Mali records more than 700 cases of dengue fever, 30 deaths
23 december 2023 - 13:46:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 700 cases of dengue fever, including around 30 deaths, have been recorded in Mali [...] Full text...
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 700 cases of dengue fever, including around 30 deaths, have been recorded in Mali [...] Full text...
Protectionism can jeopardise health outcomes in countries spending more on global trade in health goods
15 july 2023 - 11:23:38Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Global security has now assumed new dimensions, the latest being health security that reflects mounting [...] Full text...
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Amy Pope elected next DG of International Organization for Migration
16 may 2023 - 14:09:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member States of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Migration Agency, have elected Ms. [...] Full text...
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Mauritius using Sterile Insect Technique to tackle mosquito proliferation
06 february 2023 - 10:18:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is presently implementing a Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) project which forms part of the integrated [...] Full text...
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WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics
21 november 2022 - 18:53:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to compile an updated list of priority pathogens that [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox concern heightened after becoming a ‘northern’ disease, says WHO
02 august 2022 - 19:34:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, “no matter [...] Full text...
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Scores dead after massive flooding in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province
13 april 2022 - 10:23:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 60 people are feared dead after massive floods caused chaos in Durban [...] Full text...
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UN health agency launches bid to stop new global pandemic
01 april 2022 - 06:13:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "Arboviruses” might not be something most of us are familiar with, but for almost four billion [...] Full text...
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Infectious diseases present ‘clear and present danger’ everywhere: Guterres
27 december 2021 - 14:23:01New York, US (PANA) - COVID-19 continues to demonstrate how quickly “an infectious disease can sweep across the world”, pushing [...] Full text...
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Trial date set for suspects in killing of South African national goalkeeper
25 october 2021 - 13:18:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Pretoria High Court on Monday announced that the trial of five men accused [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Jailed ex-president Zuma attends brother's funeral
22 july 2021 - 15:58:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was jailed two weeks ago, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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WHO issues guidelines for research on GM mosquitoes to fight malaria
19 may 2021 - 21:00:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidelines to inform future research and development on genetically modified [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 illustrates ‘woefully under prepared’ world – UN health chief
19 september 2020 - 05:57:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite efforts to break the global cycle of panic and neglect seen throughout multiple disease outbreaks, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: 39 organizations call on governments to ensure access to asylum seekers during pandemic
22 june 2020 - 12:49:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central [...] Full text...
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South African football legend passes on at 81
06 may 2020 - 16:09:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for South African football legend Sugar Ray Xulu who has [...] Full text...
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Writers’ Association of The Gambia starts campaign against Coronavirus
17 march 2020 - 20:37:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Writers’ Association of The Gambia (WAG), in collaboration with the National Centre for Arts and [...] Full text...
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UN mosquito sterilization technology set for global testing, in battle against malaria, dengue
15 november 2019 - 06:18:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than half the world now at risk from mosquito-transmitted dengue fever, according to the [...] Full text...
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ANC veterans urge President Ramaphosa to expel 'rogue elements'
15 may 2019 - 09:38:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of liberation heroes is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to drop corrupt [...] Full text...
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Release of Nigerien activists should signal end to repression, says rights body
25 july 2018 - 09:48:52Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Amnesty International says it is encouraged to learn that five Nigerien activists detained on what it [...] Full text...
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Drones ready to join fight against deadly diseases – UN agency
20 april 2018 - 06:12:15Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Robotics may soon be a critical ally in the fight against disease-spreading bugs, a United Nations [...] Full text...
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African countries urged to strive for universal access to good quality health
07 april 2018 - 20:00:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti has urged African countries to strive towards [...] Full text...
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Austria: IAEA opens new lab to boost UN efforts to keep harmful insects at bay
26 september 2017 - 06:45:04Vienna, Austria (PANA) – The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday opened the doors of a new [...] 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 - 05:08:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In her valedictory speech, the outgoing chief of the United Nations health agency on Monday highlighted [...] Full text...
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Kenya: UN-backed network brings together thousands to help tackle mosquito-borne diseases
10 may 2017 - 19:20:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – In an effort to escalate the global fight against mosquito-borne diseases, the United Nations environment agency [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: 'Unprecedented progress' made against neglected tropical diseases - WHO
19 april 2017 - 09:51:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says "remarkable achievements"have been made in tackling neglected tropical diseases [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Outgoing WHO boss assesses decade of public health
14 april 2017 - 14:54:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a report - “Ten years in public health 2007-2017” [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: AU prepares launch of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
22 december 2016 - 13:23:17Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Senior staff members of the African Union (AU) on Thursday were busy on the second day [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Tanzania health institution confirms Zika virus cases in the country
16 december 2016 - 10:44:25Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's leading public health research institution has confirmed presence of the mosquito-borne Zika virus [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: 31st Olympiad, the world's biggest sports party, officially begins
05 august 2016 - 08:01:40Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The 2016 Olympic Games, the world's biggest sports party, officially begins on Friday in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Brazil allays Zika Virus fears during Olympic games
28 july 2016 - 13:59:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sportsmen heading to Brazil for the forthcoming 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro should not [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF says 2015-2016 El Nino impacted negatively on children
08 july 2016 - 14:14:01New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said that, while the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Guesthouse owner defends Apartheid following racial spat
29 june 2016 - 18:13:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has been rocked by yet another high-profile racial incident and the government [...] Full text...
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Italy: Cape Verde joins Port State Measures Agreement to combat unregulated fishing
24 june 2016 - 11:01:44Rome, Italy (PANA) - Cape Verde joined the Port State Measures Agreement on Thursday, as President Jorge Carlos Fonseca personally [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief calls for strengthening responses to global health crises
20 june 2016 - 21:56:00New York, US (PANA) - With the continued increase in the number and gravity of health emergencies globally, the international [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO panel sees 'very low' risk of Zika spread from Rio Olympics
15 june 2016 - 10:07:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An expert panel of the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that while the Zika virus [...] Full text...
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UN: IAEA promotes peaceful application of nuclear science, technology
06 june 2016 - 17:00:54New York, US (PANA) - UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano on Monday said the agency’s activities [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO says no need to cancel Rio Olympics due to Zika virus
31 may 2016 - 22:33:13New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said that based on the current assessment of the Zika [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban tasks G-7 on climate action, humanitarian response, SDGs
28 may 2016 - 16:39:29New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Group of Seven (G-7) countries to remain focused [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO member states set up new health emergencies programme
26 may 2016 - 19:37:23New York, US (PANA) - Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday agreed to establish a new [...] Full text...
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UN: UN: WHO says health essential to sustainable development
23 may 2016 - 21:40:35New York, US (PANA) - Health holds a prominent and central role that benefits the entire sustainable development agenda, because [...] Full text...
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Congo: WHO confirms Zika virus strain in Cape Verde imported from the Americas
20 may 2016 - 16:48:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -The World Health Organization on Friday confirmed that the Zika virus strain in Cape Verde was imported [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Health needs from humanitarian emergencies at all-time high - WHO
06 april 2016 - 09:48:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners need US$2.2 billion to provide lifesaving health services [...] Full text...
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Angola: WHO boss arrives in Angola to assess yellow fever outbreak
05 april 2016 - 06:29:54Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Director-General of WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, arrived in Angola’s capital, Luanda, on Monday for a [...] Full text...
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Angola: Angola hit by worst yellow fever outbreak in 30 years - WHO
25 march 2016 - 06:03:00Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola has been hit by a yellow fever outbreak, which has infected more than 450 people [...] Full text...
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US: UN to launch campaign illustrating water-environment-climate change link
22 march 2016 - 08:14:09New York, US (PANA) – As the global community marked World Water Day during a special event at United Nations [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO supports Cape Verde in managing Zika virus
21 march 2016 - 09:55:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Responding to a request from the Ministry of Health in Cape Verde, the UN World Health [...] Full text...
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UN: Water, sanitation likely to be best answer to Zika virus, say UN experts
13 march 2016 - 05:26:50New York, US (PANA) - Improving water and sanitation services may be the best answer to addressing the outbreak of [...] Full text...
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US: UN forum to focus on women’s empowerment, sustainable devt
11 march 2016 - 06:23:48New York, US (PANA) - Advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly gender equality and the empowerment of all [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO warns of more cases of Zika with ‘further geographic spread’
09 march 2016 - 07:32:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said the latest update on Zika virus [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: President’s pension hits headlines this week in Mauritius
27 february 2016 - 14:02:07Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Can a former President of the Republic of Mauritius take on a paid job after retiring [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: 'El Niño may increase breeding grounds for mosquitoes spreading Zika'
26 february 2016 - 11:16:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The above-average rainfall caused by El Niño that is expected in parts of South America until [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana on high alert for Zika virus
24 february 2016 - 17:23:08Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana authorities have allayed public fears on the Zika virus and assured the nation that [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO launches global Zika response strategy
17 february 2016 - 07:30:33New York, US (PANA) - As World Health Organization (WHO) officials briefed United Nations Member States in New York on [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials stress importance of Radio during emergencies, disasters
13 february 2016 - 09:14:59New York, US (PANA) - The international community should strive to find ways for radio to do even more to [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO to provide expertise to help curb spread of Zika virus
10 february 2016 - 06:09:20Rome, Italy (PANA) - Under the lead of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations system, including the UN [...] Full text...
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UN: Upholding women’s human rights essential to Zika response – UN rights chief
07 february 2016 - 07:02:18New York, US (PANA) - Upholding women’s human rights is essential if the response to the Zika health emergency is [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Zika virus, abolition of slavery lead headlines this week in Mauritius
06 february 2016 - 15:02:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Zika virus that is spreading rapidly, mainly in South America, has attracted the attention of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius issues travel warning against Zika virus
03 february 2016 - 12:42:20Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health Ministry on Wednesday warned travellers to countries with active Zika transmission, advising [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO declares Zika a Public Health Emergency
01 february 2016 - 22:08:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan on Monday declared a Zika linked virus [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Health services increase surveillance of the Zika virus in Mauritius
30 january 2016 - 09:02:14Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Ministry has established a protocol aimed at controlling the [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO convenes emergency meeting on Zika virus
28 january 2016 - 16:38:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Director-General Margaret Chan is to convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee early next week [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Zika virus infection reported in Americas, Africa, Asia and Pacific
24 january 2016 - 07:05:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Twenty countries in the Americas and about 10 in Africa, Asia and the Pacific have reported [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa's provisional squad for 2015 AFCON named
18 december 2014 - 13:54:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – National football coach Ebrahim Mashaba on Thursday named a provisional 34-man squad for next [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Legal activist faults appointment of Malawi's new anti-corruption head
13 october 2014 - 16:19:01Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Although Malawi's law does not specify that only lawyers should head the country's Anti-Corruption Bureau, having [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: African Youth leadership confab begins in Nigeria
09 june 2014 - 16:05:22Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian capital city of Abuja is set to host the African Youth Leadership Summit [...] Full text...
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Three die in Niamey plane crash
04 february 2013 - 22:20:56Niamey, Niger (PANA) – An light aircraft crashed on Monday afternoon as it was taking off from the Diori Hamani [...] Full text...
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Government, activists clash in Malawi media
05 march 2011 - 12:53:16Blantyre, Malawi (PANA)- Going by this week's Malawian newspaper headlines it is clear that there is no love lost between [...] Full text...
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Malawi's Parliamentary Speaker finally recognises veteran leader
14 june 2010 - 22:30:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) â" The Speaker of Malawi P-arliament, Henry Chimunthu Ba nda, on Monday told Parliament he would now [...] Full text...
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Malawi Opposition restores Tembo as leader
10 may 2010 - 16:59:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Main Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) did not wa it for the dust to settle to [...] Full text...
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Malawi court nullifies election of govt.-backed opposition leader
07 may 2010 - 15:59:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- There were wild scenes of jubilation at the Malawi Hig h Court premises in the capital, [...] Full text...
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Police intensify hunt for elusive Malawi gay rights campaigner
09 february 2010 - 16:22:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Police in Malawi have intensified the hunt for a man w ho is allegedly behind a [...] Full text...
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Tandja's supporters demonstrate support
15 december 2009 - 22:26:00Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- Several thousand people, including many students, on Tues day demonstrated in support of President Mamadou Tandja, [...] Full text...
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