Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa
12 april 2024 - 21:57:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...
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13th All-Africa Games: Uganda edge Congo in thriller to set up finals against Ghana
20 march 2024 - 09:58:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Uganda will play hosts, Ghana, in the men's final of this year's African Games on Friday [...] Full text...
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At least one in eight people now obese, warns WHO
01 march 2024 - 05:41:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...
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Half-way to SDG's deadline: Tackling climate change, protecting the planet
30 december 2023 - 07:37:13New York, US (PANA) - Halting unsustainable consumption and production, which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the [...] Full text...
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Nexus of food, water & energy: A Key element to Egypt’s climate efforts: World Bank report
19 december 2023 - 07:16:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s nexus of water, food and energy (NWFE) programme, launched a year ago to leverage partnerships [...] Full text...
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Record hunger in West and Central Africa: UN humanitarians
13 december 2023 - 08:40:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Food insecurity has continued to worsen in West and Central Africa with the number of hungry [...] Full text...
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COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’
10 december 2023 - 17:38:58Dubai, UAE (PANA) - As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on [...] Full text...
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‘Unprecedented’ malnutrition crisis in Africa: 75 per cent unable to afford healthy food
08 december 2023 - 06:34:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - More than a billion Africans cannot afford a healthy diet and close to one in [...] Full text...
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Food price inflation globally exceeds overall inflation in developing regions: WB report
05 december 2023 - 07:56:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high globally and 61.9% of low-income countries have experienced [...] Full text...
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Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief
21 november 2023 - 05:36:40London, UK, (PANA) - Worldwide, 45 million children under-five are wasted, meaning they are dangerously thin for their height, and roughly one [...] Full text...
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WHO issues new guideline to tackle acute malnutrition in children under five
20 november 2023 - 20:34:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is advancing the global fight against acute malnutrition in children under [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF WCL: Mamelodi Sundowns vs SC Casablanca: All to play for in finals
17 november 2023 - 11:08:38Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the third time in a row, Mamelodi Sundowns will play in the final of [...] Full text...
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Diabetes on the rise, warns WHO
14 november 2023 - 17:32:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, millions of people with diabetes around the world [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF WCL: Sundowns through to semi-finals
09 november 2023 - 07:28:33Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa are through to the semi-finals of the CAF Women’s Champions [...] Full text...
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FAO report reveals hidden costs of agrifood systems
07 november 2023 - 06:25:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - Although current agrifood systems provide nourishment and sustain economies, they also impose huge hidden costs on [...] Full text...
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2023 AFL: Sundowns stun giants Al Ahly to reach AFL final
01 november 2023 - 21:07:24Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns held Egyptian giants Al Ahly to a goalless draw in Cairo on Wednesday night [...] Full text...
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2024 Women's Olympic Qualifier: Ethiopia invite 25 players for Nigeria clash
24 october 2023 - 07:47:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia have summoned 25 women footballers to camp for their 2024 Olympic Games qualifier against [...] Full text...
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UNGA78: UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs
18 september 2023 - 17:06:48New York, US (PANA) - Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [...] Full text...
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2023-24 CAF Champions League: Clubs bolster squads in transfer window
15 august 2023 - 06:54:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the anticipation builds for the upcoming 2023-24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League beginning on Friday, teams [...] Full text...
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Global food systems ‘broken’, says UN chief
25 july 2023 - 05:37:53Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: The bloody power struggle of the Sudanese generals hits 100 days (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
24 july 2023 - 08:50:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - To avoid repeating my food menu in this war situation, I sometimes had to come up [...] Full text...
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AfDB Group commits $87 million to prop cereal production in Tunisia
21 july 2023 - 13:59:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will receive an $87.1 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group to scale [...] Full text...
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Research agency assesses health impacts of Aspartame in humans
14 july 2023 - 15:10:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener - aspartame - were released here Friday [...] Full text...
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Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds
12 july 2023 - 15:51:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As many as 783 million people faced hunger worldwide in 2022 in the wake of the [...] Full text...
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WHO releases new guidance to protect children from ‘aggressive’ food marketing
04 july 2023 - 05:36:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday released fresh guidance on shaping policies to best protect children [...] Full text...
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Macro-economic challenges hamper Zimbabwe maize farmers’ efforts to raise production
19 june 2023 - 09:28:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s maize crop for marketing year 2023/24 is estimated at 1.5 million metric tons, representing an [...] Full text...
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FIFA Women's World Cup: Injury rules Janine Van Wyk out of South Africa squad
07 june 2023 - 08:23:50Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa have confirmed that Janine Van Wyk has been ruled out of the FIFA [...] Full text...
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WHO advises against use of artificial sweeteners
16 may 2023 - 05:39:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New guidelines from the UN health agency released on Monday have advised against using non-sugar sweeteners (NSS). The recommendation [...] Full text...
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Hypertension affects 27% of the Mauritian population: Minister
10 may 2023 - 13:14:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, said on Wednesday that hypertension affects 27.2% of [...] Full text...
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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)
30 april 2023 - 16:35:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] Full text...
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Food insecurity and malnutrition at their highest levels in 10 years in West and Central Africa
19 april 2023 - 18:28:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Acute food insecurity is set to reach a 10-year high in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...
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Armyworm outbreaks, drought, high fertiliser prices affect grain production in Tanzania
23 march 2023 - 08:16:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s maize production in marketing year 2023/24 is anticipated to increase 3% to 6.1 [...] Full text...
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Africa burdened with largest global increase of oral diseases
22 march 2023 - 05:17:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Around 44% of the population in the African region suffer from oral diseases. And while the region [...] Full text...
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Macron's message about end of "Françafrique", indicates France is a new "Neo-colonial" power -Newspaper says
10 march 2023 - 15:27:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During his recent African tour which too him to four African countries, namely Gabon, the Democratic [...] Full text...
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WHO report: Reduce salt intake
09 march 2023 - 14:38:22Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - Implementing sodium reduction policies could save an estimated seven million lives globally by 2030, WHO said in a [...] Full text...
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Libyan Minister of Local Government reaffirms government's commitment to hold elections
01 march 2023 - 16:41:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Local Government in the Government of National Unity, Badreddine al-Toumi, reaffirmed here [...] Full text...
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Exhibition showcases millets as ‘smart food’, rich in heritage and full of potential
16 february 2023 - 06:06:26New York, US (PANA) - A new exhibition highlighting the crucial role millets play in boosting global food and nutrition [...] Full text...
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Cabo Verde ‘on the frontlines’ of climate crisis, says UN chief ahead of Ocean Summit (A UN feature)
22 january 2023 - 05:44:32Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - How can a country secure a sustainable future if 99.3 per cent of its territory [...] Full text...
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The Rockefeller Foundation, WFP launch initiative to strengthen school meals
19 january 2023 - 05:20:54New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$ 10.7 million grant from [...] Full text...
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German Defence Minister visits Mali to support transition process
16 december 2022 - 13:09:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The German Minister of Defence, Mrs. Christine Anelle Lambrech, reaffirmed on Thursday the commitment of her [...] Full text...
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COP27: Sustainable food cold chains reduce waste, fight climate change: UN report
13 november 2022 - 05:56:39Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Greater investment in sustainable food cold chains is needed to reduce hunger, provide livelihoods to communities, [...] Full text...
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Climate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit, UNEP warns Play video
28 october 2022 - 05:09:59New York, US (PANA) - National pledges to reduce harmful emissions offer little hope of avoiding climate disaster, UN climate [...] Full text...
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Global food crisis: Let’s move from ‘despair to hope and action’, urges Guterres
15 october 2022 - 06:42:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - In the face of the growing hunger crisis, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...
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Join forces to prevent ‘food availability crisis’ urges FAO chief
28 september 2022 - 18:57:58Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access [...] Full text...
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Heads of State commit to Noncommunicable Disease Global Compact to save 50 million lives by 2030
21 september 2022 - 14:44:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, Wednesday launched a new report calling on global leaders [...] Full text...
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Noncommunicable diseases now outnumber infectious diseases as the top killers globally -WHO (Embargoed for release until 13.00 CEST on Wednesday 21 Sept 2022)
19 september 2022 - 19:42:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization will on 21 September, release a new report and data portal on noncommunicable [...] Full text...
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'Nearly half of global food crisis hungry are children'
19 september 2022 - 06:15:42Rome, Italy (PANA) - School-aged children are bearing the brunt of today’s Global Food Crisis with devastating consequences for their [...] Full text...
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UN team in Algeria calls for support for Sahrawi refugees, as food prices surge
24 august 2022 - 13:30:01Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Faced with a deteriorating nutrition situation in the Sahrawi refugee camps, including over 75 percent cuts [...] Full text...
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Japan supports WFP's response to food insecurity and malnutrition in Mali
20 august 2022 - 05:38:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Government of Japan has provided an additional US$2 million contribution to the United Nations World [...] Full text...
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Externally sourced consumables dominate Ghana’s market
19 august 2022 - 11:47:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s agricultural and related imports were valued at US $3.3 billion in 2021, an increase of [...] Full text...
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UN, Ethiopian agencies appeal for funding to continue feeding over 750,000 refugees
09 august 2022 - 13:27:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Ghana approves GE cowpea crop for environmental and market release
30 july 2022 - 09:44:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's National Biosafety Authority has approved the release of the GE crop BT Cowpea into the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches 2022 National Nutrition Survey
21 july 2022 - 10:54:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Thursday launched the 2022 National Nutrition Survey with [...] Full text...
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UN and partners meet to address ‘critical’ state of global food crisis
19 july 2022 - 05:18:20New York, US (PANA) - Scaling up climate resilience across food systems is among the actions needed to counter rising [...] Full text...
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UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
06 july 2022 - 16:49:55Rome/New York, UN (PANA) - The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards [...] Full text...
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Sea cucumber smuggling in East Africa threatens livelihoods and ecosystems
01 july 2022 - 05:40:24Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The high demand for sea cucumbers in China is leading to their over-exploitation along the East [...] Full text...
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Record fisheries, aquaculture production contributing to global food security - FAO
30 june 2022 - 05:57:44Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, [...] Full text...
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Global hunger crisis pushing one child per minute, into severe malnutrition: UNICEF
24 june 2022 - 05:24:54New York, US (PANA) - Because of the global hunger crisis, every single minute, one child is pushed into life-threatening, [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’ on Biodiversity Day
22 may 2022 - 08:04:16New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks International Day for Biological Diversity on Sunday, the UN Secretary-General has [...] Full text...
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Ukraine conflict highlights urgent need to build resilient food systems with people at their heart - WFP
19 may 2022 - 12:08:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is on Thursday calling for a massive expansion [...] Full text...
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World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children: UNICEF
17 may 2022 - 07:16:32New York, US (PANA) — The number of children with severe wasting was rising even before the war in Ukraine threatened to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to conduct Nutrition Survey
14 may 2022 - 06:31:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness will conduct the fourth Mauritius Nutrition Survey this year. It [...] Full text...
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UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide
13 may 2022 - 05:25:41Rome, Italy (PANA) - On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and [...] Full text...
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World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation - UN
13 may 2022 - 05:16:36Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of [...] Full text...
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WHO, Norway, Ghana launch First Global Heads of State and Government Group on NCDs
12 april 2022 - 16:46:57Acca, Ghana, Switzerland (PANA) - The Worrld Health Organization (WHO)Tuesday welcomed the establishment of a new Heads of State and [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge scale up in assistance to stave off hunger in South Sudan
10 april 2022 - 07:12:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Foo d insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in [...] Full text...
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Scale up action to combat child malnutrition in Africa’s Sahel: UN agencies
07 april 2022 - 04:54:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An estimated 6.3 million children under-five in six countries in Africa’s Sahel region will suffer from [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis threatens food security for women, girls: WFP
08 march 2022 - 12:10:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Women and girls, especially in rural communities, continue to face the brunt of the climate crisis that [...] Full text...
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Obesity rising in Africa, says WHO
04 march 2022 - 05:24:08Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers are projected to be obese by [...] Full text...
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Two UN agencies launch new initiative to improve nutrition standards for school meals
22 february 2022 - 05:53:54Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new project launched on Monday by two UN agencies aims to improve the diet of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: WFP paints bleak picture of humanitarian situation
28 january 2022 - 17:51:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - After 15 months of conflict in Ethiopia, almost 40 per cent of Tigrayans are suffering [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP
15 january 2022 - 05:21:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official condemns killing of humanitarian worker in South Sudan
20 december 2021 - 20:25:48Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan has strongly condemned the killing of a UN-contracted aid [...] Full text...
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Investing $1 per person annually could save 7 million lives in low, lower-middle income nations
13 december 2021 - 13:12:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented [...] Full text...
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Three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, says FAO
24 november 2021 - 05:17:05Rome, Italy (PANA) - Approximately three billion people, almost 40 per cent of the world’s population, cannot afford a healthy diet and another one billion people would join their ranks [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges lifesaving transformation of food systems
15 october 2021 - 07:12:10New York, US (PANA) - World Food Day is not only a reminder to everyone on the planet of the importance [...] Full text...
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Cardiovascular diseases kill 1,800 people every year in Mauritius
30 september 2021 - 07:49:47Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) - Some 1,800 people die from Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) every year, accounting for 19% of all deaths [...] Full text...
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Food’s a human right, not just ‘a commodity to be traded’: Guterres
23 september 2021 - 18:51:07New York, US (PANA) - Every day, hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry. Three billion people cannot [...] Full text...
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No improvement in young children’s diets over past decade: UNICEF
22 september 2021 - 17:15:39New York, US (PANA) - There has been little sign of improvement in the diets of the world’s youngest children [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic – FAO report
22 september 2021 - 17:07:48Rome, Italy (PANA) - COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, [...] Full text...
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Global food systems: New IFAD report recommends concrete actions for policymakers
21 september 2021 - 14:43:55Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, [...] Full text...
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EU supports marginalised communities in Namibia through Cash-Based Transfers
11 september 2021 - 05:32:34Windhoek, Namibia – The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Namibian Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare [...] Full text...
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Agroecology can address food systems failures - new IFAD report
08 september 2021 - 15:00:29Rome, Italy (PANA) – In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa suffers widespread food, nutrition insecurity – SADC report
12 august 2021 - 16:06:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suffer widespread food and [...] Full text...
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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO
27 july 2021 - 15:23:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] Full text...
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Germany provides support to food insecure communities in Zimbabwe
16 july 2021 - 15:36:21Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Government of Germany, through the German Federal Foreign Office, has contributed EUR 3 million to [...] Full text...
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The world is ‘tremendously off track’ to meet 2030 SDGs: UN chief
13 july 2021 - 05:43:48New York, US (PANA) - Between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020 – some 161 million more [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger – UN report
12 july 2021 - 15:43:29Rome, Italy (PANA) – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said on Monday, [...] Full text...
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World Food Safety Day: Innovative systems needed to raise productivity
06 june 2021 - 10:42:20Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Member States of the United Nations on Monday celebrate this year’s World Food Safety [...] Full text...
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FIFA, FIFPRO to provide health support to recently-retired footballers
29 may 2021 - 17:00:03Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) are [...] Full text...
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Young people key to transforming world’s food systems: UN officials
05 may 2021 - 05:23:23New York, US (PANA) - Young people are taking a leading role in shaping fair and equitable food systems around [...] Full text...
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ADF provides $31.2 million to boost nutrition and end child stunting in Ethiopia
29 april 2021 - 19:37:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a grant of [...] Full text...
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Governing Council reappoints Gilbert F. Houngbo President of IFAD
17 february 2021 - 18:29:18Rome, Italy (PANA) - In a strong show of support and recognition for the leader who has successfully showcased the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia govt, WFP provide emergency food assistance
16 february 2021 - 18:54:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Government of Gambia, through the Ministry of Agriculture and the United Nations World Food Programme [...] Full text...
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UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security
10 february 2021 - 13:42:56New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking World Pulses Day on Wednesday, highlighting their importance not only as [...] Full text...
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Mali, Germany sign 56 billion Fcfa deals to support priority development projects
22 december 2020 - 15:51:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and Germany on Monday in Bamako signed five finance agreements for about 56 billion CFA [...] Full text...
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Fruits, vegetables crucial for healthy lives, sustainable world: Guterres
22 december 2020 - 07:03:18New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, spotlighting [...] Full text...
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Funds for emergency food assistance run dry as millions face hunger season in Zimbabwe
17 december 2020 - 15:52:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – With millions of Zimbabweans devastated by a year of drought, rising hyperinflation and COVID-19, the United [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM encourages local production of food crops
17 december 2020 - 12:33:17Moka, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister Pravin Jugnauth on Thursday urged the population to work for agricultural self-sufficiency [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Diabetes increasing pandemic risks, showing need to strengthen health systems
13 november 2020 - 21:57:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the number of people with diabetes surges, many are at “increased risk of severe disease [...] Full text...
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UN agencies stress urgent need to strengthen food systems as COVID-19 drives up numbers of hungry people
16 october 2020 - 18:58:07Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday joined its sister agencies in calling for global [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic constitutes ‘unprecedented challenge’ to health, social, economic conditions: UN agencies
14 october 2020 - 06:17:11New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has not only led to a “dramatic loss” of human life but [...] Full text...
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Flooding leaves South Sudan facing threat of ‘catastrophic’ hunger levels, UN says
30 september 2020 - 08:30:03Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Torrential rains and flooding across South Sudan have created the threat of “catastrophic” levels of [...] Full text...
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Flooding leaves South Sudan facing threat of ‘catastrophic’ hunger levels
29 september 2020 - 16:34:54Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Torrential rains and flooding across South Sudan have created the threat of “catastrophic” hunger levels [...] Full text...
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Senegal launches agricultural project for food security and financial power for people south of country
25 september 2020 - 15:07:51Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The African Network for Integrated Development (RADI), in its fight to ensure food security for vulnerable [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: FAO Regional Conference on Food Systems Transformation to kick off on Sept 21
19 september 2020 - 16:57:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - “Transforming Food Systems to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals” is the theme of the 35th session of [...] Full text...
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Report reveals two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970
10 september 2020 - 08:27:21Gland, Switzerland (PANA) – Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds decline in [...] Full text...
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New study: Living at higher altitudes associated with higher levels of child stunting
25 august 2020 - 07:13:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Residing at higher altitude is associated with greater rates of stunting, even for children living [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Freed Kenyan journalist in Ethiopia faces coronavirus battle
21 august 2020 - 17:10:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenyan journalist, Yassin Juma, also known as Collins Juma Osemo, held in a police detention [...] Full text...
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'A healthy diet must not be a luxury for Africans,' says Senior FAO Official
15 july 2020 - 14:54:41Rome, Italy (PANA) - “If swift action is not taken to reverse the hunger trend and make healthy diets accessible [...] Full text...
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UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally
13 july 2020 - 20:36:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...
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UNEP supports global food systems providing net positive impacts on nutrition, environment
13 july 2020 - 11:17:41Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – While progress on reducing hunger has stagnated in the last five years, evidence suggests [...] Full text...
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Denmark to host round table on humanitarian situation in the Sahel
02 july 2020 - 15:58:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A ministerial round table on the humanitarian situation in the Sahel, particularly in Burkina Faso, Mali [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IOC joins forces with WHO and UN to fight pandemic
24 june 2020 - 10:13:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On Olympic Day, 23 June 2020, the International Olympic Committee and UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Eritrean detainees live in crowded, filthy prison cells
21 may 2020 - 20:50:31Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) – Amnesty International has decried the overcrowding and the filthy conditions in which detainees in Eritrea are [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa - WHO
15 may 2020 - 17:43:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana extends ban on social gatherings to 31 May as positive cases hit 4,700
11 may 2020 - 07:52:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings to 31 May [...] Full text...
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UN report rates Zimbabwe among top global food crises
28 april 2020 - 12:37:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A major deterioration in food insecurity is expected in Zimbabwe as a result of persisting economic [...] Full text...
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Germany gives 1 billion FCFA to Peacekeeping School in Bamako
16 march 2020 - 20:23:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany will provide the Peacekeeping School (EMP) "Alioune Blondin Bèye" in Bamako with 1 billion CFA [...] Full text...
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Accredited French journalist deported from Guinea
07 march 2020 - 11:53:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - French journalist, Thomas Dietrich, was deported on Friday, 48 hours after arriving in Guinea. He was [...] Full text...
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Benin to rehabilitate military high school facilities
15 february 2020 - 12:33:09Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin government will repair facilities of the General Mathieu Kérékou de Natitingou Military Girls' High [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches a new generation of natural sugar
14 february 2020 - 15:31:01Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Omnicane Ltd, a Mauritian sugar establishment in the south of the island, on Thursday launched [...] Full text...
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UN draws attention to plight of Madagascar’s children, asks for assistance
12 february 2020 - 07:42:50Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Since 2012, the plight of children in Madagascar has not improved and is in many cases [...] Full text...
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More than 8,000 cases of cancer reported every year in Benin
04 february 2020 - 21:47:06Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin records more than 8,000 cases of cancer every year, Health Minister Professor Benjamin Hounkpatin said [...] Full text...
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Niger makes significant progress in taming cancer
04 february 2020 - 14:18:07Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Cancer incidence in Niger increased from 56.3 cases per 100,000 women in 2008 to 71 cases [...] Full text...
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Finish prey bird makes epic flight to Kenya
24 january 2020 - 23:26:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Osprey bird, a migratory bird species, flew 6,948 kilometres from Finland to Imbo Usenge village [...] Full text...
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‘Simply throwing money won’t solve health crisis’, Senior Doctors tell Zimbabwe's richest man
06 december 2019 - 17:40:39Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors Association (SHDA) has urged telecoms billionaire, Strive Masiyiwa, through his Higher [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’: WFP official
04 december 2019 - 09:12:16Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – [...] Full text...
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Burundian First Lady launches World Breastfeeding Week
29 november 2019 - 17:30:25Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Global Awareness Week on the Benefits of Breastfeeding, 2019 edition, was launched Friday in Ngozi [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert
28 november 2019 - 18:25:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Man-made starvation is “slowly making its way into Zimbabwe” and most households in the country are [...] Full text...
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UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide
14 november 2019 - 08:03:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past – and life-changing news – for [...] Full text...
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WHO report offers tools to tackle deaths through non-communicable diseases, road traffic injuries.
31 october 2019 - 22:21:42New York (PANA) - A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) launched here Thursday offers guidance and tools [...] Full text...
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WHO releases new report to bolster efforts to tackle leading causes of urban deaths
31 october 2019 - 11:32:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released a new report that offers guidance and [...] Full text...
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Congolese gov't urges compliance with food hygiene standards
17 october 2019 - 15:13:38Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday urged the [...] Full text...
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FAO calls on Congolese to respect the food chain
17 october 2019 - 13:39:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative, Suze Percy Filippini, on Wednesday urged producers and consumers [...] Full text...
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Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency
17 october 2019 - 13:26:24Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a [...] Full text...
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FAO, Danone team up to foster sustainable diets and food systems
17 october 2019 - 08:24:18Rome, Italy (PANA) -The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Danone have agreed to work together to improve global [...] Full text...
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UNICEF warns 'alarmingly high' number of children malnourished worldwide
15 october 2019 - 19:37:44New York, US (PANA) - Across the globe, at least one-in-three children under-five are malnourished and not developing properly, UNICEF revealed [...] Full text...
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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF
15 october 2019 - 14:01:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An alarmingly high number of children sufferer the consequences of poor diets and a food system [...] Full text...
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Belgium grants 100,000 Euros to help women fight child malnutrition in Chad
10 october 2019 - 15:15:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has granted 100,000 euros to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to finance a [...] Full text...
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Enough food being produced but hunger on the rise in parts of the world - UN
04 october 2019 - 07:57:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Enough food is produced today to feed everyone on the planet, but hunger is on the rise [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis brings devastating consequences to Southern Africa
30 september 2019 - 13:46:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Southern Africa is experiencing the devastating consequences of the climate crisis first-hand, according to [...] Full text...
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'Health situation in Zimbabwe's prisons pose a threat to inmates' - Report
21 september 2019 - 05:04:21Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights and governance think tank, Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), has said that the [...] Full text...
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Despite progress in childbirth safety, one woman or baby dies every 11 seconds: Health experts
19 september 2019 - 20:44:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Childbirth survival rates are now a “staggering success” compared with the year 2000, but one pregnant [...] Full text...
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Some 3.7 million lives could be saved by 2025 if health services ramp up nutrition actions: WHO
04 september 2019 - 20:28:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) has said in its latest guidelines on improving nutrition that [...] Full text...
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African health ministers adopt strategic plan to reduce double burden of malnutrition
22 august 2019 - 06:06:55Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African Ministers of Health meeting in Brazzaville on the sidelines of the 69th WHO Regional Committee [...] Full text...
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MSF says Cameroon facing cholera outbreak
22 august 2019 - 05:36:44Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The north of Cameroon is facing an outbreak of cholera, with an increase in the number of [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Office calls on Zimbabwe gov't to engage citizens
16 august 2019 - 12:04:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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Burundi opens first center for cancer screening and diagnosis
02 august 2019 - 16:49:15Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The first-equipped screening and diagnostic center against cancer (BUJAPATH) was officially opened on Friday in Bujumbura, [...] Full text...
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Germany donates military equipment to Malian army
17 july 2019 - 11:38:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany has given Mali a consignment of military equipment to help the West African country in [...] Full text...
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Botswana scientist comes up with donkey milk products
12 july 2019 - 13:46:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Johannes Visagie, a Motswana (citizen of Botswana) indigenous scientist, who has been bottling donkey milk and [...] Full text...
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UN food agency triples aid in DR Congo's strife-hit Ituri province
03 july 2019 - 05:11:21Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Food aid is being tripled for troubled Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: World Bank allocates US $502 million to improve the nutritional status of children
08 june 2019 - 16:59:47Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The World Bank has allocated US$ 502 million to DR Congo to improve the nutritional [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch joins calls for release of recently arrested civic leaders in Zimbabwe
30 may 2019 - 14:45:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has joined growing calls to release seven recently incarcerated civic leaders and [...] Full text...
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Mauritius set to save endangered Pink Pigeon
30 may 2019 - 08:00:26Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Ministry has set up an Awareness Centre and a Pink [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe human rights lawyers condemn ‘deplorable’ prison conditions
28 may 2019 - 14:00:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has condemned the increasingly deteriorating state of affairs in Zimbabwe’s [...] Full text...
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Tanzania health minister orders research on male sexual impotence
19 may 2019 - 16:01:01Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -Tanzania’s Health minister, Ummy Mwalimu, has directed the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) to [...] Full text...
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Corruption hindering development in Botswana’s horticulture industry
07 may 2019 - 13:14:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- Corrupt practices by some business people, who supply the Botswana government with goods, are said to be [...] Full text...
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Agric company to boost Ethiopia’s cereals, fruit and vegetable production
06 may 2019 - 13:49:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Corteva Agriscience, the Agriculture Division of chemicals giant DowDuPont, is set to enable Ethiopia’s cereals, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Top Nigerian singer, UMG, seals recording deal
03 may 2019 - 13:23:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, Friday announced an exclusive global recording [...] Full text...
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Alcohol and tobacco abuse blamed for mortality
09 april 2019 - 19:13:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Alfred Madigele, has blamed alcohol and tobacco abuse [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's agricultural sector losing US$126 million per year to bad weather -WB
07 april 2019 - 14:35:03Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Bank says Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector loses US$126 million per annum due to production risks [...] Full text...
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SADC launches Regional Agricultural Policy
22 march 2019 - 13:32:15Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have launched the Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP), a [...] Full text...
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CAR and IFAD promote smallholder farmers’ resilience to climate change
12 march 2019 - 13:50:33Rome, Italy (PANA) – Nearly 30,000 vulnerable households in Central African Republic (CAR) will be better equipped to deal with [...] Full text...
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IFAD and Egypt promote resilience in desert environments
19 february 2019 - 12:53:39Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Egypt signed a financing agreement on Tuesday to [...] 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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Buhari restates commitment to free, fair and credible elections ahead of Saturday polls
12 february 2019 - 19:14:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday visited two Niger Delta capital cities of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, [...] Full text...
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FAO, Italian company step up efforts to tackle malnutrition, food waste
05 february 2019 - 10:02:09Rome, Italy (PANA) - An Italian food company, FICO Foundation and the UN Food and Agriculture Oraganisation (FAO) are joining [...] 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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UNICEF says Nigeria has second largest number of stunted children in the world
30 january 2019 - 09:23:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has the second largest number of stunted children [...] Full text...
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Niger's Agriculture Minister invites compatriots to consume what they produce
29 january 2019 - 22:32:18Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Agriculture and Livestock Minister Albadé Abouba Tuesday called on his compatriots to consume what they [...] Full text...
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Mozambique: Transformation of small-scale farm industry results in promising rice crop production (A feature by AfDB)
19 january 2019 - 07:10:50Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Locally-grown rice and vegetables are flourishing in Mozambique’s Massangena district, a testament to the success of [...] 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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UN expert condemns Egyptian reprisals against human rights defenders
05 december 2018 - 04:48:11Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - United Nations independent rights expert has condemned Egyptian Government reprisals, which included housing demolitions and arbitrary [...] Full text...
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UN agriculture chief urges ‘transformative changes’ to how we eat
04 december 2018 - 04:29:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - Obesity affects millions of people, and several billion suffer from diseases caused by vitamin- or mineral-deficient [...] Full text...
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EU expresses concern over 821 million starving people worldwide
26 november 2018 - 20:01:26Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - While recognising that some countries continue to make good progress to address food and nutrition insecurity [...] Full text...
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New study links urbanization with lower rates of child stunting in Africa
20 november 2018 - 20:01:34Washington, US (PANA) - Urbanization is changing the landscape of health and nutrition in Africa, and in Nigeria it relates [...] Full text...
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Half of Mauritian population suffer from diabetes
19 november 2018 - 17:05:06Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life minister Anwar Husnoo on Monday said the Government is spending [...] Full text...
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Burkinabè President to pay first official visit to Japan
16 november 2018 - 11:45:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, will pay his first official visit [...] Full text...
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'Make healthy choices’ to prevent and manage chronic diabetes - WHO
15 november 2018 - 04:56:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global prevalence of adult diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Every bite of burger boosts harmful greenhouse gases: UNEP
09 november 2018 - 04:50:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Even though meat production is known to be a major contributor to climate change and environmental [...] Full text...
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Poor diets threaten health more than malaria, tuberculosis, measles – new UN report
07 november 2018 - 19:56:39Rome, Italy (PANA) - With one-in-five deaths associated with poor-quality diets, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued [...] 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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Mauritius health authorities to develop strategies for reducing salt intake
01 october 2018 - 17:47:49Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health ministry will develop strategies to cut down salt intake in diets as recommended [...] 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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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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Eradication of ruminants plague top priority to preserve incomes, assets of families - FAO
03 september 2018 - 10:41:38Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said eradicating the Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) or [...] Full text...
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FAO Director-General stresses the need to create more jobs for youth
20 august 2018 - 11:41:13Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Africa's young people are key to achieving the continent's sustainable development, but realising this great potential [...] 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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FAO reiterates support to Portuguese-speaking countries to eradicate hunger, malnutrition
17 july 2018 - 08:59:31Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde (PANA) - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva on Monday reiterated his support to the [...] Full text...
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Dancing Kogelo folks welcome former US President Obama
16 july 2018 - 18:04:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former US President Barack Obama, arrived in his father's ancestral home of Nyan'goma village in Alego, [...] Full text...
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Poorest countries face growing burden from cost of importing food - FAO
10 july 2018 - 09:50:25Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food imports are placing an increasing burden on the world's poorest countries, a new FAO report [...] Full text...
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Malnutrition among children in Burundi at 'alarming level', warns WFP
27 june 2018 - 11:35:33Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) — An estimated one million children in Burundi are stunted, and require urgent care, warned the World [...] Full text...
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Pollutants from agriculture a serious threat to world's water - FAO
20 june 2018 - 08:37:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - Water pollution from unsustainable agricultural practices poses a serious risk to human health and the planet's [...] Full text...
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WB study suggests Ugandan agriculture must commercialize to drive economic growth
19 june 2018 - 19:12:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda and the World Bank on Tuesday launched “Closing the potential performance divide in Ugandan agriculture” [...] Full text...
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Local food varieties can support nutrition and food security (Feature by FAO)
03 june 2018 - 04:10:39Rome, Italy (PANA) - The population of Pohnpei, one of the islands in Micronesia, a country situated in the western [...] Full text...
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FAO touts cooperatives in growth of Africa's agriculture
01 june 2018 - 11:30:46Utrecht, The Netherlands (PANA) - Africa boasts huge potential for social and economic development, with agribusiness poised to play a [...] Full text...
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Promoting biodiversity across all agricultural sectors ‘fundamental’ — FAO chief
30 may 2018 - 07:09:56Rome, Italy (PANA) - Changing how countries across the world produce food is “fundamental” to protecting the future of the [...] 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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Mauritius to debate Human Tissue Bill in Parliament
21 may 2018 - 11:54:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - As the Mauritian Parliament prepares to begin the second reading the Human Tissue (Removal, Preservation and [...] Full text...
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