Kenya bolsters polio and measles surveillance with cutting-edge laboratory

17 september 2025 - 10:59:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya on Tuesday inaugurated a newly upgraded World Health Organisation (WHO)-accredited polio laboratory at the Kenya [...] Full text...

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Rights group warns acid spill in Zambia's copperbelt jeopardises residents’ health

11 september 2025 - 11:26:37
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – A human rights watchdog on Thursday urged the Zambian authorities to address recent reports that [...] Full text...

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Leadership of women crucial to UN’s reinvention at 80, says former Assembly President

08 september 2025 - 21:17:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since the creation of the United Nations 80 years ago, only four women have served as [...] Full text...

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IOM deploys team to support national Ebola response in DRC

08 september 2025 - 09:38:40
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is responding to a new Ebola virus disease outbreak in [...] Full text...

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New Ebola outbreak declared in DR Congo

05 september 2025 - 07:09:19
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have declared an outbreak of [...] Full text...

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Sudanese health ministry says no chemical weapons used in Khartoum

02 september 2025 - 12:13:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -The Sudanese Ministry of health has dismissed widespread rumours about the possible use and residues of [...] Full text...

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From outbreaks to sustainability: African ministers commit to accelerate polio endgame

30 august 2025 - 09:26:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – African health ministers have pledged renewed action to end all forms of polio and safeguard the [...] Full text...

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Nuclear technology to help fight seafood fraud

14 august 2025 - 05:50:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud.From mislabeled [...] Full text...

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WHO consultations bring urgency, hope to health worker migration crisis

05 august 2025 - 11:11:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – When health experts across the World Health Organisation (WHO) African region, logged into the virtual WHO [...] Full text...

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Answering Africa’s call for private Investment in pharma manufacturing (A World Bank Feature)

29 july 2025 - 09:13:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African governments are prioritising health security, targeting ambitious production goals for medicines and vaccines. Partnerships, collaborations, [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil company signs four agreements with Algeria's Sonatrach

26 july 2025 - 12:09:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) and the Algerian Oil Company (Sonatrach) have signed four memoranda [...] Full text...

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State-of-the-art laboratory enhances Madagascar’s polio response

15 july 2025 - 05:31:23
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – A new state-of-the-art laboratory has bolstered Madagascar’s efforts to survey and detect polioviruses and effectively respond [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves health resilience project to protect lives, strengthen emergency response in Mozambique

27 june 2025 - 07:14:17
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The World Bank has approved the Mozambique Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Project, an initiative [...] Full text...

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New project to boost Tunisia’s health system and pandemic response

29 may 2025 - 07:56:31
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved US$125.16 million in financing [...] Full text...

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Unlocking Cameroonian youth’s potential for more and better jobs (A World Bank feature)

29 april 2025 - 08:56:31
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Young people aged 18 to 35 represent 57% of the labor force in Cameroon—but many struggle [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC and WHO update mpox strategy as outbreaks persist

17 april 2025 - 18:30:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa CDC and WHO have updated their joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as [...] Full text...

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Foot and mouth disease outbreaks have not hindered South Africa’s beef exports

18 march 2025 - 11:48:24
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak that has impacted South Africa since 2021 continues [...] Full text...

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Sudan virus disease reported in Uganda

08 march 2025 - 14:51:43
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Since the outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD) was declared in Uganda on 30 January 2025, [...] Full text...

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DRC deepens investigation on cluster of illnesses, community deaths in Equateur province

03 march 2025 - 08:23:07
Kinshasa. DRC (PANA) - Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and experts from World Health Organisation [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: WHO tracks deadly mysterious illness

27 february 2025 - 20:10:09
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) are carrying [...] Full text...

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DRC: UN concerned by worsening cholera epidemic in Goma

25 february 2025 - 06:51:19
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - While the security situation in the city of Goma remains worrying and a "precarious calm" is [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone scales up mpox outbreak response

18 february 2025 - 11:05:55
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) ‒ Sierra Leone is deploying a range of measures to control and end an outbreak of [...] Full text...

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Uganda gets new border market protected from extreme flooding near border with South Sudan

17 february 2025 - 18:10:22
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda is set to build its first climate-resilient market at Elegu, northern Uganda, with financial support [...] Full text...

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Sudan virus disease reported in Uganda

02 february 2025 - 15:42:18
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Uganda Ministry of Health on 30 January 2025, declared an outbreak of Sudan virus disease [...] Full text...

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MENA is open to work: Tackling the jobs deficit: World Bank Bog By Ousmane Dione and Roberta Gatti

02 february 2025 - 12:32:06
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) -  The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has a large reservoir of untapped human resources, with [...] Full text...

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WHO chief Tedros advises against travel restrictions to Tanzania in Marburg outbreak

21 january 2025 - 05:50:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has advised against travel restrictions [...] Full text...

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More Palestinians displaced by home demolitions across the West Bank - OCHA

10 january 2025 - 08:57:48
Gaza, West Bank (PANA) - According to initial information, five Palestinians, including at least three children aged eight, 10 and [...] Full text...

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South African institute downplays threat of Chinese virus

10 january 2025 - 07:47:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday said there is no [...] Full text...

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WHO continues to urge China to share data five years after COVID-19

01 january 2025 - 03:08:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) this week reflected on COVID-19, and ongoing efforts to understand the [...] Full text...

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Kamal Adwan Hospital out of service following Friday's raid and repeated attacks since

28 december 2024 - 18:39:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO says it is appalled by Friday’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, which put the last [...] Full text...

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Acute respiratory infections complicated by malaria detected in DRC

27 december 2024 - 20:31:15
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A Disease Outbreak News (DON) has been posted for Acute respiratory infections complicated by malaria (previously [...] Full text...

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Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis

23 december 2024 - 18:29:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 [...] Full text...

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WHO infection control experts rush to DR Congo to probe mystery illness

07 december 2024 - 04:19:23
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN infection control experts have been deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...

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WHO supports Democratic Republic of the Congo reinforce efforts to diagnose disease in remote area

06 december 2024 - 18:08:10
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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US, Mauritania hold energy security dialogue

23 november 2024 - 13:33:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The governments of the United States of America and Mauritania last Thursday held their second [...] Full text...

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Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023

15 november 2024 - 13:30:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from [...] Full text...

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More than 890,000 vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge

06 november 2024 - 19:33:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses [...] Full text...

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WHO, partners activate Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time in response to mpox outbreak

29 october 2024 - 20:54:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency [...] Full text...

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South Sudan declares cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State

29 october 2024 - 11:17:00
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan’s health ministry on Monday announced a cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State [...] Full text...

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WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use

05 october 2024 - 05:20:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox diagnostic [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone safely moves Ebola samples to secure central biobank

04 october 2024 - 10:00:15
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA)  – With the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and international and national partners, Sierra [...] Full text...

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Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as public health problem

01 october 2024 - 20:25:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public [...] Full text...

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Rwanda Ministry of Health announces confirmation of Marburg virus disease

01 october 2024 - 16:00:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Rwanda Ministry of Health on 27 September 2024, announced the confirmation of Marburg virus disease [...] Full text...

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Global Fund provides nearly $10 million for DRC mpox response

19 september 2024 - 06:00:45
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) is supporting the Government [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Another case of mpox recorded in South Africa

12 september 2024 - 14:42:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Department of Health has called for continued public vigilance as the country records [...] Full text...

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Nigeria becomes first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines: WHO

29 august 2024 - 06:31:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) = Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain [...] Full text...

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Nigeria receives 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines

28 august 2024 - 11:06:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines, becoming the first country in the African [...] Full text...

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US assists DRC, Africa in mpox fight

23 august 2024 - 06:42:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it has been supporting the mpox response actions in Africa to fighting [...] Full text...

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Chinese hospital ship docks in Cape Town

22 august 2024 - 07:36:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Chinese hospital ship, Peace Ark, on Thursday docked in Cape Town at the [...] Full text...

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Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO

20 august 2024 - 17:43:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to [...] Full text...

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Cholera outbreak hits war victims in Sudan

18 august 2024 - 14:37:14
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A cholera outbreak has hit highly congested areas hosting people fleeing the fighting in Sudan with [...] Full text...

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WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread

16 august 2024 - 05:14:24
Brazzaville, DR Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb [...] Full text...

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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams

14 august 2024 - 12:48:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency

14 august 2024 - 05:14:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe declares cholera outbreak over

10 august 2024 - 12:47:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has officially declared an end to a protracted [...] Full text...

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WHO on alert as mpox cases surge to unprecedented levels in Africa

08 august 2024 - 18:28:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the response to the mpox outbreak in [...] Full text...

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One Health Approach: Unleashing Sudan's potential for better human, animal, and environmental health outcomes: World Bank Blog By Dora N. Cudjoe and Nada Khalil Hashim Amin

02 august 2024 - 07:27:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The adoption of a One Health approach in Sudan has the potential to create more resilient [...] Full text...

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WHO announces MeDevIS platform to boost access to medical technologies and devices

08 july 2024 - 14:23:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday introduced an online platform called MeDevIS (Medical Devices Information System), [...] Full text...

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South Africa confirms six more Mpox cases as first batch of treatment arrives

21 june 2024 - 17:32:03
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Health department on Friday announced six more laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox (previously known [...] Full text...

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South Africa records Mpox death, sources vaccines from WHO member countries

12 june 2024 - 19:26:35
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla announced on Wednesday that his department intends to [...] Full text...

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Russia to continue supplying arms to Burkina Faso

05 june 2024 - 16:02:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At the end of a working visit to Ouagadougou, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of [...] Full text...

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Malawi moves to fight antibiotics resistance

24 may 2024 - 15:40:01
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – The Malawi Ministry of Health, bioMérieux, and Pfizer will collaborate to advance Malawi’s efforts to fight [...] Full text...

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Antibiotics 'overused' among hospitalised COVID-19 patients - WHO

26 april 2024 - 11:11:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Antibiotics saw “extensive overuse” globally among hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, [...] Full text...

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US notifies WHO of outbreak of Avian Influenza A(H5N1)

11 april 2024 - 15:42:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The United States has notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of a laboratory-confirmed case of human infection [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rights experts condemn wholesale destruction, killing at Al-Shifa Hospital

04 april 2024 - 05:37:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have joined the growing international condemnation over the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after dark

04 april 2024 - 05:30:57
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians in Gaza have suspended operations at night for at least 48 hours in response to [...] Full text...

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Medical charity tackles under-diagnosed TB among children

19 march 2024 - 10:15:55
Paris, France (PANA) - Tuberculosis (TB) in children is a silent scourge: one child dies of TB every three minutes [...] Full text...

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South African power nozzle manufacturer readies for intra-Africa export

18 march 2024 - 09:42:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – South Africa’s Krugersdorp-based Afri-Tech Mining Supplies is destined for export of its award-winning Power [...] Full text...

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What artificial Intelligence means for economics: Opinion By Daniel Björkegren and Joshua E. Blumenstock

27 january 2024 - 07:59:36
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - AI must be carefully adapted to benefit the poor, shows research in Kenya, Togo, and Sierra [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'High-risk mission' delivers fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza

24 january 2024 - 06:00:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners have delivered 19,000 litres of fuel to Al-Shifa hospital [...] Full text...

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Health services predict a rise in cases of coronavirus infections in Libya over coming period

26 december 2023 - 18:36:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Centre for Disease Control said on Tuesday that it expected an increase in cases [...] Full text...

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Make 2024 'The Year of health' in Libya - Prime Minister

25 november 2023 - 19:42:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has affirmed his government's aspiration to make 2024 "The Year [...] Full text...

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EAC, Germany celebrate 25 years of partnership

24 november 2023 - 13:07:21
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) and the German Embassy Dar es Salaam, on Friday jointly celebrated [...] Full text...

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WHO requests 'detailed information' from China on spike in respiratory illnesses in children

24 november 2023 - 06:47:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has made an official request to China for detailed information on a [...] Full text...

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Togo records eight cases of dengue fever

17 november 2023 - 12:37:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has recorded eight cases of dengue fever in three regions, according to a statement from [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan

14 november 2023 - 17:42:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face [...] Full text...

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Russia supports Burkina Faso in fight against dengue fever

13 november 2023 - 19:59:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Russian team led by the Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Robert Kargougou, visited [...] Full text...

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WHO scales up response following Sudan declaration of cholera outbreak

29 september 2023 - 20:20:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)– Sudan has declared a cholera outbreak in Gedaref State, where 264 suspected cholera cases, 4 confirmed cases [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Child deaths rise, concern intensifies for refugees after 100 days of battle

25 july 2023 - 06:28:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - After 100 days of fighting in Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday that at [...] Full text...

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Pandemic Fund allocates first grants to help countries prepare for future outbreaks

21 july 2023 - 06:19:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Pandemic Fund’s Governing Board has approved grants under its first round of funding [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC, WHO and RKI Launch Health Security Partnership to Strengthen Disease Surveillance

18 july 2023 - 18:54:35
Geneva,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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World Bank board approves additional us$ 4.5 financing grant to strengthen essential health services in the Gambia

14 july 2023 - 16:48:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board has approved $4.5 million in additional financing from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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World Bank Board approves additional grant to essential health services in The Gambia

14 july 2023 - 06:14:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board on Thursday approved $4.5 million additional financing from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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Mohammed VI Perinatal Clinic in Mal celerates first anniversary

11 july 2023 - 17:06:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mohammed VI Perinatal Clinic, a specialised high-standard third referral health establishment, entirely built and equipped [...] Full text...

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Mali to construct Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Centre

09 june 2023 - 14:11:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, Friday laid the foundation stone for the construction [...] Full text...

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Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea ends

09 june 2023 - 06:03:48
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea ended on Thursday with no new [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Raging war hits Sudan's health sector very hard

08 june 2023 - 13:19:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - To fall ill is a very serious matter in Sudan where health services run at a [...] Full text...

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Tanzania declares end of Marburg Virus Disease outbreak

02 june 2023 - 13:08:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania on Friday declared the end of the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak which was [...] Full text...

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Malian customs seize 5.2 kg of cocaine

29 may 2023 - 13:06:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali Customs Mobile Intervention Brigade (BMI) last week seized packets of cocaine weighing a total [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Warring parties asked to vacate hospitals, medical facilities to alleviate suffering of patients (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

23 may 2023 - 11:47:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - This was the last message Abdul- Kareem Gassim, a 60 year-old journalist, posted on his Facebook [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Temporary ceasefire should evolve into permanent ceasefire - RSF adviser

22 may 2023 - 12:13:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An Adviser to the Commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has expressed the hope [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Govt protests to WHO over occupation of health facilities by RSF in Khartoum

28 april 2023 - 06:29:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese government has officially protested to the United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) against the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions

25 april 2023 - 20:45:45
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations will continue to deliver desperately needed relief for the Sudanese people, amid [...] Full text...

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WHO enhances preparedness to tackle rising zoonotic diseases in Africa

05 april 2023 - 11:41:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The ongoing Marburg virus disease outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are the latest of several [...] Full text...

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New RSF report warns of threats to journalists in the Sahel

03 april 2023 - 14:31:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a new report entitled "In the Skin of a Journalist in the Sahel", Reporters [...] Full text...

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Burundian Health ministr calls for vigilance against Marburg virus disease

26 march 2023 - 18:21:51
Bujumbura, 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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Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases

23 march 2023 - 10:30:30
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Health has confirmed eight more cases of Marburg, bringing the number of confirmed cases to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease

22 march 2023 - 05:08:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania on Tuesday confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 58th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Health in Algeria

14 march 2023 - 17:35:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health in the Government of National Unity, [...] Full text...

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WHO supports Equatorial Guinea in combatting country’s first-ever deadly Marburg virus outbreak

15 february 2023 - 05:52:34
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed experts to Equatorial Guinea this week following confirmation [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak

14 february 2023 - 05:52:15
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – Equatorial Guinea on Monday confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease, which is in the same [...] 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 - 15:47:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Global Fund handed over last week a batch of equipment and drugs to the Malian [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper stresses importance of training, warns against lures in the field

29 december 2022 - 19:34:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The development of human resources remains a pressing issue in Libyan institutions that face major challenges [...] Full text...

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Gambia Parliament releases report on acute kidney injuries that killed 70 children

20 december 2022 - 17:56:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia National Assembly Select Committee on Health has released its forty-three (43) page report of an [...] Full text...

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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO

17 december 2022 - 05:51:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the [...] Full text...

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Report signals increasing resistance to antibiotics in bacterial infections in humans and need for better data

09 december 2022 - 16:02:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Health Organization (WHO) report reveals high levels of resistance in bacteria, causing life-threatening [...] Full text...

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Laboratory analysis confirms the presence of potassium bromate in bread at 27 locations in Libya

29 november 2022 - 19:23:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prosecutor General Seddik Al-Sour said here Monday that the results of potassium bromate analyses conducted [...] Full text...

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Libya holds workshop on 2023-28 National AIDS Strategy

12 november 2022 - 16:22:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A workshop on the National AIDS Strategy (2023-2028) has been held in Tripoli, aimed at defining [...] Full text...

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Russia offers 50 scholarships to Burundian students

04 november 2022 - 15:03:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Russia has offered 50 scholarships to Burundian students who wish to enrol in Master and PhD [...] Full text...

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Six bodies exhumed from a mass grave in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

02 november 2022 - 17:59:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six unidentified bodies were exhumed on Wednesday from a mass grave in the Tarhouna garbage dump [...] Full text...

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WHO says ready to support Libya in emergencies

25 october 2022 - 19:14:26
Tripoli, 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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African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak

13 october 2022 - 06:21:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ministers of Health and government representatives from nine African countries on Wednesday agreed on joint measures [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nearly 4,000 people vaccinated against pandemic in Libya in one week

08 october 2022 - 15:43:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 3,967 people were vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) this week, bringing the total number of [...] Full text...

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Uganda Ebola deaths climb to four; seven suspected deaths under investigation

24 september 2022 - 10:40:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan health ministry said here Saturday three more patients had died from the Ebola Virus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 2.3 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Libya

17 september 2022 - 13:53:02
Tripoli, 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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Ghana declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

17 september 2022 - 05:42:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Friday declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly [...] Full text...

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WHO launches guide to safely unlock benefits of the life sciences

13 september 2022 - 14:30:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday issued the Global guidance framework for the responsible use of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 1,072 people vaccinated against the pandemic in Libya in one week

10 september 2022 - 14:52:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,072 people received a vaccine against the coronavirus (COVID-19 over the past week, [...] Full text...

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WHO kicks off meningitis vaccination campaigns in Africa

09 september 2022 - 05:11:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities find 15 unidentified bodies in two mass graves in Sirte

01 september 2022 - 12:59:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fifteen unidentified bodies were found in two mass graves in the courtyard of the Ibn Sina [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 15 new cases

31 august 2022 - 11:42:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan health authorities announced on Wednesday that they detected 15 new cases of coronavirus out of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 41 new cases

26 august 2022 - 18:38:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan health authorities said on Friday that they recorded 41 new cases out of 181 laboratory [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 64 new cases

22 august 2022 - 11:48:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has detected 64 new cases of coronavirus out of 198 laboratory tests carried out in [...] Full text...

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More than 63,000 false registration numbers found in Libya, says Prosecutor General

17 august 2022 - 19:56:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 63,986 fake national registration numbers were discovered in Libya by commissions of the [...] Full text...

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Japan honours leading South African medical researchers

04 august 2022 - 09:16:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Japanese government has confirmed that it will award the prestigious fourth Hideyo Noguchi [...] Full text...

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Mauritius calls for inter-state collaboration to tackle drug trafficking in SADC region

02 august 2022 - 08:36:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Monday said that drug trafficking recognises no boundaries and it [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox: WHO urges countries to share data on effectiveness

27 july 2022 - 20:28:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As monkeypox cases reach over 18,000 in 78 countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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ADF approves US$5.6 million grant to bolster food security in Mozambique

27 july 2022 - 09:59:16
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has granted Mozambique $5.6 million in additional funding for Post-Cyclone Idai [...] Full text...

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Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease

18 july 2022 - 20:08:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Mali gets Sports Medicine Centre in Bamako

18 july 2022 - 15:37:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has acquired, for the first time, a Sports Medicine Centre, built within the Modibo Keita [...] Full text...

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Burundi to produce 18,000 tonnes of sugar this year

14 july 2022 - 16:41:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Société sucrière du Moso (Moso sugar company) (SOSUMO), based in southern Burundi, announced on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Africa sees 63% jump in diseases spread from animals to people in last decade

14 july 2022 - 14:29:23
Brazzaville, 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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Mystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases, says WHO

13 july 2022 - 20:30:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In addition to tackling COVID and the monkeypox outbreak, the UN health agency has been keeping [...] Full text...

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Ghana facing 'challenging economic, social situation', says IMF

13 july 2022 - 19:51:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team said on Wednesday that Ghana is facing a challenging [...] Full text...

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No cases of monkeypox in Libya - says Centre for Disease Control

13 july 2022 - 06:21:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Disease Control announced on Tuesday that no case of monkeypox has [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa in fresh vaccination drive to halt wild polio

10 july 2022 - 07:55:34
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique last week kicked off the third round of vaccination against wild poliovirus type 1 as southern [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso declares outbreak of cholera

07 july 2022 - 15:29:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Thursday declared an outbreak of cholera in the eastern region, after the [...] Full text...

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Chronic staff shortfalls stifle Africa’s health systems: WHO study

26 june 2022 - 05:20:01
  Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – A serious shortage of health workers in Africa is undermining access to and provision of health services [...] Full text...

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Severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children - WHO

25 june 2022 - 11:38:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As of 22 June 2022, 33 countries in five WHO Regions had reported 920 probable cases [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya classified as having low incidence of community transmission - WHO

24 june 2022 - 16:35:26
Tripoli, 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 - 05:37:05
Geneva, 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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Mali-Météo forecasts agricultural production of over 10.5 million tonnes of cereals this year

23 june 2022 - 18:41:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Meteorological Agency (Mali-Météo) has predicted this year's agricultural production to be just over 10.5 [...] Full text...

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Benin to build new hospital, university centre for mother and child

19 june 2022 - 12:47:41
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The Beninese government is planning to build a new National Hospital and University Centre for Mother [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries, warns WHO chief

09 june 2022 - 05:17:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief said on Wednesday that monkeypox infections in non-endemic countries have passed [...] Full text...

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Guinea records outbreak of avian influenza

08 june 2022 - 11:41:15
Conakry, 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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Seven African countries report nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases: WHO

01 june 2022 - 06:54:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Seven African countries have cumulatively reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases (1,392 [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president inaugurates hospital ship

31 may 2022 - 10:29:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has inaugurated the world’s largest purpose-built hospital ship by International humanitarian organisation, Mercy [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya's cases continue to slide, says WHO

30 may 2022 - 16:21:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN health agency says Libya is now classified as a low incidence country for community-acquired [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox outbreak can still be contained - WHO

24 may 2022 - 15:52:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world [...] Full text...

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Africa's fragile health systems, socio-economic fabric revealed by COVID-19: Report

14 may 2022 - 19:26:06
Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The fragility of Africa's health systems and socio-economic fabric have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 2.2m people vaccinated against pandemicin Libya

26 march 2022 - 12:23:20
Tripoli, 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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WHO targets children under-5 in southern Africa in mass polio vaccination drives after Malawi outbreak

22 march 2022 - 06:30:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A vaccination drive against wild polio type 1 has kicked off in five southern African countries [...] Full text...

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Malawi intensifies response after wild poliovirus detected: WHO

05 march 2022 - 15:15:59
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Polio emergency response teams in Malawi are ramping up disease surveillance and deepening investigations after the country [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 23 new deaths

11 february 2022 - 12:01:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded 23 new deaths linked to the COVID-19 and 3,823 new infections in the , in [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches mandatory public healthcare insurance

07 february 2022 - 22:33:58
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched Kenya's national scale-up of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Kenyan president [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Some 2.89 million people vaccinated in Libya

15 january 2022 - 13:23:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - About 2.89 million people in Libya have been vaccinatd against COVID-19 since the launch of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s fourth wave flattens out after six-week surge

14 january 2022 - 05:52:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave, which has been mainly driven by the Omicron [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records two new deaths

01 january 2022 - 13:18:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded two new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the death toll to [...] Full text...

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Omicron: First cases of the "Omicron" variant detected in Libya

29 december 2021 - 19:49:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Cases of the new Omicron variant were detected this Wednesday, via laboratory analysis in Libya, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 1.7 million people vaccinated against pandemic in Libya

11 december 2021 - 12:48:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,777,924 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya since the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccine hoarding will prolong pandemic, warns WHO

10 december 2021 - 05:37:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Early laboratory data on the effectiveness of existing vaccines against the Omicron COVID-19 variant is useful, [...] Full text...

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Libya, Algeria strengthen security cooperation

29 november 2021 - 16:16:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Cyber security, cross-border organised crime, the opening of border crossings for the movement of goods between [...] Full text...

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Gambia secures World Bank funds to improve health care

21 november 2021 - 15:32:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board has approved $50 million financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to [...] Full text...

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WHO and partners unite for Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination

17 november 2021 - 06:20:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than 300,000 women dying from cervical cancer each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 1.5 million people vaccinated against pandemic in Libya

30 october 2021 - 11:42:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,527,241 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (covid-19) in Libya since the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records three new deaths

18 october 2021 - 12:17:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Tunisia has recorded three new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the death toll to 25,098 since the beginning of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records two new deaths

17 october 2021 - 18:27:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded two new deaths linked to the coronavirus and 100 confirmed infections following laboratory [...] Full text...

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DR Congo starts Ebola vaccination after latest confirmed case

14 october 2021 - 05:42:13
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Ebola vaccination began on Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu Province where [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: For first time in months, Tunisia has not recorded any deaths

13 october 2021 - 18:17:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For once in several months, Tunisia has not recorded any new death linked to the Coronavirus [...] Full text...

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New Ebola case detected in DR Congo's North Kivu

09 october 2021 - 15:56:47
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday announced that a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria scales up vaccination with new IDA funding for vaccine purchase

02 october 2021 - 18:39:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - With approval from The World Bank Board of Directors for a $400 million credit in additional [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 5 new deaths

02 october 2021 - 17:23:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded five new deaths linked to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and 358 new infections, confirmed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa records 578 new cases, death toll climbs by 164

28 september 2021 - 18:48:20
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa recorded 578 new confirmed Covid-19 infections on Monday and 164 deaths, bringing the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 17 new deaths

12 september 2021 - 14:15:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 17 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the death toll to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says variants prolong Africa’s pandemic wave

10 september 2021 - 05:27:03
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Weekly COVID-19 cases in Africa fell by more than 20% — the sharpest seven-day decline in two [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 20 new deaths

07 september 2021 - 17:55:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 20 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 580 new confirmed infections [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 39 new cases

06 september 2021 - 13:39:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new coronavirus-related death bringing its toll to 1,808 since the pandemic hit [...] Full text...

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New test finds 'no evidence' of Ebola virus in Cote d’Ivoire case

01 september 2021 - 06:06:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The government of Cote d’Ivoire has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that a second laboratory has tested [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 187 new deaths

29 august 2021 - 18:25:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 187 new deaths linked to the Coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 23,369 the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 22 new deaths

26 august 2021 - 17:53:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 22 new deaths linked to coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 22,932 the total number [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: U.S./Nigerian military, USAID, others visit Benue, Northcentral Nigeria, over U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative

20 august 2021 - 21:13:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A United States delegation Friday joined their Nigerian counterparts in an advocacy visit to Benue State, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 2,325 new cases on Wednesday

18 august 2021 - 12:31:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA - Libya has recorded 12 deaths from coronavirus infections as 2,325 new cases were confirmed by laboratory [...] Full text...

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More than 450,000 doses of vaccine received by Libya through the COVAX

16 august 2021 - 11:06:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has received 450,190 doses of anti-coronavirus vaccine via the COVAX platform, the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 35 deaths and 2,831 new cases

15 august 2021 - 12:34:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has in the past 24 hours registered 35 new deaths linked to coronavirus infection and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 811,000 people vaccinated in Libya

14 august 2021 - 10:19:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Since Libya's national vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic got underway in April, 811,141 people have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges support for new COVID-19 origins studies

13 august 2021 - 14:54:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned all countries “to put differences aside” in order to speed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal's toll reaches 1,554 besides 656 new cases

12 august 2021 - 13:06:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday reported 656 new cases of coronavirus from laboratory tests as its death toll [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya's toll now at 3,811 besides 2,472 new cases

11 august 2021 - 13:03:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's death toll from the COVID-19 on Wednesday reached 3,811 after 30 patients passed on, the [...] Full text...

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MSF collaborating on urgent measles vaccination in South Darfur, Sudan

10 august 2021 - 18:15:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The international charity organziations, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), said it was launching an urgent measles vaccination [...] Full text...

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GuInea confirms outbreak of Marburg virus to WHO

09 august 2021 - 22:47:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Orgaization (WHO) said here Monday Guinea's ministry of Health had reported a confirmed [...] Full text...

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Three-day total lockdown next Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Libya

05 august 2021 - 22:33:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Accord, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has decided to impose [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Deaths in Senegal pass the 1,400 mark

04 august 2021 - 12:48:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has passed the 1,400 death mark since the coronavirus outbreak with 29 new cases recorded [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Delta variant, a warning the virus is getting ‘fitter and faster’: WHO chief

31 july 2021 - 07:25:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cases and deaths resulting from COVID-19 continue to climb worldwide, mostly fuelled by the highly transmissible [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO warns infections rise, Delta variant spreads to 132 countries

29 july 2021 - 05:27:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 infections rose eight per cent last week to more than 3.8 million, the UN health agency reported on Wednesday.  Latest [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal registers 763 new cases, 7 deaths

28 july 2021 - 13:11:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday announced 763 new cases of coronavirus confirmed by laboratory tests on 3,310 samples. The [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 490,000 people vaccinated in Libya

24 july 2021 - 10:53:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 490,614 people have been vaccinated against coronavirus in Libya since the launch in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal has 9,985 patients under treatment

23 july 2021 - 12:54:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has 9,985 patients under treatment for coronavirus infection, the Ministry of Health and Social Action [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo reports a resurgence of infections

23 july 2021 - 12:42:33
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has indicated a resurgence of the coronavirus within its population following the confirmation of 76 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 450,000 people vaccinated in Libya

17 july 2021 - 13:43:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 459,084 people have been jabbed against the emerging coronavirus in Libya since the national vaccination [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 2,604 new infections in the last 24 hours

14 july 2021 - 18:34:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 2,604 new COVID-19 infections out of 7,729 samples tested in the last 24 hours, [...] Full text...

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