Advocacy for investment in digitization in Africa
20 october 2019 - 12:32:47Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - African ministers in charge of civil registration and statistics are calling for more investment in the [...] Full text...
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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - African ministers in charge of civil registration and statistics are calling for more investment in the [...] Full text...
Congo's rights commission calls for improvement of detention conditions
19 october 2019 - 18:21:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH) on Friday asked the authorities in Brazzaville to enhance [...] Full text...
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WHO congratulates Kenya on fight against cervical cancer
19 october 2019 - 13:35:47Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Under the guidance of President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya on Friday became the 12th country in East [...] Full text...
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UN Committee says Ebola in DR Congo still an international public health emergency
19 october 2019 - 06:36:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially remains a Public [...] 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 - 22:49:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Ten Central African countries agreed here Friday to increase their current immunization coverage rate from an [...] Full text...
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Gold panning in North Niger: A growth lever but also source of problems - study
18 october 2019 - 22:27:50Agadez, Niger (PANA) - The boom in gold panning in the desert north of Niger, former home of armed rebellions, [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Marriages with low civil registration in Africa
18 october 2019 - 17:55:30Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Marriages and divorces are the poor "cousins" of civil registration in Africa, according to a report [...] Full text...
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Zambia: ECA addresses fundamental challenges of legal identity in Africa
18 october 2019 - 15:59:36Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwe, has listed the [...] Full text...
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Emergencies and displacement hinder civil registration in Africa
18 october 2019 - 11:43:17Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Emergencies and displacement are a hindrance to the proper registration of civil registration in Africa, according [...] Full text...
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WBG President calls for comprehensive reforms to reach global education target
18 october 2019 - 09:25:47Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank has introduced an ambitious new Learning Target, which aims to cut by at [...] Full text...
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TB infections declining, but not fast enough among poor, marginalised: WHO
18 october 2019 - 07:16:53Geneva, 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 - 15:13:38Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday urged the [...] Full text...
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Several successful organ transplants recorded in Tunisia in 2019
17 october 2019 - 15:01:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian National Center for the Promotion of Organ Transplant has revealed that four heart transplant [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Education is key to dismantle the cycle of poverty, says Minister
17 october 2019 - 14:56:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - On International Day for the eradication of Poverty 2019, celebrated Thursday in Port-Louis, the Mauritian Minister [...] Full text...
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FAO calls on Congolese to respect the food chain
17 october 2019 - 13:39:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative, Suze Percy Filippini, on Wednesday urged producers and consumers [...] Full text...
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Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency
17 october 2019 - 13:26:24Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a [...] Full text...
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Ending extreme poverty crucial to sustainable future for all: UN chief
17 october 2019 - 12:53:43New York, US (PANA) - A sustainable future for all is unlikely unless globalization benefits all children, their families and [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President to attend oceans conference in Oslo
17 october 2019 - 12:26:59Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall will take part in the sixth World Conference on the Protection of [...] Full text...
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Congo: CIRGL health and defence ministers to meet in Brazzaville
17 october 2019 - 12:09:50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (CIRGL), Zachary Muburi-Muita, announced [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to digitise civil registration
17 october 2019 - 09:19:48Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian Secretary for Home Affairs, Mrs.Liya Mutale, has called for the use of digital technology in [...] Full text...
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FAO, Danone team up to foster sustainable diets and food systems
17 october 2019 - 08:24:18Rome, Italy (PANA) -The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Danone have agreed to work together to improve global [...] Full text...
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Mali celebrated Global Handwashing Day on Tuesday
16 october 2019 - 13:30:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Tuesday celebrated the 12th edition of Global Handwashing Day, established on 15 October each [...] Full text...
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Poor death registration rate in Africa
16 october 2019 - 13:17:38Lusaka, Zambia (NAPA) - Africa has a low death registration rate, according to a registration situation report submitted to civil [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 89 sub-Saharan migrants
16 october 2019 - 10:58:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units rescued 89 migrants of different African nationalities on Tuesday on board a boat [...] Full text...
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About 20,000 treated mosquito nets distributed in Congo's Pool department
16 october 2019 - 10:22:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - About 20,000 treated mosquito nets are available for the population of the Pool department in southern [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief addresses progress, setbacks in human rights worldwide
16 october 2019 - 05:50:20New York, US (PANA) - The world is undeniably facing rising challenges to multilateralism, however work can be done with [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to harness digital technology for legal identity
15 october 2019 - 23:30:53Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A senior Zambian government official said here Monday that advances in technology presented Africa with an [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya condemns air strike against civilian zone in Tripoli
15 october 2019 - 21:43:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support mission in Libya Tuesday condemned the air strike carried out against the zone [...] Full text...
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UNICEF warns 'alarmingly high' number of children malnourished worldwide
15 october 2019 - 19:37:44New York, US (PANA) - Across the globe, at least one-in-three children under-five are malnourished and not developing properly, UNICEF revealed [...] Full text...
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Nigeriens urged to imbide the culture of handwashing with soap
15 october 2019 - 18:47:20Niamey, 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 - 17:16:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - About 20 African journalists are currently participating in health statistics training in Lusaka, Zambia, ahead of [...] Full text...
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Burundi govt regards rural women's access to sustainable infrastructure, social protection services as top priority
15 october 2019 - 17:09:16Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Tuesday celebrated the International Rural Women's Day on a formal commitment to "support access [...] Full text...
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Togo to host summit on combating fake medicines in Africa
15 october 2019 - 14:33:25Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese capital, Lome, will host a two-day summit on the fight against fake medicines on [...] Full text...
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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF
15 october 2019 - 14:01:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An alarmingly high number of children sufferer the consequences of poor diets and a food system [...] Full text...
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Mauritius hosts International Conference on Diabetes and Associated Diseases
15 october 2019 - 13:47:07Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - An international conference on Diabetes and Associated Diseases will take place in Mauritius from 21 [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch urges Mauritania's new president to take key steps for women’s rights
15 october 2019 - 06:53:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday sent a letter to Mauritania's new president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani urging him [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: A new health area affected by Ebola in Ituri
14 october 2019 - 22:31:48Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The health authorities of Maroro in the zone of Nyakunde, Ituri province, in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Olivier Chinganya of ECA regrets low birth registration in Africa
14 october 2019 - 21:43:05Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The director of the African Centre for Statistics of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Oliver [...] Full text...
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Gabon successfully launches CFAF126 bln bond
14 october 2019 - 21:09:31Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese government Monday successfully obtained a bond of more than CFAF 126 billion instead of [...] Full text...
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World Bank launches Regional Affordable Housing Project in Senegal
14 october 2019 - 17:02:57Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank has launched the Regional Affordable Housing Project in Dakar, according to a statement [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's medical practitioners reject Labour Court ruling ordering doctors back to work
14 october 2019 - 16:53:17Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Doctors have defied a court order to go back to work after the Zimbabwean government had [...] Full text...
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Tunisia-Cameroon 0-0 friendly draw game
14 october 2019 - 15:27:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Tunisia and Cameroon drew 0-0 in a friendly played Saturday night in Radès, near Tunis. Authors of a [...] Full text...
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Civil registration data are essential for African integration: AU Commission
14 october 2019 - 15:05:09Lusaka, Zambia (NAPA) - Reliable civil registration data are essential for African integration, Professor Victor Harison, Commissioner for Economic Affairs [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire reaches one million users of UNICEF's U-Report platform
14 october 2019 - 11:49:06Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire is the first French-speaking country in the world to reach the one million [...] Full text...
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Experts meet on civil registration in Africa
14 october 2019 - 10:12:05Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A meeting of experts on civil registration in Africa began on Monday in Lusaka, ahead of [...] Full text...
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President-elect vows to 'build a new Tunisia'
14 october 2019 - 09:58:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Shortly after the announcement of the preliminary result that gave him a landslide victory in Sunday's [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns deadly Burkina Faso mosque attack
14 october 2019 - 06:22:38New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres has strongly condemned Friday’s attack on a mosque in northern Burkina [...] Full text...
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Lusaka hosts fifth conference of African ministers of registration of civil status acts
13 october 2019 - 19:00:08Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Zambian capital, Lusaka, will from Monday host the fifth conference of African ministers in charge [...] Full text...
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Tunisian presidential candidates face-off in first televised debate
12 october 2019 - 14:48:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in Tunisia and the Arab world, the two candidates in the second [...] Full text...
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IMF underscores transparent, prudent revenue management in Mauritania
12 october 2019 - 09:07:40Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – While economic growth in Mauritania could exceed 6 percent next year, continued prudent policies are needed [...] Full text...
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IMF team encourages Gabon to step up improvement of business environment
12 october 2019 - 08:17:20Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Continuation of ongoing efforts to improve the business climate in Gabon is essential to generate sustainable [...] Full text...
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Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita to take part in international conference on population in Nairobi
11 october 2019 - 23:06:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita will take part in the international conference on population and development [...] Full text...
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UN to switch off some escalators at its headquarters as part of drastic measures to save money
11 october 2019 - 19:51:19New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) will “switch off some escalators” in its global headquarters, as part [...] Full text...
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Community-led enforcement shows the way to end child marriage in Ethiopia (A UNFPA feature)
11 october 2019 - 19:39:21Kola, Tembein, Ethiopia (PANA) – Earlier this year, Haderu Gebray, 15, and her parents were arrested for planning her wedding [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $31.3 million grants for water and sanitation facilities in Sudan
11 october 2019 - 18:13:01Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe labour court orders striking doctors back to work
11 october 2019 - 17:35:38Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Labour Court of Zimbabwe has ordered all striking doctors to return to work in 48 [...] Full text...
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Sudan launches cholera vaccination campaign in Blue Nile, Sinnar states
11 october 2019 - 15:11:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Friday launched an “oral cholera vaccination campaign” in response to the ongoing outbreak of [...] Full text...
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Congo's business climate is bad, says PM Mouamba
11 october 2019 - 14:36:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba said in Brazzaville on Thursday that the business climate in Congo [...] Full text...
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Congo works on a national plan to fight Ebola virus disease
11 october 2019 - 14:23:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government is considering a national plan to combat the Ebola virus disease, a fundamental [...] Full text...
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Niger president appeals for solidarity to fight AIDS, malaria, TB epidemics
11 october 2019 - 13:15:36Niamey, 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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IMF cautions on delayed Uganda’s commercial oil production
11 october 2019 - 12:58:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – A delay in oil sector investments could weigh on Uganda’s economic growth and keep it at [...] Full text...
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End of Ebola epidemic to be announced before end of this year - DRC President Tshisekedi
11 october 2019 - 11:17:22Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) will end by the end of this year, the President of [...] Full text...
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New refugee data centre can inform policies, solutions worldwide: Guterres
11 october 2019 - 05:56:42New York, US (PANA) - A new UN refugee data centre will improve the way humanitarian agencies support “some of [...] Full text...
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Global community pledges $14 billion to step up fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria
11 october 2019 - 05:49:58Lyon, France (PANA) - Donors have pledged just over $14 billion for the next three years to save 16 million [...] Full text...
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Togo, Burkina Faso sign 14 agreements to strengthen cooperation
10 october 2019 - 17:26:09Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The third joint Togo-Burkina Faso session ended on Tuesday in Lomé with the signing of 14 [...] Full text...
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Ebola 'on the run' in DR Congo - WHO
10 october 2019 - 15:48:18Geneva. Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts to eradicate the deadly Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are proving [...] Full text...
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Belgium grants 100,000 Euros to help women fight child malnutrition in Chad
10 october 2019 - 15:15:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has granted 100,000 euros to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to finance a [...] Full text...
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World Mental Health Day throws light on worrying rates of youth suicide
10 october 2019 - 13:55:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Worldwide, 800,000 people die by suicide each year - one every 40 seconds - making it the second [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates World Mental Health Day 2019
10 october 2019 - 13:43:30Beau Bassin, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday celebrated the World Mental Health Day with several activities organised by psychiatrists [...] Full text...
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Support 'winds of change' in DR Congo to consolidate positive developments, urges UN mission chief
09 october 2019 - 19:43:57New York, US (PANA) - Recent positive trends could help transform the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into a [...] Full text...
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High Court of Zimbabwe dismisses application to compel President Mnangagwa to declare water crisis 'national disaster'
09 october 2019 - 19:00:37Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - High Court Judge, Justice Owen Tagu on Wednesday dismissed an urgent chamber application filed by Community [...] Full text...
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Global uncertainty slows growth in Africa’s economies – World Bank Update
09 october 2019 - 17:21:00Washington, US (PANA) - Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remained slow through 2019, hampered by persistent uncertainty in the global economy [...] Full text...
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Stakeholders urge private sector to address aflatoxins in ensuring food security in East Africa
09 october 2019 - 15:30:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With growing concerns on food security in the region, the East African Grains Council (EAGC) [...] Full text...
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Congo to conduct population census in April 2020
09 october 2019 - 14:24:43Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo will hold a general population census in April 2020, Minister of Planning, Statistics and Regional [...] Full text...
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Ebola infections down in DR Congo
09 october 2019 - 11:48:31Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that the infection of Ebola in DR [...] Full text...
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Treated mosquito nets reduce malaria cases by 22% in Congo's Pointe-Noire
09 october 2019 - 10:18:02Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The prefect of the Pointe-Noire department, Alexandre Honoré Paka, said on Tuesday that the use 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 - 10:14:36Paris, 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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WHO says alarming number of women mistreated during childbirth
09 october 2019 - 04:11:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than a third of women surveyed across four lower-income countries, reported being mistreated during childbirth, a new study led by [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe doctors appeal to WHO to intervene in health crisis
08 october 2019 - 22:35:35Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) Tuesday asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to intervene in [...] Full text...
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Burkina president to take part in conference on funding fight against AIDS, malaria in France
08 october 2019 - 21:20:31Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré will from 9-11 October take part in the [...] Full text...
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One billion people have preventable eye conditions, increasingly linked to lifestyle choices: WHO
08 october 2019 - 19:27:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 2.2 billion people already suffer from eye conditions and visual impairment today. However, the [...] Full text...
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Germany to focus on infrastructure development, health and education in Mali
08 october 2019 - 17:27:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - German Defense Minister, Annegret Kramp Karrembauer, said her country, in its cooperation with Mali, will now [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari presents 2020 budget proposal, pegs crude oil benchmark at US$57
08 october 2019 - 17:23:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday presented to the National Assembly for approval, a federal government [...] Full text...
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Blood transfusion at the heart of a symposium in Abidjan
08 october 2019 - 16:48:03Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Hospital workers, pediatricians, surgeons, resuscitators, gynecologists and others meet in Abidjan on Tuesday for three-day [...] Full text...
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African ministers to discuss innovative ways to close identity gap
08 october 2019 - 14:58:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African ministers responsible for Civil Registration will gather in Lusaka, Zambia, from 14-18 October for [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Kenya sign three memoranda of understanding
08 october 2019 - 14:18:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Kenya have signed three memoranda of understanding in the areas of policy dialogue, vocational [...] Full text...
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Medical charity raises red flags on international funding decline for HIV, TB
08 october 2019 - 05:18:07Geneva, 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 - 04:49:00Niamey, 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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Nigeria: Buhari opens 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja
07 october 2019 - 19:20:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday opened the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, with the [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Launch of the counterfeit drugs Initiative in Africa postponed
07 october 2019 - 14:50:24Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The launch, by five African countries, of an initiative against trafficking in fake medicines on the [...] Full text...
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Mental health care are essential in conflict situation, says ICRC survey
07 october 2019 - 12:53:39Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - – Nearly three in four millennials – 73 percent – surveyed across 15 countries said [...] Full text...
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Africa: A fertile ground for trafficking of illicit drugs
07 october 2019 - 11:47:38Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Street drugs, counterfeit drugs, fake drugs or medical products of lower or falsified quality. All these [...] Full text...
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Gambians want govt to prioritise delivery of key public services
06 october 2019 - 16:01:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians want the government to prioritise delivery of key public services such as health care, water [...] Full text...
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Gambia, Japan sign $2.3 million food assistance grant
06 october 2019 - 14:33:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Governments of The Gambia and Japan have signed a grant agreement for food assistance worth [...] Full text...
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Senegal not spared by fake drug trafficking
05 october 2019 - 19:23:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is not spared by the problem of the circulation of street drugs, which explains why [...] Full text...
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Military escalation in Tripoli and the Berlin Conference on Libya highlighted in the news
05 october 2019 - 18:42:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers were awash this week with stories from the current escalation of tension near Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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French business delegation visits Madagascar, Mauritius
05 october 2019 - 16:08:46Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of French business leaders from Medef-International will travel from Monday to Thursday to Antananarivo, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: 1,003 people cured of Ebola virus disease
05 october 2019 - 16:02:02Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A total of 1,003 people have been cured of the Ebola virus disease since its [...] Full text...
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Botswana government to improve health services
05 october 2019 - 11:45:24Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Alfred Madigela, says the Botswana government is committed to [...] Full text...
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WHO, FIFA partner in ‘fight against tobacco use’
05 october 2019 - 07:05:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, on Friday signed a four-year [...] Full text...
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UN highlights milestone of 1,000 Ebola survivors in DR Congo
04 october 2019 - 19:50:46Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - One thousand people have survived the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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Rwanda set to host international conference for Women Leaders in Global Health
04 october 2019 - 18:56:05Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - More than 100 international delegates, including influential speakers from diverse sectors in global health, are due [...] Full text...
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Damage caused by Bamako floods put at nearly 6 billion CFAF
04 october 2019 - 14:41:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Floods of May 2019 in Bamako caused property damage estimated at nearly 6 billion CFA [...] Full text...
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Turkey, Burkina Faso consolidate relations
04 october 2019 - 13:24:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Marc Marc Kaboré on Thursday in Ouagadougou discussed with Turkish Agriculture minister [...] Full text...
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Former Botswana President Mogae inaugurated as chancellor of Amref University
04 october 2019 - 11:57:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Former President Festus G. Mogae was Friday inaugurated as the First Chancellor of Amref International University [...] Full text...
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Security Council must seize 'golden opportunity' for stability in Great Lakes region: UN envoy
04 october 2019 - 07:15:17New York, US (PANA) - The international community must step up efforts to end instability around Africa’s Great Lakes so [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj praises decentralization of health system in Libya
03 october 2019 - 16:57:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, said that [...] Full text...
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Congo, CIRAD to sign agreement
03 october 2019 - 14:30:21Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the Center for International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development (CIRAD) in [...] Full text...
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23 boys, two girls cleared of ties to Boko Haram released by Nigerian Army
03 october 2019 - 14:20:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – UNICEF on Thursday confirmed that 23 boys and two girls were released from the Nigerian Army [...] Full text...
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Congo launches impregnated mosquito net campaign
03 october 2019 - 14:00:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba on Wednesday launched a campaign in Kintélé, a northern suburb of [...] Full text...
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Woman ,daughter killed after rocket falls on their home south of Tripoli
03 october 2019 - 13:07:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A woman was killed late Wednesday as a rocket fell on her home at Sidi Slim, [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire rolls out new civil registration measures
03 october 2019 - 11:19:01Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government has adopted a decree setting out conditions for the application of the Civil [...] Full text...
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Botswana enlists US Peace Corps
02 october 2019 - 20:49:26Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - United States Peace Corps trainees will be sworn in by the United States Ambassador to Botswana, [...] Full text...
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Congo: More than 160 kg of waste collected on the Pointe-Noire beach
02 october 2019 - 19:16:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Under a beach-cleaning exercise, the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Congo on Tuesday in [...] Full text...
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WHO trains African experts on guarding against financial risk in health coverage
02 october 2019 - 15:25:31Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has mobilized in Lomé, Togo, about 30 experts from five African [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch slams Mali detainee restraint methods
02 october 2019 - 08:44:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A human rights watchdog said on Wednesday that some Malian military units are using a method [...] Full text...
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WHO, UNICEF in campaign to protect 1.6 million in Sudan from cholera
02 october 2019 - 05:26:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN agencies are working with the authorities in Sudan to protect more than one million people [...] Full text...
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Botswana fails to implement ban on plastics
01 october 2019 - 23:42:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has failed to implement its ban [...] Full text...
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Underground water management still not a possibility in Botswana
01 october 2019 - 21:26:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underground water management is still a farfetched dream in Botswana due to illegal waste dumping in [...] Full text...
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EBID to support the restoration of health facilities in Benin
01 october 2019 - 17:00:49Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) will support the restoration of health facilities in [...] Full text...
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Senegal begins free chemotherapy treatment for women suffering from cancer
01 october 2019 - 14:11:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Starting its public sensitisation campaign about breast cancer on Tuesday, Senegal announced free chemotherapy treatment for [...] Full text...
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Schools reopen in Burkina Faso without nearly 10,000 students due to terrorism
01 october 2019 - 13:03:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Primary and secondary schools in Burkina Faso officially opened on Tuesday without 9,514 children who [...] Full text...
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Libyan health official urges authorities to provide medicines for treatment of leishmaniasis
01 october 2019 - 11:04:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan National Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Badr Eddin Bachir al-Najjar, [...] Full text...
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WHO launches digital app to improve care for older people
01 october 2019 - 05:45:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the International Day of Older Persons on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a [...] Full text...
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UN marks International Day of Older Persons
01 october 2019 - 05:36:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the coming decade, the number of persons aged 60 or over is projected to grow by [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly President upholds value of multilateralism in speech closing annual debate
01 october 2019 - 05:27:11New York, US (PANA) - This year's UN General Assembly Debate concluded on Monday in New York with the President [...] Full text...
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Burundi women gaining recognition in media publications
30 september 2019 - 21:34:54Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest monthly issue of Panos Great Lakes Institute (IPGL), a regional media support organization, in [...] Full text...
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New opposition platform emerges in Guinea
30 september 2019 - 19:34:42Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Leaders of ten political parties in Guinea on Monday announced the formation of a new political [...] Full text...
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Qatari team arrives to assess Gambia’s development needs
30 september 2019 - 18:49:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A high-level Qatari delegation has arrived in Banjul to make a first-hand assessment of the development [...] Full text...
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Congolese govt seeks participation of all to implement measures in deal with IMF
30 september 2019 - 18:23:29Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Togolese minister of Economy, Industry and Public portfolio, Gilbert Ondongo, has called for the participation of all [...] Full text...
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Worsening economic prospects hamper healthcare fuel gender-based violence in Southern Africa
30 september 2019 - 16:03:23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Deteriorating economic prospects have exacerbated poverty and inequality and hampered access to essential services, [...] Full text...
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Analysis: Fake drugs, Zimbabwe's emerging trend
29 september 2019 - 20:54:12Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local consumer rights watchdog, the National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora), says consumers are increasingly raising complaints [...] Full text...
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Niger’s prison services trained on prison management
29 september 2019 - 20:14:45Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The international committee of the Red Cross (CICR) Sunday held a training workshop for staff of [...] Full text...
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More than 100 pct of children under five vaccinated in Niger – Ministry of Public Health
29 september 2019 - 19:10:31Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 100 percent of children from zero to five months have been vaccinated in a [...] Full text...
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DRC, France launch Ebola treatment support project
29 september 2019 - 16:36:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ebola special envoy for France, Pr Yves Levy, with the DRC ministry of health, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: France involved in community sensitization on Ebola
29 september 2019 - 14:18:53Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - France, with the Club RFI, has begun actions to sensitize communities on the Ebola virus [...] Full text...
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Buhari castigates abuse, torture of over 400 men and boys in Kaduna building
28 september 2019 - 17:25:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Saturday commended the Nigeria Police for the rescue of 400 men and [...] Full text...
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Mali launches second phase of sanitation and drinking water for all programme
28 september 2019 - 17:00:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The second phase of the Programme on Sanitation and Drinking Water for All (DGIS-ASWA I 2013-2018) [...] Full text...
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Cardio-vascular diseases kill around 3,500 people in Mauritius every year
28 september 2019 - 14:59:32Port 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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UNGA 2019: 'Hands off our girls!' - African first ladies cry out
27 september 2019 - 18:16:08New York, US (PANA) - Africa’s first ladies, led by Sierra Leone Fatima Maada Bio, brought their campaign to ban [...] 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 - 17:15:16Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The emergence of new border movements and the persistence of unmet needs have led to a [...] Full text...
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980 Ebola virus disease sufferers cured in DR Congo
27 september 2019 - 15:31:24Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Physicians in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have cured 980 persons who had suffered from [...] Full text...
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WHO: Decrease in number of Ebola cases in eastern DRC should be interpreted with 'caution'
27 september 2019 - 10:57:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has decreased [...] Full text...
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DR Congo President outlines vision for a ‘more representative’ UN Security Council
27 september 2019 - 05:50:04New York, US (PANA) - With Africa at the centre of many global challenges, it is time for the continent [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal sign agricultural deals
26 september 2019 - 20:45:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia, Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal Thursday signed three cooperation conventions in line with the ongoing [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso strengthens relationships with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
26 september 2019 - 17:08:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on behalf of his nation, on [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film to open International Cairo Cinema Festival
26 september 2019 - 15:18:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The film of Tunisian film director, Mehdi Barsaoui, Un fils (Bik Naich), with its main actor [...] Full text...
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Drug trafficking: ENACT research finds Africa’s drugs crisis stimulated by poor policy
26 september 2019 - 12:42:08New York, US (PANA) - A looming drugs crisis in Africa is being made worse by ineffective drug policy, fuelled [...] Full text...
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Prince Harry to meet young HIV activists in Botswana
26 september 2019 - 10:56:26Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Duke of Sussex Prince Harry will meet young people speaking up for their peers living [...] Full text...
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WHO, partners launch emergency vaccination campaign to contain world’s largest measles outbreak
26 september 2019 - 10:27:57Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – With the world’s largest and fastest-moving measles epidemic continuing to expand throughout the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Botswana extends free HIV treatment to non-citizens
26 september 2019 - 10:19:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Government of Botswana has decided to extend free HIV treatment to foreign residents in a [...] Full text...
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Sustainable development summit a reminder of ‘the boundless potential of humanity'
26 september 2019 - 07:20:03New York, US (PANA) - The first UN summit on the progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development closed on a [...] Full text...
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Signs DR Congo Ebola outbreak finally ‘on the retreat’ but risk of international spread, ‘still high’: WHO
26 september 2019 - 05:09:18New York, US (PANA) - The second worst Ebola outbreak in history is “on the retreat” said the UN’s health [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire receives 1,200 civil status registers from HCR
25 september 2019 - 20:26:33Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The UN high commission for refugees (HCR) Wednesday handed over 1,200 civil status registers worth [...] Full text...
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Minergy celebrates mine development transition
25 september 2019 - 19:19:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Minergy, the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed coal mining and trading company has celebrated its mining [...] Full text...
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WHO seeks US$ 66 million to finance Ebola outbreak preparedness in nine African countries
25 september 2019 - 18:53:47Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday it needs US$ 66 million for urgent activities [...] Full text...
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Togo: 500 new national volunteers engage with local communities
25 september 2019 - 17:25:07Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Five hundreds new Togolese national volunteers last week engaged with the local communities to strengthen their [...] Full text...
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3 kidnapped Russian sailors in the Gulf of Guinea released
25 september 2019 - 16:58:09Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The three Russian sailors, kidnapped on August 15 in the Gulf of Guinea by Nigerian pirates, [...] Full text...
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French president Macron to host conference for Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
25 september 2019 - 07:01:02Lyon, France (PANA) - The Sixth Replenishment Conference for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will be [...] Full text...
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Despite lagging in Global Goals, Africa can meet the 2030 deadline: Rwandan President
25 september 2019 - 06:36:02New York, US (PANA) - Although some of the world’s fastest growing economies can be found in Africa, the continent is [...] Full text...
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Africa’s drugs crisis stimulated by poor policy - ENACT
24 september 2019 - 23:41:28New York, United States (PANA) - A new research report on transnational organized crime released here Tuesday says a looming [...] Full text...
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Tanzania urged to provide more information on suspected Ebola case
24 september 2019 - 21:47:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Authorities in Tanzania have been urged by the UN to supply further information about the death [...] Full text...
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Universal coverage race at ‘starting line’, with new momentum: UN health agency
24 september 2019 - 20:58:05New York, US (PANA) - The race to provide Universal Health Coverage (UHC) can now get underway, following the landmark [...] Full text...
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Botswana First Lady calls for youth empowerment
24 september 2019 - 20:17:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana First Lady, Neo Masisi, says empowering the youth is vital to the development of [...] Full text...
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High Court of Zimbabwe orders police to let recently-abducted doctor go to South Africa for treatment
24 september 2019 - 19:20:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - High Court Judge, Justice Happias Zhou, on Tuesday interdicted the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) from preventing [...] Full text...
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Togo to launch anti-poliomyelitis campaign in synchronization with Ghana
24 september 2019 - 18:32:08Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo will launch an anti-poliomyelitis campaign, in synchronization with Ghana, following the appearance of some cases [...] Full text...
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Sickle cell disease spreads in Guinea
24 september 2019 - 17:32:40Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Sickle cell disease is considered one of the most common "disabling diseases" in Guinea, according to [...] Full text...
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Malian leader IBK attends high-level meetings in New York at the 74th UN General Assembly
24 september 2019 - 16:54:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (IBK), as a prelude to the UN General Assembly, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe hires third US firm to improve bilateral relations with Americans
24 september 2019 - 14:38:14New York, USA (PANA) - Zimbabwe government has hired its third American public relations company, Mercury Public Affairs (MPA) through [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's president discusses security situation with compatriots in the US
24 september 2019 - 11:17:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré met with his compatriots living in New York [...] Full text...
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Eleven children die of unknown malaria strain in Côte d'Ivoire
24 september 2019 - 11:09:14Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Eleven children under-five years, out of 95 patients, have died from an unknown malaria strain at [...] Full text...
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Kagame underscores high-quality Universal Health Coverage to eliminate glaring gaps
24 september 2019 - 09:10:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who is currently in New York attending the the 74th session of [...] Full text...
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Several African States prepare to launch new initiative to stem flow of fake drugs
24 september 2019 - 06:10:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As several African countries prepare to launch a new initiative to stem the traffic in substandard [...] Full text...
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Commitments worth US$790 million made to enhance resilience for small-scale farmers
24 september 2019 - 05:52:55New York, USA (PANA) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank and several governments announced financial commitments of [...] Full text...
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Universal health coverage in Zimbabwe blocked by sanction - Mnangagwa
23 september 2019 - 23:19:11New York, USA (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said here Monday targeted sanctions were preventing his government from increasing [...] Full text...
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Libyan health authorities warn against use of carcinogenic pharmaceutical product
23 september 2019 - 22:16:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Pharmacy department at the Libyan ministry of Health of the government of national accord has [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes ‘most comprehensive agreement ever’ on global health
23 september 2019 - 16:37:34New 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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Ebola virus disease claims 2.114 lives in 13 months in northeastern DR Congo
23 september 2019 - 13:53:30Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - At least 2,144 people, including 2,003 confirmed cases and 111 probable cases, have died of [...] Full text...
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DRC authorises launch of second Ebola vaccine
23 september 2019 - 13:37:33Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has authorised the launch of the Ebola vaccine developed by the [...] Full text...
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Second Ebola vaccine to complement 'ring vaccination' given green light in DRC, says WHO
23 september 2019 - 11:56:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced plans to introduce [...] Full text...
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MSF says WHO 'tightly controlling' Ebola vaccine supplies, access
23 september 2019 - 09:44:14Paris, France (PANA) - Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is accusing the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) of "tightly [...] Full text...
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Africa-led movement calls for urgent action to grow 8,000 km 'natural wonder' across the continent
23 september 2019 - 08:18:06Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As the UN Climate Action Summit starts in New York on Monday, global leaders from government, [...] Full text...
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WB, partners strengthen capacities of African universities
22 september 2019 - 19:48:14Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – The projects of the Africa’s excellence centers for higher education (CEAI) and the Africa’s excellence centers [...] Full text...
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UN holds landmark summit to boost healthcare coverage
22 september 2019 - 19:35:51New York, US (PANA) - Some five billion people risk missing out on health care in 2030, unless countries close [...] Full text...
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At UN, youth activists press for bold action on climate emergency, vow to hold leaders accountable at the ballot box
22 september 2019 - 10:12:57New York, US (PANA) - Students and young activists on Saturday threw down the gauntlet to world leaders heading to [...] Full text...
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'World leaders talk too much and listen too little' - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
22 september 2019 - 09:35:48New York, USA (PANA) – The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, says world leaders talk too much and [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso President Kaboré to attend 74th UN General Assembly
21 september 2019 - 18:04:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, will take part in the 74th [...] Full text...
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Malian Red Cross volunteers trained on epidemic control
21 september 2019 - 15:30:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - About 100 Malian Red Cross volunteers participated in a capacity-building workshop in Koulikoro, 70 km north-east [...] Full text...
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Tunisia hit by scourge of counterfeit drugs, despite government control of pharmaceutical sector
21 september 2019 - 15:09:51Tunis, 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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Fake drug trafficking causing financial loss, health challenges in Côte d'Ivoire
21 september 2019 - 05:23:56Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Fake or substandard drug trafficking is causing huge financial loss and health damage in Côte [...] Full text...
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'Health situation in Zimbabwe's prisons pose a threat to inmates' - Report
21 september 2019 - 05:04:21Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights and governance think tank, Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), has said that the [...] Full text...
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Congo to set up high commission for suppression of Illegal trafficking in counterfeit medicines
21 september 2019 - 04:43:50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to set up a new office to crack down on illicit trafficking [...] Full text...
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Zimbabweans among three countries targeted by xenophobic attacks in South Africa
20 september 2019 - 23:16:18Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabweans are among three countries living in South Africa being targeted by the perpetrators of the [...] Full text...
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Botswana health ministry warns of diarrhoea season
20 september 2019 - 17:56:27Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Health and Wellness has cautioned the public about the September-November diarrhoeal season which [...] Full text...
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Botswana initiates nationwide mobile referral system for gender based violence
20 september 2019 - 14:33:55Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Department of Gender Affairs will soon roll out a mobile referral system for gender based [...] Full text...
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WHO concerned about major security incident in Ebola-affected regions of eastern DRC
20 september 2019 - 12:54:56Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it is concerned about the latest major [...] Full text...
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493 illegal migrants rescued in four days off Libya
20 september 2019 - 10:41:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 493 illegal migrants, including children and women, aboard inflatable boats were rescued from [...] Full text...
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ILO, Togo sign deal for decent jobs
20 september 2019 - 05:55:44Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo and the UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) have signed an agreement for decent jobs that paves [...] Full text...
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Gambia completes bidding for petroleum oil blocks, says President Barrow
20 september 2019 - 05:26:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow says that his government, through the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, has [...] Full text...
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International forum calls for strengthening of laws on cybersecurity
19 september 2019 - 23:29:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An international forum on labour health and safety (FISST) here Thursday recommended governments to strengthen their [...] Full text...
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