Rights chief Türk urges peace in DR Congo
19 april 2024 - 05:31:43Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk this week met survivors of massacres in eastern provinces of [...] Full text...
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Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk this week met survivors of massacres in eastern provinces of [...] Full text...
Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans
18 april 2024 - 11:32:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing global spread of “bird flu” infections to mammals, including humans, is a significant public [...] Full text...
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Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report
09 april 2024 - 13:14:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for [...] Full text...
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Aid worker deaths ‘inevitable result’ of Gaza war tactics - Guterres
03 april 2024 - 06:09:18New York, US (PANA) - The killing of seven humanitarians by an Israeli strike in Gaza on Tuesday – 196 [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC wants global health priotised as part of peacekeeping
22 march 2024 - 16:19:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has called on the global community [...] Full text...
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Africa immunization advisory group urges single-dose HPV vaccine adoption
01 march 2024 - 10:24:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Cervical cancer poses a significant burden in sub-Saharan Africa, with 120,000 cases annually out of the global [...] 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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Israel-Gaza crisis: Lifesaving medical care collapsing under assault in Gaza: WHO
17 february 2024 - 05:41:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The largest remaining hospital in southern Gaza is “barely functional”, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Global tobacco control conference opens in Panama
06 february 2024 - 14:27:27Panama City, Panama (PANA) - Delegates from around the world gathered in Panama City Tuesday for the 10th Conference of the [...] Full text...
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US announces $45 million for security of coastal West Africa
23 january 2024 - 17:20:09Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The US on Tuesday announced the provision of $45 million in new funding through the [...] Full text...
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UN aid official urges increased support for Niger
19 january 2024 - 05:50:42Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday called on the international community to step up support [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for 'serious negotiation' between industrialised and emerging economies on debt
17 january 2024 - 13:45:42Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - Many of the world’s ills are the result of a disconnect between “the rich, the big and [...] Full text...
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Tobacco use declining despite industry interference: WHO
16 january 2024 - 12:41:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people using tobacco continues to decline despite industry attempts to jeopardise progress towards [...] Full text...
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WHO certifies Cabo Verde as malaria-free
12 january 2024 - 12:01:59Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement [...] Full text...
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Argentina reports human case of Western Equine Encephalitis to WHO
28 december 2023 - 18:57:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Health Regulations National Focal Point (IHR NFP) of Argentina on 20 December notified the [...] Full text...
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‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day
27 december 2023 - 15:56:41New York, US (PANA) - The world must prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19, [...] Full text...
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Mali records more than 700 cases of dengue fever, 30 deaths
23 december 2023 - 13:46:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 700 cases of dengue fever, including around 30 deaths, have been recorded in Mali [...] Full text...
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Japan pledges support for UNICEF in fight against epidemics in Burundi
22 december 2023 - 18:51:29Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The government of Japan has announced its support for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) programme [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO designates JN.1 ‘variant of interest’ amid sharp rise in global spread
21 december 2023 - 06:46:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is continuously monitoring the global spread of [...] Full text...
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Urgent action needed to protect children and prevent uptake of e-cigarettes
14 december 2023 - 14:17:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to control e-cigarettes to protect children, as well as non-smokers and minimize health [...] Full text...
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Despite progress, adolescent girls continue to bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic: UNICEF
01 december 2023 - 10:41:56New York, US (PANA) – Nearly 98,000 adolescent girls aged 10-19 were infected with HIV in 2022 – or 1,900 new [...] Full text...
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World AIDS Day celebrates communities working to end the disease
01 december 2023 - 06:58:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The leadership of communities affected by HIV has been vital in driving progress to end the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: War and health crisis in Gaza a ‘recipe for epidemics’ warns WHO
21 november 2023 - 05:27:16New York, US (PANA) - The thousands of injuries sustained by civilians across Gaza combined with a burgeoning public health [...] Full text...
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More action needed to write ‘final chapter’ of TB
07 november 2023 - 17:19:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tuberculosis (TB) response is bouncing back from disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but more effort [...] Full text...
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One death and 10 confirmed cases of West Nile fever in Tunisia
01 november 2023 - 17:18:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Between 23 September and 26 October, Tunisia recorded one death and 10 confirmed cases of West [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Environmental degradation a serious challenge facing government now and when war is over (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
30 october 2023 - 19:51:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese environmentalists and poeliticians have warned that every possible ingredient for environmental catastrophe is now fermenting [...] Full text...
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Various sectors of Libyan government hold series of meetngs on Libyan-German cooperation on renewable energies
23 october 2023 - 15:52:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany's ambassador to Libya Michael Ohnmacht has announced that a number of meetings have been held [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Epidemics hit Sudanese already exasperated by war (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
29 september 2023 - 10:00:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - While warplanes and mortars are hitting Khartoum inhabitants with fire from above, environmental degradation, brought by [...] Full text...
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New global action pledge to end TB by 2030
23 september 2023 - 05:36:18New York, US (PANA) - Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN headquarters on Friday [...] Full text...
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Healthcare in DRC in crisis - WHO
22 september 2023 - 16:39:06Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Increasing armed violence, forced displacement and devastating floods in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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WHO welcomes “historic” commitment by world leaders for greater collaboration to prepare for future pandemics
20 september 2023 - 17:53:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -- The World Health Organization Wednesday welcomed a “historic” commitment shown by global leaders, at the United [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse
20 september 2023 - 06:17:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, more than 1,200 children under-five have died in camps in the space of [...] Full text...
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Libya storm: More than 11,000 dead, 10,000 missing, according to UN agency
17 september 2023 - 17:25:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 11,300 people have died while 10,100 others are missing when Storm Daniel ripped through [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Ministers discuss “One health network”
16 september 2023 - 10:25:03Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Indian Ocean Ministers and representatives of Ministries in charge of health and livestock from the IOC [...] Full text...
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Dead bodies from natural disasters, conflict do not generally pose health risks - Red Cross, WHO
15 september 2023 - 16:13:57Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and two other sister organizations dismissed here Friday, amid devastating loss [...] Full text...
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Libya floods: Top UN official in Libya urges united efforts to deal with disaster
15 september 2023 - 11:15:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya, Abdallah Bathily, has urged Libyans to [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Ethnically motivated attacks leave hundreds dead in Sudan, says UN rights chief
13 september 2023 - 06:09:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hundreds have died in ethnically motivated attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers fight deadly disinformation
19 august 2023 - 16:41:45New York, US (PANA) - With smartphones, editing apps, and innovative approaches, some UN peacekeeping operations across the world are [...] Full text...
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Smoking prevalence in Mauritius declines from 30.7% in 1987 to 18.3% in 2021
01 august 2023 - 13:05:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness, Minister Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that the prevalence of smoking in the [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC, WHO and RKI Launch Health Security Partnership to Strengthen Disease Surveillance
18 july 2023 - 18:54:35Geneva,Switzerland (PANA) - --The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the [...] Full text...
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Ending AIDS by 2030 a ‘political and financial choice’
13 july 2023 - 16:35:05New York, US (PANA) - There is a clear path to ending AIDS by 2030 and it requires strong political [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN voices ‘shock and condemnation’ as gender-based violence soars across Sudan
06 july 2023 - 06:26:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian officials on Wednesday voiced shock and condemnation over increasing reports of gender-based [...] Full text...
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Security in eastern DR Congo continues to worsen, Security Council hears
27 june 2023 - 06:16:10New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday that the security situation in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: WHO requires US$ 145 million to respond to health emergency
20 june 2023 - 05:01:31Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a new funding appeal requesting US$145 million to meet [...] Full text...
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WHO and the Global Fund announce commitment for enhanced collaboration
08 june 2023 - 15:57:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the [...] Full text...
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Ffve-day measles vaccination campaign begins in certain areas of southern Libya
06 june 2023 - 16:51:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Centre for Disease Control has announced that it will be launching a five-day measles [...] Full text...
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WHO, Libyan health authorities organize joint polio epidemic simulation exercise
03 june 2023 - 15:54:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A polio outbreak simulation exercise involving experts and some Libyan health staff was organized by the [...] Full text...
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Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief
21 may 2023 - 18:07:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World [...] Full text...
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Mpox public health emergency declared over
12 may 2023 - 06:14:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Majority of medical, health services impacted by fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
03 may 2023 - 09:10:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - “Please help us, please help save the lives of those innocent people.” This was Sudanese kidney [...] Full text...
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WHO makes key leadership appointments to drive its strategic direction, initiatives
18 april 2023 - 08:38:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed five new senior figures to its headquarters leadership team [...] Full text...
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‘Fully financing’ HIV response in Africa will save millions of lives: UNAIDS
13 april 2023 - 09:03:09New York, US (PANA) - Fully financing the HIV response in Africa will produce substantial health, social and economic gains [...] Full text...
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Libyan parliamentary leader denounces EU policy worsening Libyan migration crisis
08 april 2023 - 15:39:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan parliamentary committee for Internal Affairs, Suleiman al-Hariri, has expressed deep dissatisfaction [...] Full text...
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Burundi requires US$ 194.2 million for 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan
03 april 2023 - 15:39:39Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi office of the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on behalf of 72 [...] Full text...
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Marburg virus outbreaks highlight link between health and planet: WHO chief
30 march 2023 - 05:16:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the agency was [...] Full text...
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Burundian Health ministr calls for vigilance against Marburg virus disease
26 march 2023 - 18:21:51Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against HIV/AIDS has called for vigilance against [...] Full text...
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World Tuberculosis Day: WHO ramps up initiative to combat killer disease
24 march 2023 - 05:26:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For the first time in more than a decade, the number of people dying from tuberculosis [...] Full text...
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WB report shares recommendations to improve social assistance in Guinea-Bissau
21 march 2023 - 14:38:44Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - Prioritising vulnerable groups, evaluating and rationalising existing social assistance programmes, increasing local and community participation, establishing [...] Full text...
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WFP responds to impact of cyclone Freddy in Malawi
19 march 2023 - 05:22:44Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stepped up an emergency response to help an [...] Full text...
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Malawi faces deadliest cholera outbreak in 20 years, says UN
10 march 2023 - 13:36:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) has announced that Malawi is facing the deadliest cholera outbreak in [...] Full text...
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Legalising cannabis fails to address health risks: UN drugs control board
10 march 2023 - 05:22:54Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Moves by a small number of governments to legalise the non-medical use of cannabis have led [...] Full text...
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Renewal of state of emergency a precautionary measure to avert a falling back into manslaughter (By Mohamed Osman Adam)
24 february 2023 - 18:23:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Blue Nile State, near the borders with Ethiopia, on Friday renewed a state of emergency [...] Full text...
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Rising cholera cases in Africa worry WHO
09 february 2023 - 17:56:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Africa is experiencing an exponential increase in the number of cholera cases in the context [...] Full text...
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WHO launches Council to develop TB vaccines, hoping to save millions of lives
18 january 2023 - 05:45:05Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has unveiled plans to [...] Full text...
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Two million children will need humanitarian assistance in 2023 in Zimbabwe (UNICEF)
13 january 2023 - 15:55:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Due to the impact of food and nutrition crises caused by natural hazards such as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Global Fund provides Mali with batch of materials and medicines for the fight against epidemic
13 january 2023 - 15:47:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Global Fund handed over last week a batch of equipment and drugs to the Malian [...] Full text...
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Uganda, WHO announce end of Ebola epidemic that has caused 55 deaths in four months
12 january 2023 - 15:49:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ebola epidemic in Uganda is over, the Ugandan health ministry and the World Health [...] Full text...
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One case of cholera-related death reported in Burundi
12 january 2023 - 14:49:11Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The cholera epidemic has claimed one death since the first cases were reported at the end [...] Full text...
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Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak
11 january 2023 - 10:48:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda on Wednesday declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less [...] Full text...
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Ebola outbreak almost under control in Uganda, says WHO
07 january 2023 - 14:01:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ebola epidemic is on the verge of being brought under control in Uganda, with [...] Full text...
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UN chief issues global ‘wake-up call’ on Day of Epidemic Preparedness
28 december 2022 - 05:31:19New York, US (PANA) - Three years ago this month, the virus that causes COVID-19 was first detected, the UN [...] Full text...
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2022 Year In health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’
27 december 2022 - 06:03:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In 2022 the UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, [...] Full text...
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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO
17 december 2022 - 05:51:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia records first death from Shigellosis
23 november 2022 - 15:44:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The regional director of health in Tunis, Terek Ben Nasr, announced on Wednesday the death of [...] Full text...
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WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics
21 november 2022 - 18:53:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to compile an updated list of priority pathogens that [...] Full text...
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Chad: Emergency declared after floods (WHO)
17 november 2022 - 19:11:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An emergency situation has been declared in Chad because of floods, which have affected 18 [...] Full text...
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Updated family planning guide promotes empowerment, health and wellbeing – WHO
15 november 2022 - 09:11:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wider access to self-administered contraceptives and the use of digital technologies by providers are just two [...] Full text...
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Uganda confirms 135 Ebola cases, 53 deaths
11 november 2022 - 14:25:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Uganda has reported 135 confirmed and 21 probable cases of Ebola in eight different districts, [...] Full text...
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Mass displacements in eastern DR Congo threaten young lives: UNICEF
08 november 2022 - 04:39:56Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce high-quality surveillance to prevent outbreak of measles
01 november 2022 - 08:36:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will combine high-quality surveillance and public health promotion with a strong childhood immunisation programme to [...] Full text...
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Rise in TB deaths another fallout from the pandemic, WHO report reveals
28 october 2022 - 04:55:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tuberculosis (TB) deaths and infections rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted access to treatment and [...] Full text...
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WHO says ready to support Libya in emergencies
25 october 2022 - 19:14:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Regional Director for Emergencies at the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: 39 cases including 3 deaths due to cholera recorded in a refugee camp in the Far North
19 october 2022 - 18:37:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Cameroon, the cholera epidemic has resurfaced in the Far North region with three deaths [...] Full text...
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Floods claimed 41 lives in 2021 in Burkina Faso, according to humanitarian officials
14 october 2022 - 11:53:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Floods in the West African state of Burkina Faso in 2021 affected about 130,500 people [...] Full text...
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39 Ebola deaths recorded in Uganda, capital Kampala affected, says WHO
13 october 2022 - 15:59:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reported 54 confirmed and 20 probable cases of [...] Full text...
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African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak
13 october 2022 - 06:21:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ministers of Health and government representatives from nine African countries on Wednesday agreed on joint measures [...] Full text...
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Kenya calls for better African representation at the UN
22 september 2022 - 20:11:08New York, US (PANA) - President William Ruto has called for urgent reform of the global decision-making system that will [...] Full text...
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Uganda declares Ebola Virus Disease outbreak
20 september 2022 - 14:20:25Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The health authorities in Uganda on Tuesday declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 2.3 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Libya
17 september 2022 - 13:53:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 2.3 million people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus in Libya since the launch [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 2.2 million people vaccinated against pandemic in Libya
13 august 2022 - 14:24:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,297,234 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya since the [...] Full text...
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Over 2.2 million Libyans vaccinated against coronavirus
30 july 2022 - 14:39:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,295,317 people have been vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya since the national [...] Full text...
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More than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C: WHO
29 july 2022 - 10:29:08Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - More than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C, which are the deadliest strains of the virus, according to a World Health [...] Full text...
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Africa sees 63% jump in diseases spread from animals to people in last decade
14 july 2022 - 14:29:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is facing a growing risk of outbreaks caused by zoonotic pathogens, such as the monkeypox virus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 56 deaths, nearly 22,000 new infections in one week
12 july 2022 - 19:04:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After the lull that followed an intensive vaccination campaign, the epidemiological situation due to COVID-19 has [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 25 deaths and more than 5,000 new cases recorded in one week in Tunisia
28 june 2022 - 13:39:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 25 deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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UN drug report shines light on cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamine trends
28 june 2022 - 05:25:08Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Legalised cannabis use in some countries and states appears to have accelerated daily use and related [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya classified as having low incidence of community transmission - WHO
24 june 2022 - 16:35:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Week 24 of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Libya reported a decrease in the incidence of [...] Full text...
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WHO says global situation of monkeypox ‘cannot be ignored’
24 june 2022 - 05:37:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Addressing the first meeting of the World Health Organisation’s Emergency Committee on Thursday over the global Monkeypox [...] Full text...
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Benin ready to counter possible monkeypox epidemic
18 june 2022 - 14:30:08Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Benin is on maximum alert and has taken steps to deal with a possible epidemic of [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence in conflict ‘terrorises populations, destroys lives and fractures communities’ - Guterres
17 june 2022 - 19:37:38New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence has become a brutal tactic of warfare and repression that “terrorises populations, destroys [...] Full text...
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Funding cuts could affect vital humanitarian flights to hard-to-reach areas in Guinea, Niger: WFP
15 june 2022 - 05:29:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that its UN Humanitarian Air Service [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to launch mass vaccination campaign against ovine rinderpest
09 june 2022 - 11:24:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission will on Friday launch the mass vaccination [...] Full text...
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Guinea records outbreak of avian influenza
08 june 2022 - 11:41:15Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) has been reported at poultry farms in Guinea's Forécariah [...] Full text...
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Make tobacco industry accountable for environmental damage: WHO
31 may 2022 - 06:00:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The tobacco industry damages both the environment and human health, and needs to be more accountable [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for sustainable solutions to immigration and humanitarian crises in Africa
27 may 2022 - 20:07:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council and Second Vice-Chairman of the African Union (AU), Mohamed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Infections up slightly in Libya
16 may 2022 - 12:00:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The rate of COVID-19 infection in Libya last week averaged six cases per day, seen as [...] Full text...
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Thirty trucks loaded with cotton fibre en route to port of Conakry
10 may 2022 - 15:23:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is determined to make the autonomous port of Conakry, conceded to the Turkish [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libyan health officials call for continued preventive measures despite decline in infections
25 april 2022 - 13:04:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has seen a slight decrease in confirmed coronavirus cases, but the National Centre for Disease [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: NCDC calls for intensified vaccination campaign in Libya after improvement of epidemiological situation
17 april 2022 - 16:10:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced here Saturday it witnessed an improvement in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records one new death, 9 new cases
16 april 2022 - 14:22:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A patient died of a coronavirus infection and nine new cases were recorded in Libya from [...] Full text...
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Can the growing US interest in Libya help overcome the current political impasse?
07 april 2022 - 17:26:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new administration of US President Joe Biden has announced a ten-year strategy to prevent conflict [...] Full text...
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UN health agency launches bid to stop new global pandemic
01 april 2022 - 06:13:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "Arboviruses” might not be something most of us are familiar with, but for almost four billion [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: One-third of the world remains totally unvaccinated: WHO chief
31 march 2022 - 04:56:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records three deaths, 51 infections
29 march 2022 - 14:04:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three new deaths linked to a coronavirus infection have been recorded in Libya bringing the death [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 2.2m people vaccinated against pandemicin Libya
26 march 2022 - 12:23:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,201,314 people have been vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya since the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More than 2.1 million people vaccinated in Libya
19 march 2022 - 14:03:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,190,556 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Libya since the launch of [...] Full text...
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Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution
03 march 2022 - 05:15:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at [...] Full text...
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Nearly two million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Burundi
01 march 2022 - 14:12:43Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Tuesday projected that 1.8 million people in Burundi [...] Full text...
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UN Environment Assembly discusses ending plastic pollution
01 march 2022 - 05:55:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Delegates at the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly under way in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, [...] Full text...
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UN pledges more support for internally displaced persons in DR Congo’s Ituri province
24 february 2022 - 05:07:56Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 13 deaths, 2,292 new cases
20 february 2022 - 17:25:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirteen new deaths linked to COVID-19 infection have been recorded in Libya bringing the death toll [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records eight deaths, 2,490 new cases
15 february 2022 - 16:34:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight new deaths linked to coronavirus infection have been recorded in Libya bringing the death toll [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's suspended cop, Abba Kyari, declared wanted by NDLEA for drug trafficking
14 february 2022 - 16:48:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared the suspended head of the Inspector-General of [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Europe not to roll out red carpet for Egyptian President al-Sisi
14 february 2022 - 05:49:48Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has lashed out at Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for human rights abuses [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 12 new deaths, 3,648 new cases
13 february 2022 - 15:38:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twelve new deaths linked to COVID-19 infection and 3,648 new cases were recorded in Libya from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World leaders call for US$23 billion to end pandemic this year
09 february 2022 - 20:18:38New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic could be defeated this year but only if vaccines, tests and treatments [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 15 deaths and 4,242 new cases
06 february 2022 - 13:34:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fifteen new deaths linked to COVID-19 infection have been recorded in Libya bringing the death toll [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman calls for strengthening human resources in Africa to face challenges
03 february 2022 - 12:15:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed the need for Africa to [...] Full text...
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Japan offers financial support to Guinea's health system
25 january 2022 - 14:36:40Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The government of Japan has donated medical materials and equipment worth about US$1.5 million to Guinea, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 1.9 million people vaccinated in Libya
22 january 2022 - 14:30:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,986,577 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya since the [...] Full text...
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Burundi faces resurgence of diseases with epidemic potential
18 january 2022 - 14:37:07Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since 2021, Burundi has been hit by a resurgence of diseases with epidemic potential, mainly due [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN-backed COVAX mechanism delivers one billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose
17 january 2022 - 06:00:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With a 1.1 million jab delivery in Rwanda this weekend, the World Health Organization’s multilateral initiative [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya's heads AU Bureau and Regional Economic Group meeting on pandemic
16 january 2022 - 19:02:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya, in its capacity as current chair of the Arab Maghreb Union, Saturday led a virtual [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 13 deaths 870 new cases
16 january 2022 - 18:24:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirteen new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and 867 new cases were Sunday recorded [...] Full text...
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Protestors, police clash in Tunis
14 january 2022 - 18:23:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes broke out here Friday between police and demonstrators celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia imposes new lockdown due to spread of the Omicron variant
12 january 2022 - 22:00:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Due to the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic, the Tunisian government on Wednesday re-imposed a night [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Daily average of 470 new cases reported in Burundi
02 january 2022 - 14:13:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since mid-December 2021, Burundi has reported a daily average of 470 new confirmed cases of coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 12 deaths, 916 new cases
02 january 2022 - 13:40:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twelve new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and 916 new cases were recorded in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa' lifts curfew on pandemic
31 december 2021 - 09:28:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government has announced sweeping changes to the coronavirus (COVID-19) regulations with [...] Full text...
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14 cases of Omicron variant detected in Guinea
30 december 2021 - 12:14:04Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Fourteen cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in Guinea, the National Health Security Agency [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief hopes 2022 can mark end of acute stage of pandemic
30 december 2021 - 07:02:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency chief expressed optimism during a press briefing on Wednesday that 2022 may be the year the world ends the acute stage of [...] Full text...
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Infectious diseases present ‘clear and present danger’ everywhere: Guterres
27 december 2021 - 14:23:01New York, US (PANA) - COVID-19 continues to demonstrate how quickly “an infectious disease can sweep across the world”, pushing [...] Full text...
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US gives $10 million to support UN food agency efforts on COVID-19 response, future pandemics
24 december 2021 - 07:34:20Rome, Italy (PANA) - A US$10 million contribution from the United States will assist the Food and UN Agriculture Organization [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO gives green light to Nuvaxovid vaccine
21 december 2021 - 19:48:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN's global health agency says it has issued an Emergency Use List (EUL) approval [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 427 new cases
21 december 2021 - 08:05:30Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi over the past 24 hours recorded 310 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) from community transmission and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Omicron 'outpacing' Delta, says WHO chief
21 december 2021 - 07:22:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to [...] Full text...
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US donates more than 1 million doses of Pfizer vaccine to Libya
20 december 2021 - 20:14:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,178,190 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine were received on Monday at Maitigua International [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 58 new positive cases Sunday
20 december 2021 - 07:54:16Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health authorities said here Monday they had recorded 58 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the number [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 9 new deaths, 726 new cases
19 december 2021 - 16:43:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine new deaths linked to a coronavirus infection and 726 new cases have been recorded in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO lists ninth vaccine for emergency use
18 december 2021 - 08:14:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday approved the Covovax vaccine for emergency use listing (EUL), elevating to nine [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa to donate 2m vaccines across the continent
17 december 2021 - 08:09:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa on Friday announced it would donate more than two million doses of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa clocks fastest surge in cases this year, but deaths remain low: WHO
14 december 2021 - 12:43:18Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An 83 per cent surge in new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases during the past week in Africa, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian charity steps up emergency response
10 december 2021 - 05:16:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organisation operating in Ethiopia has warned against what it described as “overwhelming humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Omicron could have ‘major impact’, but no definitive answers yet - WHO
09 december 2021 - 05:42:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Features of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, including the extent to which it will spread, and the sheer number of [...] Full text...
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Lasting solution to DRC violence requires broader political commitment, says UN mission chief
07 december 2021 - 05:56:54New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo told the Security [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 92% of recent COVID-19 cases in Burundi are from travelers from DR Congo
05 december 2021 - 18:12:08Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - During the last 7 days, 23 of the 25 new cases (92%) of confirmed Coronavirus have [...] Full text...
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World AIDS Day 2021 - Step up, be bold, end AIDS, end inequalities and end pandemics
02 december 2021 - 08:00:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO), on World AIDS Day marked here Wednesday, highlighted the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African President Ramaphosa addresses concerns
01 december 2021 - 15:08:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken a swipe at African countries which have implemented travel [...] Full text...
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New HIV-AIDS infections on the decline throughout Senegal
01 december 2021 - 14:53:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The executive secretary of the National AIDS Control Council (CNLS), Dr. Safiatou Thiam, has noted a [...] Full text...
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16 per cent of PLHIV in Senegal do not know their HIV status, CNLS
01 december 2021 - 14:45:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Sixteen per cent of people living with HIV/AIDS in Senegal do not know their HIV status, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius commemorates World Aids Day
01 december 2021 - 13:43:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius commemorated on Wednesday World Aids Day with testing and counselling through a mobile caravan that [...] Full text...
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Battle to end HIV, COVID, demands greater international solidarity
01 december 2021 - 05:45:10New York, UA (PANA) - The early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic were “plagued by confusion, fear, isolation, and discrimination” [...] Full text...
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World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future pandemics unless leaders tackle inequalities, UNAIDS warns
30 november 2021 - 05:04:17New York, US (PANA) - Unless leaders tackle stark inequalities, the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the [...] Full text...
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Libya calls for completion of COMESA structures to facilitate movement of goods
23 november 2021 - 16:49:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, in a speech on Tuesday in Cairo [...] Full text...
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Countries commit to develop climate-smart health care at COP26 UN climate conference
08 november 2021 - 22:43:33Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - A group of 47 countries have committed to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems at the UN [...] Full text...
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WHO kicks off Decade of Action for Road Safety
28 october 2021 - 15:04:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO Thursday kicked off the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 here with the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More than 1.47 million people vaccinated in Libya against pandemic
23 october 2021 - 12:00:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,477,293 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the national vaccination [...] Full text...
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WHO: COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in a decade, gains ‘reversed’
15 october 2021 - 06:02:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world - have increased [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO establishes new scientific group to study COVID origins, prevent future pandemics
14 october 2021 - 05:18:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched an expert group that will examine the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The [...] Full text...
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Libyan health minister chairs 68th WHO Regional Committee meeting for Eastern Mediterranean
12 october 2021 - 12:22:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Health, Ali al-Zanati, has been elected to chair the 68th Regional Committee [...] Full text...
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Insufficient funding means tough choices for humanitarians in DR Congo
09 october 2021 - 09:23:01Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a lack of funding, are leaving humanitarians with a [...] Full text...
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Violence, aid access continue to obstruct humanitarian effort in DR Congo
05 october 2021 - 16:22:25New York, US (PANA) - Violence and access constraints in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue [...] Full text...
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WHO: Abuse allegations amid DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘a sickening betrayal of the people we serve’
29 september 2021 - 05:50:08Gene,a Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN [...] Full text...
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WHO's new meningitis strategy aims to save more than 200,000 lives annually
28 september 2021 - 16:05:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners on Tuesday launched the first ever global strategy [...] Full text...
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WHO launches global road map to defeat meningitis by 2030
27 september 2021 - 13:55:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) will on Tuesday launch Defeating Meningitis by 2030: A Global Road [...] Full text...
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Africa cannot outsource its health to the rest of the world – AfDB president
22 september 2021 - 15:15:06New York, US (PANA) - Global leaders, in a sideline event on health during the United Nations General Assembly, voiced [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 123 new cases, one death
21 september 2021 - 09:10:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Welfare on Tuesday reported the detection of 123 new positive [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Germany supports Ethiopia with 271,200 vaccine doses
18 september 2021 - 02:05:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Ministry of Health Friday received 271,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Germany to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO calls on world leaders to focus on vaccine equity, pandemic preparedness
17 september 2021 - 14:06:34New York, US (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging leaders attending the 76th session of the United [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya takes delivery of 117,600 COVAX doses
17 september 2021 - 10:33:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has taken delivery of 117,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from COVAX, the National Centre for [...] Full text...
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Climate change: Conference alerts on the vulnerability of African SIDS
16 september 2021 - 18:57:34Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX), which kicked off [...] Full text...
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Calling for SIDS' specificities to be taken into account on climate change
15 september 2021 - 20:59:41Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The prime minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva, on Wednesday called for [...] Full text...
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DR Congo declares meningitis outbreak in north-eastern province
08 september 2021 - 15:28:14Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A deadly outbreak of meningitis has been declared in a northeastern province of Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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New data-driven hub aims to detect and prevent next pandemic
02 september 2021 - 06:46:15Berlin, Germany (PANA) - A new centre in Berlin, Germany, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 19 new deaths
27 august 2021 - 18:48:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health on Friday announced that it recorded 19 deaths due to the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Coming months critical for future pandemic preparedness: WHO chief
26 august 2021 - 05:22:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The next three months will be a critical period for stepping up global collective action against [...] Full text...
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Ebola vaccination campaign launched in Middle Guinea
21 august 2021 - 19:30:16Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A vaccination campaign against the Ebola virus began here Thursday in the prefecture of Labe, central [...] Full text...
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Libya begins administration of second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine
21 august 2021 - 10:33:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The administration of the second dose of AstraZeneca's anti-coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Libya will begin on [...] Full text...
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Botswana optimistic of COVID-19 vaccination rollout
19 august 2021 - 18:48:51Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Vice President, Slumber Tsogwane, has reassured the nation of government’s commitment to COVID-19 vaccination. “It is [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso detects one case of cholera
17 august 2021 - 11:43:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - One case of cholera was detected last Sunday at the Tanwalbougou health centre in eastern [...] Full text...
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Guinean experts sent to Côte d'Ivoire to fight Ebola
16 august 2021 - 11:13:25Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Sunday dispatched a team of experts and 5,000 doses of vaccine to [...] Full text...
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Botswana debunks media reports on Pfizer vaccine consignment
13 august 2021 - 18:06:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana health authorities have denied media reports suggesting that Pfizer vaccine consignment, destined for Botswana, has been [...] Full text...
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US donates vaccine doses to Botswana
10 august 2021 - 18:27:17Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The United States government has donated Pfizer-Biotech COVID-19 vaccine to Botswana through the COVAX dose sharing [...] Full text...
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USAID launches 5-year programme against Gender-Based Violence in two Nigerian States
03 august 2021 - 19:04:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a four-year programme that is aimed [...] Full text...
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UNICEF warns of waterborne disease in Libya after vandalization of water sources
02 august 2021 - 12:18:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has deplored the vandalization of water supply systems in Libya [...] Full text...
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Helen Clark brief Member States at the UN General Assembly on pandemic response
28 july 2021 - 22:48:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former president of Liberia, and Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand, Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVAX and World Bank accelerate vaccine access for developing countries
26 july 2021 - 13:28:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - COVAX and the World Bank will accelerate COVID-19 vaccine supply for developing countries through a [...] Full text...
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Progress towards ending AIDS among children, others stalling - UNAIDS warns
21 july 2021 - 22:24:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UNAIDS and partners have warned in their 'Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free' report that [...] Full text...
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Libya's High Commissioner for National Reconciliation to be appointed soon
12 july 2021 - 22:47:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The appointment of the governing body of the High Commission for National Reconciliation in Libya is [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo ecords 436 new cases
05 july 2021 - 21:13:44Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Sunday recorded 436 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out [...] Full text...
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