Polio investment in Eastern Mediterranean nets nearly 39-fold return: WHO 

15 february 2024 - 05:49:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every dollar invested in fighting polio in the Eastern Mediterranean region yields a return of nearly [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza war: Crisis deepens as UN aid convoys face delays, obstacles

04 january 2024 - 16:53:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports of continued Israeli airstrikes overnight in southern and central Gaza and more rocket fire [...] Full text...

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2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief

27 december 2023 - 06:55:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'horrified' by strike on Gaza hospital, as warring sides blame each other

18 october 2023 - 07:01:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said he was horrified by the killing of hundreds of civilians following a [...] Full text...

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WHO recommends second malaria vaccine for children

02 october 2023 - 18:26:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a second vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria [...] Full text...

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Health system at breaking point in eastern DRC warns WHO

30 june 2023 - 20:34:01
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fuelled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern [...] Full text...

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DRC faces acute health crisis amid rising violence - WHO

25 june 2023 - 07:02:32
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has more [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote received by president of Niger

19 june 2023 - 16:07:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On Monday 19 June, 2023, the President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, received [...] Full text...

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WHO, Libyan health authorities organize joint polio epidemic simulation exercise

03 june 2023 - 15:54:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A polio outbreak simulation exercise involving experts and some Libyan health staff was organized by the [...] Full text...

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World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief

22 may 2023 - 16:30:17
Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) - Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response [...] Full text...

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Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief

21 may 2023 - 18:07:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World [...] Full text...

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African Vaccination Week, World Immunization Week kick off

24 april 2023 - 07:12:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 [...] Full text...

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Burundian Health ministr calls for vigilance against Marburg virus disease

26 march 2023 - 18:21:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against HIV/AIDS has called for vigilance against [...] Full text...

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Burundi announces first polio outbreak in more than 30 years

18 march 2023 - 09:56:45
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in Burundi on Friday said they had detected eight samples of polio, officially declaring [...] Full text...

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Mozambique targets 720,000 people in cholera vaccination drive

28 february 2023 - 05:39:48
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique on Monday kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign targeting around 720,000 people in eight districts as [...] Full text...

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African leaders call for urgent action to revitalise routine immunization

21 february 2023 - 06:18:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) ‒ African heads of state have agreed on key measures to revamp routine immunization across the continent [...] Full text...

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AU launches election observation mission to Nigeria

14 february 2023 - 14:21:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Commission has announced sending a 90-man strong team led by former Kenyan President  [...] Full text...

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Libya launches preparations for vaccination campaign against polio, measles and rubella

08 february 2023 - 13:20:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparations for a vaccination campaign in Libya targeting children aged 0-5 years, scheduled for the middle [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister of Health attends 69th WHO Regional Committee meeting

11 october 2022 - 13:04:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Health Minister, Ramadan Abu Janah, is leading the official Libyan [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency (Eds: Adds details of presser)

23 july 2022 - 17:06:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, on Saturday declared  monkeypox a public [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk

15 july 2022 - 19:47:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa in fresh vaccination drive to halt wild polio

10 july 2022 - 07:55:34
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique last week kicked off the third round of vaccination against wild poliovirus type 1 as southern [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox not presently a global public health emergency: WHO

26 june 2022 - 05:31:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The monkeypox outbreak does not currently constitute a global public health concern though “intense response efforts” [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns World Health Assembly: 'COVID-19 is not over”

23 may 2022 - 05:25:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) told global health Ministers on Sunday that although [...] Full text...

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First polio outbreak in 30 years declared in Mozambique

18 may 2022 - 15:52:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a [...] Full text...

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Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa, warns WHO

29 april 2022 - 05:42:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year, the UN World [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls for renewed commitments to achieve polio-free world

27 april 2022 - 07:31:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced on Tuesday that it is seeking new commitments to fund [...] Full text...

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WHO targets children under-5 in southern Africa in mass polio vaccination drives after Malawi outbreak

22 march 2022 - 06:30:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A vaccination drive against wild polio type 1 has kicked off in five southern African countries [...] Full text...

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Gambia to launch polio immunization targeting 382,908 children

18 march 2022 - 18:26:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Ministry of Health announced Friday a launch of the second round of Polio Immunization campaign targeting [...] Full text...

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Malawi intensifies response after wild poliovirus detected: WHO

05 march 2022 - 15:15:59
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Polio emergency response teams in Malawi are ramping up disease surveillance and deepening investigations after the country [...] Full text...

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Japan offers financial support to Guinea's health system

25 january 2022 - 14:36:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The government of Japan has donated medical materials and equipment worth about US$1.5 million to Guinea, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Omicron 'outpacing' Delta, says WHO chief

21 december 2021 - 07:22:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to [...] Full text...

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Gambia to begin four days Polio Immunization campaign on November 20

16 november 2021 - 18:48:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with UNICEF-Gambia office, will start a four-day massive Polio immunization [...] Full text...

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Over 80 million reached as Africa trailblazes novel polio vaccine

23 october 2021 - 09:23:30
Brazzaville, DR Congo (PANA) - More than 80 million children have been vaccinated with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 [...] Full text...

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Health leaders call for acceleration of vaccination globally, particularly in Africa

14 september 2021 - 21:26:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of global health leaders Tuesday issued an urgent call [...] Full text...

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African countries commit to ending all forms of polio

27 august 2021 - 05:41:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Governments from the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region have committed to ending all remaining forms of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO slams 'shocking disparity' in access to vaccines

25 august 2021 - 13:14:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization hit out on Tuesday at the "shocking disparity" in access to coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s health minister declares polio outbreak

20 august 2021 - 11:02:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Minister of Health has declared an outbreak of polio in the West African nation, while [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic widens routine immunization gaps in Africa

29 july 2021 - 14:51:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – Around 7.7 million children in Africa missed out on vital first doses of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis, Measles and [...] Full text...

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Decline in routine childhood vaccinations, another pandemic fallout

15 july 2021 - 05:37:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major backsliding in childhood vaccinations, with 23 million children worldwide [...] Full text...

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WHO pedgess extensive commitments towards women's empowerment, health

05 july 2021 - 20:50:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and [...] Full text...

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African Union backs local production of vaccines in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

22 june 2021 - 10:59:44
Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union has voiced support for efforts to establish a continent-wide vaccine research and [...] Full text...

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Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks- WHO

09 june 2021 - 23:48:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) will Thursday launch the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022 titled "Delivering on [...] Full text...

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Institutional mistrust retards child vaccination progress in Africa, new study

01 may 2021 - 10:07:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mistrust in local and national government plays a significant role in slowing down child [...] Full text...

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New UN-led global immunization push aims to save more than 50 million lives

27 april 2021 - 05:15:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-led global immunization strategy was unveiled on Monday to reach more than 50 million children who [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic continues to disrupt health services in 90 pct of countries -WHO

23 april 2021 - 21:52:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The second round of a World Health Organization “pulse survey“ reveals that over one year into the [...] Full text...

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WHO warns of risk of major measles outbreaks as countries delay vaccination drives

23 april 2021 - 05:14:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning of risk of major [...] Full text...

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Japan supports Guinea's efforts to fight diseases

16 march 2021 - 13:42:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Japanese government on Monday granted  US$1,469,772 to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as part [...] Full text...

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Countries gear-up to kick all forms of polio out of Africa, once and for all

15 march 2021 - 09:49:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – To rapidly and sustainably stop outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in African countries, a [...] Full text...

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UN agencies support South Sudan's nationwide polio vaccination campaign

26 february 2021 - 05:17:30
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The second round of a vaccination campaign to protect more than 2.8 million children from [...] Full text...

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Guinea launches vaccination campaign against poliomyelitis

20 february 2021 - 10:37:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A four-day national immunization campaign against polio in Guinea was launched on Friday in Upper Guinea, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief decries ‘wildly uneven and unfair’ vaccination

18 february 2021 - 05:15:10
New York, US (PANA) - International partners working to achieve equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines appealed on Wednesday for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s death toll hits 50,000

26 november 2020 - 23:26:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The death toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Africa has peaked at 50,000 people [...] Full text...

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

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

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Measles cases hit 23-year high last year, killing 200,000 as vaccination stalls, WHO says

12 november 2020 - 21:29:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles killed an estimated 207,500 people last year after a decade-long failure to reach optimal vaccination [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemic

07 november 2020 - 00:06:47
GENEVA, Switzerland  (PANA) - The UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) Friday called for an urgent action to avert [...] Full text...

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‘Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics: UN agencies

06 november 2020 - 17:10:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Globally, millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles – dangerous but [...] Full text...

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Six humanitarians killed in ‘obscene’ attacks in one week: UN agency

06 november 2020 - 16:38:51
New York, UN (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official has strongly condemned recent attacks on aid workers in different [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, WHO concerned about shortage of children's vaccines in Libya

06 november 2020 - 11:31:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have expressed "extreme concern" [...] Full text...

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UN condemns killing of aid workers in Somalia

29 october 2020 - 22:57:00
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The United Nations in Somalia has condemns the murder of two humanitarian workers, who were reportedly killed [...] Full text...

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WHO concerned with failing stock of four vaccines for children in Libya

17 october 2020 - 00:07:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Friday that four vaccines for children were being withdrawn while [...] Full text...

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How Africa’s health systems gain from polio eradication experience

23 september 2020 - 10:38:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The polio response has brought many skilled technicians into Africa’s health systems as the Global Polio [...] Full text...

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Polio cases reported in Sudan despite announcement of its eradication in Africa

29 august 2020 - 17:50:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported cases of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African health ministers express concern about impact of pandemic

26 august 2020 - 16:19:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health Ministers and representatives from African countries gathered this week for the annual World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Africa declared wild polio-free after four years without a case

25 august 2020 - 18:03:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Africa Regional Certification Commission on Tuesday certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after [...] Full text...

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African Health ministers to meet virtually on critical issues

24 august 2020 - 22:03:03
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health ministers and representatives from African countries will Tuesday meet virtually here for the Seventieth session [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

10 july 2020 - 09:08:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa has joined immunization experts in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso resumes polio vaccination campaigns under strict COVID-19 prevention measures

07 july 2020 - 10:16:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  Burkina Faso on Monday concluded a four-day mass polio immunization campaign, vaccinating 174,304 children under five [...] Full text...

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

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

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Africa’s wild polio-free status to be determined in August: WHO

19 june 2020 - 20:40:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries

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

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Libyan dailies centre on military developments in war for Tripoli, possible scenario

23 may 2020 - 19:09:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military changes taking place on the ground in recent [...] Full text...

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80 million children under one at risk of other diseases as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts

22 may 2020 - 18:36:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 250,000 Libyan children at risk of disease due to lack of vaccines - UNICEF and WHO

19 may 2020 - 17:42:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "More than a quarter of a million children under the age of one in Libya are [...] Full text...

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Child vaccinations down in DR Congo and COVID-19 is not helping matters - UNICEF

16 may 2020 - 07:29:31
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Niger reports new polio outbreak

25 april 2020 - 09:30:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Niger has reported a new polio outbreak that has affected two children in Niamey and Tillaberi region, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Hard-fought gains in immunization coverage at risk without critical health services, warns WHO

23 april 2020 - 19:54:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shutting down immunization services in the COVID-19 pandemic risks triggering a resurgence of diseases that can [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries not to let virus eclipse other health issues

23 april 2020 - 16:18:24
Brazzaville, Congo PANA) – Public health systems in Africa are coming under severe strain as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic persists, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Commonwealth launches collaboration to help fight pandemic

22 april 2020 - 12:09:07
London, UK (PANA) - Commonwealth accredited organisations have launched a range of activities to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN agencies pledge scaled-up efforts to protect uprooted children

21 april 2020 - 05:09:41
New York, US (PANA) - Two UN agency chiefs are pledging to accelerate work to expand refugee children’s access to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus poses latest threat to battered health system in DR Congo, says UNICEF

01 april 2020 - 05:40:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The looming threat of the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 is just the latest challenge to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Life-saving vaccinations must not ‘fall victim’ pandemic – UNICEF chief

27 march 2020 - 06:09:46
New York, US (PANA) - Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is overstretching health services, medical goods are in short [...] Full text...

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UN draws attention to plight of Madagascar’s children, asks for assistance

12 february 2020 - 07:42:50
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Since 2012, the plight of children in Madagascar has not improved and is in many cases [...] Full text...

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Spread of polio still an international public health concern, warns WHO

08 january 2020 - 07:29:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of polio internationally remains a global public health concern, experts meeting in Geneva on Tuesday have concluded.  The [...] Full text...

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Congo: Call for urgent and comprehensive evaluation of all free health services in 2019

18 december 2019 - 00:02:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso Tuesday invited his government to carry out an urgent and comprehensive assessment [...] Full text...

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UN agencies ramp up Somalia measles, polio campaign

25 november 2019 - 06:05:37
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A campaign to vaccinate some 1.7 million children in Somalia was launched on Sunday by the [...] Full text...

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Global leaders pledge US$2.6 billion to eradicate polio

20 november 2019 - 11:43:43
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - Global leaders convened on Tuesday at the Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) Forum in Abu [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa struggles with the brunt of climate crisis – OCHA warns

14 november 2019 - 15:43:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Southern Africa region is experiencing the brunt of the climate crisis as it [...] Full text...

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WHO report exposes horror of working conditions of sanitation workers in developing countries

14 november 2019 - 11:19:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in conditions that endanger [...] Full text...

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Some 400,000 doses of TB vaccines distributed in Libya

30 october 2019 - 11:25:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A first batch of 400,000 doses of BCG vaccines for the prevention of the tuberculosis virus, [...] Full text...

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World is closer than ever to seeing polio disappear for good

24 october 2019 - 19:40:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a “historic achievement for humanity”, two of three wild poliovirus strains have been eliminated worldwide, [...] Full text...

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US govt reiterates commitment to work with Nigeria to improve health and well being of Nigerians

23 october 2019 - 16:33:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to work with the Government of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Central African countries agree to increase national immunization coverage rates to average of 90 pct.

18 october 2019 - 22:49:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Ten Central African countries agreed here Friday to increase their current immunization coverage rate from an [...] Full text...

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UN agency reports high malnutrition levels in Horn of Africa countries

17 october 2019 - 07:04:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two consecutive failed rainy seasons in some areas, floods in others, internal violence in [...] Full text...

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Mali celebrated Global Handwashing Day on Tuesday

16 october 2019 - 13:30:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Tuesday celebrated the 12th edition of Global Handwashing Day, established on 15 October each [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis brings devastating consequences to Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 13:46:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Southern Africa is experiencing the devastating consequences of the climate crisis first-hand, according to [...] Full text...

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More than 100 pct of children under five vaccinated in Niger – Ministry of Public Health

29 september 2019 - 19:10:31
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  More than 100 percent of children from zero to five months have been vaccinated in a [...] Full text...

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OCHA says there is increased vulnerability of people in need of assistance in Niger in 2019

27 september 2019 - 17:15:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The emergence of new border movements and the persistence of unmet needs have led to a [...] Full text...

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Togo to launch anti-poliomyelitis campaign in synchronization with Ghana

24 september 2019 - 18:32:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo will launch an anti-poliomyelitis campaign, in synchronization with Ghana, following the appearance of some cases [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja Sunday for UN General Assembly in New York

19 september 2019 - 19:45:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, will on Sunday depart Abuja for New York, United States, to participate [...] Full text...

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Brussels hosts Global Vaccination Summit

10 september 2019 - 13:04:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) will co-host a Global Vaccination Summit on [...] Full text...

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Africa goes three years without wild polio virus - Top WHO officer

22 august 2019 - 18:24:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African continent has gone three years without any cases of wild poliovirus being detected, the [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire- Significant health outcomes in the Africa region, report says

20 august 2019 - 23:27:44
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The Africa region has achieved significant results, according to the 12th general program of [...] Full text...

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Congolese president pledges commitment to make immunization major pillar of Universal Health Coverage

22 july 2019 - 22:23:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -   Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday pledged to make immunization a major pillar of the [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi vows to make vaccination key in universal health coverage in DRC

22 july 2019 - 18:48:33
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo’s president, Felix Tshisekedi, has restated his commitment to make vaccination a major force [...] Full text...

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WHO pushes to achieve universal access to immunization by 2030

20 july 2019 - 07:41:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GAVP 2011-2020) nears its conclusion, a regional consultation has been held [...] Full text...

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Guinea launches 2019 polio vaccination campaign

03 july 2019 - 16:50:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The first polio immunization campaign of the year was launched on Wednesday in Guinea, where more [...] Full text...

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Eleven out of 100 children are not vaccinated in Benin

18 june 2019 - 12:57:42
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) -  Eleven out of 100 children are not vaccinated in Benin, according to the results of the [...] Full text...

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National immunization campaign against poliomyelitis launched in Niger

13 june 2019 - 17:28:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's health authorities on Thursday launched a nationwide polio immunization campaign, combined with vitamin A supplementation [...] Full text...

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Monaco budgets 1.3 billion CFAF to combat malaria in Sahel region, including Niger

29 may 2019 - 17:40:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Principality of Monaco has budgeted 2 million Euros over a five-year period, or 1.3 billion [...] Full text...

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WHO starts cholera vaccination campaign in DR Congo

27 may 2019 - 15:45:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An oral vaccination campaign against cholera began on Monday in North Kivu, eastern DR Congo, the [...] Full text...

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Vaccination rate estimated at 95 per cent in Rwanda

07 may 2019 - 11:31:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda maintains an estimated immunization rate of 95 pc, as part of its national immunization campaign, [...] Full text...

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Africa about to win the battle against polio

08 april 2019 - 15:58:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa is about to win the battle to eradicate polio, the president of the Regional Commission [...] Full text...

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More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief

22 march 2019 - 06:05:36
New York, US (PANA) - A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children than war in more than [...] Full text...

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Niger health authorities warn of fake meningitis vaccines

18 march 2019 - 09:23:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Niger public health ministry sounded the alarm on Sunday on the presence of fake meningitis [...] Full text...

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Some 6 million children to be vaccinated against meningitis in Niger

06 march 2019 - 11:32:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Some six million children, aged between 1 and 7 years, will be vaccinated against meningitis A [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates reveals secret Mandela connection, massive Africa attachment

11 february 2019 - 04:07:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Microsoft founder and global development icon, Bill Gates has moved the African Union Summit with [...] Full text...

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WHO donates equipment to Benghazi Paediatric Hospital

02 february 2019 - 13:00:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated six incubators and a respiratory assistance device to Benghazi [...] Full text...

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WHO scales up Lassa fever response in affected Nigerian states

01 february 2019 - 15:43:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday it is scaling up response to the [...] Full text...

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WHO deploys 4 medical teams in response to urgent needs of displaced Libyans

28 january 2019 - 09:48:21
Tripoli, Libya(PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed 4 specialised medical teams in some Libyan cities in response [...] Full text...

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Senegal to eradicate polio 'in three or four years'

18 december 2018 - 13:28:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is on the road to completely eradicate polio in three or four years, the director [...] Full text...

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Libya adopts five-year reproductive health strategic plan

10 december 2018 - 11:35:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Health minister of the Libyan government of national accord recognised by the international community, Omar [...] Full text...

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UNICEF launches national immunization campaign in Libya

08 december 2018 - 12:53:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday launched a one-week national immunization campaign in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Rotary International grants 530 million CFA Francs to Mali to eradicate polio

04 december 2018 - 16:42:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Rotary International, through the World Health Organization (WHO), has granted 530 million CFA Francs to Mali [...] Full text...

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UN Chief urges nations to work together

12 november 2018 - 00:23:38
Paris France (PANA) - From conflict and economic downturn to disease and climate change, global problems require “more than ever” [...] Full text...

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WHO declares DR Congo Ebola outbreak over

24 july 2018 - 19:30:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has been declared [...] Full text...

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Medical charity raises raises red flag on children missing vaccinations in CAR

22 july 2018 - 05:40:47
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - A medical charity is warning that children in the Central African Republic (CAR) are missing out [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says record number of children vaccinated in 2017

16 july 2018 - 19:52:19
New York, US (PANA) - A record 123 million children were immunized globally in 2017, according to data released on [...] 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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WHO boss to open World Health Assembly with 'ambitious agenda for change'

18 may 2018 - 19:10:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After one year in office, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will open the 71st World [...] Full text...

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UNAIDS urges scaling up of HIV vaccine research to stop new infections (A UNAIDS feature)

18 may 2018 - 13:30:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world celebrates "HIV Vaccine Awareness Day" on 18 May, UNAIDS has called for an [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls for urgent protection of children in CAR

14 may 2018 - 08:04:57
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - A dramatic increase in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the first [...] Full text...

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UN says ready for 'all scenarios' in DR Congo Ebola outbreak

11 may 2018 - 18:28:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chances of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) spreading [...] Full text...

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Universal health coverage key to safer, fairer world, says WHO chief

07 april 2018 - 04:28:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday marked World Health Day, and the [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone maximizes protection of children against polio

24 february 2018 - 09:12:34
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone on Friday officially introduced injectable polio vaccine (or IPV) into its routine immunization [...] Full text...

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UN chief spotlights power of universal health coverage to unlock economic growth

14 december 2017 - 21:14:18
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) – Health is everyone's right and a driver of economic development, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed [...] Full text...

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Measles deaths fall, but world still far from eliminating disease – Report

27 october 2017 - 04:50:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Annual deaths from measles have dropped below 100,000 last year for the first time, United Nations [...] Full text...

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Eradication of polio 'once and for all' within reach – WHO

25 october 2017 - 05:38:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Despite progress towards global eradication of polio, sustained commitment is needed to overcome the final hurdle [...] Full text...

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Rotary boosts global polio eradication efforts

17 october 2017 - 13:53:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global humanitarian organization, Rotary International, is giving US$49.5 million in grants to support polio immunization and [...] 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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US: Over 500,000 children in Libya need aid - UNICEF

10 august 2017 - 20:47:57
New York, US (PANA) – Ongoing conflict and the breakdown of the economy have left more than a half million [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: WHO working to boost malaria prevention, control in north-eastern Nigeria

07 august 2017 - 19:24:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that if more funds are secured, up to [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 1 in 10 infants worldwide did not receive any vaccinations in 2016 - Report

17 july 2017 - 15:29:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Worldwide, 12.9 million infants, nearly 1 in 10, did not receive any vaccinations in 2016, according [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Africa needs to act now to safeguard the health of its youth - Rwanda PM

28 june 2017 - 10:58:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Partnerships and stronger collaboration are critical for better access to quality, affordable healthcare for everyone in [...] Full text...

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US: Global leaders unite to bring polio one step closer to eradication

13 june 2017 - 06:16:14
Atlanta, US (PANA) – Global health leaders gathered at the Rotary Convention in Atlanta on Monday to reaffirm their commitment [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO delegates commend efforts to end polio transmission in 3 endemic States

26 may 2017 - 16:06:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At its 70th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, delegates on Thursday paid tribute to ongoing [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO Africa Region announces new organizational reforms

24 may 2017 - 05:41:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa has announced four new flagship programmess for [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Outgoing WHO chief urges world body to ‘remember the people’ behind the facts and figures

23 may 2017 - 05:08:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In her valedictory speech, the outgoing chief of the United Nations health agency on Monday highlighted [...] Full text...

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US: UNICEF reaches almost half of the world’s children with life-saving vaccines

26 april 2017 - 06:45:23
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) procured 2.5 billion doses of vaccines to children in nearly [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO announces World Immunization Week to be held 24-30 April

20 april 2017 - 09:58:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday announced World Immunization Week from 24-30 April, which aims [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO calls for radical increase in water, sanitation investment

13 april 2017 - 08:43:18
Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) - Countries are not increasing spending fast enough to meet the water and sanitation targets under the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agencies to vaccinate 116 million children in Africa against polio

24 march 2017 - 20:44:53
New York, US (PANA) - More than 116 million children are set to be immunized against polio starting on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Japan provides US$33 million for emergency polio vaccination in Lake Chad region

20 march 2017 - 15:30:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Japan on Monday stepped up its efforts as one of the largest supporters of the move [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF, partners begin mass measles' vaccinations in Somalia

19 december 2016 - 17:28:42
New York, US (PANA) - Following a major measles outbreak in Somalia, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF says conflicts threaten children in Middle East, North Africa

12 december 2016 - 17:33:31
New York, US (PANA) - Although countries across the Middle East and North Africa have made major strides in protecting [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: WHO, partners support measles vaccination in Nigeria's Borno State

10 november 2016 - 10:34:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) and health partners have helped to vaccinate more than 10,000 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria to borrow $29.9bn to finance budget for next 3 years

25 october 2016 - 19:21:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sent a request to the National Assembly to borrow US$29.9 [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UNICEF to vaccinate 41 million children after polio outbreak in north-eastern Nigeria

12 october 2016 - 05:40:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – More than 41 million children are expected to get vaccinations against polio as part of a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Germany to assist Nigeria with €47.6m on technical aid, resettlement of IDPs

07 october 2016 - 15:57:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The German government has announced a commitment of 47.6 million euros (One Euro = 341.14 naira) [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF doubles funding appeal for children in northeast Nigeria

29 september 2016 - 18:44:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revised its humanitarian appeal for Nigeria from US$55 million [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Wild Polio Virus reported in Boko Haram ravaged northeastern Nigeria

05 september 2016 - 19:26:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The relapse of polio in Nigeria is increasing as a two-year-old boy with no vaccination history [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO scales up emergency response in northeast Nigeria

23 august 2016 - 06:22:01
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is ramping up its response in north-eastern Nigeria, where initial [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Wild Polio Virus resurfaces in Nigeria

11 august 2016 - 19:44:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s celebration of two years without a case of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) appears short-lived as [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief praises Rotary International's support against polio

30 may 2016 - 06:30:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised Rotary International for its "invaluable partnership" with the UN [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius marks World Immunization Week

25 april 2016 - 17:13:08
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health authorities on Monday marked the World Immunisation Week which is dedicated to promoting [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF says un-immunized children live in conflict-affected countries

22 april 2016 - 18:15:14
New York, US (PANA) - Almost two thirds of children who have not been immunized with basic vaccines live in [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO stresses need for immunization for healthy societies

21 april 2016 - 21:17:13
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced that during World Immunization Week 2016, which begins [...] Full text...

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UN: World’s largest, fastest vaccine roll-out targets polio strongholds - UN

14 april 2016 - 18:02:34
New York, US (PANA) - In a massive undertaking aimed at stamping out polio once and for all, a UN-backed [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Nationwide polio campaign launched, but thousands not reachable

13 april 2016 - 07:37:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday said it has launched, in collaboration with Khartoum, a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius introduces Pneumococcal Vaccine

24 march 2016 - 12:28:09
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday introduced the Pneumococcal Vaccine to its Expanded Programme on Immunisation as recommended [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: African football, political leaders partner Gavi on immunization

07 february 2016 - 21:00:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Africa United partners on Sunday launched a new initiative on universal access to immunization called "Every [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO warns of dire health situation of 2 million Libyans

29 january 2016 - 05:50:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With a political deal among Libya’s numerous factions in flux, some US$50 million is urgently needed [...] Full text...

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US: Rotary gives US$35 million to end polio worldwide

13 january 2016 - 14:28:23
New York, US (PANA) - Rotary International on Wednesday announced US$35 million in grants to support the global effort to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Buhari leaves for Malta to attend CHOGM

25 november 2015 - 23:48:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja Thursday for Malta to participate in the 2015 Commonwealth [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: WHO formally removes Nigeria from list of polio-endemic countries

26 october 2015 - 21:11:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday formally removed Nigeria from the list of polio-endemic countries, the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari restates Nigeria's commitment to polio-free Nigeria in 2017

26 october 2015 - 15:00:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday restated Nigeria's commitment toward the achievement of a polio-free Nigeria by 2017, [...] Full text...

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Congo: Africa celebrates World Polio Day amid successes of collective efforts against polio

24 october 2015 - 14:51:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa's success in fighting wild polio virus has demonstrated that strategies for eradication of vaccine [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: About 7m children to be vaccinated against polio

05 october 2015 - 11:24:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso will vaccinate about seven million children against poliomyelitis in the second round of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Buhari welcomes Nigeria's removal from list of polio-endemic countries

26 september 2015 - 14:16:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed Friday's announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) removing Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: WHO removes Nigeria from polio-endemic list

25 september 2015 - 23:15:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Buhari to address UNGA, discuss terrorism, global security with world leaders in New York

22 september 2015 - 18:31:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to leave Nigeria for New York on Thursday for a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Buhari pushes for polio-free Nigeria by 2017

31 august 2015 - 18:05:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday reaffirmed his determination to ensure that the country is finally [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN humanitarian agencies reach thousands of South Sudanese cut off for months

27 august 2015 - 17:56:24
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – UN emergency relief teams Thursday managed to reach more than 27,000 people in a South [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO to shake up global response to epidemics after Ebola

21 august 2015 - 17:17:39
New York, US (PANA) - Health experts are preparing to meet in coming days to hammer out new measures aimed [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: WHO provides emergency life-saving health services to South Sudan IDPs

19 august 2015 - 15:25:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are working hard to cope with the health [...] Full text...

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WHO: Health workers hailed on World Humanitarian Day

19 august 2015 - 09:27:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the occasion of the 2015 World Humanitarian Day being observed globally Wednesday, the World Health [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso certified polio-free

18 august 2015 - 10:31:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The regional certification commission has certified Burkina Faso polio-free, after the country did not report [...] Full text...

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Congo: Congo to start 2nd round of polio vaccination

29 july 2015 - 22:39:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government will hold, 30 July to 2 Aug., the second round of the national [...] Full text...

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US: WB to spend US$2.1b to rebuild North-east Nigeria

21 july 2015 - 19:28:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank is to spend US$2.1 billion to help rebuild North-east Nigeria, which has [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire introduces polio vaccine into national vaccination programme

27 june 2015 - 12:07:51
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Cote d’Ivoire government on Friday introduced a poliomyelitis vaccine (IPV) in its national vaccination [...] 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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Congo: Govt launches nationwide polio vaccination campaign

04 june 2015 - 14:08:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A nationwide vaccination campaign against poliomyelitis began on Wednesday across Congo, designed to have 800,000 children [...] Full text...

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Congo: Nationwide polio campaign kicks off Thursday in Congo

02 june 2015 - 15:48:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government will organize, from 4 to 7 June , a national immunization campaign [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS calls for renewed global commitment to develop effective HIV vaccine

19 may 2015 - 18:31:28
New York, US (PANA) -To mark HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has renewed its [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO proposes US$100 million in emergency funding, global health crisis workforce

18 may 2015 - 21:36:46
New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Margaret Chan, on Monday proposed a [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official says Somalia remains one of the largest, most complex emergencies

09 may 2015 - 05:37:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, says the "multi-faceted" challenge presented by [...] Full text...

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UN: 600,000 Liberian children to get measles, polio vaccination

08 may 2015 - 17:08:59
New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of Liberian children who missed out on life-saving vaccinations against measles and [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF to vaccinate 3 million children Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone

25 april 2015 - 04:55:17
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time since the start of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, thousands [...] Full text...

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