UN rights office condemns ‘apparent summary execution’ of two men in the West Bank

28 november 2025 - 20:22:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR said on Friday that it was “appalled” by the “brazen [...] Full text...

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WHO issues first global guideline on infertility

28 november 2025 - 13:22:28
Geneva, 28 November -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and [...] Full text...

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Healing the hidden wounds of childbirth (By UN News)

16 november 2025 - 07:17:15
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, where six out of ten births take place without a doctor, childbirth is often [...] Full text...

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Hurricane Melissa: Relief efforts intensify as damage across Caribbean grows

12 november 2025 - 16:21:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean, governments and aid agencies are still struggling [...] Full text...

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Obstetric violence deadly for Sierra Leone women, newborns - HRW

04 november 2025 - 09:24:54
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – Women giving birth in public healthcare facilities in the West African state of Sierra Leone face [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for sustainable health financing

04 november 2025 - 07:55:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday issued new recommendations aimed at helping countries mitigate the [...] Full text...

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Around 224 million women still don’t access family planning

04 november 2025 - 07:34:45
New York, US (PANA) - Since 1990, the number of people using modern contraception methods has doubled globally but despite [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC mobilises emergency public-health response after Sudan hospital attack

01 november 2025 - 17:35:18
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is dispatching critical medical commodities and [...] Full text...

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Giving birth in the shadow of Sudan’s war (By Esther Bayliss and Sufian Abdul-Mouty, UN News)

27 october 2025 - 11:11:18
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)  As Sudan’s destructive war – now in its third year – grinds on, the challenges to [...] Full text...

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12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary opens in Gambia

14 october 2025 - 16:28:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The 12th Edition of the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, which brings together First Ladies from [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Hostages released, aid scale-up has begun, say aid agencies

13 october 2025 - 12:11:28
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As the UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the release of all living hostages from Gaza, [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Peace still elusive despite ‘progress we see on paper’, UN official says

01 october 2025 - 07:30:46
New York, US (PANA) - Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “is still mostly a promise”, the [...] Full text...

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Attacks on Gaza City are destroying health and protection services for pregnant women and survivors of violence

17 september 2025 - 05:29:10
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Intensified bombardment and ground operations in Gaza City are forcing families to flee yet again, [...] Full text...

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UN Women calls for political will and accelerated global action

16 september 2025 - 06:50:01
New York, US (PANA) - More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by [...] Full text...

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US aid cuts put pressure on health programs in Africa

26 august 2025 - 05:55:52
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Drastic budget cuts to international development aid by the US government will continue to put pressure [...] Full text...

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African ministers kick off regional forum on health

25 august 2025 - 14:57:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - African ministers of health on Monday opened the Seventy-fifth session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says

24 august 2025 - 06:26:17
New York, US (PANA) - From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of health, nutrition centres closed in Somalia due to suspension of US aid

19 august 2025 - 07:46:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The realisation is painful. More than six months after the U.S. government decided to suspend its [...] Full text...

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Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso (Feature by WHO)

11 august 2025 - 10:02:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to travel 45 km just to [...] Full text...

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Abuse during and after childbirth persists globally, WHO warns

08 august 2025 - 07:46:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New evidence suggests mistreatment remains common in maternal and newborn care, with new research across four [...] Full text...

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Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choice

07 august 2025 - 20:29:34
New York, US (PANA) - In Africa’s Sahel region, deepening violence and poverty – driven by displacement, hunger and terrorism [...] Full text...

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Gates Foundation announces catalytic funding to spark new era of women-centered research and Innovation

05 august 2025 - 10:02:53
Seattle, US (PANA) - The Gates Foundation has announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development [...] Full text...

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US' plan to destroy US$9.7 million of contraceptives is unconscionable, says medical charity

30 july 2025 - 06:40:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States government’s plan to destroy US$9.7 million worth of contraceptives is a callous [...] Full text...

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Women and girls of African descent: Celebrating contributions, recognising challenges

25 july 2025 - 16:50:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This Friday marks the first observation of the International Day of Women and Girls of African [...] Full text...

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Global health in decline: UN warns of glaring inequalities

19 july 2025 - 08:22:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite significant progress since the beginning of the century, a new UN assessment indicates that improvements [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: US funding cut leaves rape victims without care

18 july 2025 - 07:03:28
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As sexual violence has increased this year in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the [...] Full text...

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World Bank report highlights gender dynamics and opportunities in Botswana

15 july 2025 - 07:37:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday released a comprehensive report, “Trends and Opportunities to Advance Gender Equality [...] Full text...

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‘A compass towards progress’ – but key development goals remain way off track

14 july 2025 - 20:13:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy increased by an astonishing five years between 2000 and 2019. And then since [...] Full text...

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Make midwives universally accessible and save millions of lives, WHO urges

19 june 2025 - 05:26:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost 4.5 million maternal, stillborn and newborn deaths were recorded in 2023. What if there was [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for global expansion of midwifery models of care

18 june 2025 - 00:07:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday released new guidance to help countries adopt and expand midwifery [...] Full text...

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DRC launches plan to eliminate HIV among children

17 june 2025 - 08:10:11
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As part of the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Félix [...] Full text...

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In a changing world, are people having the number of children they want?

10 june 2025 - 12:38:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The United Nations Population Agency (UNFPA) on Tuesday launched ts State of World Population [...] Full text...

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Deadly flooding in Nigeria displaces thousands

02 june 2025 - 21:11:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flush flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused devastation around the town of Mokwa [...] Full text...

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WHO greenlights two new vaccines

01 june 2025 - 05:08:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation on Friday issued recommendations for two new immunisation tools. They are a [...] Full text...

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UN’s lifesaving programmes under threat as budget crisis hits hard

31 may 2025 - 09:46:12
New York, US (PANA) - The UN is facing a deepening budget crisis that threatens lifesaving operations worldwide. From refugee aid [...] Full text...

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Civilians ‘trapped and terrorised’: UN sounds alarm over collapse of critical protections

23 may 2025 - 05:17:24
New York, US (PANA) - With more than 36,000 civilian deaths recorded in conflict zones in 2024 and sexual violence [...] Full text...

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'Keep the lights on’ for women and girls caught up in crisis

21 may 2025 - 05:15:28
New York, US (PANA) - Women and girls living through humanitarian crises are at risk of being overlooked – just [...] Full text...

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World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis

20 may 2025 - 04:48:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 78th World Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates [...] Full text...

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‘The world is failing its health checkup,’ says WHO

15 may 2025 - 18:58:00
New York, US (PANA) - In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy worldwide fell by 1.8 years [...] Full text...

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UNFPA calls on US to reconsider ban on future funding

10 may 2025 - 08:20:52
New York, US (PANA) - The United States’ decision to halt future funding to the UN sexual and reproductive health [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates-supported fund aims at maternal, newborn health in Africa

09 may 2025 - 12:26:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new Bill Gates-backed fund targets maternal and newborn health in Africa, the Gates [...] Full text...

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More than 30-year difference in life expectancy highlights health inequities

06 may 2025 - 12:59:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Where you're born could be the difference between living over three decades longer than someone else [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief

17 april 2025 - 16:41:18
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 [...] Full text...

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UN: Families fleeing attacks in Sudan’s Zamzam camp arrive injured, traumatized, with nothing to eat

16 april 2025 - 16:08:26
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -Thousands of families have arrived injured, traumatized and with no food or water in the town [...] Full text...

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UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challenge

14 april 2025 - 20:31:58
New York, US (PANA) - The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened on [...] Full text...

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Sudan war has created suffering of ‘industrial proportions’, aid agencies warn

11 april 2025 - 14:55:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two years since Sudan’s brutal conflict began, UN agencies warned that famine is spreading and civilians [...] Full text...

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Sudan faces unprecedented hunger and displacement as war enters third year

11 april 2025 - 06:44:34
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan has become one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st [...] Full text...

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Fear and uncertainty are daily staples for Gaza’s most vulnerable

09 april 2025 - 17:21:57
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations and the aid blockade have continued to add to [...] Full text...

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Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council

08 april 2025 - 20:28:07
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 13 million people in Ukraine urgently need humanitarian aid as displacement, psychological trauma and [...] Full text...

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Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures – On World Health Day WHO calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

07 april 2025 - 18:15:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On World Health Day, with the theme “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures,” the Gaza Strip continues to [...] Full text...

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Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality

07 april 2025 - 07:27:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented aid cuts are putting global progress to end maternal deaths at risk, three UN agencies [...] Full text...

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World Health Day: Focusing on women’s physical and mental health around the world

06 april 2025 - 14:48:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday’s World Health Day highlights a critical issue for global health: the particular vulnerabilities faced by women [...] Full text...

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DRC: Outbreaks of infectious diseases due to depletion of stocks due to budget cuts

30 march 2025 - 06:44:39
Goma, DRC (PANA) - The near-total depletion of medical supplies, due to budget cuts and blocked access, is leading to [...] Full text...

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Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns

25 march 2025 - 16:00:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record [...] Full text...

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Human capital is key to reducing poverty, boosting development in Guinea Bissau

19 march 2025 - 09:18:38
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Some of the key findings from the Human Capital Review, a new World Bank report, [...] Full text...

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‘Furious kickback against equality’ must end, UN chief tells women activists, as conference adopts landmark declaration

12 march 2025 - 07:38:04
New York, US (PANA) - At a time of growing backlash against women’s rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark [...] Full text...

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Building a healthier world by women and for women is key to achieving gender equality

10 march 2025 - 18:38:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on [...] Full text...

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Why investing in women and girls benefits everyone

08 march 2025 - 09:22:20
New York, USA (PANA) – The right to go to school. To join the workforce. The right to vote. To [...] Full text...

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One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024

07 march 2025 - 10:25:28
New York, US (PANA) - The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher [...] Full text...

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US funding cuts confirmed, ending lifesaving support for women and girls

28 february 2025 - 15:29:32
New York, US (PANA) - The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and [...] Full text...

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US funding cuts confirmed, ending lifesaving support for women and girls

28 february 2025 - 06:10:14
New York, US (PANA) - The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and [...] Full text...

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World Health Day 2025 to spotlight women and babies’ survival, urging solidarity at a critical moment for global health

24 february 2025 - 19:22:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially announced the theme of World Health Day 2025, Healthy [...] Full text...

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UNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR Congo

13 february 2025 - 18:37:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern [...] Full text...

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Why does family planning save lives? (Feature by UNFPA)

09 february 2025 - 08:23:53
New York, US (PANA) - Sakina Sani was forced into marriage at the age of 12, amid war and food [...] Full text...

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What the UN is doing in DR Congo

05 february 2025 - 19:48:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the [...] Full text...

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US funding pause leaves millions ‘in jeopardy’, insist UN humanitarians

04 february 2025 - 17:35:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies on Tuesday offered a dire assessment of the global impact of deep cuts to [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by summary executions, attacks

31 january 2025 - 22:12:47
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced deep alarm over reports [...] Full text...

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DR Congo emergency: Next 24 hours are critical, warn UN agencies

28 january 2025 - 17:52:28
Kinshasa, DR C (PANA) - The latest reports from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from UN [...] Full text...

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UN: Attack on hospital in Al Fashir 'a shocking violation and affront to humanity'

26 january 2025 - 19:09:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Sunday described a drone attack on a hospital in Darfur region [...] Full text...

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Aid surging into Gaza ‘at scale’ but massive needs remain: OCHA, WHO

22 january 2025 - 05:59:52
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Aid is entering Gaza “at scale” in line with the ceasefire agreement that has seen [...] Full text...

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WHO launches $1.5 billion appeal to tackle global health crises

17 january 2025 - 06:38:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is facing an extraordinary convergence of crises that has left 305 million people in [...] Full text...

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Gaza crisis: Lack of fuel threatens critical humanitarian services

15 january 2025 - 08:26:25
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Critical water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and activities are at risk of grinding to a [...] Full text...

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Global Cooperation at a crossroads: Possibility amid rising geopolitical uncertainty

07 january 2025 - 16:02:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Economic Forum’s Global Cooperation Barometer offers a critical assessment of the state of global [...] Full text...

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Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to brink of collapse’

01 january 2025 - 12:51:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, have pushed [...] Full text...

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More health workers and patients killed proportionally in Lebanon than in Ukraine and Gaza

22 november 2024 - 20:53:59
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) – Since 7 October 2023, 47% of attacks on health care – 65 out of 137 – [...] Full text...

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MSF: Children bear the burden of the current war in Sudan

18 november 2024 - 17:43:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- An international health charity organization has revealed that the majority of people wounded in the war in [...] Full text...

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Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

14 november 2024 - 05:36:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic [...] Full text...

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Time to dismantle legacies of slavery and colonialism impacting African diaspora

09 november 2024 - 05:49:08
New York, US (PANA) - Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of [...] Full text...

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Girls’ rights, fragility, and the future: World Bank Blog By Doreen Kibuka-Musoke and Tim Agaba Baroraho

28 october 2024 - 07:19:09
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - There is reason to have celebrated the International Day of the Girl this month. On average, [...] Full text...

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A Pact for the world’s poorest

18 october 2024 - 18:43:08
By Deodat MaharajManaging Director, United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries  New York, US (PANA) - Last month, world leaders [...] Full text...

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Nearly two million severely malnourished children at risk of death due to funding shortages for therapeutic food

15 october 2024 - 11:56:33
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting, also known as severe acute malnutrition, are [...] Full text...

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UN: Over 2 million babies born into Sudan's devastating conflict

14 october 2024 - 16:56:29
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) –  An international charity organisation catering for children has said over 2 million babies are estimated [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group unveils strategy to drive inclusive growth, resilience in Zimbabwe

09 october 2024 - 07:04:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the new Country Engagement Note (CEN) for [...] Full text...

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Justice must be served for people of African descent who died in police custody: UN rights chief

04 october 2024 - 05:12:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s human rights chief has stressed how important it is for the families of people [...] Full text...

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Global immunisation coverage still below pre-pandemic levels: WHO

03 october 2024 - 05:27:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global immunisation coverage has remained below pre-pandemic levels and the number of children who have not [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for urgent overhaul of care systems for older people as population ages

02 october 2024 - 05:13:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday issued an urgent call for countries to transform [...] Full text...

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Some 1.3 billion teens suffering mental disorders: WHO

24 september 2024 - 05:33:45
New York, US (PANA) - At least one in seven youngsters has a mental disorder. That’s the warning from the [...] Full text...

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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies

16 september 2024 - 05:42:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...

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Rwanda’s candidate starts campaign for WHO Africa post

12 july 2024 - 12:43:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – A Rwandan public health expert, Dr. Richard Mihigo, has kicked off his campaign for the position [...] Full text...

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Drought emergency in Zambia sets child marriage, HIV and hunger on the rise

12 july 2024 - 12:01:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - In Zambia’s drought-hit Southern, Western, Central and Lusaka Provinces, acute malnutrition is high among pregnant and [...] Full text...

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Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says UNRWA chief

10 july 2024 - 14:47:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports of intensified heavy shelling in north, central and southern Gaza, the head of the [...] 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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Uganda should improve public spending on health for a more productive population

27 june 2024 - 13:58:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Economic activity in Uganda has remained resilient despite multiple successive shocks, with real gross domestic product [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: WHO appalled by horrific attack on El Fasher’s maternity hospital

24 june 2024 - 16:04:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting in Sudan hit a new low over the weekend when a maternity hospital in [...] Full text...

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Experts warn of serious health impacts from climate change for pregnant women, children, and older people

05 june 2024 - 19:12:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pregnant women, newborns, children, adolescents and older people are facing serious health complications due to climate [...] Full text...

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Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during 77th World Health Assembly

01 june 2024 - 11:25:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a special ceremony at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Friday, awards were [...] Full text...

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WHO’s investment case launch draws expressions of support, pledges to sustainably finance four-year strategy

28 may 2024 - 18:41:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched an investment case that lays out the Organisation’s [...] Full text...

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WHO reports major increase in sexually transmitted infections

22 may 2024 - 04:40:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis are on the rise in most regions of the [...] Full text...

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Examples to accelerate gender equality in Africa abound: We could apply them to Somalia: World Bank Blog By Helena Hwang, Cansu Birce Gokalp, Verena Phipps and Tanya D'Lima

10 may 2024 - 08:09:53
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, the challenges to gender equality are complex and daunting. Only 28% of women over [...] Full text...

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Namibia earns praise for efforts to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV

07 may 2024 - 05:27:08
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia has become the first country in Africa and the first high-burden country in the world [...] Full text...

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Peace or war, midwives keep delivering, says UNFPA

05 may 2024 - 16:28:05
New York, US (PANA) - Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet [...] Full text...

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UN reviews progress and challenges 30 years after landmark population conference

30 april 2024 - 07:35:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Global progress towards sustainable development will continue to stall unless countries do more to bridge the [...] Full text...

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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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