Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns

10 september 2025 - 07:45:15
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common [...] Full text...

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WHO adds breakthrough cancer and diabetes medicines to essential list

07 september 2025 - 05:35:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Marking an important step in improving equitable access to life-saving health products worldwide, the World Health [...] Full text...

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Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report

28 july 2025 - 19:17:24
 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger [...] Full text...

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Reshaping the agriculture and food sector for healthier diets: World Bank Blog by Natasha Hayward, Felipe F. Dizon, Elizabeth Ludwig-Borycz, and Dwi Sari Puspaningtyas

28 march 2025 - 12:15:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - While hunger is making headlines, malnutrition continues to silently affect millions worldwide, undermining their physical and [...] Full text...

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WHO gives clean bill of health to cities taking action on preventable diseases

21 march 2025 - 08:21:13
Paris, France (PANA) - Three cities that share a healthy vision for their residents won UN World Health Organisation awards [...] Full text...

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Hunger deepens in Arab region amid conflicts and economic struggle

19 december 2024 - 05:18:06
New York, US (PANA) - Hunger in the Arab region has intensified amid escalating crises in 2023, according to a [...] Full text...

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Global diabetes epidemic reaches critical levels with 800 million cases

15 november 2024 - 06:12:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global diabetes cases have quadrupled since 1990, affecting over 800 million adults worldwide, according to a [...] Full text...

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Three men die of liver cancer every week in Gambia - Health official

21 october 2024 - 11:04:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Professor Ramou Njie, a liver specialist at the University of The Gambia, has disclosed that liver [...] Full text...

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33 percent of deaths in Mauritius caused by cardiovascular diseases

15 october 2024 - 13:11:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Minister for Health and Quality of Life, Kailash Jagutpal, said on Tuesday that cardiovascular diseases, [...] 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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Fight against global hunger set back 15 years, warns UN report

24 july 2024 - 17:58:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going [...] Full text...

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WHO warns on falsified medicines used for diabetes treatment and weight loss

21 june 2024 - 18:46:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, the type of [...] Full text...

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Over 8,000 people, including sports and health champions, join 5th WHO Walk the Talk

28 may 2024 - 07:29:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fifth edition of Walk the Talk: The Health Challenge for All, organised by the World [...] Full text...

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WHO launches first Investment Round to sustainably finance its Health for All mandate

27 may 2024 - 06:57:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy - WHO

24 may 2024 - 15:54:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Data crunched by the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that the COVID-19 emergency reversed more [...] Full text...

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‘All for Health, Health for All’ sets the stage for 77th World Health Assembly

23 may 2024 - 13:03:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the most severe pandemic in a [...] Full text...

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At least one in eight people now obese, warns WHO

01 march 2024 - 05:41:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...

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Global cancer burden growing, amidst mounting need for services

01 february 2024 - 17:34:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of World Cancer Day, 1 February, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the [...] Full text...

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FAO report reveals hidden costs of agrifood systems

07 november 2023 - 06:25:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Although current agrifood systems provide nourishment and sustain economies, they also impose huge hidden costs on [...] 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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Internet celebrates its 40th birthday, but some users are twice its age! World Bank Blog

01 september 2023 - 15:45:07
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Does internet help you to stay in touch with family and friends? If you answered [...] Full text...

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WHO releases New Model Essential List of medicines

26 july 2023 - 15:33:28
Geneva, Switerland (PANA - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday published the new editions of the Model Lists of Essential [...] Full text...

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WHO releases largest global collection of health inequality data

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

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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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WHO report: Reduce salt intake

09 march 2023 - 14:38:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - Implementing sodium reduction policies could save an estimated seven million lives globally by 2030, WHO said in a [...] Full text...

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'Some 51% of global population will be living with overweight or obesity by 2035'

06 march 2023 - 14:09:01
New York, US (PANA) - A new World Obesity Atlas report from the World Obesity Federation, published on World Obesity Day, predicts [...] Full text...

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WHO scientist slams ‘big formula milk companies’

09 february 2023 - 06:04:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Calling for a swift crackdown on infant formula corporations’ exploitative marketing tactics, a leading World Health [...] Full text...

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Verbal aggression on the rise in Libyan schools, study finds

19 january 2023 - 18:00:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The phenomenon of verbal aggression between students and its negative consequences on the performance of learners [...] 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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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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Mauritius to gradually increase percentage of breastfeeding to 50%

10 august 2022 - 08:20:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that an action plan has been [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Breastfeeding Action Plan 2022-2027

02 august 2022 - 07:59:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Monday launched a National Breastfeeding Action Plan 2022-2027 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO forecasts dramatic drop in deaths, but warns no time to ‘sit back and relax’

03 june 2022 - 05:21:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to build a pharmaceutical industry to serve Africa: PM

21 april 2022 - 08:23:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says his country will build a pharmaceutical industry in Mauritius to [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for protection of health and mitigation of climate crisis on World Health Day

07 april 2022 - 05:39:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Health Day is marked on Thursday, the UN health agency has made an urgent [...] Full text...

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Obesity rising in Africa, says WHO

04 march 2022 - 05:24:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers are projected to be obese by [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: WHO issues guidelines on treatment of children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome

23 november 2021 - 21:14:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday issued updated guidelines on the management of multisystem inflammatory syndrome [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges lifesaving transformation of food systems

15 october 2021 - 07:12:10
New York, US (PANA) - World Food Day is not only a reminder to everyone on the planet of the importance [...] Full text...

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No improvement in young children’s diets over past decade: UNICEF

22 september 2021 - 17:15:39
New York, US (PANA) - There has been little sign of improvement in the diets of the world’s youngest children [...] Full text...

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Global food systems: New IFAD report recommends concrete actions for policymakers

21 september 2021 - 14:43:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce national action plan on breastfeeding

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

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Breastfeeding central to eliminating child malnutrition: WHO, UNICEF chiefs

03 august 2021 - 05:56:03
New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials are urging Governments to make breastfeeding-friendly environments a priority, in line [...] Full text...

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

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

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Young people key to transforming world’s food systems: UN officials

05 may 2021 - 05:23:23
New York, US (PANA) - Young people are taking a leading role in shaping fair and equitable food systems around [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Frequent death of youths worry Benin govt.

12 february 2021 - 16:34:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin is worried because of increased death of young people due to the [...] Full text...

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Fruits, vegetables crucial for healthy lives, sustainable world: Guterres

22 december 2020 - 07:03:18
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, spotlighting [...] 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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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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Mauritius to conduct 7th National Non-Communicable Diseases Survey

29 august 2020 - 08:13:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry will soon conduct the 7th National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Survey [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya to suspend testing of contacts of positive cases

06 august 2020 - 14:23:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Scientific Committee of the National Centre for Disease Control has recommended that the collection of [...] Full text...

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UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally

13 july 2020 - 20:36:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...

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UNEP supports global food systems providing net positive impacts on nutrition, environment

13 july 2020 - 11:17:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – While progress on reducing hunger has stagnated in the last five years, evidence suggests [...] Full text...

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60 pct of deaths in Tunisia due to way of living, says Health minister

05 june 2020 - 21:09:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Health, Abdellatif Mekki, said here Friday that 60 percent of deaths in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa - WHO

15 may 2020 - 17:43:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on [...] Full text...

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Experts press for radical rethink on child health

19 february 2020 - 10:20:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A landmark report released on Wednesday by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts [...] Full text...

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

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

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Congolese gov't urges compliance with food hygiene standards

17 october 2019 - 15:13:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday urged the [...] Full text...

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FAO calls on Congolese to respect the food chain

17 october 2019 - 13:39:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative, Suze Percy Filippini, on Wednesday urged producers and consumers [...] Full text...

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Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency

17 october 2019 - 13:26:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a [...] Full text...

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UNICEF warns 'alarmingly high' number of children malnourished worldwide

15 october 2019 - 19:37:44
New York, US (PANA) - Across the globe, at least one-in-three children under-five are malnourished and not developing properly, UNICEF revealed [...] Full text...

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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF

15 october 2019 - 14:01:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An alarmingly high number of children sufferer the consequences of poor diets and a food system [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 10:56:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:44:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Some 3.7 million lives could be saved by 2025 if health services ramp up nutrition actions: WHO

04 september 2019 - 20:28:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) has said in its latest guidelines on improving nutrition that [...] Full text...

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African health ministers adopt strategic plan to reduce double burden of malnutrition

22 august 2019 - 06:06:55
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African Ministers of Health meeting in Brazzaville on the sidelines of the 69th WHO Regional Committee [...] Full text...

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Over 820 million people suffering from hunger, new UN report reveals

15 july 2019 - 20:00:17
New York, US (PANA) - After nearly a decade of progress, the number of people who suffer from hunger has [...] Full text...

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Kenyan hospital conducts first ever weight-reduction surgery

31 may 2019 - 20:44:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, has conducted its first-ever weight reduction surgery on a patient, [...] Full text...

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AU Summit honours FAO Director-General for fighting hunger

12 february 2019 - 09:24:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Summit has honoured the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), [...] Full text...

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UN agriculture chief urges ‘transformative changes’ to how we eat

04 december 2018 - 04:29:26
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Obesity affects millions of people, and several billion suffer from diseases caused by vitamin- or mineral-deficient [...] Full text...

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New study links urbanization with lower rates of child stunting in Africa

20 november 2018 - 20:01:34
Washington, US (PANA) - Urbanization is changing the landscape of health and nutrition in Africa, and in Nigeria it relates [...] Full text...

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World Food Day official ceremony highlights Zero Hunger goal still possible

16 october 2018 - 11:43:57
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Speakers at the global World Food Day ceremony in Rome on Tuesday called for stronger political [...] Full text...

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No time to lose to reverse negative hunger and malnutrition trends - FAO chief says

16 october 2018 - 11:39:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - There's still time to deliver on the global pledge to eradicate hunger but "urgent measures" are [...] Full text...

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Trade and consumption of cheap junk food are an obstacle for healthy diets - FAO

15 september 2018 - 06:21:35
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The globalized food system is not delivering the diets that people need for a healthy life, [...] Full text...

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Global hunger continues to rise, new UN report says

11 september 2018 - 11:27:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, [...] Full text...

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FAO reiterates support to Portuguese-speaking countries to eradicate hunger, malnutrition

17 july 2018 - 08:59:31
Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde (PANA) - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva on Monday reiterated his support to the [...] Full text...

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Poorer countries set to be 'increasingly dependent' on food imports, says FAO report

04 july 2018 - 06:37:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Poorer countries with rising populations and scarce natural resources are likely to be “increasingly dependent” on [...] Full text...

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Local food varieties can support nutrition and food security (Feature by FAO)

03 june 2018 - 04:10:39
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The population of Pohnpei, one of the islands in Micronesia, a country situated in the western [...] 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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Obese people more likely to smoke, says new gene research

17 may 2018 - 06:26:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New research indicates that people who are genetically prone to being overweight have a higher risk [...] Full text...

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FAO chief says global food trade should work for nutrition

08 may 2018 - 20:47:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global trade in food is essential for all countries, but the world's trade and regulation rulebook [...] 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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FAO espouses agroecology for sustainable food systems (A FAO feature)

02 april 2018 - 09:35:05
Rome, Italy (PANA) - More with less. This is the challenge and the mantra for our future. There will be [...] Full text...

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Explore opportunities along the food chain - FAO chief

22 february 2018 - 10:33:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Agriculture will continue to generate employment in Africa over the coming decades, but opportunities should be [...] Full text...

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US$46 billion in productivity lost to cancer in major emerging economies (A WHO Feature)

04 february 2018 - 01:31:15
Lyon, France, (PANA) – A new study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology evaluates for the first time the cost [...] 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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More investment needed to reverse rise in hunger, says FAO boss

04 december 2017 - 11:43:32
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The recent increase in the number of hungry people in the world requires immediate action to [...] Full text...

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Women more affected by diabetes in Mauritius - Ministry of Health

14 november 2017 - 13:12:43
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Diabetes affects women slightly more than men in Mauritius, according to the latest non-communicable disease [...] Full text...

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FAO tells G7 that 'urgent action needed to curb malnutrition globally'

06 november 2017 - 09:43:21
Milan, Italy (PANA) - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has stressed the critical need to transform food systems to [...] Full text...

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'Cities, local policies key to overcome hunger,' stresses FAO head

20 october 2017 - 18:09:57
Valencia, Spain (PANA) - Highlighting the potential of cities to address malnutrition, the head of the United Nations food security [...] 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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Italy: FAO calls for new food systems to conquer malnutrition in all its forms

10 october 2017 - 10:55:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Companies and consumers must step up their efforts to overhaul the world's food systems at a [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Counselling, dieting among new WHO guidelines on child obesity

04 october 2017 - 22:06:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – An estimated 41 million children under five years old are obese or overweight, United Nations health [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Conflict, climate change are key drivers of global hunger - UN Report

15 september 2017 - 14:34:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After steadily declining for over a decade, global hunger is on the rise again, affecting 815 [...] Full text...

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Italy: New action programme for SIDS to address nutrition, climate change

05 july 2017 - 06:51:16
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Tuesday a new United Nations global action programme [...] Full text...

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India: 'Promoting grey matter infrastructure is a game-changer in Africa’s development agenda'

23 may 2017 - 16:30:27
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - Developing Africa’s “grey matter infrastructure” through multi-sector investments in nutrition in Africa was a key focus [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Outgoing WHO boss assesses decade of public health

14 april 2017 - 14:54:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a report - “Ten years in public health 2007-2017” [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Small Island Developing States discuss global programme on food security

05 april 2017 - 17:19:31
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - High level technicians in food security and nutrition from seven Small Island Developing States (SIDS) [...] Full text...

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UN: UN says global malnutrition costs US$3.5 trillion

01 december 2016 - 18:56:52
New York, US (PANA) - As the two-day International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges prevention to reduce diabetes, associated blindness

14 november 2016 - 14:52:04
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said the global rate of diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius introduces National Plan of Action for Nutrition

05 november 2016 - 14:54:16
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will intends to introduce soon a National Plan of Action for Nutrition for the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: New report charts path for Africa's nutrition revolution

18 october 2016 - 18:46:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is having a positive impact in countries that have [...] Full text...

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Italy: UN agencies urge transformation of food systems for better nutrition

18 october 2016 - 11:12:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) has begun a week-long meeting in Rome, Italy, poised [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF says most children receive inadequate nutrition

14 october 2016 - 18:36:34
New York, US (PANA) - Five out of six children worldwide under two years old are not receiving adequate nutrition [...] 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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Mauritius: Mauritians urged to take responsibility for their own health

29 september 2016 - 14:34:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - On the World Heart Day, celebrated worldwide Thursday, the Mauritian Health Minister, Mr Anil Gayan, has [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO tasks governments on malnutrition

21 september 2016 - 00:32:59
New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Jose Graziano da Silva, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia places sixth in exclusive breast feeding rating

14 june 2016 - 15:56:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has made great progress in promoting exclusive breast feeding, becoming the sixth highest in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: International panel suggests ways to end hunger, stem environmental damage

25 may 2016 - 17:00:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A major overhaul of the global food system is urgently needed if the world is to [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Pan-African Parliamentary Alliance for food, nutrition security to be set up

09 may 2016 - 14:06:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is to establish a Pan-African Parliamentary Alliance for Food and Nutrition Security. [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius bans importation of monosodium glutamate

03 may 2016 - 16:24:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Industry and Commerce Minister Ashit Gungah on Tuesday confirmed the government’s decision to ban the [...] 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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US: UN General Assembly proclaims Decade of Action on Nutrition

01 april 2016 - 19:43:20
New York, Ghana (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Friday agreed a resolution proclaiming the UN Decade of [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report stresses need to address health disparities in cities

31 march 2016 - 16:49:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN agencies dealing with health and urban development on Thursday in a joint report said [...] Full text...

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UN: Governments must act to reverse rise in childhood obesity, UN report warns

25 january 2016 - 18:45:34
New York, US (PANA) - Facing a global epidemic in childhood obesity with the number of overweight children under five [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Case against PM’s son made headlines in Mauritius

16 january 2016 - 15:32:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The appeal case involving Pravind Jugnauth, son of the Mauritian Prime Minister, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, who [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Prevalence of diabetes stabilises in Mauritius

13 january 2016 - 12:47:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) — Mauritian Health Minister Anil Gayan on Tuesday said that for the first time in 30 years, [...] 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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Italy: FAO to launch International Year of Pulses 2016

06 november 2015 - 09:57:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Dried beans, lentils and peas – along with a myriad of their leguminous cousins – are [...] Full text...

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FAO: FAO hails pledge by 100 cities to fight hunger, improve nutrition

16 october 2015 - 13:04:56
Milan, Italy (PANA) - Cities have a key role to play in ending hunger and improving nutrition, FAO Director-General José [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO hails pledge by over 100 cities to fight hunger, improve nutrition

15 october 2015 - 19:48:03
New York, US (PANA) - Cities have a key role to play in ending hunger and improving nutrition, FAO Director-General [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Health Minister alarmed at high-risk behaviours of students

01 october 2015 - 13:36:54
Pamplemousses, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Anil Gayan said only 19% of students are active for 60 minutes per [...] 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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Tanzania: Global report says malnutrition exists in every country

15 september 2015 - 20:45:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Nutrition can be a driver of change or a barrier to progress, and, according [...] Full text...

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OECD/FAO: Lower agric products prices predicted

02 july 2015 - 11:31:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Strong crop yields, higher productivity and slower growth in global demand should contribute to a gradual [...] 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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Italy: Queen Letizia of Spain named FAO's Special Ambassador on Nutrition

12 june 2015 - 20:27:20
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Queen Letizia of Spain was on Friday named FAO's Special Ambassador for Nutrition at a [...] Full text...

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UN: Benefits of mammograms outweigh adverse effects for older women – UN agency

05 june 2015 - 07:56:30
New York, US (PANA) - A group of 29 independent experts from 16 countries, convened by the specialized cancer agency [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Women’s participation in sports key to boosting gender equality'

16 march 2015 - 22:36:26
New York, US (PANA) - Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO stresses need to reduce sugar intake for healthy living

04 march 2015 - 18:38:35
New York, US (PANA) - New guidelines released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday have recommended that adults and [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 'Some 25% of Tunisian children in urban areas are obese'

08 december 2014 - 20:31:02
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian minister of Health, Mohamed Salah Ben Ammar, on Monday said that about 25% of [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO report says obesity-related cancers on the rise

26 november 2014 - 19:37:55
New York, US (PANA) - Being overweight or obese has become a major risk factor for developing cancer, particularly among [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO/WHO conference moves to eradicate malnutrition, hunger

22 november 2014 - 07:27:16
New York, US (PANA) - In a move hailed as a renewed global momentum to end hunger, leaders from over [...] Full text...

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Italy: Pope Francis urges solidarity, concrete action in global nutrition challenge

20 november 2014 - 13:37:40
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Pope Francis has told politicians from around the world to view food, nutrition and the environment [...] Full text...

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Italy: Countries vow to combat malnutrition through firm policies, actions

19 november 2014 - 13:11:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In a major step towards eradicating malnutrition worldwide, more than 170 countries Wednesday made a number [...] Full text...

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Italy: Civil society gears up for nutrition conference

18 november 2014 - 09:40:14
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are key players in this week's global nutrition conference, as they are [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO launches 'pocketbook' on nutrition

17 november 2014 - 18:16:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday released a comprehensive pocketbook of nutrition-related data [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban says non-communicable diseases threat to human health

14 november 2014 - 17:53:12
New York, US (PANA) - As the world copes with infectious diseases such as influenza, malaria and the Ebola virus, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Malnutrition exposes African population to serious health risks - IFPRI

13 november 2014 - 18:08:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - In spite of increased spending on social protection in many African countries, half of them [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Reuters, FAO launch global food news platform

16 october 2014 - 12:41:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Thomson Reuters Foundation and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Thursday launched a comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Cardiovascular diseases on the decline in Mauritius

29 september 2014 - 17:57:50
Grand Bay, Mauritius (PANA) - Deaths due to heart disease in Mauritius have proportionally decreased from 22.8% in 2005 to [...] Full text...

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Samoa: Sustainable development of SID States, a global litmus test - FAO

03 september 2014 - 14:37:43
Apia, Samoa (PANA) - Coping with climate change should be seen as more than just a question of survival for [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF highlights benefits of breastfeeding

02 august 2014 - 08:10:00
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has again highlighted the benefits of breastfeeding saying the best [...] 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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Italy: FAO, WHO urge strong political commitment to tackle malnutrition

12 june 2014 - 15:40:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As hundreds of millions of people around the world continue to suffer from hunger and malnutrition, [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO urges global commitment to tackle world’s nutrition challenges

22 may 2014 - 14:16:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, on Wednesday called on countries to put nutrition high [...] Full text...

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UN: Expert urges global regulation on junk foods

19 may 2014 - 23:00:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Mr. Olivier De Schutter, on Monday called [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Three African nations register large gains in life expectancy

15 may 2014 - 11:45:20
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Three sub-Sahara African countries - Liberia, Ethiopia and Rwanda - are among the world’s [...] Full text...

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UN: '45% reduction in maternal deaths since 1990'

06 may 2014 - 13:53:18
New York, US (PANA) - New United Nations data show a 45% reduction in maternal deaths since 1990, according to [...] Full text...

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Italy/FAO: 'Conflict, civil strife drive food insecurity in Near East, North Africa'

24 february 2014 - 14:40:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Conflict, rapid population growth and urbanisation, as well as a heavy reliance on food imports are [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Sugar export to Europe dominates headlines in Mauritius

15 february 2014 - 09:39:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Sugar exports to the European Union (EU) dominated the headlines in Mauritius this week following the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: African countries at bottom of new global food table

15 january 2014 - 11:29:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - While the Netherlands ranks number one in the world for having the most plentiful, [...] Full text...

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WB report: Risky behaviours constitute growing threat to global health

20 november 2013 - 14:05:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Risky behaviours, including smoking, using illicit drugs, alcohol abuse, unhealthy diets, and unsafe sex, [...] Full text...

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World Diabetes Day: Ban urges greater access to healthy food, physical activity

14 november 2013 - 16:41:42
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday stressed the need to lower the number of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates World Diabetes Day

14 november 2013 - 09:02:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo said Thursday that Mauritius is no longer among the top 10 [...] Full text...

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American Heart Association releases guide to prevent heart attack, stroke

13 november 2013 - 19:06:41
New York, US (PANA) - The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology on Wednesday released new cardiovascular [...] 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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UNICEF urges strong leadership to promote breastfeeding

01 august 2013 - 22:10:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) kicked off World Breastfeeding Week on Thursday by calling for [...] 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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WHO chief says promotion of good health facing serious challenges

10 june 2013 - 18:47:57
New York, US (PANA) – Ms. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday said that efforts [...] Full text...

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Leaders sign new commitment to eliminate malnutrition

08 june 2013 - 18:56:28
New York, US (PANA) - The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement on Saturday hailed world leaders for signing the Global [...] 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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Mauritian Health minister calls for research work on diabetes

08 march 2013 - 14:52:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health Minister, Lormus Bundhoo, Friday appealed to local institutions to embark on research work [...] 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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Cameroon launches 7th edition of 'Heart Week'

27 september 2012 - 12:54:43
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Cameroonian Heart Foundation has launched the seventh Heart Week in Yaounde, with the support of [...] 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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New WHO statistics highlight burden of noncommunicable diseases

16 may 2012 - 15:08:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A newly-released World Health Statistics 2012 report has put the spotlight on the growing problem of [...] Full text...

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'Rising global meat consumption threatens personal, environmental health'

12 october 2011 - 07:55:39
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Global meat production and consumption have increased rapidly in recent decades, with harmful effects on [...] 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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WHO launches initiatives on life-saving nutrition interventions

10 august 2011 - 11:36:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In a bid to stop millions of people dying and suffering every year from malnutrition, the [...] 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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'Greener cities may be key to abundant food production'

28 september 2010 - 12:21:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- For policy makers and urban planners in poor countries, greener cities could be the key to [...] Full text...

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Diabetes, hypertension, obesity high in Mauritius

18 august 2010 - 16:38:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister May a Hanoomanjee, told Parliament Wednesday that the prevalence [...] Full text...

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WHO, IOC sign agreement to improve healthy lifestyles

21 july 2010 - 14:21:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Internationa l Olympic Committee (IOC) are teaming up to [...] Full text...

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WHO AFRO boss alerts on health hazards of urbanisation

07 april 2010 - 12:22:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The World Health Organization's Regional Director for Af rica, Dr. Luis Sambo, Wednesday drew attention [...] Full text...

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Sambo urges Africans to intensify cancer prevention, control measures

04 february 2010 - 17:27:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Africans have been advised to adopt healthy behaviours and lifestyles that reduce the risk of getting [...] Full text...

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40% cancer cases preventable, says WHO

03 february 2010 - 19:06:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Up to 40 per cent of all cancers could be prevented thro ugh changes in lifestyle [...] Full text...

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'Only 800 physiotherapists to 140 million Nigerians'

29 october 2009 - 14:17:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The President of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (N SP), Adeoluwa Jaiyesinmi, on Thursday painted a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to carry out survey on non-communicable disease

26 april 2009 - 09:52:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Health Ministry will conduct a nati onal survey on non-communicable diseases among its citizens [...] Full text...

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Health status of Mauritians deteriorates

13 february 2009 - 14:47:00
Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius Health Minister Rajesh Jeetah Thursday made public official statistics suggesting poor health status among [...] Full text...

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