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Ex-President Jammeh Linked to 2005 Murder of 59 West African Migrants in The Gambia

02 march 2021 - 19:14:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Nigerian man whose brother was among about 59 West African migrants killed in The Gambia in [...] Full text...

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WTO fails to strike agreement on African push to lift copyright curbs on coronavirus products

26 february 2021 - 09:03:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There has been no consensus on a joint push by India and South Africa, supported by [...] Full text...

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What lessons have the Libyans learned 10 years after the revolution? (Analysis)

19 february 2021 - 16:53:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As echoes of the jubilee festivities of the 10th anniversary of the February 17 revolution are [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO seeks $1.96 billion for 2021 Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Response

19 february 2021 - 05:10:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking nearly $2 billion to fund its 2021 Strategic Preparedness [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appeals for over $220 million in ‘crucial’ support for Burundi refugees

17 february 2021 - 06:20:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An urgent appeal for $222.6 million was made on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Major airlines join forces with UNICEF to support vaccine roll-out plan

16 february 2021 - 06:52:59
New York, US (PANA) - The world’s leading airlines are backing a landmark UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) initiative to prioritise delivery of [...] Full text...

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Three doctors to examine Benin's presidential candidates

11 february 2021 - 11:19:44
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Benin has appointed three doctors -- Dr. Lucien Dossou-Gbété, Dr. Léopold Houétondji [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights watchdog says govt' forces carried out unlawful shelling of Tigray urban areas

11 february 2021 - 07:00:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian federal forces carried out apparently indiscriminate shelling of urban areas in the Tigray region in [...] Full text...

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Pfizer expands access to cancer drugs in 45 African countries

10 february 2021 - 16:54:47
New York, US (PANA) - US drug firm Pfizer has announced a partnership with IDA Foundation, an independent social enterprise [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia explores Ivermectin for treatment, prevention of COVID-19

10 february 2021 - 15:40:25
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) has revealed impending studies to explore the efficacy of Ivermectin for [...] Full text...

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AU commission secretary, 4 diplomats call on Gambian foreign minister

08 february 2021 - 20:36:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - African Union Commission Secretary, ambassadors of Guinea, The Netherlands, India and Venezuela Monday called on Gambian [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: President Sahlework visits troubled Tigray state

07 february 2021 - 13:56:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's President Sahlework Zewdie on Sunday arrived in Mekelle, the capital of the troubled Tigray [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Russian company helps Guinea in combating pandemics

05 february 2021 - 13:23:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Covid-19 tests carried out in Guinea in a laboratory built at the Centre for Research in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Guterres says 'urgent steps' needed to alleviate suffering in Tigray region

03 february 2021 - 15:29:51
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, on Tuesday, voiced grave concerns over the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s differentiated services model buffers effect of COVID-19 among PLHIV

03 february 2021 - 13:54:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic gained momentum across the world with many countries, including Nigeria going on [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Malaysia reaffirm commitment to strengthen bilateral cooperation

01 february 2021 - 19:24:44
Banjul, Gambia (PA) - The Gambian Government and the Government of Malaysia have reaffirmed commitment to continue strengthening bilateral cooperation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries to prioritise investments in testing

30 january 2021 - 15:46:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To address the lack of access to tests and testing services in multiple countries, the World [...] Full text...

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WHO urges effective and fair use of COVID vaccines

30 january 2021 - 06:09:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With COVID-19 vaccines currently in scarce supply, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus- Ghana registers 679 new cases

29 january 2021 - 23:57:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The latest update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicates that the country's cumulative case count [...] Full text...

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Tens of thousands of displaced live in appalling conditions in CAR - UNHCR

29 january 2021 - 14:00:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- As insecurity in the Central African Republic (CAR) has uprooted, in less than two months, more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Release excess vaccines you have hoarded' – Ramaphosa tells rich countries

26 january 2021 - 16:34:14
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, on Tuesday pleaded with richer countries to release their excess [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambians cautioned against using Ivermectin for animals to treat infection

25 january 2021 - 23:08:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) has cautioned the public against self-prescribing Ivermectin injection for the [...] Full text...

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The Lomé Initiative for fight against fake medicines reviewed one year after launch

25 january 2021 - 21:07:46
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Director General of the Brazzaville Foundation, Richard Amalvy, presented last weekend to Togolese Head of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s confirms detection of new variant

24 january 2021 - 16:14:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Ministry of Health said on Sunday that the new UK COVID variant, SARS-CoV-2, has [...] Full text...

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New mass grave discovered south of Tripoli

23 january 2021 - 14:38:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten unidentified bodies were found in a mass grave discovered at the "Machrou al-Rabt" sites in [...] Full text...

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284 million dollars allocated in 2020 to fight against coronavirus in Libya

20 january 2021 - 23:45:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Altogether, 1.27 billion dinars or about 284 million dollars was devoted to the fight against the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in vaccine access

18 january 2021 - 22:20:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting [...] Full text...

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Scale of mass graves in Libya reflects rights violations (News Analysis by Youssef Ba)

15 january 2021 - 11:48:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The increasing number of discoveries of mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli, reflects the scale [...] Full text...

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Benin adopts law on organization of pharmaceutical activities

14 january 2021 - 11:46:04
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin MPs have passed a law on the organization of pharmaceutical activities, parliamentary sources said on [...] Full text...

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Italian Defence Minister hails technical cooperation agreement with Libya

12 january 2021 - 10:23:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian Defence Minister, Lorenzo Guerini, has welcomes the success of a military technical agreement signed [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners establish global Ebola vaccine stockpile

12 january 2021 - 07:02:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a major milestone in the fight against deadly diseases, United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners [...] Full text...

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Bodies discovered in mass grave in western Tripoli identified by families

10 january 2021 - 19:06:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several bodies of people reported missing and discovered in a mass grave in the city of [...] Full text...

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President Lungu fires Health Minister

10 january 2021 - 18:36:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu has fired minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya, an official source said here [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO clears BioNTech’s vaccine for emergency use

01 january 2021 - 06:43:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To speed up access to COVID-19 vaccinations in the developing world, on the eve of the new [...] Full text...

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Workers at Gabriel Touré Hospital in Bamako on strike for 72 hours

30 december 2020 - 15:10:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At the call of their union, workers of Gabriel Toure Hospital, one of the largest medical [...] Full text...

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Kenya arrests six suspects in international trafficking in wildlife species

29 december 2020 - 18:46:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An international ring involved in trafficking pangolin scales, has been cracked with the arrest of six [...] Full text...

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Benin passes law on protection of health of the people

29 december 2020 - 11:21:07
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Members of Parliament on Monday passed the bill on health protection of persons in Benin, a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya spends $ 798 million fighting pandemic

22 december 2020 - 18:23:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has spent 1.069 billion dinars, about $ 797.74 million, fighting the coronavirus pandemic between January [...] Full text...

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World could lose coral reefs by end of century, UN environment report warns

22 december 2020 - 17:04:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Every one of the world’s coral reefs could bleach by the end of the century, unless [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNDP, Libyan Health ministry launch telemedicine initiative

18 december 2020 - 21:50:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Office of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), in cooperation with the Libyan ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa vaccine readiness survey shows 79% willing to take jab

18 december 2020 - 11:19:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 79% of the African population would take a coronavirus vaccine with one in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN releases emergency funding for civilians in Tigray state

18 december 2020 - 05:14:23
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has released $36.6 million for civilians caught up in the conflict that has roiled [...] Full text...

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EIB initiative boosts African pharmaceutical sector to meet local demand

17 december 2020 - 21:27:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The European Investment Bank has launched the first ever scheme to strengthen local production of Active [...] Full text...

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Guinean President urged to stop use of excessive force against opposition supporters

16 december 2020 - 11:13:08
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The use of excessive force by Guinean security force in the weeks following a presidential election [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian aid for children must be a priority, UNICEF says

16 december 2020 - 05:29:56
New York, US (PANA) - Providing aid to millions of children uprooted by the ongoing crisis in the Tigray region [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya participates in session on Defence of 5 + 5 countries military health systems

12 december 2020 - 15:58:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Military Medical Authority took part in an online discussion on "Defence Group of 5 + [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN refugee agency calls for ‘unfettered access’ to Tigray

12 december 2020 - 07:10:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amidst “disturbing reports” from Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan, the UN refugee agency called on Friday for [...] Full text...

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WTO: SA leads African effort to lift copyright curbs on pandemic response supplies

12 december 2020 - 00:30:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Eswatini, Pakistan and Bolivia, Friday opened a new warfront in the [...] Full text...

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Aaaaaa Day of anger of the Health sector in Tunisia

08 december 2020 - 21:41:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Trade unions of public health professionals in Tunisia observed here Tuesday "a Day of National Anger" [...] Full text...

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Haftar's forces intercept Turkish boat in Libyan territorial waters

08 december 2020 - 17:40:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Jamaican-flagged commercial cargo ship Mabrouka belonging to a Turkish shipowner was intercepted by a Navy [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Scientists optimistic about vaccines for all

05 december 2020 - 07:28:51
New York, US (PANA) - Scientists developing COVID-19 vaccines are optimistic that by the end of next year, all people [...] Full text...

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Libya, Italy sign military-technical cooperation agreement

04 december 2020 - 16:32:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Defence under the Government of National Accord has signed a military-technical cooperation agreement [...] Full text...

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UN appeals for $35 billion to help world’s ‘most vulnerable and fragile’ in 2021

01 december 2020 - 12:06:33
New York, US (PANA) - A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection next year, a near [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New infections fall globally for first time since September; WHO chief

01 december 2020 - 05:17:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Last week saw the first global decline in newly reported cases of COVID-19 since September, the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 threatens global progress against malaria, warns WHO

30 november 2020 - 06:58:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaps in life-saving interventions are undermining efforts to curb malaria, amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Conflict: Gov’t to 'respond expeditiously' to needs of Tigrayans

26 november 2020 - 21:52:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government said here Thursday it would "respond expeditiously" to the needs of citizens [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO Regional Office for Africa calls on African countries to fight pandemic

25 november 2020 - 21:49:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The regional committee of the World Health Organization for Africa (WHO/Africa) Wednesday called on African countries [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian refugee numbers in Sudan cross the 40,000 mark - UNHCR

24 november 2020 - 13:18:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ethiopian refugees streaming into eastern Sudan have now surpassed 40,000 since the crisis began, with more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Real hope’ surrounding vaccines ‘cannot be overstated’ – WHO chief

24 november 2020 - 05:32:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Along with other tried and tested public health measures, the head of the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: #AfricaMaskWeek to launch on Monday

23 november 2020 - 11:57:51
Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - At a time when COVID-19 cases are increasing in a second wave in many parts [...] Full text...

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EBRD and partners acquire Egypt’s Adwia Pharmaceuticals

16 november 2020 - 12:54:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is joining forces with reputable partners to improve [...] Full text...

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Nearly 1:5 COVID-19 deaths in the African region linked to diabetes, says WHO

15 november 2020 - 10:12:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says that 18.3% of COVID-19 deaths in the African region are among [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Diabetes increasing pandemic risks, showing need to strengthen health systems

13 november 2020 - 21:57:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the number of people with diabetes surges, many are at “increased risk of severe disease [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian crisis deepens amid ongoing clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

13 november 2020 - 16:01:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely concerned about the worsening crisis in northern Ethiopia where [...] Full text...

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Neglected tropical diseases: Countries endorse new targets to eradicate 20 killers

12 november 2020 - 21:00:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A bold new blueprint to tackle all neglected tropical diseases has been agreed at the UN [...] Full text...

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‘Bring life to those fighting for breath,’ UNICEF urges on World Pneumonia Day

12 november 2020 - 20:34:37
New York, US (PANA) - Pneumonia is not a new emergency, it takes the lives of some 800,000 children each [...] Full text...

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There are unmatched investment returns in Africa despite challenges, says AIF’s Anohu

07 november 2020 - 11:46:55
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Senior Director, Chinelo Anohu, on Thursday joined business leaders in a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UAE donates 18 tons of medicines to Tunisia

03 november 2020 - 13:01:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated 18 tonnes of medicines to Tunisia to contain the [...] Full text...

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Libya requests for EU technical support in forensic medicine

20 october 2020 - 12:49:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is requesting technical support from the European Union in the field of forensic medicine, in [...] Full text...

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Malian Army drops basic necessities to besieged villagers of Farabougou

19 october 2020 - 18:18:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) on Monday carried out a humanitarian action in support of the residents [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Solidarity Therapeutic Trial shows 4 drugs have 'little or no effect' on patients: WHO

16 october 2020 - 13:22:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Interim results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial, coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), indicate that [...] Full text...

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Invest in rural women, help them build resilience to future crises, urges UN chief

16 october 2020 - 07:37:32
New York, US (PANA) - Rural women play a critical role in agriculture, food security and managing land and natural [...] Full text...

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Corruption represents ‘ultimate betrayal’ of public trust: Guterres

15 october 2020 - 13:54:42
New York, US (PANA) - Corruption is not only a crime but immoral and the “ultimate betrayal” of public trust, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China joins global effort to ensure vaccine access for all

10 october 2020 - 06:45:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - China is among three additional countries to have signed on to a global initiative that aims [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 halting crucial mental health services in Africa, WHO survey finds

09 october 2020 - 06:18:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Critical funding gaps are halting and disrupting crucial mental health services in Africa, as demand for these [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic disrupting critical mental health services - WHO warns

06 october 2020 - 06:33:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global pandemic has disrupted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of the countries [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Second meeting of African Defence partners’ alliance on response to epidemic

01 october 2020 - 21:14:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Representatives of the Libyan ministry of Defence of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday took [...] Full text...

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Kenya wildlife investigators arrest two suspected rhino poachers

26 september 2020 - 19:25:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two traffickers of rhino horns have been arrested in Kenya after a three-month investigation into a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Countries urged to act against pandemic ‘infodemic’

24 september 2020 - 06:34:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners have urged countries to take urgent action to address what they [...] Full text...

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Malian Armed Forces kill five terrorists in central Mali

21 september 2020 - 14:05:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five terrorists were killed last Wednesday in Tolodje, a locality of Nampala in central Mali, by [...] Full text...

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Expert panel approves phytotherapy clinical trial protocol for COVID-19

20 september 2020 - 14:06:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19, formed by the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Burundian President pays working visit to Tanzania focusing on economic issues

20 september 2020 - 12:48:54
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's new Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, made his first official visit to Tanzania on Saturday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief makes last push for countries to join multilateral vaccine effort

18 september 2020 - 05:28:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries which have not signed on to a global mechanism that has pledged to provide fair [...] Full text...

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New wave of famine could sweep the globe, warn UN officials

18 september 2020 - 05:18:10
New York, US (PANA) - The global hunger crisis caused by conflict – and now compounded by COVID-19 – is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African scientist warns early coronavirus vaccines may lose potency

17 september 2020 - 22:29:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A South African scientist, studying the genetic charectaristics of the new coronavirus disease, has warned [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African virus outbreak spread from supermarket, stadium in January

17 september 2020 - 18:47:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Research into the type of the coronavirus pandemic spreading across South Africa has traced an [...] Full text...

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250 Congolese students trained in medicine in Cuba return home

16 september 2020 - 17:07:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - After seven years of medical training in Cuba, 250 Congolese graduates have returned to Brazzaville, the [...] Full text...

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Mandate of ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau ends

15 september 2020 - 13:16:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States in Guinea-Bissau (ECOMIB) officially ended [...] Full text...

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Oil still hostage to political stakes Libyan conflict

14 september 2020 - 14:21:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil, Libya's main source of revenue is still hostage to the political stakes underlying the long-running [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World leaders pledge ‘quantum leap’ towards fully funding vaccines and treatments

11 september 2020 - 03:11:00
New York, US (PANA) - Global leaders, including more than 30 Heads of State and Ministers, have underlined their commitment [...] Full text...

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Noncommunicable diseases increase risk of dying from COVID-19 in Africa

10 september 2020 - 17:37:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - There is an increasing evidence that Africans living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension and [...] Full text...

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WHO chief says investments in public health, an investment in safer future

08 september 2020 - 13:14:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world must be ready when the next pandemic comes, the head of the UN World [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of vaccines

05 september 2020 - 06:04:03
New York, US (PANNA) - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of COVID vaccines

04 september 2020 - 18:22:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyatta urges caution as pandemic curve 'flattens'

31 august 2020 - 10:56:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday called on Kenyans to remain focused on victory against coronavirus as [...] Full text...

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Second extraordinary ECOWAS summit on Mali opens Friday

28 august 2020 - 17:18:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyatta orders speedy probe of $2.5 million pandemic fund rip off

26 august 2020 - 21:20:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta Wednesday directed investigative agencies to conclude probing graft allegations at the government medical [...] Full text...

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Libya, Italy reach agreement to cooperate in military medicine

26 august 2020 - 11:46:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has reached an agreement with Italy to set up a joint committee between the two [...] Full text...

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Benin's exports to ECOWAS increased in first quarter of 2020

25 august 2020 - 20:27:56
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Exports of Beninese products to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) increased [...] Full text...

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Confusion in Libya after new announcement by Haftar that blockade of oil sites lifted (Feature)

20 august 2020 - 21:00:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement Tuesday by a military leader allied to Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the lifting of [...] Full text...

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Mali Coup: ECOWAS calls for strengthening its standby force to restore constitutional order

20 august 2020 - 18:23:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which held a meeting on Thursday on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief reiterates warning against pandemic ‘vaccine nationalism’

19 august 2020 - 04:33:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warning against “vaccine nationalism” in the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO Chief outlines key logistical hurdles to pandemic, urges unified front

19 august 2020 - 00:03:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tuesday outlined key logistical hurdles in fight [...] Full text...

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Tunisian customs unit seizes large quantities of fraudulent drugs bound for Libya

15 august 2020 - 18:55:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian customs unit operating in the Safara area in southern Tunisia on Saturday intercepted large [...] Full text...

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Mali Customs seize fake tax stamps

11 august 2020 - 16:01:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Customs last week discovered packages of tax stamps fraudulently printed abroad, worth more than 200 [...] Full text...

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Botswana opposition condemns human rights abuse in Zimbabwe

11 august 2020 - 06:24:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The leader of Botswana’s opposition, Dumelang Saleshando, has voiced concern about the deteriorating human rights situation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Global cooperation is our only choice against pandemic, says WHO chief

07 august 2020 - 05:15:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than 18.5 million cases of COVID-19 reported worldwide as of Thursday, and 700,000 deaths, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia sends medical, food aid to Lebanon

05 august 2020 - 17:52:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Wednesday ordered the dispatch of two military planes loaded with medical [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SADC medical, pharmaceutical products manufacturers to receive EU, German grant

04 august 2020 - 10:37:35
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Startup medical and pharmaceutical products manufacturers in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) bloc have been [...] 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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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa appoints ex-soldier as Permanent Secretary in Health ministry

03 august 2020 - 18:59:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has appointed Air Commodore Jasper Chimedza, as the Permanent Secretary in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Survey says incomes of 22 million Ghana households reduced due to pandemic

01 august 2020 - 06:27:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A survey by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that some 22 million Ghanaians had [...] Full text...

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Diabetes, high-blood pressure cases rise in Nairobi, Western Kenya

30 july 2020 - 22:42:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hypertension and diabetes cases remain high in Nairobi and Western Kenya, a research carried out by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa closes in on one million cases

30 july 2020 - 16:17:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – COVID-19 infections in Africa will exceed one million cases in the coming days as the pandemic surges [...] Full text...

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A third of world’s children poisoned by lead, UNICEF analysis finds

30 july 2020 - 04:44:59
New York, US (PANA) - Lead poisoning is affecting children on a “massive and previously unknown scale”, according to a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo imports 39 tons of equipment, drugs to fight virus

28 july 2020 - 11:43:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese authorities imported 39 tons of equipment and medicines from China for coronavirus control. The equipment and [...] Full text...

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Spread of hepatitis B in children under five, lowest in decades: WHO

28 july 2020 - 05:06:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global prevalence of potentially-deadly hepatitis B in children under age five, dropped to under one [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB commits US$1.04 million towards two COVID-19 research projects in Angola

23 july 2020 - 17:03:44
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Funds from the African Development Bank’s ongoing Science and Technology Development Project have been committed towards [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, Africa CDC launch joint push for traditional medicine research in Africa for virus

23 july 2020 - 15:03:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In a joint effort to enhance research and development of traditional medicines for COVID-19 in Africa, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: AIF founding partners unveil unified response to support Africa’s private sector

20 july 2020 - 12:55:23
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Increased and decisive investment will be the channel for Africa’s economic recovery post COVID-19, partners [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: World Bank, UNICEF provide essential supplies for Niger's response to pandemic

17 july 2020 - 14:53:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday delivered drugs and equipment worth [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria's COVID-19 Presidential Task Force accuses elites of flouting preventive guidelines

16 july 2020 - 19:06:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Thursday criticized Nigerian elites for flouting regulations [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Borno State, WHO and partners fight seasonal malaria infection

15 july 2020 - 07:13:34
Maiduguri, Nigeria (PANA) - Borno state government, in collaboration with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation [...] 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: AfDB grants Libya US$0.5 million emergency relief assistance for PPE protection

10 july 2020 - 18:03:38
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved a grant of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: WHO to issue new brief on airborne transmission, after ‘active engagement’ with scientists

08 july 2020 - 04:06:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to issue a brief on the modes of transmission [...] Full text...

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Access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 - WHO

07 july 2020 - 17:46:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of running of stock of antiretroviral (ARV) [...] Full text...

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Senegalese customs seize large quantity of fake drugs at border with Guinea-Bissau

06 july 2020 - 17:21:15
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Customs, in the southern subdivision of Ziguinchor, made a major seizure of fake medicines hidden [...] Full text...

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Two civilians injured in mine explosion in southern Tripoli

06 july 2020 - 15:20:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two people were injured in a mine explosion in Aïn Zara, south of Tripoli, official sources [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases cross 20,000-mark at 20,085

05 july 2020 - 11:37:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s coronavirus case count has crossed the 20,000-mark to hit 20,085, as the pandemic continues to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president goes into self-isolation after exposure to someone with virus

05 july 2020 - 07:38:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday went into a 14-day self-isolation after getting exposed to [...] Full text...

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Coromnavirus: Four Ghanaian doctors succumb to virus, over 150 test positive

04 july 2020 - 18:43:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said here Saturday that over 150 of its members had tested [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana sees record daily rise as several testing sites run out of reagents

04 july 2020 - 09:16:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have seen a record daily jump of 758 to take [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 21 new confirmed cases

03 july 2020 - 23:23:02
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi Friday recorded 21 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 91 the number of infected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘not even close to being over’, WHO chief warns

29 june 2020 - 19:45:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly six months after the new coronavirus first emerged, the COVID-19 pandemic is “not even close [...] Full text...

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Libya: Another mass grave with 9 bodies discovered in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

29 june 2020 - 18:14:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine bodies have been exhumed from a new mass grave at the proposed agricultural site in [...] Full text...

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U.S. Embassy in Libya in solidarity with NOC against presence of mercenaries at oil sites

27 june 2020 - 10:40:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Libya has renewed Washington's full support for the Libyan National Oil Company [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Mauritius repatriates 150 seafarers from Rome

27 june 2020 - 09:03:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 150 Mauritian seafarers serving on cruise vessels were repatriated on Friday on an [...] Full text...

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Global partners require $31 billion to speed up COVID-19 medicines for all

27 june 2020 - 06:23:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Over $31 billion is needed during the next 12 months to develop medicines that will be [...] Full text...

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Over one ton of illicit drugs, two tons of fake medicines seized in Burkina Faso

26 june 2020 - 15:54:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Between 2019 and the first quarter of 2020, over one ton and half of illicit [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's 10th Ebola outbreak over

25 june 2020 - 11:59:09
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The health authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday declared the end of [...] Full text...

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New UN Assembly president pledges to serve world body ‘as a whole’, building consensus

23 june 2020 - 05:28:21
New York, US (PANA) - The expectations and views of each of the world’s regional groups and its members “will [...] Full text...

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Countries urged to act over potential HIV drug shortages, within next two months

22 june 2020 - 13:35:39
New York, US (PANA) - Stocks of medication for HIV patients could run out in the next two months, because [...] Full text...

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Ghana final year second cycle students return to school

22 june 2020 - 06:43:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Final year Senior High School students and the second batch of second year students in Ghana [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Health minister released on ZWL50,000 (US$2,000) bail

20 june 2020 - 17:31:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Health minister, Obadiah Moyo, has been released on a ZWL50,000 (US$2,000) bail despite being charged [...] Full text...

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More than 1.5 tonnes of cannabis seized by Togolese customs near border with Ghana

19 june 2020 - 18:54:11
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese customs seized 1.5 tonnes of cannabis at the border post of Hihéatro, Plateaux region, near [...] Full text...

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Covid;-19: UNHCR, TSF donate material worth 353 million CFAF to fight coronavirus in Congo

19 june 2020 - 15:58:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Cyr Modeste Kouamé, and the regional [...] Full text...

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Atrocity of war crimes, crimes against humanity in Libya call for an end to impunity

19 june 2020 - 14:47:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The last few weeks have been full of dramatic developments in Libya following the defeat of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo people advised to draw lessons from pandemic

18 june 2020 - 23:42:02
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Ambassador André-Alain Atundu Liongo, communicator of the political platform, Common front for Congo (FCC), Thursday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN says Sudan needs more assistance from the int'l community to combat COVID-19

18 june 2020 - 19:29:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday said despite concerted international assistance for the Sudan to combat COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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The relevance of digital skills in the COVID-19 era (An AfDB feature)

18 june 2020 - 17:07:18
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed how the world functions, illustrating the limitations of many [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO hails early results on use of dexamethasone in most sick patients but warns it’s ‘no cure-all’

18 june 2020 - 05:31:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday hailed news from the United Kingdom that a [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Mauritius spends Rs 25 billion in three months to fight the pandemic

17 june 2020 - 12:52:21
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Tuesday that the government has, over the last [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau's President completes 48-hour visit to Congo

16 june 2020 - 18:15:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Arriving in Brazzaville on Monday, Guinea-Bissau's Head of State, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, left Brazzaville on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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4 killed, 4 wounded in mine explosion in housing zones in Libya

15 june 2020 - 23:48:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mines continue claiming the lives of civilians as four people were killed and four others were [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Mauritanian FM welcomes Morocco's medical support

15 june 2020 - 14:55:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Foreign Affairs and Cooperation minister Ismaël Cheikh Ahmed has welcomed the aid received on Sunday [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Tunisia’s IPS provides humanitarian response to coronavirus pandemic

15 june 2020 - 13:36:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – An advisory project jointly supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD) and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritian borders to remain closed until 31 August

15 june 2020 - 06:59:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has prohibited the entry of aircraft and ships to the island until 31 August 2020, [...] Full text...

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Large quantity of counterfeit medicines seized in Sikasso, southern Mali

11 june 2020 - 17:35:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Central Narcotics Office (OCS), the body in charge of the fight against drug trafficking [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: European Humanitarian Air Bridge arrives in Sudan as part of response to tackle coronavirus

11 june 2020 - 13:38:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The first flight of the European Humanitarian Air Bridge to support Sudan in tackling the impact of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African countries not being used as 'guinea pigs' for COVID-19 drugs: WHO chief

11 june 2020 - 05:29:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has refuted the rumour [...] Full text...

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Death toll from shipwreck in Tunisia reaches 30

10 june 2020 - 17:23:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying illegal migrants off the coast of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNDP launches Rapid Response Facility for vulnerable countries

10 june 2020 - 17:09:51
New York, US (PANA) - Pre-existing conditions such as poverty, insecurity, weak governance and fragile infrastructure in low- and middle-income [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil revenues reached $2 billion in the first five months of 2020

08 june 2020 - 16:35:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's total and sovereign oil revenues in the first five months of 2020 amounted to 2.78 [...] Full text...

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Cuban medical doctors arrive in Guinea

05 june 2020 - 23:24:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-one Cuban medical doctors Friday arrived in the Guinean capital from Havana to participate in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese singer, Zambia’s Health Minister, AfDB VP seek African solidarity post-COVID-19

04 june 2020 - 16:21:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the [...] Full text...

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WHO sends team to DRC on Ebola outbreak

04 june 2020 - 06:51:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 50 staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners arrived in Mbandaka in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief underlines need to protect refugees and migrants in pandemic

03 june 2020 - 05:47:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has expressed the hope that the COVID-19 crisis will lead to a [...] Full text...

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WHO says countries are revealing disturbing rates of antimicrobial resistance

01 june 2020 - 19:44:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record number of countries are now monitoring and reporting on antibiotic resistance - marking a [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 disrupting services to treat non-communicable diseases - WHO

01 june 2020 - 19:20:02
Geneva‎, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight against COVID-19 has severely disrupted services to prevent and treat cancer, diabetes, hypertension and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says pandemic significantly impacts health services for NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa

01 june 2020 - 13:15:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Prevention and treatment services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been severely disrupted since the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Countries support ‘one-stop shop’ to share science and research

30 may 2020 - 07:05:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty countries and numerous international partners have underlined the need to make tests, treatments and other [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: At least 296 people killed by armed attackers in 6 months in Ituri - UN

29 may 2020 - 19:19:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - At least 296 people were killed, 151 others injured and 38 people raped, including many [...] Full text...

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Congolese government sets terms for use of chloroquine

27 may 2020 - 14:53:31
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government has set terms for the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, according to a [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries

27 may 2020 - 13:00:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Chinese medical delegation arrives in Congo

25 may 2020 - 17:56:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A Chinese medical delegation arrived in Brazzaville on Sunday to discuss health concerns with Congolese officials [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports two new cases after almost 30 days

25 may 2020 - 07:13:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius recorded two new cases of coronavirus on Sunday among a group of 149 passengers who [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya to station mobile lab at Tanzania border to speed up virus testing

24 may 2020 - 15:39:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two mobile laboratories Kenya received from the East African Community (EAC) will be stationed in Namanga [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Experts underscore COVID-19 threat to global progress on child immunization

23 may 2020 - 06:45:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global experts in health and child welfare have again highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting [...] Full text...

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Victims of intercommunal violence in South Sudan deserve ‘justice, truth and reparations’ – UN rights chief

23 may 2020 - 05:53:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal violence [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe minister calls for restoration of ecosystems

22 may 2020 - 14:14:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Environment minister, Nestor Bassière, on Friday called for the restoration of ecosystems in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief hails 'landmark resolution’ to accelerate virus response

21 may 2020 - 04:56:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With “unprecedented solidarity”, the World Health Assembly adopted a “landmark resolution” on Tuesday, which sets out [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO countries agree 'equitable and timely access' to vaccine

20 may 2020 - 04:54:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) concluded the annual World Health Assembly on Tuesday, adopting a resolution [...] Full text...

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Uganda, AstraZeneca sign anti-hypertension partnership deal

18 may 2020 - 18:21:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Biopharmaceutical firm, Astra Zeneca, and Uganda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will pave [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius introduces bills in Parliament to deal with future pandemic

14 may 2020 - 06:45:43
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday, introduced the COVID-19 Bill and the Quarantine [...] Full text...

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Ghana bolsters medicines regulatory system, guarantees product quality - WHO

13 may 2020 - 14:34:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Ghana has strengthened its medicines regulatory system to ensure safety, quality and effectiveness of medical products manufactured, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: India's lifeline medical aid improves recoveries in Kenya

12 may 2020 - 23:34:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's health ministry personnel have recorded 259 medical recoveries from coronavirus (COVID-19) cases at its major [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Ministry of Health expresses commitment to children healthcare service

12 may 2020 - 21:34:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s Ministry of Health Tuesday expressed its commitment towards children’s access to health services by [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

12 may 2020 - 10:47:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders immediate airlifting of procured Madagascar's COVID-19 miiracle cure

11 may 2020 - 21:32:05
Nigeria: Buhari orders immediate airlifting of procured Madagascar's COVID-19 miracle cure Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday directed the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger govt. says on top pf the situation

11 may 2020 - 16:56:39
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Niger government says its efforts to contain the Corovirus pandemic in the country is paying [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN think-tank estimates US$65 billion monthly loss from lockdowns in Africa

11 may 2020 - 09:03:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – One month full lockdown across Africa could cost the continent about 2.5 percent of its [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccine trials tread cautiously on elderly people

10 may 2020 - 20:56:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Healthy people between 65-85 years of age will be injected with a potential vaccine for the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight ongoing research, innovation actions related to COVID-19 outbreaks

09 may 2020 - 17:19:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on current research actions related to COVID-19 and outbreaks with one [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso receives samples of Malagasy virus drug

08 may 2020 - 14:43:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè ministry of health on Friday received a quantity of COVID-Organics, the drug that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO cautions African countries against adopting illegal products against virus

08 may 2020 - 11:16:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Regional Director for Africa of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti on [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: WAHO rejects report on approving Malagasy Covid-Organics drug for coronavirus

07 may 2020 - 13:17:23
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The West African Health Organization (WAHO) on Thursday rejected a report that it had approved [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Health system overload threatens pregnant women and newborns

07 may 2020 - 05:12:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 116 million babies have been born since the [...] Full text...

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Niger receives donation of "made-in-Malagasy" Covid-19 medicine

06 may 2020 - 17:02:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's health authorities on Tuesday received a donation of a Malagasy drug, COVID-Organics, for the treatment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger receives donation of Malagasy Covid-19 medicine

06 may 2020 - 16:05:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's health authorities on Tuesday received a donation of a Malagasy drug, COVID-Organics, for the treatment [...] Full text...

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