WHO: Despite smoking decline, tobacco still hooks one in five adults worldwide

07 october 2025 - 07:13:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although there are fewer smokers now than 15 years ago, one in five adults worldwide is [...] Full text...

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What’s your poison? Alcohol linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancer

26 may 2025 - 18:24:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alcoholic drinks, especially beer and spirits, may raise the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new UN [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN Commission approves WHO recommendations to place psychoactive substances under international control

13 march 2025 - 19:06:16
Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Following recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) [...] Full text...

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WHO marks 20 years of its lifesaving tobacco control treaty.

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

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‘Turning the tide’ on childhood violence

08 november 2024 - 06:21:42
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - More than 100 governments made historic commitments to end childhood violence on Thursday at a landmark [...] Full text...

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Tuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer

29 october 2024 - 22:20:42
Washington D.C., USA (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately [...] 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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WHO issues new guidelines to help millions quit tobacco

03 july 2024 - 05:44:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organivation (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Stronger control efforts help to lower tobacco use in African region

31 may 2024 - 13:01:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Tobacco use among adolescents in the African region declined by nearly 18% between 2020 and 2022, [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s revenue head honored by WHO

29 may 2024 - 11:23:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Yankuba Darboe, Commissioner General, Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has been honoured with the prestigious World [...] Full text...

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Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up; WHO urges preventive measures

25 april 2024 - 12:36:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls [...] Full text...

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Tobacco use declining despite industry interference: WHO

16 january 2024 - 12:41:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people using tobacco continues to decline despite industry attempts to jeopardise progress towards [...] Full text...

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Urgent action needed to protect children and prevent uptake of e-cigarettes

14 december 2023 - 14:17:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to control e-cigarettes to protect children, as well as non-smokers and minimize health [...] Full text...

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New WHO campaign highlights tobacco industry tactics to influence public health policies

16 november 2023 - 15:06:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO), Thursday officially launched the "Stop the lies" campaign as a vital [...] Full text...

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Ban smoking, vaping in schools worldwide, urges WHO

26 september 2023 - 15:31:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and nicotine products, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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New global action pledge to end TB by 2030

23 september 2023 - 05:36:18
New York, US (PANA) - Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN headquarters on Friday [...] 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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Smoking prevalence in Mauritius declines from 30.7% in 1987 to 18.3% in 2021

01 august 2023 - 13:05:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness, Minister Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that the prevalence of smoking in the [...] Full text...

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WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain

31 july 2023 - 15:16:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on the planet – 5.6 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius opens Tobacco Cessation Clinic

13 april 2023 - 08:54:44
Long Mountain, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal opened Wednesday a Tobacco Cessation Clinic [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce new regulations to curb smoking

01 june 2022 - 07:47:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon introduce new regulations to impose restrictions on use, sale, importation, manufacturing and distribution [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to promulgate law on restrictions on tobacco products

21 may 2022 - 06:56:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness is to promulgate a law on restrictions on tobacco [...] Full text...

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WHO prioritises access to diabetes, cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists

01 october 2021 - 14:25:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral medicines for diabetes, new medicines to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease - WHO

23 september 2020 - 09:05:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 56 new cases

15 august 2020 - 10:29:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 56 new confirmed cases of corovnavirus (COVID-19) made up of 49 local and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cases worldwide hit 12 million

11 july 2020 - 09:26:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 cases globally have more than doubled in the past six weeks, reaching 12 million on [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: WHO calls on all young people to join the fight to become a tobacco-free generation

29 may 2020 - 16:00:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tobacco products continue to kill eight million people a year who get hooked via a $9 [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tobacco giant sues government over smoking ban

29 may 2020 - 13:19:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) on Friday launched urgent legal proceedings to challenge [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya to close land, sea and air entry points from Tuesday

15 march 2020 - 15:08:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, on Saturday announced a second set of measures to prevent [...] Full text...

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Senegal: More than 200,000 girls vaccinated against cervical cancer in 2019

20 february 2020 - 16:32:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) coordinator, Ousseynou Badiane, has praised his country's achievements in the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia passes smoking excise bill

18 february 2020 - 07:56:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Parliament has passed landmark legislation with the express aim of curbing smoking in [...] Full text...

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Niger makes significant progress in taming cancer

04 february 2020 - 14:18:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Cancer incidence in Niger increased from 56.3 cases per 100,000 women in 2008 to 71 cases [...] 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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Reported Cancer cases increase partially due to public awareness

18 january 2020 - 20:29:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese National Institute for Cancer on Saturday said reported cancer cases in the country had [...] Full text...

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Germany to intensify political, economic and cultural relation with The Gambia

10 january 2020 - 18:44:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The German Ambassador to The Gambia, Stephen Roken, says “We want to increase our diplomatic presence. [...] Full text...

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Year-end Analysis: Sudanese women breathe air of freedom as infamous public order laws are repealed (News Analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

23 december 2019 - 11:54:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Believe it or not, some ladies are nowadays seen in Khartoum dressed in pants, tight pants [...] Full text...

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WHO says tobacco use set to decline

19 december 2019 - 07:52:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two decades of increasing tobacco use around the world are set to go into reverse, UN [...] Full text...

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'No one will take power from us'- Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa

14 december 2019 - 19:52:31
Goromonzi, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said here Saturday no one would take the mandate bestowed on the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria police arraign two journalists over conspiracy against firm of a presidential adviser

13 november 2019 - 14:50:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned the young Editor of NewsDigest, Abuja-based online newspaper, Mr Gidado [...] Full text...

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Northeast Nigerian Governor recruits local hunters with voodoo powers to fight Boko Haram

09 october 2019 - 17:31:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Nigerian Army continues to claim victory over the Boko Haram and the Islamic State [...] Full text...

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Burundi opens first center for cancer screening and diagnosis

02 august 2019 - 16:49:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The first-equipped screening and diagnostic center against cancer (BUJAPATH) was officially opened on Friday in Bujumbura, [...] Full text...

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WHO says more action needed to help people quit tobacco products

27 july 2019 - 07:56:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) says in a new report that more action is needed [...] Full text...

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3-day conference on drug addiction opens in Mauritius

01 july 2019 - 19:03:44
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Monday that drug addiction is a disease that requires [...] Full text...

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Detained former Rwandan presidential guard commander asks for provisional release

28 june 2019 - 17:39:31
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan former commander of the elite Presidential Guard, Col. Tom Byabagamba on Friday asked the Appeals [...] Full text...

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Mauritius opens first Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Unit in Prison

03 june 2019 - 13:03:34
  Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday opened a Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Unit, the first of its kind [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates World No Tobacco Day 2019

31 may 2019 - 18:17:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – On World No Tobacco Day, celebrated throughout the world on May 31, Mauritian Health and Quality [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for 'faster action' from govt's to tackle smoking deaths

30 may 2019 - 05:49:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tobacco use continues to claim around eight million lives a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Former Rwanda's Presidential guard commander claims he is in solitary confinement in military prison

22 may 2019 - 20:20:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The former commander of the elite Rwanda's Republican Guard, Col. Tom Byabagamba, who is serving a [...] Full text...

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Africa progressing toward elimination of cervical cancer, says WHO

20 may 2019 - 14:03:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa is making progress towards the goal of eliminating cervical cancer, a disease that is the [...] Full text...

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WHO highlights lifestyle choices that can prevent onset of dementia

15 may 2019 - 04:05:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Key lifestyle choices such as getting regular exercise, not smoking or drinking too much, can reduce [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FIA safety official inspects 2019 Safari Rally route

11 april 2019 - 21:21:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The FIA Safety Delegate Michelle Mouton, continues to evaluate the proposed routes of the 2019 World Rally Championship [...] Full text...

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Niger launches campaign for free screening of gynaecological cancers

05 february 2019 - 17:10:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's First Lady Dr. Lala Malika Issoufou Tuesday launched a free screening of gynaecological cancer as [...] Full text...

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Mauritius bans smoking of cigarettes in prisons

04 february 2019 - 17:02:38
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian prison authorities have stopped providing detainees with cigarettes as of this weekend to encourage [...] Full text...

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High blood pressure, a serious public health concern in Guinea

29 january 2019 - 14:59:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Health authorities are repeatedly sounding the alarm in Guinea where they consider that non-communicable diseases, such [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso medical doctor calls for action to curtail rise of youth smoking

08 january 2019 - 10:18:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A senior medical officer in Burkina Faso has called for measures to curtail the rising [...] Full text...

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Tobacco control measures are working, but too slowly in less-developed countries: WHO

02 october 2018 - 06:33:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Great progress” has been made in tackling tobacco consumption and saving lives but more needs to [...] Full text...

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UN Assembly wraps up annual general debate

02 october 2018 - 06:23:12
New York, US (PANA) - In the end, after all was said and done in the marathon of speeches from [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns arrests of about 3,000 youths in Ethiopia

25 september 2018 - 11:18:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International has condemned the arrests of nearly 3,000 youths in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Cancer is a growing global threat and prevention is key, UN study shows

13 september 2018 - 06:25:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 18 million new cases of cancer are expected this year and it’s estimated that [...] Full text...

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Tobacco control, a ‘major component’ of environmental protection efforts – WHO official

05 september 2018 - 07:05:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From deforestation to soil degradation and pollution, tobacco production and its use by consumers, is “tremendously [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches new pictorial tobacco health warning labels

01 june 2018 - 10:53:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health Ministry on Friday launched a new set of pictorial health warning labels on [...] Full text...

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World No Tobacco Day targets habit that ‘breaks hearts’ – WHO

31 may 2018 - 06:18:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations health experts on Thursday reiterated the message that tobacco causes deadly illnesses such as [...] 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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Zimbabwe government, companies failing to protect tobacco workers - HRW

06 april 2018 - 09:04:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Children and adults who work on Zimbabwe’s tobacco farms are facing serious risks to their health [...] Full text...

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Ugandan leader calls for public awareness on non-genetic causes of infertility

03 march 2018 - 09:41:00
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for countrywide sensitization of the people about non-genetic causes [...] 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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Rwanda bans 'shisha' smoking

15 december 2017 - 18:03:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has banned 'shisha' tobacco smoking, including sale, distribution and purchase of the product that [...] Full text...

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Tobacco industry admissions should strengthen global resolve on tobacco control (A WHO feature)

03 december 2017 - 04:58:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In major victories for tobacco control efforts, four U.S. tobacco companies are publishing court-ordered “corrective statements” [...] Full text...

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Promote affordable, equitable access to diabetes medicines, information for women, UN urges

15 november 2017 - 07:27:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – On World Diabetes Day on Tuesday, the United Nations health agency noted that women – especially [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO study finds industry interference in tobacco control policies

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

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Tunisia: Tunisians face jail term for eating, smoking during Ramadan

14 june 2017 - 05:47:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The conviction of five people for the charge of “public indecency” after smoking a cigarette or [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 'Tobacco kills a thousand annually in Mauritius' - Minister

05 june 2017 - 17:08:59
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Tobacco causes a thousand deaths annually in Mauritius though the prevalence of smoking in the [...] Full text...

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Congo: WHO calls for high taxes on tobacco to finance health for all in Africa

20 may 2017 - 15:23:17
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Increasing tobacco taxes to reduce demand for tobacco could generate revenue for African governments to finance [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN: 'New direct funding available for low- and middle-income countries to regulate tobacco'

09 november 2016 - 06:08:35
New York, US (PANA) - New funding is now available to support tobacco control implementation for low and middle income [...] Full text...

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UN: 'New direct funding available for low- and middle-income countries to regulate tobacco'

08 november 2016 - 22:39:32
New York, US (PANA) - New funding is now available to support tobacco control implementation for low and middle income [...] Full text...

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UN: Coffee does not pose cancer risk - WHO says

15 june 2016 - 18:14:02
New York, US (PANA) - An international working group of scientists convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded [...] Full text...

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US: World’s oldest person dies in New York aged 116

13 may 2016 - 15:12:46
New York, US (PANA) - The world's oldest person, Susannah Mushatt Jones, died at the age of 116 years on [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Top fishery officials gather in Morocco

22 february 2016 - 14:04:29
Agadir, Morocco (PANA) - High-level delegations of fisheries ministries from more than 50 countries are gathering in Agadir for a [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO says films showing smoking scenes should be rated

01 february 2016 - 06:24:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments to rate movies that portray tobacco [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report calls for youth violence prevention programmes

27 october 2015 - 20:32:19
New York, US (PANA) - A new report launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday stressed the need for [...] Full text...

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Italy: IFAD provides new financing to strengthen inland fisheries, aquaculture in Congo

22 october 2015 - 13:24:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Congo Republic and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed Thursday a US$17.56 million [...] 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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UN: WHO says taxing tobacco 'efficient and effective' way to reduce consumption

07 july 2015 - 19:03:28
New York, US (PANA) - Raising taxes on tobacco reduces consumption of products such as cigarettes, but too few governments [...] Full text...

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Togo: Togolese Muslims to start Ramadan fast on 18 June

17 june 2015 - 20:29:55
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togolese Muslims will on Thursday begin their month-long Ramadan fast, PANA learned from sources close to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA paid US$10m 'donation', not bribe - Jordaan

01 june 2015 - 10:32:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan has admitted that the World Cup [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Tobacco consumption declines in Mauritius

27 may 2015 - 18:46:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Per capita tobacco consumption in Mauritius declined from 1,046 in 2009 to 776 cigarettes in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate passes Tobacco Control Bill

14 may 2015 - 14:04:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Tobacco Control Bill has been passed by Nigeria's upper legislative chamber, the Senate, to regulate [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN: WHO-backed treaty marks 10 years of dramatic change in tobacco use

26 february 2015 - 22:48:03
New York, US (PANA) - A World Health Organization-led treaty that aims to achieve a tobacco-free world has dramatically curbed [...] Full text...

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FAO: New fish drying technology boosts livelihoods in Ivorian towns

24 february 2015 - 11:41:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new and easy-to-assemble fish drying technology pioneered by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is [...] Full text...

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UN: On World Cancer Day, UN nuclear agency calls for equitable access for all patients

05 february 2015 - 08:13:23
New York US (PANA) - As the international community marks the World Cancer Day to remember the millions of preventable [...] Full text...

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UN: UN marks Mental Health Day; calls for improved care for schizophrenia

10 october 2014 - 22:14:18
New York, US (PANA) - Suffering from schizophrenia should not have to mean enduring "a life sentence of isolation and [...] 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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UN: WHO calls for regulation of 'e-cigarettes', curbs on advertising, sales to minors

26 august 2014 - 21:34:35
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN World Health Organization (WHO) report on Tuesday said electronic cigarettes, known as [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: International conference on cardiovascular diseases, diabetes opens Monday

23 august 2014 - 14:28:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Experts from the UK, US, Sweden and India will gather in Mauritius Monday for a one-day [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Parliament salutes fallen marijuana-smoking MP

19 august 2014 - 11:24:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s leading politicians on Tuesday paid tribute to former MP, Mario Ambrosini, after [...] 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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Mauritius: Authorities target youth in anti-tobacco campaign

31 may 2014 - 17:08:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo announced Saturday a new anti-tobacco strategy focusing on the youth as [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO advocates higher tobacco taxes to save millions of lives

30 may 2014 - 19:46:49
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling on [...] Full text...

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Switzerland/WHO: WHO calls for higher tobacco taxes to save more lives

27 may 2014 - 13:31:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of this year's World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Report warns of looming tobacco epidemic in Africa

26 april 2014 - 16:20:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – There is the urgent need for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to prevent a looming [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt. approves new anti-smoking bill

09 april 2014 - 17:27:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government Wednesday approved a draft Tobacco Control Bill, 2014, which prescribes a fine and [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Anti-tobacco bill passed

16 march 2014 - 14:46:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Parliament has passed an anti-tobacco bill, which bans the use of tobacco in the country's [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: War drums, changes at the Central Bank, anti-smoking law highlighted in Nigeria

22 february 2014 - 11:22:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A State governor's "war drums", sudden changes at the apex bank and the anti-smoking law in [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: War on narcotics, cancer dominate dailies this week

08 february 2014 - 08:55:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A drug haul from a vessel sailing off the Tanzanian coast and the increasing [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media highlight advice of medics on cardiac ailments after death of popular broadcaster

25 january 2014 - 08:43:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian media this week highlighted the advice of medical doctors on avoiding heart attacks following [...] Full text...

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Behavioral change is the cornerstone of HIV prevention - Mauritian Minister

01 december 2013 - 16:05:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo said the majority of premature adult deaths are linked to behavior [...] 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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Africa making huge strides in fighting tobacco-smoking - WHO

06 september 2013 - 17:44:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo, on Friday [...] 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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Nigeria now has 7 hospitals for kidney transplant – Health Minister

14 june 2013 - 08:18:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven tertiary hospitals in Nigeria have been equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and personnel to undertake kidney [...] 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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UN urges ban on tobacco advertising to reduce global health threat

31 may 2013 - 19:35:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Friday urged governments to ban all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and [...] Full text...

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World Tobacco Day: WHO urges ban on tobacco advertising to protect young people

29 may 2013 - 09:44:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of the observance of the 2013 World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, the World [...] Full text...

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Tobacco 'kills 1,000 Mauritians yearly'

15 may 2013 - 12:37:37
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Despite the decline in cigarette consumption per capita from 1,075 in 2009 to 750 in [...] 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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Minister warns Mauritians on unhealthy lifestyles

06 march 2013 - 14:27:45
Pailles, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Lormus Bundhoo has said the 21st century is associated [...] 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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Mauritania to outlaw smoking in public places

14 september 2012 - 16:20:15
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians will no longer smoke in public places, including public transport, if the bill adopted Thursday [...] Full text...

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London Olympics: Nigeria's remaining boxing medal hope finally fizzles out

06 august 2012 - 17:34:43
London, UK (PANA) - Edith Ogoke, the last Team Nigeria boxer standing, finally bowed to superior skill Monday when she [...] Full text...

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Malian Muslims begin fasting

20 july 2012 - 13:05:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Muslim community Friday began the fasting month of Ramadan after the moon was sighted Thursday [...] Full text...

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Ghana parliament passes law banning smoking in public places

12 july 2012 - 08:39:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian Parliament has passed a law that bans smoking in public places, the state-owned Graphic [...] Full text...

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Health hazards of smoking outweighs interest of smokers, SA court rules

21 june 2012 - 08:26:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - In a landmark ruling, South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Wednesday ruled [...] Full text...

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WHO urges national leaders to fight against tobacco industry attacks

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

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How to reach healthy old age - WHO

03 april 2012 - 14:19:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of the 2012 World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted how people [...] Full text...

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'Step up war against tobacco'

20 march 2012 - 22:48:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the Senegalese anti-tobacco league (LISTAB), Dr Abdoul Aziz Kassé, on Tuesday urged religious [...] Full text...

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IOM paints gloomy picture for trafficked Ugandan women

17 february 2012 - 17:42:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The international Organization on Migration (IOM) on Friday said that while trafficking of Ugandan women to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan military says Al Shabaab to execute two more recruits

12 january 2012 - 17:54:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s military said Thursday the Al Shabaab was set to execute two more Kenyan recruits within [...] Full text...

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CAF U-23 Championship: Egypt beats Gabon 1-0, SA, C/Ivoire draw 1-1

28 november 2011 - 11:48:30
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Group B action started off at the CAF Under-23 Championship in Morocco on Sunday, with Egypt [...] Full text...

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WHO, NGO raise awareness on heart diseases

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

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Health minister warns against high rate of NCDs in Mauritius

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

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Ramadan begins in Morocco Tuesday

01 august 2011 - 13:30:29
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The holy month of Ramadan will begin Tuesday in Morocco although the majority of the Muslim [...] Full text...

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WHO urges more countries to place "clear" health warnings on tobacco packaging

07 july 2011 - 14:40:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - More than 1 billion people in 19 countries are now covered by laws requiring large, graphic [...] Full text...

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Drugs, debt, public flogging of teacher played up in Ghana media

02 july 2011 - 09:15:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Claims of drug money funding political campaigns, the real debt figures and public flogging of a [...] Full text...

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Forex squeeze forces Malawi's Mutharika to skip AU Summit

01 july 2011 - 17:41:35
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi 's acute depletion of foreign exchange (forex) reserves has forced the immediate-past chairman of the [...] Full text...

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UN calls for action against diseases caused by tobacco, pollution

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

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Budget dominates Tanzanian newspapers

11 june 2011 - 07:01:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Government budget announcement rarely tastes sweet, but it always makes headlines in Tanzanian newspapers [...] Full text...

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'Tobacco kills 1,000 people yearly in Mauritius'

31 may 2011 - 12:54:28
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Tobacco kills 1,000 people every year in Mauritius, according to a study conducted on the Island [...] Full text...

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World No Tobacco Day 2011: WHO lauds inroads against tobacco

27 may 2011 - 13:46:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Survey: 9% of basic school pupils in Ghna smoke tobacco

26 may 2011 - 22:59:14
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's health authorities are worried about a dangerous trend - the results of a survey conducted [...] Full text...

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

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

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Malawi tobacco prices drop as Mutharika inaugurates tobacco market season

14 march 2011 - 22:33:09
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika on Monday inaugurated this year's tobacco-selling season by calling on buyers [...] Full text...

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Women still face challenges despite many successes in past century - WHO boss

07 march 2011 - 14:23:46
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Women still face a lot of challenges despite the advances made in the past 100 years [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS wants more taxation on tobacco products to discourage smokers

22 february 2011 - 17:20:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The programme officer of the ECOWAS public Finance and Taxation, Mr. Salifou Tiemtore, on Tuesday suggested [...] Full text...

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6,646 new cancer cases reported in Senegal

13 january 2011 - 12:32:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has reported some 6,646 new cases of cancer in recent times, indicating that the disease [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian papers urge tough action on fake goods in EAC bloc

13 november 2010 - 08:15:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- As campaign posters disappeared from the roadsi des and the general election flurry almost [...] Full text...

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SA company risks losing Malawi bauxite exploration licence

05 october 2010 - 17:54:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Malawi government has warned that unless a South A frican company assigned to explore for [...] Full text...

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Gambia enforces anti-tobacco law from 1 Oct

30 september 2010 - 18:48:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) – Sulayman Secka, the Public- Relations Officer of the Gambia Police Force, said from 1 October, the [...] Full text...

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Puffing more expensive in Malawi as taxman calls

01 september 2010 - 13:48:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Cigarette smoking may be chic but from Wednesday (1Sep t), smokers in the southern African country [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Muslims begin Ramadan fasting Thursday

12 august 2010 - 15:44:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Moroccan Muslims began observing the month-long Ramadan fasting Thursday PANA reported here. During the period, [...] Full text...

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Ramadan to start in Libya 11 August

07 august 2010 - 19:02:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Ramadan, the month-long fasting by Muslim faithful, will begin this year on Wednesday 11 August, [...] Full text...

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Mortality rate higher in male than female - UN report

11 july 2010 - 17:37:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As activities marking this year's World Population Day c ontinues across the world, a United Nations [...] Full text...

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Angolan institutions told to create no-smoking areas, emergency exits

10 june 2010 - 21:05:00
Luanda- (PANA) -- The Angolan National Institute of Consumer Protection (INADEC) on Thursday appealed to public and private institutions to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wants to become tobacco-free

03 june 2010 - 19:05:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) â" Mauritian Health a-nd Quality of Life Minister S hantibai Hanoomanjee said Thursday the time has come [...] Full text...

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UN chief warns women on dangers of smoking

31 may 2010 - 19:36:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday warned women around the world to refrain from tobacco [...] Full text...

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UN official wants women protected from tobacco smoke

31 may 2010 - 12:01:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Directo r for Africa , Dr. Luis Sambo, has [...] Full text...

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Angola to enforce ban on public smoking

30 may 2010 - 19:36:00
Kuito- Angola (PANA)- â" A senior official of the Ministry of Commerce, Hotels a nd Tourism in central Biأ© province, [...] Full text...

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Senegalese researcher presents fish dryer at Cotonou exhibition

27 may 2010 - 13:08:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Senegalese researcher Moustapha Deme has presented the f ish smoking oven, tagged "Chorkor and Parpaing", at [...] Full text...

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Campaign against tobacco launched in Mauritius

25 may 2010 - 11:52:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- A campaign was launched Tuesday in Mauritius agai nst the detrimental effects of tobacco, as part [...] 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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Jammeh resumes controversial HIV/AIDS treatment programme

12 february 2010 - 14:42:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has resumed his controver sial Presidential Treatment Programme with a batch of [...] 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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Late SA Health Minister eulogised

22 december 2009 - 08:18:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa's Deputy President Kgalema Motlant he has paid a stirring tribute to former [...] Full text...

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International conference on diabetes opens in Mauritius

13 november 2009 - 09:23:00
Balaclava- Mauritius (PANA) -- More than 350 participants, including foreign expe rts, are taking part in a three-day international conference [...] Full text...

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Report: 90 percent of Africans not protected by smoke-fee laws

11 november 2009 - 13:00:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- With African nations poised to record the highest increa se in the rate of tobacco use [...] Full text...

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Shocking pictures on cigarette packs in Mauritius soon

01 november 2009 - 18:09:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- New cigarette packs with shocking pictures of some diseases related to tobacco use will soon appear [...] Full text...

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Ramadan fasting begins 21 August in Libya

01 august 2009 - 19:24:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Ramadan, a period of fasting for Muslims, will begin Fri day, 21 August the Libyan Centre [...] Full text...

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8% of women in Chad smoke tobacco

03 june 2009 - 20:44:00
N'Djaména- Chad (PANA) -- About 8% of the female population of Chad smoke tobacco, a national survey on tobacco consumption [...] Full text...

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'5.12% of Libyan students aged 13-15 years are smokers'

01 june 2009 - 07:26:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- A new report released here Sunday to coincide with the W orld No Tobacco Day, observed [...] Full text...

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Mauritius opens Child Cancer Unit

08 may 2009 - 15:58:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Health Ministry has opened a new u nit dedicated to the care of children [...] 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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Gambia bans smoking in public places

17 april 2009 - 16:04:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The Gambian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has ba nned smoking in all public places [...] Full text...

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Four policemen arrested in Guinea-Bissau for robbery

15 april 2009 - 23:24:00
Guinea-Bissau (PANA) -- Four policemen suspected to be among a gang of robbers we re last week arrested by the [...] Full text...

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Mauritian PM, ministers face 83 more questions on Tuesday

10 april 2009 - 17:48:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, an d his ministers will have to provide answers to [...] Full text...

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Sub-regional seminar on narcotics opens in Gambia

12 march 2009 - 16:14:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- A sub-regional seminar for a strategic and operational p lan on the fight against the consumption [...] Full text...

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Mauritius bans smoking, drinking in public places

02 march 2009 - 16:48:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Alcohol and cigarette smoking in public places ha ve been banned effective Sunday, 1 March, in [...] 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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Senegal hikes tax on tobacco, alcohol by 10%

05 february 2009 - 15:45:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Senegalese National Assembly Wednesday enacted a law to raise taxes on tobacco and alcohol from [...] Full text...

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China won't abandon Africa in global credit crunch, says FA minister

15 january 2009 - 18:34:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Yang Jiechi has said Beijing will not abandon its commitment to Africa [...] Full text...

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Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister visits Malawi to strengthen ties

12 january 2009 - 15:04:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will from Thursda y pay a two-day official visit to Malawi, [...] Full text...

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