‘Simply throwing money won’t solve health crisis’, Senior Doctors tell Zimbabwe's richest man

06 december 2019 - 17:40:39
Harare, 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: Three percent growth next year difficult to achieve - Parliament

06 december 2019 - 17:09:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Parliamentary Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee says Treasury’s envisioned 3 percent recovery growth in [...] Full text...

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Twin cyclones likely to hit Tanzania coastal regions

06 december 2019 - 12:26:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Several regions in Tanzania will be hit by heavy rains which may have devastating [...] Full text...

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The first Guinea-Tunisia ophthalmology center inaugurated in Conakry

05 december 2019 - 15:52:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first Guinea-Tunisia Center for Ophthalmology was inaugurated in Conakry on Wednesday at a ceremony presided [...] Full text...

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Only one in five countries has healthcare strategy to deal with climate change: WHO

04 december 2019 - 07:50:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Protecting people’s health from climate change dangers such as heat stress, storms and tsunamis has never [...] Full text...

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Nigerian defender William Ekong participates in campaign against NTDs

04 december 2019 - 00:12:11
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA)   - Nigerian national soccer team defender William Ekong is participating in a public campaign against neglected [...] Full text...

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Botswana, US universities, Health ministry collaborate on multi-drug resistance study

03 december 2019 - 12:36:12
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The University of Botswana (UB) in collaboration with University of Pennsylvania and Botswana Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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HIV drugs for children to be produced under one dollar a day in Sub-Saharan Africa

29 november 2019 - 20:17:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Indian pharmaceutical company, Cipla, on Friday announced their commitment to price the ground-breaking new product [...] Full text...

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Measles claims more than 5,000 lives in DRC this year - UNICEF

28 november 2019 - 05:54:34
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Since the beginning of 2019, measles has claimed more than 5,000 lives in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Belgian medical team conducts free cardiac surgery on 30 children in Rwanda

26 november 2019 - 21:26:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A team of Surgeons are conducting cardiac surgery in a humanitarian action which set to benefit [...] Full text...

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'Tunisia has 2,700 HIV-positive persons'

26 november 2019 - 17:33:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The number of people diagnosed with AIDS since the onset of the disease until 2018 in [...] Full text...

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2 Pakistani navy ships provide medical services in Nouakchott

23 november 2019 - 15:14:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Two vessels of the Pakistani Navy, "MOAWIN" and "ASLAT", are currently in Mauritanian waters (Nouakchott), as [...] Full text...

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Four in five adolescents failing to exercise for even 60 minutes a day, WHO warns

22 november 2019 - 06:22:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into [...] Full text...

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Sudan appeals for help to combat malaria plague in Darfur state

21 november 2019 - 20:38:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -  Sudan on Thursday appealed to international organizations to provide urgent assistance to North Darfur state hit [...] Full text...

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Buhari signs Presidential Order to end open defecation in Nigeria by 2025

20 november 2019 - 16:49:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday signed the Executive Order 009 which is titled ‘The Open [...] Full text...

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Joint local, int’l team tours Lassa Fever-affected regions of Liberia

18 november 2019 - 15:45:01
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Amidst an outbreak of Lassa Fever in certain parts of rural Liberia in recent times, a [...] Full text...

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Five start ups to be honoured at the World Export Development Forum in Addis Ababa

17 november 2019 - 19:35:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Five social star-ups (young innovative companies), four of them African, will be honoured at the [...] Full text...

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Mali-Burkina border health districts hold workshop on Malaria prevention

17 november 2019 - 16:48:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The health districts of Tominian, in Mali, and Nouna, Burkina Faso, held a workshop on Friday [...] Full text...

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Around 57,000 people affected as heavy rain pounds CAR

15 november 2019 - 13:03:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Torrential rain has pummelled parts of Central African Republic (CAR) since October 21 impacting at least [...] Full text...

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UN mosquito sterilization technology set for global testing, in battle against malaria, dengue

15 november 2019 - 06:18:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than half the world now at risk from mosquito-transmitted dengue fever, according to the [...] Full text...

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Cardiovascular diseases on rampage in Gabon

14 november 2019 - 18:16:34
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Cardiovascular diseases affect one in three individuals in Gabon, according to free consultations organized by the [...] Full text...

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WHO report exposes horror of working conditions of sanitation workers in developing countries

14 november 2019 - 11:19:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in conditions that endanger [...] Full text...

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Pneumonia kills one child every 39 seconds - UNICEF

11 november 2019 - 18:57:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Pneumonia, a preventable disease, kills more children than any other infection, claiming the lives of more [...] Full text...

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

10 november 2019 - 18:03:05
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The World Health Organisation (WHO) Sunday donated assorted medical equipment and supplies to Burundi to effectively [...] Full text...

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WHO aids flood-hit populations across Africa

09 november 2019 - 09:32:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flood-hit populations across Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean Region face increased risk of illness or death [...] Full text...

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Second conference of Maghreb Confederation of vascular medicine opens in Tunisia

08 november 2019 - 22:17:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The second conference of the Maghreb Confederation of vascular medicine began in the Tunisian southeastern city [...] Full text...

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

06 november 2019 - 19:19:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A campaign has got underway to prevent the spread of a deadly cholera outbreak to Sudan’s [...] Full text...

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Chinese donkey skin harvesting: A threat to traditional draught power and food security

05 november 2019 - 21:16:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Chinese harvesting of donkey skins in Botswana and in some parts of Africa poses a [...] Full text...

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East Africa’s car population drives fresh air pollution worries

05 november 2019 - 20:52:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The rapidly growing car population in East African cities is driving fears of increased rise in [...] Full text...

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Marshet Zelalem: A young Ethiopian girl leading big changes in her community (A UNESCO Feature)

05 november 2019 - 16:39:01
Hawassa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Marshet Zelalem grew up in a rural village in Oromia, Ethiopia, and she was so timid [...] Full text...

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WHO report offers tools to tackle deaths through non-communicable diseases, road traffic injuries.

31 october 2019 - 22:21:42
New York (PANA)  -  A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) launched here Thursday offers guidance and tools [...] Full text...

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

31 october 2019 - 19:29:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The second phase of an oral vaccination campaign to protect more than 835,000 people from cholera [...] Full text...

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

31 october 2019 - 11:32:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released a new report that offers guidance and [...] Full text...

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Weather watchdog warns against continued flood risks across East Africa

30 october 2019 - 23:24:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -  Kenya-based  IGAD Climate Prediction & Applications Centre (ICPAC) Wednesday renewed an alert over a tropical storm [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners seek US$89.5m to assist people affected by food insecurity in Zambia

30 october 2019 - 11:47:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The UN and inter-governmental organizations (INGOs) are seeking US$89.5 million to provide immediate humanitarian assistance and [...] Full text...

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Five African countries in need of 'urgent humanitarian food assistance'

28 october 2019 - 07:03:11
New York, USA (PANA) - American food insecurity network, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and areas in the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Heavy rains a blessing leaving calamities behind

24 october 2019 - 18:24:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A UN organization in Sudan has hinted that although abundant rains were a blessing, they still [...] Full text...

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

23 october 2019 - 23:06:08
Paris, France (PANA)   -  The UN agency announced here Tuesday the names of three professors as recipients of the 2019 [...] Full text...

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

23 october 2019 - 16:33:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to work with the Government of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Togo rewarded for eradicating lymphatic filariasis

22 october 2019 - 14:21:05
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo received the Global Alliance Award last week for eradicating lymphatic filariasis in 2017, official sources [...] Full text...

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Rwanda health system making strides on medical procedure coding

22 october 2019 - 11:09:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan health officials are exploring further integration of the current national Medical Procedure Coding, a system [...] Full text...

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Ten African countries endorse cross-border collaboration framework on Ebola

22 october 2019 - 09:31:44
Goma, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its nine neighbouring countries have endorsed a joint framework [...] Full text...

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

18 october 2019 - 22:49:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Ten Central African countries agreed here Friday to increase their current immunization coverage rate from an [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Department of Meteorological Services raises alert over heat waves

18 october 2019 - 18:14:47
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, through the Department of Meteorological Services, [...] Full text...

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

18 october 2019 - 07:16:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 1.5 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, the UN health agency said [...] Full text...

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Congolese gov't urges compliance with food hygiene standards

17 october 2019 - 15:13:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday urged the [...] Full text...

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Several successful organ transplants recorded in Tunisia in 2019

17 october 2019 - 15:01:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian National Center for the Promotion of Organ Transplant has revealed that four heart transplant [...] Full text...

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Mali celebrated Global Handwashing Day on Tuesday

16 october 2019 - 13:30:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Tuesday celebrated the 12th edition of Global Handwashing Day, established on 15 October each [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens urged to imbide the culture of handwashing with soap

15 october 2019 - 18:47:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Minister of Works (Hydraulics) and Sanitation on Tuesday urged Nigerien "families, schools, health centres, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: 20 African journalists undergo training on health statistics

15 october 2019 - 17:16:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - About 20 African journalists are currently participating in health statistics training in Lusaka, Zambia, ahead of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius hosts International Conference on Diabetes and Associated Diseases

15 october 2019 - 13:47:07
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - An international conference on Diabetes and Associated Diseases will take place in Mauritius from 21 [...] Full text...

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EU grants 120,000 euros to Mali to support people affected by floods

12 october 2019 - 17:50:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union has given 120,000 euros to help Malians affected by floods in the Koulikoro, [...] Full text...

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Niger president appeals for solidarity to fight AIDS, malaria, TB epidemics

11 october 2019 - 13:15:36
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's head of state Issoufou Mahamadou  on Thursday in Lyon, France, appealed for solidarity with the [...] Full text...

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Global community pledges $14 billion to step up fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria

11 october 2019 - 05:49:58
Lyon, France (PANA) - Donors have pledged just over $14 billion for the next three years to save 16 million [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty in climate prediction to influence African governments in disaster risk management

10 october 2019 - 00:08:13
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)   -   African researchers and experts on Climate Change meeting here Wednesday concluded that the current predictability of [...] Full text...

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Global fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's replenishment conference to open in Lyon

09 october 2019 - 10:14:36
Paris, France (PANA) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's 6th replenishment conference opens on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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Medical charity raises red flags on international funding decline for HIV, TB

08 october 2019 - 05:18:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After a decade of strong commitments to fight the twin epidemics of HIV and tuberculosis (TB), a [...] Full text...

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Niger advocates advanced technologies for sustainable waste management

08 october 2019 - 04:49:00
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Lands, Urban Planning and Housing, Waziri Maman, on Monday urged stakeholders and partners [...] Full text...

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Congo, CIRAD to sign agreement

03 october 2019 - 14:30:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the Center for International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development (CIRAD) in [...] Full text...

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WHO, UNICEF in campaign to protect 1.6 million in Sudan from cholera

02 october 2019 - 05:26:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN agencies are working with the authorities in Sudan to protect more than one million people [...] Full text...

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Underground water management still not a possibility in Botswana

01 october 2019 - 21:26:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underground water management is still a farfetched dream in Botswana due to illegal waste dumping in [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis brings devastating consequences to Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 13:46:48
Dar 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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Niger’s prison services trained on prison management

29 september 2019 - 20:14:45
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The international committee of the Red Cross (CICR) Sunday held a training workshop for staff of [...] Full text...

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Cardio-vascular diseases kill around 3,500 people in Mauritius every year

28 september 2019 - 14:59:32
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life minister Anwar Husnoo on Saturday revealed that cardio-vascular diseases [...] Full text...

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Activists take Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to court over water crisis

27 september 2019 - 21:52:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Water rights organisation, Community Water Alliance Trust (CWAT), Friday hauled President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court seeking [...] Full text...

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OCHA says there is increased vulnerability of people in need of assistance in Niger in 2019

27 september 2019 - 17:15:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The emergence of new border movements and the persistence of unmet needs have led to a [...] Full text...

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French president Macron to host conference for Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

25 september 2019 - 07:01:02
Lyon, France (PANA) - The Sixth Replenishment Conference for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will be [...] Full text...

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Sickle cell disease spreads in Guinea

24 september 2019 - 17:32:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Sickle cell disease is considered one of the most common "disabling diseases" in Guinea, according to [...] Full text...

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Kagame underscores high-quality Universal Health Coverage to eliminate glaring gaps

24 september 2019 - 09:10:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who is currently in New York attending the the 74th session of [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes ‘most comprehensive agreement ever’ on global health

23 september 2019 - 16:37:34
New York, US (PANA) - Describing it as an “important landmark” on "our journey to health for all”, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday [...] Full text...

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UN holds landmark summit to boost healthcare coverage

22 september 2019 - 19:35:51
New York, US (PANA) - Some five billion people risk missing out on health care in 2030, unless countries close [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hit by scourge of counterfeit drugs, despite government control of pharmaceutical sector

21 september 2019 - 15:09:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's drug industry is strategic and a central pillar of the country's health system. The North African [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde involves army in fight against locust invasion

21 september 2019 - 08:20:36
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verde government is stepping up its campaign against a locust invasion with the [...] Full text...

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'Health situation in Zimbabwe's prisons pose a threat to inmates' - Report

21 september 2019 - 05:04:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights and governance think tank, Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), has said that the [...] Full text...

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Former Gambian health minister says ex-president HIV/AIDS treatment was a joke

19 september 2019 - 20:57:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Former Gambian health minister Dr Mariatou Jallow told the Gambia Truth Commission  here Thursday that former [...] Full text...

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Mauritius PM reiterates zero-tolerance for drug trafficking

16 september 2019 - 13:29:18
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said he is as determined as ever to step up [...] Full text...

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Rwanda seeks to address key challenge in distribution of high quality drugs (Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 11:19:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Reports of substandard medicines in Rwanda from China and India have drawn attention to one thing: [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

16 september 2019 - 11:01:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 10:56:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Gambian consumer rights chief concerned over proliferation of fake drugs (Feature by Momodou L. Jaitey, PANA correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 10:45:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Alpha Jallow, a leading pro-consumer rights champion in the Gambia, has expressed grave concern over the [...] Full text...

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School opening postponed in Blue Nile state due to cholera outbreak

15 september 2019 - 17:26:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities on Sunday postponed the opening of schools in the southeastern State of Blue Nile [...] Full text...

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Counterfeit drug trafficking: an illegal and deadly phenomenon in Niger

13 september 2019 - 20:14:34
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Trafficking in counterfeit or fake medicines, a phenomenon that is widespread in Africa, is also observed in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda seeks to address key challenge in distribution of high quality drugs (Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:57:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Reports of substandard medicines in Rwanda from China and India have drawn attention to one thing: [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

13 september 2019 - 13:48:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:44:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Gambian consumer rights chief concerned over proliferation of fake drugs (Feature by Momodou L. Jaitey, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:42:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Alpha Jallow, a leading pro-consumer rights champion in the Gambia, has expressed grave concern over the [...] Full text...

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Trump’s new US policy, viewed from the African Great lakes Region (News analysis by BIGUMANDONDERA Ferdinand, PANA correspondent)

12 september 2019 - 18:09:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Thursday received the special envoy of the United States of America [...] Full text...

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Violence prevails in South Sudan despite peace deal - ICRC

11 september 2019 - 17:52:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One year after the signing of the peace deal, violence is still pervasive in South Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Brussels hosts Global Vaccination Summit

10 september 2019 - 13:04:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) will co-host a Global Vaccination Summit on [...] Full text...

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Nigerien minister urges integration of traditional medicine in university curriculum

06 september 2019 - 15:38:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien Minister of Public Health, Idi Illiassou Maïnassara, on Friday appealed for greater promotion of traditional [...] Full text...

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WHO chief calls on world leaders to support Universal Health Coverage high-level meeting

03 september 2019 - 10:43:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday urged [...] Full text...

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South Africa to host Multisectoral Meeting on Neglected Tropical Diseases

02 september 2019 - 13:47:21
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A multi-sectoral meeting on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), organized by the Global Philanthropic Initiative Against [...] Full text...

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Mauritania pressure group calls for flood emergency plan in two regions

02 september 2019 - 10:33:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's political class continues to call for national and international mobilization in areas where severe floods [...] Full text...

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Gabon's livestock breeders get tips on biosafety in animals

31 august 2019 - 19:02:28
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - A training seminar for Gabonese livestock breeders focused on "Biosafety in livestock farming" ended on Saturday [...] Full text...

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UN chief and senior officials show solidarity with DRC during three-day visit

31 august 2019 - 16:58:25
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - United Nations chief António Guterres and senior members of the UN on Saturday embarked on [...] Full text...

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'Climate change will affect health and well-being of Africans'

30 august 2019 - 17:14:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eighth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA VIII) says the climate [...] Full text...

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WHO launches global registry on human genome editing

30 august 2019 - 06:00:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An expert advisory committee of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the first phase [...] Full text...

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AU-backed insurer signs pact to enhance cover for Ebola-like disease outbreaks in Africa

29 august 2019 - 16:01:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) have signed [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso President attends the 7th TICAD

27 august 2019 - 08:56:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré arrived in Yokohama, Japan, on Tuesday, where he [...] Full text...

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WHO Africa member states urged to assess needs in vector control

23 august 2019 - 11:29:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Participants at the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Brazzaville on Friday [...] Full text...

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WHO and partners urged to increase support for non-communicable diseases

23 august 2019 - 11:26:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  Participants in the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa on Friday urged the [...] Full text...

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Torrential rains destroy shelters for displaced people in northeast Nigeria

23 august 2019 - 11:21:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Torrential rain has destroyed makeshift tents and caused severe flooding to temporary displacement camps in northeast [...] Full text...

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WHO encourages implementation of regional integrated surveillance and response to epidemics

23 august 2019 - 09:03:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Joseph Kaboré, Director of Programme Management at the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, said on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Ivorian PM leads delegation to TICAD 7 in Japan

22 august 2019 - 23:45:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly will lead a delegation from 26-30 August to the [...] Full text...

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Congo to strengthen partnership on clinical trials

22 august 2019 - 20:25:25
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Programme (EDCTP) plans to strengthen its partnership on clinical [...] Full text...

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African health ministers adopt integrated surveillance and disease response strategy

22 august 2019 - 18:04:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Participants in the 69th session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa (WHO-Africa), currently [...] Full text...

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African health ministers adopt strategic plan to reduce double burden of malnutrition

22 august 2019 - 06:06:55
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African Ministers of Health meeting in Brazzaville on the sidelines of the 69th WHO Regional Committee [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire- Significant health outcomes in the Africa region, report says

20 august 2019 - 23:27:44
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The Africa region has achieved significant results, according to the 12th general program of [...] Full text...

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Benin rights movement denounces human rights breaches

19 august 2019 - 07:18:08
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Benin Movement for Human Rights (BMHR) has denounced several human rights breaches in the actions [...] Full text...

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Two Ebola patients treated with new experimental drugs go home

14 august 2019 - 05:59:48
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - Two people cured of Ebola using new experimental drugs in a Goma treatment centre in [...] Full text...

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Congo launches campaign against ophthalmic pathologies

13 august 2019 - 15:21:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A five-day campaign of ophthalmology surgeries is being held in Brazzaville, in collaboration with the Israeli [...] Full text...

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69th WHO Africa Regional Committee fixed for 19-23 August in Brazzaville

13 august 2019 - 13:03:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The 69th session of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Africa Regional Committee will take place from [...] Full text...

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US research organisation announces 'favourable results' of two Ebola trial drugs

13 august 2019 - 06:26:10
New York, US (PANA) - The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is recommending the use of [...] Full text...

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Angolan President congratulates compatriot physician honoured in Portugal

05 august 2019 - 19:08:06
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angolan President João Lourenço on Sunday congratulated the Angolan doctor, Filomeno Fortes, on his recent election [...] Full text...

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Burundi opens first center for cancer screening and diagnosis

02 august 2019 - 16:49:15
Bujumbura, 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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Burundi deploys "PICS bags" for sustainable conservation of crops

01 august 2019 - 18:34:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Triple-bottom Purdue improved crop storage (PICS) bags are being rolled out in Burundi to better conserve [...] Full text...

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Niger health authorities advocate exclusive breastfeeding for growth and survival of children

01 august 2019 - 18:08:28
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Public Health, Dr. Illiassou Mainassara, on Thursday urged Nigerien women to focus on [...] Full text...

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DR Congo Ebola outbreak response struggling one year on, says MSF

01 august 2019 - 11:03:42
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - As the worst Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo's history enters its second year, the number [...] Full text...

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WHO says Ebola disease still "relentless and devastating" in Eastern DR Congo

31 july 2019 - 19:16:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday noted that the Ebola virus disease in North Kivu [...] Full text...

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Moroccan King pardons 4,764 prisoners

30 july 2019 - 09:30:01
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco King Mohammed VI granted pardon to 4,764 people, some in prison and others on bail [...] Full text...

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WHO says more action needed to help people quit tobacco products

27 july 2019 - 07:56:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) says in a new report that more action is needed [...] Full text...

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Congolese president pledges commitment to make immunization major pillar of Universal Health Coverage

22 july 2019 - 22:23:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -   Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday pledged to make immunization a major pillar of the [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi vows to make vaccination key in universal health coverage in DRC

22 july 2019 - 18:48:33
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo’s president, Felix Tshisekedi, has restated his commitment to make vaccination a major force [...] Full text...

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WHO pushes to achieve universal access to immunization by 2030

20 july 2019 - 07:41:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GAVP 2011-2020) nears its conclusion, a regional consultation has been held [...] Full text...

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Botswana eyes Italy, Poland for pharmaceutical industry

19 july 2019 - 17:51:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As Botswana intensifies efforts to lure international pharmaceutical players, government has announced plans to visit [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire establishes two social security schemes for self-employed workers

17 july 2019 - 20:54:25
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   Self-employed workers in Côte d'Ivoire will benefit from two social security schemes, following the adoption [...] Full text...

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Ebola emergency meeting to go ahead as UNICEF warns of higher risk to very youngest children

16 july 2019 - 20:36:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of a key expert meeting convened by the United Nations to decide whether to declare the [...] Full text...

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‘Greater urgency’ needed in fight against HIV/AIDS, warns UN agency

16 july 2019 - 20:26:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) -  The UN programme leading the global effort to end AIDS is calling for greater urgency and [...] Full text...

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‘Complacency’ a factor in stagnating global vaccination rates, warn UN health chiefs

16 july 2019 - 05:57:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in 10 children –almost 20 million worldwide – failed to receive potentially lifesaving vaccines in 2018, the UN said on Monday, citing obstacles including conflict, cost and complacency.  According [...] Full text...

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Kenya: NRC raises red flag on relief work funding gap

15 july 2019 - 14:07:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Halfway into the year, humanitarian organizations have received only 27 percent of the money needed to [...] Full text...

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African parliamentarian summit on search for solutions to funding of health, AIDS opens in Congo

11 july 2019 - 22:20:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   A high level summit of African parliamentarians in search for solutions to the funding of health [...] Full text...

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2,000 Mauritians to perform the Hadj this year

11 july 2019 - 20:33:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)    -    Mauritius obtained 500 extra visas in addition to the 1,500 already granted by the Saudi authorities [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Model Organic Farm to promote safer, sustainable food production

11 july 2019 - 14:00:00
Riviere des Anguilles, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, on Thursday launched a Model [...] Full text...

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Food safety at the centre of Abidjan Academy of African Sciences, Arts meeting

10 july 2019 - 11:17:34
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The biennial meeting of the Academy of African Sciences, Arts, Cultures and Diasporas (ASCAD) opened on [...] Full text...

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'Malaria is the leading cause of death in Benin', says Ministry of Health

09 july 2019 - 17:03:59
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Malaria is "the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Benin", according to information provided by [...] Full text...

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WHO publishes updated Essential Medicines List

09 july 2019 - 10:01:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency on Tuesday published its updated Essential Medicines List that adds 28 medicines [...] Full text...

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African 1st Ladies meet in Niger on Reducing the Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases

08 july 2019 - 18:37:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Neglected tropical diseases threaten the lives of more than 1.5 billion people around the world, and [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ranked top Arab country in leishmaniasis research

06 july 2019 - 19:05:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The international journal "BMC" has ranked Tunisia first among Arab countries in the number of publications [...] Full text...

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Major breakthrough in fighting TB burden amongst miners in Southern Africa

05 july 2019 - 18:44:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A regional programme to improve the testing of Tuberculosis (TB), which remains a major public [...] Full text...

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WHO launches plan to improve quality, safety of health products

02 july 2019 - 06:19:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a five-year plan to improve the quality [...] Full text...

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UNICEF chief warns of effects of misinformation on vaccines

29 june 2019 - 05:41:13
New York, US (PANA) - Vaccines save millions of lives, and yet misinformation, limited availability and inadequate access to services [...] Full text...

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No case of malaria in last 12 months in Cape Verde, says WHO

28 june 2019 - 18:09:24
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde is one of the countries where there has been no case of malaria [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of millions of people no longer at risk of blindness infection trachoma: WHO

28 june 2019 - 07:33:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people at risk of trachoma – the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness [...] Full text...

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Nearly 8 million women and children in Burundi expected at immunization days

26 june 2019 - 23:26:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  About 800,000 pregnant and lactating women, 2 million children under 5 and 5 million boys and [...] Full text...

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About 11.7 million people are severely food insecure in Horn of Africa - OCHA

21 june 2019 - 12:39:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Drought in the Horn of Africa has left about 11.7 million people severely food [...] Full text...

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First-ever WHO global report on epilepsy highlights care gap in poorer countries

21 june 2019 - 04:31:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than seven in 10 people with epilepsy in developing countries are nt getting the low-cost care [...] Full text...

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Billions globally lack ‘water, sanitation and hygiene’, says new UN report

18 june 2019 - 05:10:22
New York, US (PANA) - Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have safely-managed drinking water, while 4.2 [...] Full text...

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National immunization campaign against poliomyelitis launched in Niger

13 june 2019 - 17:28:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's health authorities on Thursday launched a nationwide polio immunization campaign, combined with vitamin A supplementation [...] Full text...

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Uganda sets up emergency response team after Ebola outbreak

13 june 2019 - 16:05:10
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – A team from Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has been dispatched to the western border district of Kasese [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives US$ 100 million to Benin to fight flood risks in Cotonou

12 june 2019 - 12:29:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has allocated to Benin US$100 million to support the fight to reduce flood [...] Full text...

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Ebola spreading to Uganda from DRC - WHO

11 june 2019 - 21:57:39
Kampala, Uganda (PANA)   -   The Ugandan Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday confirmed a case of [...] Full text...

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President Barrow launches Gambia's national security policy – 2019

10 june 2019 - 17:21:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has said that experience has shown that it is difficult to successfully [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire spotlights the role of women on World Ocean Day

08 june 2019 - 16:23:11
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The celebration of the 2019 edition of World Ocean Day took place Saturday in the historic [...] Full text...

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More than one million sexually transmitted infections occur every day: WHO

06 june 2019 - 19:12:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The global scale of sexually transmitted infections (STI) should be a “wake-up call” to governments, UN [...] Full text...

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UN emergency fund allocates $45 million to stave off famine risk in the Horn of Africa

05 june 2019 - 17:48:13
New York, US (PANA) – UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, on Wednesday allocated US$45 [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for 'faster action' from govt's to tackle smoking deaths

30 may 2019 - 05:49:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tobacco use continues to claim around eight million lives a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Brazzaville hosts international workshop on plant medicines in Africa

28 may 2019 - 12:30:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A three-day workshop bringing together Congolese and Burkinabè researchers opened on Monday in Brazzaville to see how [...] Full text...

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DR Congo launches awareness campaign against chikungunya in Kinshasa and Central Kongo

27 may 2019 - 20:28:35
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -   The awareness campaign against Chikungunya, a viral disease transmitted to humans by an infested mosquito, [...] Full text...

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Mali’s Télédermali project extended to Kidal and Taoudénit in far north

21 may 2019 - 22:07:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Professor Ousmane Faye, head of the dermatology department of the National Centre for Disease Control Support [...] Full text...

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UN agencies seek US$710 million to respond to drought in Somalia

20 may 2019 - 19:39:49
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) — Aid agencies have launched a Drought Response Plan for Somalia, seeking US$710 million for urgent and [...] Full text...

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Kenya health chief raises red flag on cardiovascular diseases

18 may 2019 - 13:49:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fifty percent of in-patient admissions in Kenyan hospitals are those suffering from cardiovascular diseases, which calls [...] Full text...

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Mali launches campaign against measles

14 may 2019 - 20:59:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Dr Mariam Diancoumba, coordinator of the project Keneya jemu kan (KJK) - Mopti, dedicated to communication [...] Full text...

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SADC/JICA project on forests opens in Mauritius

14 may 2019 - 13:44:03
Bel Ombre, Mauritius (PANA) - The 5th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) / Japan International [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council holds closed-door meeting on the humanitarian crisis in Libya

10 may 2019 - 15:36:52
New York, United States (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council is holding an in camera session on Friday focusing [...] Full text...

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West African health ministers want mechanism for common health practices

07 may 2019 - 18:46:00
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) intend to establish a mechanism [...] Full text...

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Belgian transport company drivers avoid Brussels bus stop because of African migrants

06 may 2019 - 11:39:44
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Bus drivers of Belgian public transport company, De Ljin, are avoiding a Brussels bus station effective [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian agencies warn tens of thousands forcibly displaced by surge in violence in DRC

03 may 2019 - 08:18:33
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Eighteen humanitarian organisations warned on Friday that urgent action is needed to help tens of thousands [...] Full text...

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Mali recorded 413 workplace accidents, 11 deaths in 2018

02 may 2019 - 13:02:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Mali recorded 413 workplace accidents, including 11 fatalities, in 2018 compared to 416 such accidents eight [...] Full text...

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Uproar in Abuja over raids on night clubs, arrests of women

01 may 2019 - 17:16:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There was uproar in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja between Amnesty International, human rights activists, the [...] Full text...

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Analysis : Civilians, migrants stranded by war on Tripoli

28 april 2019 - 12:13:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fighting in the south and south-east suburbs of Tripoli continues to claim civilian casualties, through rocket [...] Full text...

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President Magufuli pardons 3,500 inmates as Tanzania marks 55th Union anniversary

26 april 2019 - 17:53:47
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA)  -  Tanzanian President Dr John Pombe Magufuli Friday pardoned 3,540 inmates as the country marked [...] Full text...

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Mobile medic team rescues 12 families from fighting areas in southern Tripoli

26 april 2019 - 12:22:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twelve families  caught up in the fighting areas of southern Tripoli since early April have been [...] Full text...

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Ugandan medic awarded Japan’s Third Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for distinguished service

25 april 2019 - 12:44:12
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – A Ugandan professor of medicine has been awarded a top prize by the Japanese government for [...] Full text...

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World Immunisation Week starts, but 20 million children miss out on measles vaccine

25 april 2019 - 07:34:20
New York, US (PANA) - Amid a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, the United Nations Children’s [...] Full text...

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WHO launches world's first malaria vaccine in Malawi

24 april 2019 - 21:54:15
Paris, France (PANA)   -   The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed Tuesday's launch by the Government of Malawi of the world's [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso records first successful heart surgery

23 april 2019 - 23:24:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  Burkinabe surgeons Tuesday successfully performed heart surgery on a seven-year-old girl, a first in a [...] Full text...

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Malawi launches landmark malaria vaccine pilot programme

23 april 2019 - 11:59:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization (ealth Health HWHO) has welcomes the Government of Malawi’s launch of the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans still fighting for Independence, 39 years on: MDC Alliance

19 april 2019 - 14:00:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the MDC Alliance, says Zimbabweans are still fighting for social, economic and [...] Full text...

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Stress, overtime, disease contribute 2.8 million workers’ deaths per year – ILO report

19 april 2019 - 11:35:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Stress, excessively-long working hours and disease contribute to the deaths of nearly 2.8 million workers every [...] Full text...

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Guinea declares war on parallel drugs markets

16 april 2019 - 11:24:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea is planning to set up a brigade for combating  the illicit sale of drugs, an [...] Full text...

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Tripoli citizens demonstrate against military offensive targeting them, demand departure of UN Rep

13 april 2019 - 09:14:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Thousands of Tripoli citizens took to the streets on Friday afternoon to protest against the military offensive [...] Full text...

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Libya, Spain discuss ways of ending armed clashes in Tripoli

13 april 2019 - 08:39:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Affairs and international cooperation minister of the government of national accord, Mohamed Taher [...] Full text...

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75 dead and 323 wounded in fighting in south of Tripoli, says WHO

12 april 2019 - 21:16:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that 75 people were killed and 323 wounded [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches anti-flu vaccination campaign

12 april 2019 - 08:08:51
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritius on Friday launched its annual vaccination campaign against seasonal influenza and health authorities advised [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FIA safety official inspects 2019 Safari Rally route

11 april 2019 - 21:21:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The FIA Safety Delegate Michelle Mouton, continues to evaluate the proposed routes of the 2019 World Rally Championship [...] Full text...

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Alcohol and tobacco abuse blamed for mortality

09 april 2019 - 19:13:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Alfred Madigele, has blamed alcohol and tobacco abuse [...] Full text...

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Non-communicable diseases will be reduced by 25% by 2025 - Mauritian PM

09 april 2019 - 13:12:59
Trianon, Mauritius (PANA) - Bemoaning that too many Mauritians suffer from non-communicable diseases, the Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, said [...] Full text...

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SADC to Launch Regional Appeal for Cyclone IDAI victims

08 april 2019 - 19:08:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is to launch a regional appeal for humanitarian assistance for [...] Full text...

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WHO launches Cholera vaccination campaign in Mozambique

03 april 2019 - 15:19:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - An oral cholera vaccination campaign to protect survivors of Cyclone Idai begins Wednesday in Beira, Mozambique, [...] Full text...

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Niger launches m-health initiative for better management of childhood diseases

31 march 2019 - 14:56:24
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien health authorities last week launched the pilot phase of the m-Health (mobile for Health) initiative [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: 'Race against time’ to help women who bore the brunt

28 march 2019 - 06:54:07
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As the full extent of destruction caused by Cyclone Idai across southern Africa continues to be [...] Full text...

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‘Revved up climate action’ needed to counter ‘prolonged’ and deadly storms like Cyclone Idai: Guterres

27 march 2019 - 05:05:18
New York, US (PANA) - Cyclone Idai and the mounting death toll is “yet another alarm bell about the dangers [...] Full text...

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Niamey to host the Int'l Congress of Allergists

26 march 2019 - 16:57:13
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niamey will host an International Congress of Allergists in October 2020, the President of the International [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: US Govt disburses US$100 000 in disaster relief funds in Zimbabwe

22 march 2019 - 11:12:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United Sates (US) government has disbursed US$100,000 towards disaster relief efforts in Zimbabwe from the [...] Full text...

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More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief

22 march 2019 - 06:05:36
New York, US (PANA) - A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children than war in more than [...] Full text...

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Burundi sets out to modernise agriculture

21 march 2019 - 08:44:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – With agriculture being the mainstay of the Burundian economy, the government has set out modernise the [...] Full text...

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France pledges support for Congo’s health sector

19 march 2019 - 23:14:41
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The French ambassador in Congo, Bertrand Cochery, said here Tuesday his country would strengthen its cooperation [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: Emergency getting ‘bigger by the hour’, warns WFP

19 march 2019 - 20:30:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The full scale of the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai in south-west Africa is becoming [...] Full text...

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Rape victims not afforded protection in Zimbabwe - US Report

19 march 2019 - 15:12:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)- Rape victims were not consistently afforded protection by the courts last year, despite sexual offences attracting lengthy [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Idai displaces 1.5 million across Mozambique, Malawi

15 march 2019 - 20:51:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major aid operation is under way in Mozambique and Malawi to help victims of Tropical [...] Full text...

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