019 - 05:33:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The state of human rights and security across Mali is a “cause of grave concern”, the [...] Full text...
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Botswana winning fight against HIV/AIDS and TB (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)
12 february 2019 - 11:18:12Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The fight against diseases in Botswana has not only been with malaria but also all diseases [...] Full text...
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ROUNDUP: AU leaders vows to neutralise terrorists from destabilising African countries
10 february 2019 - 19:23:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (PANA) - African and world leaders on Sunday vowed never to allow terrorist elements to destabilise any country [...] Full text...
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Niger launches campaign for free screening of gynaecological cancers
05 february 2019 - 17:10:27Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's First Lady Dr. Lala Malika Issoufou Tuesday launched a free screening of gynaecological cancer as [...] Full text...
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Rwanda attains 93 pct coverage in Immunization of young girls against HPV - official
04 february 2019 - 17:21:29Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda attained 93 percent coverage in immunization of young girls against the human papillomavirus (HPV) by [...] Full text...
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Over 1,300 succumb to cancer in Mauritius
04 february 2019 - 15:22:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 1,371 people died of cancer in Mauritius in 2018, PANA learnt from the [...] Full text...
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Men's role crucial in national breast cancer campaign in Rwanda - Minister
03 february 2019 - 14:15:22Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Although breast cancer is usually seen as a woman’s disease, men have also a key [...] Full text...
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World Cancer Day observed in Rwanda
03 february 2019 - 12:52:31Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Hundreds of people took to streets of the capital Kigali on Sunday, in a sports event [...] Full text...
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Efforts underway to raise cancer awareness in Botswana
31 january 2019 - 17:26:43Gaborone, Botswana: (PANA) The Cancer Association of Botswana, reportedly failing due to lack of funds, is now looking at broadening [...] Full text...
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Rwanda strengthens efforts in prevention against Hepatitis C
29 january 2019 - 16:43:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The Rwandan government has approved the implementation of a strategic national expanded hepatitis C prevention [...] Full text...
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High blood pressure, a serious public health concern in Guinea
29 january 2019 - 14:59:33Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Health authorities are repeatedly sounding the alarm in Guinea where they consider that non-communicable diseases, such [...] Full text...
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Health sciences university opens permanent campus in rural Rwanda
28 january 2019 - 11:43:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amid a growing number of global health crises—from Ebola to rapidly rising cancer rates—and a shortage [...] Full text...
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Alumni association initiates free medical consultation for the elderly in Bamako
22 january 2019 - 12:37:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - About 60 women and 30 elderly men in Bamako will, for two days from Tuesday, benefit [...] Full text...
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English Football club Leeds United salutes another South African legend (By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
20 january 2019 - 09:00:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A week after the death of South African football legend Phil Masinga, his old [...] Full text...
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South African football legend Phil Masinga dead at 49
13 january 2019 - 12:49:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is mourning the death of local football legend Phil "Chippa" Masinga [...] Full text...
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Consumer rights watchdog alerts Beninese on junk foods during holiday season
25 december 2018 - 18:38:52Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Beninese civil society organization devoted to protection of consumer rights, Consumer's Voice, has warned [...] Full text...
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Researchers, producers and consumers discuss food toxins in Mali
25 december 2018 - 17:50:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Researchers, producers and consumers have met in Bamako to share information on food-related hazards in Mali, [...] Full text...
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Senegal to eradicate polio 'in three or four years'
18 december 2018 - 13:28:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is on the road to completely eradicate polio in three or four years, the director [...] Full text...
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A million lives could be saved by 2050 through climate action, WHO says
05 december 2018 - 22:39:26Katowice, Poland (PANA) - Taking bold climate action now, could help save a million lives and a lot of money [...] Full text...
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Better housing means better health and well-being, stress new WHO guidelines
28 november 2018 - 03:04:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidelines highlighting that better homes, invariably lead to [...] Full text...
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Ending inequality means ending ‘global pandemic’ of violence against women – UN chief
20 november 2018 - 03:57:40New York, US (PANA) - Until women and girls can live free of fear, violence and insecurity, the world cannot [...] Full text...
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Mali host int'l Forum on Action plan for the protection of Albinos
16 november 2018 - 16:04:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Forum on the Adoption of an Action Plan for the Protection of Albinos in [...] Full text...
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Antimicrobial resistance a 'global health emergency,' UN warns
13 november 2018 - 03:41:18Rome, Italy (PANA) - By 2050, some five million people could die each year in Asia alone due to resistance [...] Full text...
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About 700,000 women benefit from free delivery in Burkina Faso
06 november 2018 - 19:43:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - About 700,000 expectant mothers have benefited from free delivery, which has been in place since [...] Full text...
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More than nine in ten children exposed to deadly air pollution - WHO
29 october 2018 - 21:25:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Air pollution is “stunting children’s brains” and affecting their health in more ways than was previously [...] Full text...
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Mauritian gov't criticised by media for silence in Khashoggi case
27 october 2018 - 11:51:30Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian media this week criticised the Government of Mauritius for its silence in the murder [...] Full text...
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World Food Day official ceremony highlights Zero Hunger goal still possible
16 october 2018 - 11:43:57Rome, Italy (PANA) - Speakers at the global World Food Day ceremony in Rome on Tuesday called for stronger political [...] Full text...
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Mental illness will cost the world US$$16 trillion by 2030 - Lancet report
10 october 2018 - 05:34:11London, UK (PANA) - A new Lancet Commission report on mental health says that mental disorders are on the rise [...] Full text...
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Ailing Tutu turns 87
07 october 2018 - 12:25:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nobel Laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is spending his 87 birthday in a Cape [...] Full text...
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South African Liberation hero fights for life in hospital
04 october 2018 - 15:22:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – One of the last two remaining Rivonia treason trialists, Andrew Mlangeni, is fighting for [...] Full text...
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UN stands up to stop 41 million avoidable deaths per year
27 september 2018 - 19:17:26New York, US (PANA) - “Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic Lyme disease, depression” – just some of the illnesses [...] Full text...
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Ageing Tutu admitted to hospital
27 september 2018 - 15:59:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Archbishop Desmond Tutu was admitted to a Cape Town hospital for unknown reasons on [...] Full text...
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Alcohol abuse kills three million people a year, most of them men – WHO report
21 september 2018 - 17:21:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in 20 deaths in 2016 – 3 million people, mostly men – were [...] Full text...
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Trade and consumption of cheap junk food are an obstacle for healthy diets - FAO
15 september 2018 - 06:21:35Rome, Italy (PANA) - The globalized food system is not delivering the diets that people need for a healthy life, [...] Full text...
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UN committee recommends 4 hazardous chemicals to be listed
14 september 2018 - 11:51:33Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Rotterdam Convention’s Chemicals Review Committee has recommended that four hazardous chemicals recommended should be [...] Full text...
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Cancer is a growing global threat and prevention is key, UN study shows
13 september 2018 - 06:25:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 18 million new cases of cancer are expected this year and it’s estimated that [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases
10 september 2018 - 07:02:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Anwar Husnoo on Sunday launched a national prevention campaign [...] Full text...
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Inactivity puts physical, mental health of more than 1.4 billion adults at risk, says WHO
05 september 2018 - 06:56:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Insufficient physical activity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable disease, negatively impacting mental health and [...] Full text...
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Impressive African health gains at risk from changing trends - WHO report
31 august 2018 - 06:41:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Life expectancy across Africa has improved significantly, says a new United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
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68th session of WHO Regional Committee for Africa opens in Senegal on Monday
25 august 2018 - 06:52:17Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ministers of Health and senior officials from 47 African countries will meet in Dakar, Senegal, for [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases
06 august 2018 - 09:19:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 10-day campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) was launched over the weekend by the Mauritian Health [...] Full text...
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Action needed to find, test, treat millions unknowingly infected with viral hepatitis – WHO
28 july 2018 - 07:39:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people globally who have viral hepatitis are unaware or unable to receive treatment, the [...] Full text...
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UNICEF says record number of children vaccinated in 2017
16 july 2018 - 19:52:19New York, US (PANA) - A record 123 million children were immunized globally in 2017, according to data released on [...] Full text...
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Dangers of poor quality health care revealed ‘in all countries’: WHO report
05 july 2018 - 19:24:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations experts said on Thursday that ineffective health care is a global phenomenon which increases [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Health minister appeals to the population to donate blood
13 june 2018 - 11:56:26Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister, Mr Anwar Husnoo, on Wednesday appealed to the population [...] Full text...
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WHO launches Global Action Plan on Physical Activity
04 june 2018 - 10:14:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is on Monday joining Prime Minister António [...] Full text...
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Medical charity lauds South Africa's landmark step for access to medicines
04 june 2018 - 04:58:56Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has lauded the move by the South African government [...] Full text...
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Commission calls for urgent action against chronic diseases
01 june 2018 - 20:36:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) Independent High-level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) [...] Full text...
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UN agencies fight against environmental risks that cause 12.6 million deaths a year
31 may 2018 - 19:45:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two United Nations agencies are combining their expertise to counter the growing threat of extreme weather, [...] Full text...
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South African celebrities raise funds to support cancer victims
26 may 2018 - 08:21:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s golf champion Gary Player and Irish pop star Ronan Keating have teamed [...] Full text...
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Delegates to World Health Assembly call for stepped up action against NCDs
25 may 2018 - 11:22:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Delegates to the 71st World Health Assembly in Geneva have called for stepped up action in [...] Full text...
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Inadequate funding hinders sports development in Kenya - Official
21 may 2018 - 15:17:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A top government official on Monday blamed the slow down in the development of sports on [...] Full text...
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WHO boss to open World Health Assembly with 'ambitious agenda for change'
18 may 2018 - 19:10:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After one year in office, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will open the 71st World [...] Full text...
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Ending double jeopardy for women with HIV in 8 African nations
18 may 2018 - 13:34:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new US$ 30 million partnership to help end cervical cancer, led by the United States [...] Full text...
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Obese people more likely to smoke, says new gene research
17 may 2018 - 06:26:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New research indicates that people who are genetically prone to being overweight have a higher risk [...] Full text...
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Investing in non-communicable disease control posts strong gains - WHO report
16 may 2018 - 15:14:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The world’s poorest countries can gain US$ 350 billion by 2030 by scaling up investments in [...] Full text...
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'Soil protection and conservation starts with us' (A feature by FAO)
06 may 2018 - 04:08:39Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil is a finite resource, meaning its loss and degradation is not recoverable within a human [...] Full text...
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90% people worldwide breathe polluted air - says WHO
02 may 2018 - 06:38:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world with new data released [...] Full text...
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UN advises hospitals to help mothers breastfeed
11 april 2018 - 22:38:04New York, US (PANA) - Breastfeeding within the first hour of birth protects newborns from infections and saves lives, United [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta set for Cuba visit
12 march 2018 - 18:13:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to leave for Cuba on Tuesday for a three-day [...] Full text...
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EAC leaders hold summit on infrastructure, health financing and development
21 february 2018 - 13:17:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli arrived in Kampala on Wednesday to attend the 19th [...] Full text...
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New UN high-profile panel set to take on non-communicable diseases
17 february 2018 - 05:01:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Bold, innovative solutions are now on the table to accelerate the prevention and control of deadly [...] Full text...
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US$46 billion in productivity lost to cancer in major emerging economies (A WHO Feature)
04 february 2018 - 01:31:15Lyon, France, (PANA) – A new study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology evaluates for the first time the cost [...] Full text...
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IAEA chief urges greater access to cancer diagnosis, prevention, treatment services
02 february 2018 - 20:32:53Vienna, Austria (PANA) – Millions of people suffering from cancer in developing countries still lack access to effective prevention, screening, [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta mourns South African jazz legend Masekela
23 january 2018 - 19:01:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday mourned South African Jazz legend Hugh Masekela referring to him [...] Full text...
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South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela dead at 78
23 january 2018 - 08:50:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African musician Hugh Masekela died in the early hours of Tuesday morning [...] Full text...
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Gambian first lady spells out plans for the people
20 january 2018 - 14:39:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s First Lady, Fatoumatta Bah Barrow, on Friday pledges to work hard for the common man [...] Full text...
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At least 60 dead in largest-ever Listeria outbreak in South Africa– WHO
12 january 2018 - 19:43:30Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – What is believed to be the largest-ever outbreak of the bacterial disease Listeriosis – or [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia working with UN to strengthen national NCD response (A WHO feature)
25 december 2017 - 08:51:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - All of government action is needed to prevent and control the health and development impacts [...] Full text...
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Rwanda bans 'shisha' smoking
15 december 2017 - 18:03:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has banned 'shisha' tobacco smoking, including sale, distribution and purchase of the product that [...] Full text...
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Number of people affected by dementia to triple in next 30 years - WHO
07 december 2017 - 11:26:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the global population ages, the number of people living with dementia is expected to triple [...] Full text...
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'1 in 10 medical products in developing countries is substandard or falsified' - WHO
29 november 2017 - 08:00:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 1 in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either substandard [...] Full text...
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UNESCO - MERCK Africa Research Summit (MARS) opens in Mauritius
29 november 2017 - 07:26:34Ebène , Mauritius (PANA) - The third edition of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) - MERCK [...] Full text...
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Wildlife conservation experts raise the alarm over elephant poaching
24 november 2017 - 12:42:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Experts in wildlife conservation from Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda on Wednesday in Musanze, a [...] Full text...
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South African Justice minister denies Chris Han's killer parole again
17 november 2017 - 09:21:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice Minister Michael Masutha on Friday denied parole to Janusz Walus who nearly sparked [...] Full text...
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WHO warns of dangers of air pollution to health, climate (A WHO feature)
12 november 2017 - 05:41:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From smog hanging over cities to smoke inside the home, air pollution poses a major threat [...] Full text...
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WHO enhances efforts to reduce burden of chronic diseases in Libya
10 november 2017 - 20:04:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Libya’s burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD) is estimated to account for more than 76% all deaths [...] Full text...
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Harvard Cancer Centre to train 20 Rwandan medical workers
09 november 2017 - 15:31:59Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Centre (CTSC) is to train some 20 Rwandan doctors by [...] Full text...
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Rwandan First Lady advocates joint efforts for comprehensive cancer care in Africa
07 november 2017 - 16:09:24Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan First Lady on Tuesday called on health researchers and policy makers from across Africa to [...] Full text...
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New report says pollution is one of world’s biggest killers
20 october 2017 - 05:41:33London, UK (PANA) - Pollution is a major cause of premature death, disability, and disease around the world, a new [...] Full text...
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Gov'ts endorse UN-backed plan to tackle non-communicable diseases - WHO
19 october 2017 - 20:12:31Montevideo, Uruguay (PANA) – Global leaders have pledged to take bold action to reduce suffering from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO establishes high-level commission to tackle noncommunicable diseases
10 october 2017 - 17:45:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations health agency on Tuesday announced the establishment of a high-level global commission on [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Jazz giant battles prostrate cancer
09 october 2017 - 15:56:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African jazz legend, Hugh Masekela, has called for privacy after confirming that he [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African court allows extradition of suspected Australian paedophile
05 october 2017 - 17:23:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Cape Town court has cleared the extradition of an alleged Australian paedophile who [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Gambian First Lady pledges support towards fighting AIDS, Cancer
20 september 2017 - 12:51:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian First Lady, Fatou Bah-Barrow, has pledged her support towards the ongoing fight against Cancer and [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: ‘Window of opportunity’ closing on non-communicable diseases, warns WHO
18 september 2017 - 20:59:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Millions around the globe are dying prematurely from diseases such as cancer or heart disease, the [...] Full text...
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US: UN highlights importance of collective action to protect ozone layer
16 september 2017 - 16:38:46New York, US (PANA) – Commemorating the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, senior United Nations officials, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: WHO supports Nigeria to create public awareness on viral hepatitis
03 august 2017 - 17:51:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and World Health Organization (WHO) are leading other stakeholders to create [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: All countries fail to meet breastfeeding standards - New report
01 august 2017 - 09:11:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: UN expert finds attacks on persons with albinism dropping in Tanzania
28 july 2017 - 16:48:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – People with albinism living in rural Tanzania continue to live in fear amid widespread [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO study finds industry interference in tobacco control policies
19 july 2017 - 17:52:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Despite measures protecting a majority of people from tobacco-related illness and death, the tobacco industry continues [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African jazz legend passes on at 70
12 july 2017 - 08:24:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Jazz legend Ray Phiri died in the early hours of Wednesday morning after being [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Anti-apartheid struggle hero admitted to hospital
09 july 2017 - 10:38:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-apartheid liberation hero Denis Goldberg has been admitted to a Cape Town hospital with [...] Full text...
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Italy: New action programme for SIDS to address nutrition, climate change
05 july 2017 - 06:51:16Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Tuesday a new United Nations global action programme [...] Full text...
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US: UN marks Day of the Tropics with focus on region’s vulnerability
29 june 2017 - 20:41:32New York, US (PANA) – The majority of the world’s most vulnerable communities are in the Tropics, and will be [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: 'Without an end to discrimination, there would be no end to the AIDS epidemic' - UNAIDS
28 june 2017 - 14:37:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "Without an end to discrimination there would be no end to the AIDS epidemic. Everybody must [...] Full text...
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France: UNESCO-organized annual meeting on security management holds in France
26 june 2017 - 18:16:47Paris, France (PANA) - At the annual meeting of the UN Security Management Group (SMG), featuring seven heads of UN [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: 'Restrict use of sunbeds to reduce rising skin cancer' - WHO
22 june 2017 - 06:21:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has underscored national actions to limit the use of artificial [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU seeks better protection for workers from cancer-causing substances
15 june 2017 - 13:03:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) of the European Union (EU) on [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO updates Essential Medicines List with new advice on use of antibiotics
06 june 2017 - 18:34:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: "Advertise your services" - Kenyan medics told
02 june 2017 - 14:40:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan medical institutions have been urged to advertise their services to stop Kenyans from seeking health [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO highlights threats of tobacco to development worldwide
30 may 2017 - 09:29:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Tinubu fails to show up for charity boxing bout against ex-World Champ Holyfield
27 may 2017 - 05:54:57Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Bola Tinubu, Nigerian politician and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on [...] Full text...
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Congo: WHO calls for high taxes on tobacco to finance health for all in Africa
20 may 2017 - 15:23:17Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Increasing tobacco taxes to reduce demand for tobacco could generate revenue for African governments to finance [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Controversial discharge of pro-government militia members reported in Ghana
20 may 2017 - 08:06:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The controversial discharge last Wednesday of eight members of a pro-government militia group that stormed an [...] Full text...
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Ghana: May Day, World Press Freedom Day celebrations reported in Ghana
06 may 2017 - 08:06:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Two important international celebrations this week – Workers’ Day (May Day) and the World Press Freedom [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO warns excessive speed contributes to high traffic fatalities
05 may 2017 - 17:52:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging drivers to kill the speed as speeding on the [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO to begin pilot prequalification of biosimilar medicines for cancer treatment
04 may 2017 - 09:57:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) will this year launch a pilot project for prequalifying biosimilar medicines, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa's White Zulu bows out
30 april 2017 - 13:45:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African music legend Johnny Clegg, who is suffering from cancer, has announced that [...] Full text...
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Congo: Treated mosquito nets are 'safe and effective' - WHO
25 april 2017 - 12:23:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs), which for many [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO says new hepatitis data highlight need for urgent global response
21 april 2017 - 11:46:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New World Health Organization (WHO) data reveal that an estimated 325 million people worldwide are living [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO announces World Immunization Week to be held 24-30 April
20 april 2017 - 09:58:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday announced World Immunization Week from 24-30 April, which aims [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Outgoing WHO boss assesses decade of public health
14 april 2017 - 14:54:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a report - “Ten years in public health 2007-2017” [...] Full text...
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UN: Mali ratifies amendment to Montreal Protocol on HFCs
04 april 2017 - 20:37:49New York, US (PANA) - Mali has become the first country to ratify the Kigali Amendment, a ground-breaking amendment to [...] Full text...
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US: UN body discusses changing population age structures, sustainable devt
04 april 2017 - 06:39:56New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations advisory body on issues related to population and development on Monday kicked [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Montreal Protocol marks milestone with first ratification of Kigali amendment
03 april 2017 - 17:46:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global efforts to protect the climate and the ozone layer have received a boost with the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Evander Holyfield to 'fight' Nigerian politician in charity boxing bout
26 march 2017 - 16:52:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Evander Holyfield, the legendary five-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, will hold an exhibition boxing match with [...] Full text...
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UN: UN atomic agency, Sudan govt host meeting on cancer in developing countries
22 march 2017 - 20:52:14New York, US (PANA) - Cancer can be a death warrant in some developing countries, spurring the UN International Atomic [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: UN rights experts call for global treaty to regulate dangerous pesticides
08 march 2017 - 05:50:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two United Nations human rights experts are calling for a comprehensive new global treaty to regulate [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO says polluted environment causes 1.7 million child deaths a year
06 march 2017 - 11:24:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to [...] Full text...
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UN: UN rights experts task governments on curbing toxic air
24 february 2017 - 19:29:47New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights experts have called for strong, urgent action by governments to ensure that [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO says early cancer diagnosis, better trained medics save lives
03 february 2017 - 19:57:35New York, US (PANA) - Early cancer diagnosis saves lives and cuts treatment costs, particularly in developing countries where the [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO says cervical cancer kills 250,000 women annually
02 february 2017 - 20:03:03New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said cervical cancer kills more than 250,000 women every year [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: With more people sedentary, WHO urges everyone to 'get moving'
01 february 2017 - 22:12:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Not enough exercise contributes to cancer, diabetes, depression and other non-communicable diseases, according to the United [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: US banks target opportunities in Sudan after sanctions lifting
27 january 2017 - 19:34:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A significant number of American banks have indicated their interest to invest in Sudan as [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO report says tobacco control can save billions of dollars, millions of lives
10 january 2017 - 15:56:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Policies to control tobacco use, including tobacco tax and price increases, can generate significant government revenues [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: AU prepares launch of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
22 december 2016 - 13:23:17Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Senior staff members of the African Union (AU) on Thursday were busy on the second day [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana president calls for collective efforts to fight HIV
01 december 2016 - 11:45:36Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Ian Khama has implored the nation to unite in fighting the HIV scourge saying [...] Full text...
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UN: UNAIDS says 18.2 million people on anti-retroviral therapy
21 november 2016 - 19:02:09New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Monday stated that [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Hani's widow angered by documentary on hubby's killers
18 november 2016 - 15:25:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Limpho Hani, the widow of assassinated South African Communist Party (SACP) leader, Chris Hani, [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO issues new guidelines to stop surgical infections
03 november 2016 - 17:13:47New York, US (PANA) - Warning that millions of people die every year from preventable surgical infections, particularly in developing [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African apartheid-era killer dies of cancer
03 november 2016 - 15:33:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Apartheid-era politician Clive Derby-Lewis, who nearly sparked a full-blown race war on the eve [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO tasks governments on tackling air pollution
21 october 2016 - 05:33:31New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Coalition for Climate and Clean Air [...] Full text...
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Zambia: ActionAid Zambia shocked over rising cases of corruption in Zambia
20 october 2016 - 15:52:45Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - ActionAid Zambia says it is shocked and disappointed by the rampant corruption and mismanagement of public [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF says most children receive inadequate nutrition
14 october 2016 - 18:36:34New York, US (PANA) - Five out of six children worldwide under two years old are not receiving adequate nutrition [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Emotional Tutu celebrates 85th birthday
07 october 2016 - 14:53:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An emotional Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Friday marked his 85th birthday by delivering [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Olympic champion Kipruto for Gaa Marathon
05 october 2016 - 13:32:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rio Olympics men's 30000m steeplechase winner, Conseslus Kipruto, is among the bigwigs set for the forthcoming [...] Full text...
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UN: IAEA database highlights global disparities in access to cancer care
29 september 2016 - 14:19:20New York, US (PANA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched a revamped global database which highlights startling [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO report millions of people living with excessive air pollution
27 september 2016 - 17:44:14New York, US (PANA) - With some 6.5 million people dying annually from air pollution and 92 per cent of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Kwaito musical legend laid to rest
23 september 2016 - 15:25:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Hundreds of mourners on Friday paid their last respects to kwaito musician Mduduzi [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Fossil fuel expansion has reached the sky’s limit: Report
23 september 2016 - 10:53:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The embedded carbon emissions from the oil, gas, and coal in currently operating fields and mines, [...] Full text...
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UN: African First Ladies partner on sexual, reproductive health for young girls
22 september 2016 - 11:53:28New York, US (PANA) - The Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) is partnering with UN agencies, private [...] Full text...
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UN: Al-Sisi tasks UNESCO on eliminating destructive ideologies
21 september 2016 - 15:12:46New York, US (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi says terrorism is the cancer of our age that breeds [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African editors express anger over fake reports on Tutu
21 september 2016 - 13:42:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s daughter and the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) have condemned [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Tributes flood in for fallen kwaito star
19 september 2016 - 09:11:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in for legendary South African musician Mandoza who died on Sunday [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Bishop Desmond Tutu re-admitted in hospital
17 september 2016 - 13:17:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is back in hospital, just days after being discharged following [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Tutu recovers after surgery in South Africa
07 september 2016 - 19:01:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African liberation here Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is recovering at a Cape Town [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: 'Pollution kills as many people as cancer'
31 august 2016 - 08:17:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The new head of the United Nations environment agency on Wednesday laid out key issues facing [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius introduces HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer
19 august 2016 - 06:37:45Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday launched a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to prevent cervical cancer among girls as [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO names Michael Bloomberg Global Ambassador on Non-Communicable Diseases
18 august 2016 - 15:10:24New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has named former New York Mayor and philanthropist, Michael Bloomberg, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Liberation hero launches scathing attack on ANC
11 august 2016 - 10:48:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Reverend Frank Chikane, the former Director General of the Presidency, on Thursday launched a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritian population urged to support breastfeeding mothers
04 august 2016 - 17:39:51Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Anil Gayan on Thursday urged fathers, relatives, neighbours and health care professionals to [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO to launch new hepatitis testing guidelines
25 july 2016 - 19:08:32New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of World Hepatitis Day observed annually on 28 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO urges governments to act fast on hepatitis testing, treatment
20 july 2016 - 15:39:11New York, US (PANA) - Around 400 million people are infected with hepatitis but only one in 20 know they [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Biofortified beans reducing iron deficiency in Rwandan women
20 july 2016 - 08:29:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Daily consumption of meals with beans has reduced cases of anaemia and iron deficiency in young [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO urges speeding up efforts on non-communicable diseases
19 july 2016 - 06:54:57New York, US (PANA) - Governments must make greater efforts to protect people from heart disease, cancers, diabetes and lung [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya, India sign pacts on industrial development
11 july 2016 - 21:27:40Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday rounded a four-nation Africa visit in Kenya, with a pledge [...] Full text...
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France: Experts propose actions to reduce health risks linked to climate change
09 july 2016 - 19:47:32Paris, France (PANA) - Participants at the Second Global Conference on Health and Climate, hosted by the Government of France, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief says healthy living vital to achieving SDGs
21 june 2016 - 14:18:16New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged everyone to embrace healthier choices and lifestyles and [...] Full text...
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UN: Coffee does not pose cancer risk - WHO says
15 june 2016 - 18:14:02New York, US (PANA) - An international working group of scientists convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Super Eagles former coach, Stephen Keshi, is dead
08 june 2016 - 06:19:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Stephen Okechukwu, former captain and coach of the Nigerian senior national football team, Super Eagles, is [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Albino killing spree fuelled by ritual practices, policing failures - Amnesty Int'l
07 june 2016 - 08:21:37Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - A surge in killings of people with albinism, whose body parts are used in ritual practices, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges plain packaging of tobacco products to save lives
31 may 2016 - 21:43:00New York, US (PANA) - As the global community marks World No Tobacco Day, the UN on Tuesday advocated for [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Air pollution levels rising in many of the world’s poorest cities - WHO
12 may 2016 - 08:25:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 80% of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to [...] Full text...
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Kenya: UN agencies release guidelines on toxic pesticides reduction
10 may 2016 - 15:52:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The FAO and WHO have released new guidelines aimed at reducing the damage done by pesticides [...] Full text...
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UN: 'Most countries lack adequate laws to protect, promote breastfeeding'
09 may 2016 - 20:38:27New York, US (PANA) - Laws to protect breastfeeding against the growing multi-billion-dollar breast-milk substitute business are inadequate in most [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius takes measures to manage waste oils
07 may 2016 - 07:37:05Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will soon introduce new measures to manage waste oil in the island nation, PANA [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief reiterates call for more action to end nuclear testing
28 april 2016 - 13:58:26New York, US (PANA) - Marking the 20th anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-BanTreaty Organization (CTBTO), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius marks World Immunization Week
25 april 2016 - 17:13:08Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health authorities on Monday marked the World Immunisation Week which is dedicated to promoting [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Court rejects move to block release of Hani's assassin
14 april 2016 - 10:55:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday dismissed an application by the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma survives historic impeachment vote in South African parliament
05 april 2016 - 18:25:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The National Assembly of South Africa on Tuesday voted against removing President Jacob Zuma [...] Full text...
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UN: UN expert warns on treatment metted on people with albinism
22 march 2016 - 15:22:49New York, US (PANA) - UN expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ms. Ikponwosa Ero, [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Unhealthy environments cause 12.6 million deaths each year - WHO
15 march 2016 - 10:13:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 12.6 million people died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy [...] Full text...
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Austria: UN urges focus on ‘shared responsibility’ to combat illicit drugs
15 march 2016 - 06:45:38Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Ahead of a special session on drugs at the United Nations General Assembly, senior United Nations [...] Full text...
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South Africa: How Mandela's intervention helped steer South Africa away from a race war (By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
11 march 2016 - 11:35:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Few issues have divided post-Apartheid South Africa more than the fate of two men [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Chris Hani's assassin granted parole
10 march 2016 - 09:32:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Polish immigrant who nearly plunged South Africa into a full-blown race-war 23 years [...] Full text...
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Kenya: UNEP warns environmental filth heightens lung cancer deaths
17 february 2016 - 18:24:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Achim Steiner warned Wednesday that the destruction of the ozone [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief stresses need to eliminate cervical cancer
04 february 2016 - 14:51:05New York, US (PANA) - Marking World Cancer Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday stressed that where a person [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Increasing breastfeeding could save 800,000 children a year
29 january 2016 - 11:59:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major new Series on breastfeeding, published in medical journal, “The Lancet”, finds that despite strong [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius to carry out survey on tobacco use among youth
29 january 2016 - 10:04:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Ministry will be conducting a Global Youth Tobacco Survey [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan preacher Deya embroiled in another scam
25 january 2016 - 15:39:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UK-based controversial Kenyan preacher, Gilbert Deya, whose extradition Kenya sought unsuccessfully over the alleged 'miracle baby' [...] Full text...
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China: Wildlife ambassadors, Chinese celebrities say consuming rhino horn no better than fingernails
13 january 2016 - 08:54:11Beijing, China (PANA) - With rampant poaching threatening the survival of Africa’s rhinos, an all-star team of Chinese celebrities and [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO outlines global trends and looks ahead to 2030 targets
09 december 2015 - 05:32:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued a comprehensive analysis of global health trends since [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia exports banned arsenic copper concentrates to Taiwan
03 december 2015 - 15:21:46Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Copper concentrates containing elevated levels of arsenic imported by Konkola Copper Mine (KCM) into Zambia has [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO sounds alarm on deaths of children from foodborne disease
03 december 2015 - 11:03:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost one third (30%) of all deaths from foodborne diseases are in children under the age [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Born Free Foundation condemns S. Africa's decision to overturn rhino horn trade ban
26 november 2015 - 16:29:23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Born Free Foundation has strongly condemned the decision of the High Court in [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Nestlé helps to fight NCD, high intake of salt in West, Central Africa
18 november 2015 - 09:18:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nestlé, a transnational food and beverage company, says is involved in fighting non-communicable diseases and high [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO to launch International Year of Pulses 2016
06 november 2015 - 09:57:24Rome, Italy (PANA) - Dried beans, lentils and peas – along with a myriad of their leguminous cousins – are [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Don't sop eating meat, but reduce consumption - WHO
29 october 2015 - 20:38:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) may have backpedaled slightly on its earlier statement relating to the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN health experts say processed meat, bacon, sausage cause cancer
26 october 2015 - 17:50:19New York, US (PANA) - Eating red meat more, especially processed meat and bacon, is likely to cause cancer, UN health [...] Full text...
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