World leaders adopt a historic global declaration on noncommunicable diseases and mental health

16 december 2025 - 13:41:25
New York, US (PANA)  – Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have adopted [...] Full text...

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Most countries make progress towards universal health coverage, but major challenges remain, WHO–World Bank report finds

05 december 2025 - 19:32:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – ​​​​​​​Since 2000, most countries—across all income levels and regions—have made concurrent progress in expanding health service [...] Full text...

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COP30 kicks off with urgent call to deliver on climate promises and scale up finance (By Felipe de Carvalho, UN News)

09 november 2025 - 08:12:32
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Thousands of diplomats and climate experts are heading to Belém, in Brazil’s Amazon, for COP30 – [...] Full text...

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Only 5 per cent of European 7 to 9-year-olds eat enough fruit and vegetables

05 november 2025 - 07:44:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Only five per cent of children aged seven to nine across Europe eat enough fruit and [...] Full text...

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New climate pledges do little to correct global warming projection, UN warns

04 november 2025 - 15:39:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Available new climate pledges by governments have only slightly lowered global temperature rise over the course [...] Full text...

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World leaders support political declaration on NCDs, mental health

27 september 2025 - 06:25:23
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders have thrown their weight behind the first-ever United Nations global political declaration tackling noncommunicable [...] Full text...

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Mental health care to take centre stage at the General Assembly

25 september 2025 - 09:30:48
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, mental health care will be a focus of an official meeting [...] Full text...

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EU renews support for WHO’s Universal Health Coverage Partnership

23 september 2025 - 06:50:21
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have renewed their collaboration on [...] Full text...

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African health leaders, partners call for greater investment in integrated NCD services

31 august 2025 - 07:34:56
Lusaka, Lusaka (PANA) — African health ministers and partners are calling for increased investment in integrated health services to address [...] Full text...

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Health leaders commit to accelerate action against severe chronic diseases in Africa

15 july 2025 - 05:25:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Health leaders, policymakers and development partners across Africa have renewed commitment to accelerate the implementation of the [...] Full text...

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Geneva summit calls on G20 leaders to rethink health finance

25 june 2025 - 13:12:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Health 20 (H20) summit, co-convened by the G20 Health and Development Partnership and the World [...] Full text...

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‘Renewables are renewing economies’, UN chief tells top climate forum

26 march 2025 - 19:12:53
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Ministers from 40 countries met on Wednesday at the first major climate forum of 2025 to [...] Full text...

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Nearly 50 million people sign up call for clean air action for better health

17 march 2025 - 19:53:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  In an unprecedented show of unity, more than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from [...] 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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WHO marks 20 years of its lifesaving tobacco control treaty.

25 february 2025 - 20:24:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN treaty that addresses the global tobacco epidemic has saved millions of lives over the [...] Full text...

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Quality, affordable health services for 1.5 billion people: A vision for healthier, more resilient world: World Bank Blog By Juan Pablo Uribe and Monique Vledder

13 december 2024 - 07:47:44
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -  The scale of the global health challenge is staggering. Global megatrends—such as decreasing investments in [...] Full text...

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Unhealthy eating drives $8 trillion in annual hidden costs

08 november 2024 - 13:07:17
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Most of the hidden costs of agrifood systems worldwide stem from health impacts linked to non-communicable [...] Full text...

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Investing in healthy longevity could save 150 million lives: WB report

13 september 2024 - 09:24:35
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - By 2050, one in three people will be over 60 years old. With bold [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for urgent action to curb alcohol consumption

26 july 2024 - 07:29:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It seems that Europeans don’t want to give up booze. A UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Health experts discuss boosting efforts to transform care for severe chronic diseases in Africa

29 april 2024 - 09:49:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Health experts from across Africa, policymakers, civil society organizations and partners who met last week [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners warn of noncommunicable diseases in emergencies

28 february 2024 - 05:42:17
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - People caught up in humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Health Minister deplores high prevalence of NCDs

25 september 2023 - 12:04:27
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health Minister Kailesh Jagutpal on Monday deplored the high prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Diabetes stands at 19.9% (survey)

04 april 2023 - 16:16:25
Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritian health authorities said on Monday the prevalence of diabetes since 1987 in Mauritius which stood [...] Full text...

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Small island States to accelerate action on preventable diseases, mental health

19 january 2023 - 05:11:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among countries that have the highest prevalence of non-communicable diseases [...] Full text...

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Mayors from around the world to meet for first ever ‘healthy cities’ summit

10 january 2023 - 05:53:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced that it will co-host the inaugural Partnership [...] Full text...

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About 20% of Mauritians are diabetic - Health Minister

15 november 2022 - 07:51:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – According to Mauritian Heath and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, around 20% of the country's population is [...] Full text...

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Some 500 million people risk developing chronic illness, WHO warns

19 october 2022 - 05:19:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable [...] Full text...

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'NCDs represent 80% of total disease burden, 60% of mortality in Mauritius' - Minister

04 october 2022 - 07:18:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - According to the Mauritian National Health Accounts 2021, which will be released soon, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) [...] Full text...

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Heads of State commit to Noncommunicable Disease Global Compact to save 50 million lives by 2030

21 september 2022 - 14:44:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, Wednesday launched a new report calling on global leaders [...] Full text...

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Noncommunicable diseases now outnumber infectious diseases as the top killers globally -WHO (Embargoed for release until 13.00 CEST on Wednesday 21 Sept 2022)

19 september 2022 - 19:42:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization will on 21 September, release a new report and data portal on noncommunicable [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches 2022 National Nutrition Survey

21 july 2022 - 10:54:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Thursday launched the 2022 National Nutrition Survey with [...] Full text...

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WHO, Norway, Ghana launch First Global Heads of State and Government Group on NCDs

12 april 2022 - 16:46:57
Acca, Ghana, Switzerland (PANA) - The Worrld Health Organization (WHO)Tuesday welcomed the establishment of a new Heads of State and [...] Full text...

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Investing $1 per person annually could save 7 million lives in low, lower-middle income nations

13 december 2021 - 13:12:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to begin non-communicable disease survey on Thursday

22 october 2021 - 08:21:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will on Saturday launch the latest Non-communicable Disease (NCD) survey, whose main objective is to [...] Full text...

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Football champion Didier Drogba appointed WHO ambassador for sports, health

18 october 2021 - 21:02:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday appointed football legend Didier Drogba its Goodwill Ambassador for Sport [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to conduct 7th Non-Communicable Diseases survey

02 october 2020 - 06:25:19
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry is to conduct the 7th National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Survey [...] 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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Mauritius launches Strategic Plan 2020-2024 to address health challenges

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

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COVID-19: Nigeria's figure jumps to 30,249 with 460 new cases on Wednesday

09 july 2020 - 10:49:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With Nigeria’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases jumping to 30,249 with 460 of them recorded on Wednesday, the Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IOC joins forces with WHO and UN to fight pandemic

24 june 2020 - 10:13:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On Olympic Day, 23 June 2020, the International Olympic Committee and UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] 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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Coronavirus: WHO and IOC team up to improve health through sports

17 may 2020 - 12:21:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Saturday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius introduces health programme in schools

13 february 2020 - 07:46:51
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Wednesday said that the health [...] Full text...

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Botswana to present its disease experience at WHO meeting

11 december 2019 - 13:47:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Lemogang Kwape will present Botswana’s disease experiences in Muscat, [...] Full text...

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WHO report offers tools to tackle deaths through non-communicable diseases, road traffic injuries.

31 october 2019 - 22:21:42
New York (PANA)  -  A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) launched here Thursday offers guidance and tools [...] Full text...

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WHO releases new report to bolster efforts to tackle leading causes of urban deaths

31 october 2019 - 11:32:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released a new report that offers guidance and [...] Full text...

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WHO and partners urged to increase support for non-communicable diseases

23 august 2019 - 11:26:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  Participants in the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa on Friday urged the [...] Full text...

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Alcohol and tobacco abuse blamed for mortality

09 april 2019 - 19:13:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Alfred Madigele, has blamed alcohol and tobacco abuse [...] Full text...

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Consumer rights watchdog alerts Beninese on junk foods during holiday season

25 december 2018 - 18:38:52
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Beninese civil society organization devoted to protection of consumer rights, Consumer's Voice, has warned [...] Full text...

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Half of Mauritian population suffer from diabetes

19 november 2018 - 17:05:06
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life minister Anwar Husnoo on Monday said the Government is spending [...] Full text...

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UN stands up to stop 41 million avoidable deaths per year

27 september 2018 - 19:17:26
New York, US (PANA) - “Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic Lyme disease, depression” – just some of the illnesses [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases

10 september 2018 - 07:02:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Anwar Husnoo on Sunday launched a national prevention campaign [...] Full text...

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68th session of WHO Regional Committee for Africa opens in Senegal on Monday

25 august 2018 - 06:52:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ministers of Health and senior officials from 47 African countries will meet in Dakar, Senegal, for [...] Full text...

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UN must stand together to fight devastating effects of tobacco – UN health official

23 august 2018 - 05:57:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations agencies must join forces at the policy level and refuse interference from tobacco companies [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases

06 august 2018 - 09:19:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 10-day campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) was launched over the weekend by the Mauritian Health [...] Full text...

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WHO launches Global Action Plan on Physical Activity

04 june 2018 - 10:14:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is on Monday joining Prime Minister António [...] Full text...

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Commission calls for urgent action against chronic diseases

01 june 2018 - 20:36:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) Independent High-level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) [...] Full text...

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Tobacco, leading cause of preventable deaths in Kenya - Minister

31 may 2018 - 14:43:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tobacco use has been identified as the leading cause of preventable deaths in Kenya. It is [...] Full text...

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Delegates to World Health Assembly call for stepped up action against NCDs

25 may 2018 - 11:22:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Delegates to the 71st World Health Assembly in Geneva have called for stepped up action in [...] Full text...

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World Health Assembly delegates agree new five-year strategic plan

23 may 2018 - 16:20:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Assembly delegates on Wednesday agreed an ambitious new strategic plan for the next five [...] Full text...

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Investing in non-communicable disease control posts strong gains - WHO report

16 may 2018 - 15:14:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The world’s poorest countries can gain US$ 350 billion by 2030 by scaling up investments in [...] Full text...

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90% people worldwide breathe polluted air - says WHO

02 may 2018 - 06:38:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world with new data released [...] Full text...

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Health experts at UN meeting press for action to address malnutrition in Africa

21 april 2018 - 14:41:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa’s attempts to achieve health for all by 2030 could be threatened unless the continent addresses [...] Full text...

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AU Medical Services Directorate commemorates Africa Healthy Lifestyle Day

17 march 2018 - 06:14:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Medical Services Directorate on Friday commemorated the Africa Healthy Lifestyle Day [...] Full text...

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New UN high-profile panel set to take on non-communicable diseases

17 february 2018 - 05:01:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Bold, innovative solutions are now on the table to accelerate the prevention and control of deadly [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia working with UN to strengthen national NCD response (A WHO feature)

25 december 2017 - 08:51:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - All of government action is needed to prevent and control the health and development impacts [...] Full text...

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WHO commends South Africa's parliament for passing tax bill on sugary drinks (A WHO feature)

10 december 2017 - 04:41:34
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Parliament has taken a brave and powerful step towards promoting the health [...] Full text...

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UNESCO - MERCK Africa Research Summit (MARS) opens in Mauritius

29 november 2017 - 07:26:34
Ebène , Mauritius (PANA) - The third edition of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) - MERCK [...] Full text...

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WHO enhances efforts to reduce burden of chronic diseases in Libya

10 november 2017 - 20:04:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Libya’s burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD) is estimated to account for more than 76% all deaths [...] Full text...

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WHO Director-General rescinds Mugabe's Goodwill Ambassador appointment

22 october 2017 - 16:04:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has rescined the appointment of Zimabean President Robert Mugabe as its [...] Full text...

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Gov'ts endorse UN-backed plan to tackle non-communicable diseases - WHO

19 october 2017 - 20:12:31
Montevideo, Uruguay (PANA) – Global leaders have pledged to take bold action to reduce suffering from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which [...] Full text...

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UK: New study finds tenfold increase in childhood, adolescent obesity in four decades

11 october 2017 - 07:11:32
London, UK (PANA) - The number of obese children and adolescents (aged five to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO establishes high-level commission to tackle noncommunicable diseases

10 october 2017 - 17:45:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations health agency on Tuesday announced the establishment of a high-level global commission on [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: ‘Window of opportunity’ closing on non-communicable diseases, warns WHO

18 september 2017 - 20:59:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Millions around the globe are dying prematurely from diseases such as cancer or heart disease, the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: 'Significant progress' in improving peoples' health in Africa lauded

29 august 2017 - 10:47:05
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The significant progress in improving people’s health in Africa has been commended by delegates attending [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO study finds industry interference in tobacco control policies

19 july 2017 - 17:52:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Despite measures protecting a majority of people from tobacco-related illness and death, the tobacco industry continues [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO highlights threats of tobacco to development worldwide

30 may 2017 - 09:29:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: With more people sedentary, WHO urges everyone to 'get moving'

01 february 2017 - 22:12:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Not enough exercise contributes to cancer, diabetes, depression and other non-communicable diseases, according to the United [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO report says tobacco control can save billions of dollars, millions of lives

10 january 2017 - 15:56:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Policies to control tobacco use, including tobacco tax and price increases, can generate significant government revenues [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: AU prepares launch of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

22 december 2016 - 13:23:17
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Senior staff members of the African Union (AU) on Thursday were busy on the second day [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana president calls for collective efforts to fight HIV

01 december 2016 - 11:45:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Ian Khama has implored the nation to unite in fighting the HIV scourge saying [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Health Minister calls for efforts to tackle NCD

20 october 2016 - 06:29:08
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Anil Gayan on Thursday said that Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) are fast becoming a [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO calls for taxation, other measures to check unhealthy food

11 october 2016 - 21:45:14
New York, US (PANA) - Unhealthy diet accounts for more than 11 million deaths annually, with four million deaths due [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO names Michael Bloomberg Global Ambassador on Non-Communicable Diseases

18 august 2016 - 15:10:24
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has named former New York Mayor and philanthropist, Michael Bloomberg, [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO urges speeding up efforts on non-communicable diseases

19 july 2016 - 06:54:57
New York, US (PANA) - Governments must make greater efforts to protect people from heart disease, cancers, diabetes and lung [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius releases 2015 Survey Report on health expenditure

14 may 2016 - 07:04:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – In a survey report released in Port-Louis, the Health Ministry has said that public health institutions [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Health Minister calls for urgent action on prevention of NCDs

06 may 2016 - 09:26:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Mr Anil Gayan on Thursday night called for urgent [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO calls for global action to halt rise diabetes cases

06 april 2016 - 21:14:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people living with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults, [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Unhealthy environments cause 12.6 million deaths each year - WHO

15 march 2016 - 10:13:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 12.6 million people died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to carry out survey on tobacco use among youth

29 january 2016 - 10:04:24
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Ministry will be conducting a Global Youth Tobacco Survey [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO outlines global trends and looks ahead to 2030 targets

09 december 2015 - 05:32:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued a comprehensive analysis of global health trends since [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Nestlé helps to fight NCD, high intake of salt in West, Central Africa

18 november 2015 - 09:18:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nestlé, a transnational food and beverage company, says is involved in fighting non-communicable diseases and high [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Campaign launched to prevent Non-Communicable Diseases among farmers

17 september 2015 - 10:24:58
Rose Belle, Mauritius (PANA) - A three-month national health campaign targeting some 10,000 small farmers was launched Thursday in Mauritius, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Survey on Non Communicable Diseases launched in Mauritius

03 august 2015 - 14:40:11
Mahebourg, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Monday launched a survey on non-communicable disease (NCD) at the Willoughby Government School, Mahebourg, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Health Ministers of Small Island Developing States meet in Mauritius

24 june 2015 - 12:42:52
Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Wednesday said that there is a major challenge looming [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Childhood obesity will hit 70m by 2025'

23 june 2015 - 08:22:53
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has blamed childhood obesity, especially in developing countries, on the [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO urges more push against tobacco industry to protect public health

19 march 2015 - 17:23:19
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO)'s Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan, has welcomed new data showing [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO urges greater government action against non-communicable diseases

19 january 2015 - 20:12:59
New York, US (PANA) - The international community has an opportunity to reverse the global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 'Noncommunicable diseases cause 49,000 deaths per year in Tunisia'

09 september 2014 - 00:05:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) cause more than 49,000 deaths per year in Tunisia, the Regional Director of [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO chief urges more financial, technical help to cope with diseases

10 july 2014 - 22:29:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Ms. Margaret Chan, on Thursday expressed deep concern with [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Community engagement key to tackling non-communicable diseases'

19 june 2014 - 22:25:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN General Assembly President, Mr. John Ashe, says broader community-based engagement is vital to tackling [...] Full text...

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Mauritius takes health screening, counselling to the people

26 october 2013 - 17:47:14
Quatre Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health ministry Saturday launched the ‘Health Screening and Counselling services at your doorstep [...] Full text...

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How African nations can improve health, by Sambo

03 september 2013 - 11:03:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo, has recommended six actions that countries should [...] Full text...

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Top leading causes of death remain top major killers in last decade - WHO

22 july 2013 - 13:48:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The top leading causes of death in the world have remained the top major killers in [...] Full text...

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New UN food safety, nutrition standards to benefit consumers

08 july 2013 - 16:58:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN food standards body, Codex Alimentarius, has agreed on new standards which will protect the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Physical Activity Plan

20 june 2013 - 13:58:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo Thursday launched the National Physical Activity Plan in a bid to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius takes healthcare to family doorsteps

05 june 2013 - 14:28:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has introduced a new concept to health services, taking screening and counselling services to the [...] Full text...

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World Health Assembly agrees measures to ensure better health for all

28 may 2013 - 08:15:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), has rounded [...] Full text...

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African health ministers meet in Addis Ababa this week

22 april 2013 - 12:41:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Up to 90% of the global burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is believed to [...] Full text...

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WHO member states make progress on noncommunicable diseases

11 november 2012 - 10:18:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have agreed on the first-ever global monitoring framework [...] Full text...

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NCDs is leading cause of death in Gambia, says minister

13 august 2012 - 14:48:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Health experts in the Gambia have said that non communicable diseases (NCDs) are the major killer [...] Full text...

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WHO urges national leaders to fight against tobacco industry attacks

30 may 2012 - 10:35:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of Thursday's observance of the 2012 'World No Tobacco Day' (31 May), the World Health [...] Full text...

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WHO opens tobacco control centre in Kampala

10 november 2011 - 20:27:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has opened a Centre for Tobacco Control in Kampala, Uganda, to [...] Full text...

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WHO, NGO raise awareness on heart diseases

30 september 2011 - 16:11:14
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Heart Federation on Friday staged awareness events [...] Full text...

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Health minister warns against high rate of NCDs in Mauritius

26 september 2011 - 13:49:13
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian minister of health and quality of life, Lormus Bundhoo, has called on Mauritians [...] Full text...

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WHO commends world leaders' commitment on NCDs

20 september 2011 - 07:16:38
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the adoption Monday by the UN General Assembly [...] Full text...

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UN summit call for `all-out attack' on Non-Communicable Diseases

19 september 2011 - 20:55:00
New York, US (PANA) - A UN High-Level Summit on Monday called for an all-out attack on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) [...] Full text...

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'How low income countries can curb tide of NCDs'

19 september 2011 - 09:21:14
New York, US (PANA) - A new World Health Organization (WHO) study has revealed that low income countries could introduce [...] Full text...

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Percentage of people dying from NCDs highest in 8 African nations

14 september 2011 - 09:47:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As global deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) continue to rise, Africa is not spared as eight [...] Full text...

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UN calls for action against diseases caused by tobacco, pollution

21 june 2011 - 16:25:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General, Asha-Rose Migiro, has called on governments, private companies and individuals to join [...] Full text...

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UN officials call for effective partnerships to tackle diseases

16 june 2011 - 18:13:51
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Thursday called on governments, the private sector and civil society to [...] Full text...

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WHO adopts new strategy to combat HIV, may avert 4.2m new infections

25 may 2011 - 10:10:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has adopted [...] Full text...

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WHO Assembly adopts major global health priorities

24 may 2011 - 18:05:47
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Assembly on Tuesday wrapped up its annual policy session by [...] Full text...

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WHO Assembly adopts resolutions on child injury, NCDs

23 may 2011 - 18:40:25
New York, US (PANA) - Delegates at the 64th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday adopted resolutions on [...] Full text...

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Modernisation fuelling non-communicable diseases in Africa (WHO/AFRO Features)

18 may 2011 - 07:45:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As Ministers of Health of the WHO African Region gathered in Brazzaville on 6 April 2011 [...] Full text...

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'Developing world hardest hit, as deaths from noncommunicable diseases soar'

27 april 2011 - 10:36:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Noncommunicable diseases are the leading killer today and are on the increase, according to the first [...] Full text...

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African Health Ministers adopt Brazzaville Declaration on non-communicable diseases

08 april 2011 - 14:00:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The first Africa Regional Ministerial Consultation on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) ended in the Congolese capital on [...] Full text...

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Brazzaville to host Ministerial Consultation on NCDs in Africa

22 march 2011 - 18:17:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese capital, Brazzaville, will from 4 to 6 April, host the ministerial consultation on Non-Communicable [...] Full text...

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Africa to meet on fight against non-communicable diseases

20 march 2011 - 15:49:24
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In an effort to address the growing problem of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), technical experts and Ministers [...] Full text...

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WHO AFRO boss seeks greater private sector involvement in health

07 october 2010 - 09:45:00
Washington- US (PANA) -- The World Health Organisation's Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, has called for greater [...] Full text...

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