Gaza war: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah

26 april 2024 - 04:37:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Unexpected blistering temperatures across Gaza have added to the daily misery faced by the enclave’s people [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says Gambia’s FGM ban law reverse threatens women and girls

20 april 2024 - 16:21:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group Human Rights Watch said here Saturday that a bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group aims to expand health services to 1.5 billion people

18 april 2024 - 18:20:24
Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, [...] Full text...

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Violations of women’s reproductive health rights trigger rise in preventable deaths

17 april 2024 - 05:31:01
New York, US (PANA) - African women are 130 times more likely to die due to pregnancy or childbirth complications [...] Full text...

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HRW says COVID pandemic data reveals threats, opportunities to improve health systems

12 april 2024 - 11:27:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that many governments around the world [...] Full text...

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Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby (A UN News feature)

07 april 2024 - 16:53:05
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC wants global health priotised as part of peacekeeping

22 march 2024 - 16:19:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has called on the global community [...] Full text...

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Breaking the Cycle: Ending Gender Based Violence and Empowering Women in Sierra Leone: World Bank Blog

11 march 2024 - 13:01:09
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) --In Sierra Leone, women and girls experience a lifecycle of Gender Based Violence (GBV). From childhood [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Frustration mounts as UN convoy is blocked outside stricken hospital

27 february 2024 - 15:26:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN relief agencies operating in war-torn Gaza voiced deep frustration on Tuesday over continuing aid access [...] Full text...

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Unlocking potential of women and adolescent girls in Madagascar will reduce poverty

27 february 2024 - 08:28:56
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Malagasy women and girls face multiple disadvantages that affect their ability to accumulate human capital in [...] Full text...

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Celebrate both: the road already travelled and the one ahead to empower women and girls in Togo: World Bank Blog By Miriam Muller and Jozefien Van Damme

22 february 2024 - 12:03:01
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - It’s important to celebrate – there are reasons to celebrate. We should take this positive energy [...] Full text...

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US announces $45 million for security of coastal West Africa

23 january 2024 - 17:20:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The US on Tuesday announced the provision of $45 million in new funding through the [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum: New global alliance for women's health could help boost global economy by $1 trillion annually by 2040

17 january 2024 - 18:12:07
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Economic Forum report released Wednesday shows that closing the women’s health gap will [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza

14 january 2024 - 07:24:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNICEF warns against 'triple threat stalking' children in Gaza

13 january 2024 - 08:01:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF,  has warned against the “triple threat” of conflict, disease and malnutrition [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis driving a global public health emergency: World Bank Blog By Vanessa Kerry and Mamta Murthi

05 january 2024 - 08:45:13
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - With record-shattering high temperatures, explosive wildfires, intense drought, massive flooding, and destructive storms — no [...] Full text...

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New South-South health cooperation initiative launched linking Africa and the Caribbean

19 december 2023 - 17:45:54
Kigali, Bridgetown, Geneva (PANA) - The Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), a new initiative to strengthen [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO

12 december 2023 - 14:50:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World [...] Full text...

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Five ways to leverage women and girls’ potential in Mozambique: World Bank Blog By Hiska Reyes and Stephanie Kuttner

08 december 2023 - 10:20:13
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique has made significant progress towards gender equality, but critical challenges remain.  It has strong laws in [...] Full text...

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Experts call for new focus on long-term health challenges due to childbirth

08 december 2023 - 06:40:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, at least 40 million women are likely to experience a long-term health problem caused [...] Full text...

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High-level Generation Equality Africa regional meeting underlines commitment on financing for gender equality

22 november 2023 - 07:05:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The High-level Generation Equality Africa Regional Meeting ended on Tuesday in Dar es Salaam, [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis

21 november 2023 - 19:44:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasizing the severe health risks faced [...] Full text...

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Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children

21 november 2023 - 15:48:36
Geneva/New York (PANA) -- Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant urgent attention, [...] Full text...

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Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief

21 november 2023 - 05:36:40
London, UK, (PANA) - Worldwide, 45 million children under-five are wasted, meaning they are dangerously thin for their height, and roughly one [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Blockade puts Gaza aid on the line, WHO spotlights soaring mental health needs in Israel

25 october 2023 - 12:49:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Humanitarian operations in Gaza risked grinding to a halt on Wednesday due to the ongoing fuel [...] Full text...

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Burden and causes of pregnancy-related mortality in The Gambia reveals

24 october 2023 - 15:08:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A study conducted by researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit of The Gambia at London [...] Full text...

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Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’

19 october 2023 - 16:55:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of [...] Full text...

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Widespread concerns over regressive calls to repeal law against FGM in Gambia

13 october 2023 - 18:42:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- A joint statement by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and the African Committee [...] Full text...

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Training more nurses to bring quality health care to hard-to-reach communities in Kenya- World Bank Blog (By Dr. Leah Chebet Bii)

12 october 2023 - 16:10:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Health workers are the backbone of health systems that meet the needs of their communities. In remote [...] Full text...

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Liberian communities deliver better health, sexual education for empowered adolescent girls (World Bank Blog (By Amaka Momah-Haruna, Girl and Women’s Empowerment)

11 october 2023 - 15:23:08
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A few months ago, during a trip to Liberia, I had the opportunity to meet a [...] Full text...

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Some 24,000 women in Libya's disaster zones need humanitarian aid, says UNFPA

06 october 2023 - 11:50:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 24,000 women and girls in flood-affected areas of eastern Libya are in need of humanitarian [...] Full text...

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1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn

06 october 2023 - 05:47:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from [...] Full text...

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Sudan refugee health crisis escalating, warns WHO

26 september 2023 - 06:19:17
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for urgent funding support in the face of [...] Full text...

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Tragedy is unfolding in poorest countries: World Bank Blog

23 september 2023 - 10:03:24
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 28 poorest countries are facing growing social, economic, and political distress, owing [...] Full text...

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Billions left behind on the path to Universal Health Coverage

18 september 2023 - 19:37:54
New York, US(PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have jointly published the 2023 Universal Health [...] Full text...

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UNGA78: South African, Burundian presidents to address UN General Assembly

18 september 2023 - 12:31:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye are in New [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ‘Lost generation’ of children amid war, hunger, disease - UN humanitarians

25 august 2023 - 14:42:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of fighting and hunger in [...] Full text...

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Kenyan doctors infuse blood into unborn baby in medical breakthrough

01 august 2023 - 11:40:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Medics at Kenyatta National Hospital  (KNH) are celebrating yet another milestone in foetal medicine after they [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Togolese authorities to urgently strengthen access to maternal healthcare

31 july 2023 - 08:14:34
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday urged the Togolese authorities to urgently strengthen access to maternal healthcare and reduce [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Fighting displaced nearly 200,000 alone in the past week - UN

19 july 2023 - 06:02:13
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 200,000 people were displaced by fighting inside Sudan over the past week, the UN [...] Full text...

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Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare

12 july 2023 - 05:28:51
New York, US (PANA) - Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse [...] 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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Gambia’s Vice President says gender equality 'essential pillar for progress'

11 july 2023 - 11:54:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Vice President Muhammad B.S. Jallow said on Tuesday that gender equality stands as an essential [...] Full text...

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Mauritius’ priority is to empower girls and women - Health ministry

11 july 2023 - 08:15:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – On World Population Day, which falls on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has highlighted [...] Full text...

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Child health: More focus needed on earliest years, urges WHO

30 june 2023 - 05:25:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new progress report launched on Thursday by UN agencies highlights the need to step up investment [...] Full text...

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Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa

27 june 2023 - 06:05:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity [...] Full text...

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First Lady of Burundi attends China-Africa Women's Cooperation Forum

26 june 2023 - 18:39:47
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The wife of Burundi's Head of State, Angéline Ndayishimiye, left here Sunday evening for China to [...] Full text...

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EU gives 1.5 million to UNICEF to carry out MICS cluster survey in Libya

26 june 2023 - 18:19:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Libya has announced that it has received €1.5 million [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: WHO requires US$ 145 million to respond to health emergency

20 june 2023 - 05:01:31
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a new funding appeal requesting US$145 million to meet [...] Full text...

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World Bank holds talks on support for universal health coverage in DR Congo

08 june 2023 - 19:36:15
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  - The Minister for Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Dr. Roger Samuel Kamba, and the World [...] Full text...

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Libya Deputy PM attends 59th Ordinary Session of Council of Arab Ministers of Health

22 may 2023 - 15:50:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Boujnah, participated in the 59th Ordinary [...] Full text...

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Best reasons to stand up for mothers this Mother’s Day

14 may 2023 - 15:10:48
New Yor, US (PANA) - For many mothers around the world, the month of May is an annual moment for [...] Full text...

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Premature births claim a million lives yearly: Report

10 may 2023 - 05:59:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “silent emergency” that is claiming one million tiny lives born premature each year requires concerted [...] Full text...

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Guinea’s priority is to improve status of women and girls: WB report

09 may 2023 - 14:12:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Women and girls in Guinea face significant barriers to accessing the same opportunities as men, according [...] Full text...

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One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report

09 may 2023 - 05:27:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence

07 may 2023 - 06:19:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As catastrophe grips Sudan, the UN agency for reproductive health is stepping up support, with midwives [...] Full text...

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Fragile gains on reducing child marriage under threat from ‘polycrisis’: UNICEF

03 may 2023 - 06:40:21
New York, US (PANA) - The practice of child marriage has continued to decline globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) [...] Full text...

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Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery

03 may 2023 - 05:24:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health systems in most countries have started showing the first major signs of recovery three years [...] Full text...

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WHO releases largest global collection of health inequality data

25 april 2023 - 16:31:38
Geneva, Switzerland PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday launched its Health Inequality Data Repository, the most comprehensive global [...] Full text...

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WHO makes key leadership appointments to drive its strategic direction, initiatives

18 april 2023 - 08:38:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed five new senior figures to its headquarters leadership team [...] Full text...

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Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022 (A UNFP feature)

11 april 2023 - 04:52:43
Kigoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Last year, 6,235 women and girls gave birth at Nyarugusu refugee camp. And not one of [...] Full text...

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New data show alarming setbacks for maternal health around the world

23 february 2023 - 16:29:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every two minutes a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released [...] Full text...

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Insecurity takes toll on women, girls in Niger’s Tillabéri region

23 february 2023 - 12:02:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The security crisis in Niger’s south-western Tillabéri region is taking a heavy toll on local communities, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19’s impact on young people risks a lost generation: World Bank report

16 february 2023 - 13:03:36
EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 2:00 PM UTC/GMT Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of STIs

08 february 2023 - 09:36:04
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday officially launched the implementation of the National Action Plan for the Prevention and [...] Full text...

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$2.54 billion needed to tackle unprecedented health needs in 2023: WHO

24 january 2023 - 05:25:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that it would need $2.54 billion across [...] Full text...

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Motorbike ambulance saves mothers and babies in Kenya: UNFPA

13 january 2023 - 06:51:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years has left [...] Full text...

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UN agencies warn acute malnutrition threatens lives of millions of vulnerable children

13 january 2023 - 05:59:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Several United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in [...] Full text...

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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )

06 january 2023 - 12:04:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and [...] Full text...

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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )

05 january 2023 - 14:20:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Nationwide measles vaccination campaign integrates other live-saving interventions

31 december 2022 - 05:19:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN agencies, the Ethiopian authorities and partners on Friday kicked off a nationwide integrated measles [...] Full text...

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Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Kenya's Turkana County

28 december 2022 - 05:22:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years, the [...] Full text...

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UN reproductive health agency appeals for $1.2 billion to support crisis-affected women and girls

14 december 2022 - 08:10:47
New York, US (PANA) - Amid rising humanitarian needs worldwide, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO report

01 december 2022 - 14:21:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality is [...] Full text...

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More than 4,000 children deprived of families placed in care centres in 2021 in Burkina Faso

20 november 2022 - 13:55:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Burkina Faso the number of children deprived of families placed in reception centres and [...] Full text...

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UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls in Horn of Africa

17 november 2022 - 06:35:54
New York, US (PANA) - The unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is affecting whole communities, but it is [...] Full text...

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‘Milestone for humanity’ as UN celebrates 8 billionth birth

15 november 2022 - 19:51:04
New York, US (PANA) - The Day of 8 Billion, officially marked on Tuesday, is a milestone moment for human [...] Full text...

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Updated family planning guide promotes empowerment, health and wellbeing – WHO

15 november 2022 - 09:11:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wider access to self-administered contraceptives and the use of digital technologies by providers are just two [...] Full text...

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World Bank says COVID-19 elevated poverty in The Gambia

09 november 2022 - 14:41:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s poverty rate has climbed to 53.4% largely due to COVID-19, according to The Gambia [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022

02 november 2022 - 07:37:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022 and its implementation Plan 2022–2027, whose objective [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO

28 october 2022 - 18:53:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO)  expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike [...] Full text...

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UN steps up protection for drought-hit women and girls in Kenya

23 october 2022 - 04:51:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the worst drought experienced in Kenya for 40 [...] Full text...

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Global health: Women and children pay heaviest price for ‘gaping inequities’

18 october 2022 - 14:24:19
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report shows that women’s and children’s health has suffered globally, as the [...] Full text...

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'Nearly half of global food crisis hungry are children'

19 september 2022 - 06:15:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) - School-aged children are bearing the brunt of today’s Global Food Crisis with devastating consequences for their [...] Full text...

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Nearly 100,000 refugee arrivals in Uganda face enormous needs

09 september 2022 - 12:11:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid surging humanitarian needs for 96,000 refugees who have fled to Uganda so far this year, [...] Full text...

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Healthy life expectancy in Africa grows by nearly 10 years: WHO

04 august 2022 - 17:32:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Healthy life expectancy among Africans living in mainly high and upper middle-income countries on the continent, [...] Full text...

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Heart disease and diabetes mellitus, leading causes of deaths in Mauritius

22 july 2022 - 09:59:18
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Thursday that diabetes mellitus and heart disease were respectively responsible for 20.7% [...] Full text...

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Mali inaugurates polyclinic built by Morocco

08 july 2022 - 10:49:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga on Thursday presided over the inauguration of an ultra-modern polyclinic [...] 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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Neglected Tropical Disease mentorship launched in honour of late top African female doctor

26 june 2022 - 05:16:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – World Health Organization (WHO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced plans to set up a mentorship [...] Full text...

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Morocco lauded by Human Rights Council for policy towards women

24 june 2022 - 12:47:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Several participants at the 50th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, including experts from [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches policy, action plan on sexual and reproductive health

17 june 2022 - 08:01:39
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal on Thursday launched a policy and action plan on [...] Full text...

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WHO Director-General Tedros re-elected for second term

24 may 2022 - 16:42:50
 Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Member States on Tuesday re-elected Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a [...] Full text...

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First year of COVID-19 pandemic led to 4.5 million excess deaths - WHO

20 may 2022 - 18:20:52
-Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated in its latest comprehensive set of World Health Statistics to [...] Full text...

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WHO releases more than US$8 million for Sahel’s humanitarian response

30 april 2022 - 16:04:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released US$8.3 million from its Contingency Funding for Emergencies to assist [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes new Somali mission; lauds work of African Union

07 april 2022 - 05:10:50
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has welcomed the transition to a new African Union (AU) mission in [...] Full text...

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Scale up action to combat child malnutrition in Africa’s Sahel: UN agencies

07 april 2022 - 04:54:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An estimated 6.3 million children under-five in six countries in Africa’s Sahel region will suffer from [...] Full text...

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Gambian women raise concern about access to maternity health facilities

31 march 2022 - 10:00:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s National Human Right Commission (NHRC) has said dozens of women in the West African nation [...] Full text...

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WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth

30 march 2022 - 14:53:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL reinforces support to southern Libya

31 january 2022 - 10:17:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – United Nations agencies have reinforced their commitment to support people in Libya’s south during a visit to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP paints bleak picture of humanitarian situation

28 january 2022 - 17:51:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - After 15 months of conflict in Ethiopia, almost 40 per cent of Tigrayans are suffering [...] Full text...

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World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future pandemics unless leaders tackle inequalities, UNAIDS warns

30 november 2021 - 05:04:17
New York, US (PANA) - Unless leaders tackle stark inequalities, the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the [...] Full text...

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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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More than 300 midwives to be recruited and deployed throughout Mali

09 november 2021 - 13:27:27
Bamako, Mali ('PANA) - Mali intends to recruit 323 midwives and deploy them throughout the country in a bid to [...] Full text...

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Launch of Quality Essential Health Services Project for Universal Health Coverage in Togo

29 october 2021 - 15:51:22
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - World Bank Vice President for West and Central Africa Ousmane Diagana Thursday launched the Quality Essential [...] Full text...

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Libyan health minister chairs 68th WHO Regional Committee meeting for Eastern Mediterranean

12 october 2021 - 12:22:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Health, Ali al-Zanati, has been elected to chair the 68th Regional Committee [...] Full text...

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World Patient Safety Day marked for the first time

16 september 2021 - 13:59:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Established by the World Health Assembly in 2019 through resolution WHA72.6 World Patient Safety Day will be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank, UNICEF support vaccine deployment, lifesaving health services in South Sudan

10 september 2021 - 13:45:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)  – The World Bank and UNICEF are collaborating to implement a $53.5 million project in South [...] Full text...

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Healthcare practitioners battle to restore maternal services after drastic disruption

31 august 2021 - 22:06:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Healthcare professionals across the African continent have been investing in the restoration of maternal healthcare services [...] Full text...

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UNICEF launches training programme for 27 Libyan doctors on neonatal, childhood diseases

17 august 2021 - 10:51:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-seven Libyan primary health doctors from different municipalities on Monday started a training of trainers programme [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce national action plan on breastfeeding

05 august 2021 - 06:54:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jaguptal, said that a national action plan [...] Full text...

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USAID launches 5-year programme against Gender-Based Violence in two Nigerian States

03 august 2021 - 19:04:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a four-year programme that is aimed [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: More than 100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF

30 july 2021 - 15:51:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the [...] Full text...

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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO

27 july 2021 - 15:23:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] Full text...

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5.2 million children, 270,000 pregnant women expected at Burundi's Mother and Child Health Week

16 june 2021 - 19:15:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Wednesday launched the 2021 edition of the Week dedicated to maternal and child health, [...] Full text...

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‘Gambia makes progress to improve welfare of children

16 june 2021 - 15:00:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Despite many gaps and challenges remaining in Gambia's child protection, child survival and development, the country [...] Full text...

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Gambia: US Ambassador pledges US support to Gambia's health survey

18 may 2021 - 16:38:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will continue to support [...] Full text...

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UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives

05 may 2021 - 10:32:39
New York, US (PANA) - The world is currently facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, with COVID-19 further exacerbating the [...] Full text...

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Schools reopen in South Sudan after 14-month COVID lockdown

05 may 2021 - 05:13:02
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road [...] Full text...

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New report sounds alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives - WHO

04 may 2021 - 21:50:17
New York, United Nations (PANA) - A new World Health Organization report has asserted that fully investing in midwives by [...] Full text...

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800,000 South Sudanese may face reduced access to fife-saving primary health care soon, IOM warns

04 may 2021 - 14:27:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) -  The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warns that more than 800,000 people in South Sudan [...] Full text...

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UK’s 85% family planning aid cut will be devastating for women and girls: UNFPA

29 april 2021 - 14:28:30
New York, US (PANA) - The United Kingdom’s intention to cut 85 per cent of its contribution to a flagship [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘No end’ to conflict in Tigray region, warns UNICEF

20 april 2021 - 19:29:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...

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UNFPA chief urges more international support for stability in Sudan

21 march 2021 - 14:43:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for increased international support for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Keeping mothers and babies together could save more than 125,000 lives - WHO

16 march 2021 - 15:34:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New research from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: About 1.4 million unintended pregnancies as pandemic disrupts contraception services

12 march 2021 - 06:03:46
New York, US (PANA) - One year since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, the UN’s reproductive health agency said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says 'fewer cases of virus among women in Africa'

05 march 2021 - 07:16:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Women account for a slightly smaller proportion of COVID-19 infections and deaths compared with men, a preliminary [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to improve maternal, new-born and child health

25 february 2021 - 07:02:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday launched a Maternal and Child Health Handbook, aiming at empowering women [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president Akufo-Addo leads nation to mourn fallen former leader Rawlings

26 january 2021 - 10:24:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is leading the nation to pay the last respects to [...] Full text...

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Activities for former Ghana President Rawlings' funeral begin

24 january 2021 - 12:13:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Activities for the state funeral for Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings begin on Sunday with [...] Full text...

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Amid pandemic and unrest, midwives undeterred in saving lives in Conakry

22 january 2021 - 17:01:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – “Our midwives who work during this period of political crisis are brave and courageous because they [...] Full text...

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Funeral of Ghana's late president Rawlings rescheduled for 27 January

12 january 2021 - 10:46:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The funeral of Ghana's former President Jerry John Rawlings has been rescheduled for 27 January, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says 2020 a devastating year for global health

25 december 2020 - 21:17:40
Geneva, Switzerland  (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement received here Friday the  year 2020 was [...] Full text...

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WFP warns of critical food shortages for refugees in Kenya

17 december 2020 - 15:43:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday warned that more than 435,000 refugees in [...] Full text...

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Funeral of Ghana's former president Rawlings postponed

17 december 2020 - 11:27:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The funeral of Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings scheduled for 23 December has been postponed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank Group boosts Nigeria’s efforts to reduce poverty

15 december 2020 - 18:10:17
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) discussed a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Nigeria from [...] Full text...

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A child is infected with HIV every 100 seconds, new UN report reveals

26 november 2020 - 05:23:59
New York, US (PANA) - Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age [...] Full text...

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UN ‘extremely concerned’ for safety of Tigray civilians in regional capital, as refugee numbers grow

24 november 2020 - 05:25:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said it was “extremely concerned” over the safety of civilians across [...] Full text...

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New partnership to boost maternal and newborn health in East and Southern Africa

18 november 2020 - 05:51:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Some 10,000 health workers are to be trained to support mothers and newborns in Africa through [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Liberia sign three cooperation agreements

03 november 2020 - 12:53:00
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and Liberia on Monday signed three cooperation agreements in Rabat in the fields of higher [...] Full text...

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Accelerating learning, earnings of adolescent girls, young women in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 09:42:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A significant scale-up of activities for the Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project [...] Full text...

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Gambia to strengthen health care delivery in the face of covid-19

10 october 2020 - 18:57:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $30-million grant from the International Development [...] Full text...

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Stillbirths: An unnecessary, unspeakable tragedy – UN report

08 october 2020 - 16:08:44
New York, US (PANA) -  A stillborn baby is delivered every 16 seconds, which translates into nearly two million infants [...] Full text...

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Conflict, climate crisis, threaten fragile gains to advance women, children’s health

26 september 2020 - 09:35:15
New York, US (PANA) - Fragile gains made over the past decade to advance women and children’s health are threatened [...] Full text...

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Pregnant women join ‘Women’s Lives Matter’ protest in The Gambia

23 september 2020 - 22:09:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A large number of pregnant women Wednesday joined other women in a protest tagged ‘Women’s Lives [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, UN agencies warn

09 september 2020 - 16:35:54
New York, US (PANA) - The number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019 [...] Full text...

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Congo launches programme to check maternal, neonatal mortality in rural areas

27 august 2020 - 17:48:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clément Mouamba, on Thursday launched a project to improve the health of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Strategic Plan 2020-2024 to address health challenges

12 august 2020 - 13:28:45
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday launched the Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2020-2024 that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Beninese schools resume

09 august 2020 - 18:57:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Primary school pupils in Benin resume classes from Monday after the academic disruption caused by coronavirus. According [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains hit most part of Sudan leaving people without shelter

03 august 2020 - 20:46:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  Heavy rains and flash floods have levelled hundreds of houses across the country, leaving many families [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: American philanthropist lobbies for gender-friendly coronavirus policies

23 july 2020 - 22:46:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - American philanthropist, Melinda Gates, has praised the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response policies put in place in [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls for greater investment in birth registration in Gambia

22 july 2020 - 14:05:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Despite appreciable progress in birth registration, an overwhelming number of children in The Gambia are without [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Women most affected by pandemic should participate in recovery efforts

22 july 2020 - 12:39:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Quarantines, school closures and other movement restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 have contributed to [...] Full text...

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'Mauritian women live longer than men,' says Statistics Mauritius

22 july 2020 - 09:56:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian women live longer than men by some 6.5 years, as life expectancy for women is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi launches week dedicated to mother, child health measures against pandemic

21 july 2020 - 23:38:49
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The week dedicated to mother and child health, coupled with the African Vaccination Week (AVW) was [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: World Bank provides $15.2 million in support of response in Uganda

17 july 2020 - 13:18:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $15.2 million to support Uganda’s efforts to prevent, detect and respond [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa CDC seeks radical measures to slow down pandemic spread

17 july 2020 - 02:00:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries have developed strong community response to combat the coronavirus (COID-19) pandemic, an official [...] Full text...

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Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears

13 july 2020 - 18:35:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean that well over 200 million people [...] Full text...

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Mauritius facing a demographic shift

13 july 2020 - 14:12:51
Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Monday said that Mauritius is facing a demographic shift [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Health systems struggle to cope as gender -based violence rises

11 july 2020 - 17:24:54
New York, US (PANA) – The COVID crisis has taken a staggering toll on people, communities and economies everywhere. Yet [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Effects on economic activities to cause drop in economic growth by 3.2 points

10 july 2020 - 23:56:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on economic activities will cause a reduction in economic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari praises world leaders, Osinbajo, others for Polio-free Nigeria

03 july 2020 - 21:08:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Friday commended world leaders and partners for supporting Nigeria to attain a Wild [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO decries ‘negligent’ safety planning for African frontline health workers

25 june 2020 - 20:03:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, has decried the lack of proper [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official warns South Sudan peace process 'faltering'

24 june 2020 - 05:09:21
New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official has warned that the peace process in South Sudan is “faltering” [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO concerned over impact of pandemic on women, girls in Africa

18 june 2020 - 18:32:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Humanitarian crises, including health emergencies, affect men and women differently. And as COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Ms Powers named Catholic Medical Board CEO

18 june 2020 - 15:35:48
New York, US (PANA) - The Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) on Thursday announced the appointment of Mary Beth Powers as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Health experts concerned about indirect effects of virus on women, youth

13 june 2020 - 08:24:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about its [...] Full text...

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U.S. agency announces additional US$234.5 million development assistance to Nigeria

05 june 2020 - 16:20:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on Friday announced the notification of an additional US$ [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 threatening fight against obstetric fistula

22 may 2020 - 19:32:52
New York, US (PANA) - The fight to end obstetric fistula, one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights bemoan indefinite lockdown extension

21 may 2020 - 15:08:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has bemoaned government's extension of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: West African women excluded from pandemic info sharing, key decision making - Report

21 may 2020 - 11:36:55
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - Women are excluded from information sharing on Covid-19 and from key high level decision making [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic threatens to undo global health progress, WHO warns

14 may 2020 - 05:41:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While more people are living longer and healthier lives, the rate of progress is too slow [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF warns that pandemic ‘quickly becoming a child rights crisis'

13 may 2020 - 06:00:36
New York, US (PANA) - As the coronavirus outbreak enters its fifth month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: NGOs advocate for the specific protection of women, girls during COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

08 may 2020 - 16:25:41
Paris, France (PANA) - Three organizations on Thursday called on authorities in sub-Saharan Africa to ensure that measures adopted to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN celebrates midwives because ‘childbirth doesn’t stop for pandemics’

06 may 2020 - 06:53:36
New York, US (PANA) - With many national health systems totally overwhelmed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, midwives are demonstrating [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO hails 7.4 billion-Euro pledge for COVID-19 treatments

05 may 2020 - 05:08:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World leaders on Monday pledged 7.4 billion Euros to support research and development for medicines to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could lead to 'millions of unintended pregnancies'

29 april 2020 - 06:11:41
New York, US (PANA) - Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic could result [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for greater protection for children caught up in COVID-19 crisis

16 april 2020 - 19:34:01
New York, US (PANA) - The looming global recession resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could cause hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s biggest GSM Company donates $611,997 to fight against COVID-19

15 april 2020 - 20:42:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The Gambia biggest GSM company,  Africell, Wednesday donated 12million dalasi, about $611,997,720, to the country’s effort [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: "We must celebrate leaders on the front line of Coronavirus" - AfDB

09 april 2020 - 19:03:02
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - During World Health Worker Week 2020 (5-11 April), the African Development Bank (AfDB) says it [...] Full text...

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7 April is World Health Day as the world grapples with Coronavirus

06 april 2020 - 18:53:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 7 April 2020 is the day to celebrate the work of nurses and midwives and remind [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: Mother-child hospital shows success of public-private partnerships

10 march 2020 - 23:54:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A cutting-edge hospital in the Abidjan suburb of Bingerville is reducing maternal mortality rates in [...] Full text...

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Nearly 90 per cent of all people have ‘a deeply ingrained bias’ against women - Report

06 march 2020 - 05:43:25
New York, US (PANA) - Despite decades of progress in closing the gender equality gap, close to nine out of [...] Full text...

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WHO Managing Director calls for development of DRC’s health system

14 february 2020 - 23:01:47
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  - The managing director of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Friday called for the [...] Full text...

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UNFPA seeks $683 million appeal to deliver reproductive health services, where they’re most needed

12 february 2020 - 07:30:11
New York, US (PANA) - With more than half of all maternal deaths occurring in countries affected by humanitarian crises and fragility, the [...] Full text...

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Congo reduces Maternal Mortality by more than 45%

11 february 2020 - 17:11:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The regional director (Central and West Africa) of the United Nations Population Organization (UNFPA), Mabingue Ngom, [...] Full text...

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USAID provides neonatal health equipment worth CFAF 150 million to seven regions in Senegal

10 february 2020 - 22:00:48
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -  The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Monday donated a batch of medical equipment worth [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Roadmap Framework to improve maternal, newborn and child health

03 february 2020 - 17:07:23
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday launched the National Roadmap Framework (NRF), meant to achieve a nation of healthy [...] Full text...

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World Bank reiterates commitment to support development in Niger

20 january 2020 - 19:16:01
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank's Vice President for the Africa Region, Hafez Ghanem, has reaffirmed his institution's commitment [...] Full text...

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Lives of traumatized, displaced women in Sudan's West Darfur under threat

15 january 2020 - 20:14:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ongoing instability in Sudan’s West Darfur region has left the lives, health and safety of thousands [...] Full text...

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Gambia: minister lauds First Lady’s contribution towards modernisation of hospitals

02 january 2020 - 23:20:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Gambian Minister of Health Dr. Ahmadou Samateh Thursday lauded First Lady Fatou Bah-Barrow’s contribution toward the [...] Full text...

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British NGO donates deworming tables for children in Burundi

19 december 2019 - 14:23:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A non-governmental British organization for relief, development and advocacy, Food for the Hungry, on Thursday over [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Almost half the population needs humanitarian assistance

12 december 2019 - 21:14:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN said here Thursday that almost 70 percent of southern Sudanese civilians were in need [...] Full text...

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More pregnant women, children protected from malaria, but more needs to be done: WHO

04 december 2019 - 07:28:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of pregnant women and children in sub-Saharan Africa sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets and benefiting [...] Full text...

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HIV/AIDS round-table of African First ladies opens in Kigali

02 december 2019 - 12:36:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A round-table gathering members the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) opened Monday in [...] Full text...

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Over 300 million women, girls in low income countries using contraceptions - Report

11 november 2019 - 18:14:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new report, released in Nairobi on Monday, shows that 314 million women and girls are [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: National demographic and health survey says Nigeria has made progress in promoting wellbeing of citizens

05 november 2019 - 19:07:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), released on Tuesday in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, said [...] Full text...

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One-in-four pregnancies unplanned, two-thirds of women forgoing contraceptives – WHO

26 october 2019 - 09:03:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)   -  Around two-thirds of sexually active women surveyed in a new UN study said although they wished [...] Full text...

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WHO says alarming number of women mistreated during childbirth

09 october 2019 - 04:11:58
Geneva, 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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Benin releases CFAF 16 billion for care of teacher trainees

06 october 2019 - 10:50:59
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will release some 16 billion CFA francs for the care of teacher trainees in the [...] Full text...

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