New global campaign boosts lifesaving vaccines
25 april 2024 - 06:38:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi [...] Full text...
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi [...] Full text...
Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief
15 april 2024 - 11:57:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria is the first country to introduce ‘revolutionary’ meningitis vaccine - WHO
12 april 2024 - 22:01:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a “revolutionary” five-in-one vaccine against meningitis, the [...] Full text...
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Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report
09 april 2024 - 13:14:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for [...] Full text...
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Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby (A UN News feature)
07 april 2024 - 16:53:05Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km [...] Full text...
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WHO announces global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera
06 april 2024 - 07:12:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A massive cholera-busting initiative partnered by the UN is underway, with more than 1.2 million rapid [...] Full text...
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Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests will boost fight against cholera
05 april 2024 - 14:15:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Friday that more than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister stresses need for availability of vaccines
02 april 2024 - 11:33:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Aldabaiba, has stressed the need to pay attention to the supply [...] Full text...
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Urgent vaccination campaign needed to halt deadly measles outbreak in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state
01 april 2024 - 12:48:44Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A measles crisis is mounting in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state, just as health authorities [...] Full text...
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Shortage of cholera vaccine, lack of clean water, soap and toilets put millions at risk
21 march 2024 - 11:04:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to [...] Full text...
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Africa immunization advisory group urges single-dose HPV vaccine adoption
01 march 2024 - 10:24:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Cervical cancer poses a significant burden in sub-Saharan Africa, with 120,000 cases annually out of the global [...] Full text...
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Kenyan hyenas test positive for rabies, alert issued for mass vaccination of dogs, says Wildlife body
15 february 2024 - 18:55:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan authorities have issued an alert for the immediate vaccination of dogs for rabies after [...] Full text...
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Polio investment in Eastern Mediterranean nets nearly 39-fold return: WHO
15 february 2024 - 05:49:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every dollar invested in fighting polio in the Eastern Mediterranean region yields a return of nearly [...] Full text...
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Nearly 10,000 children vaccinated as malaria vaccine rollout in Africa expands
13 february 2024 - 09:11:18Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 children in Burkina Faso and Cameroon have now received the RTS,S malaria vaccine since [...] Full text...
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New malaria vaccines will save lives. How can we ensure a sustainable rollout? : World Bank Blog By Chijioke Okoro, Noel Chisaka and Carolina Kern
09 february 2024 - 08:06:34Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Last month, Cameroon became the first country to start rolling out malaria vaccination as part of [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNRWA funding cuts threaten Palestinian lives in Gaza and region, say NGOs
30 january 2024 - 06:11:13New York, US (PANA) - Dozens of major aid organisations have expressed deep concern and outrage that some of the [...] Full text...
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MRCG at LSHTM's integral role in the development RTS,S malaria vaccine
24 january 2024 - 20:05:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Researchers at The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and [...] Full text...
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Benin receives more than 200,000 doses of malaria vaccine
17 january 2024 - 12:47:02Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has received 215,590 doses of malaria vaccine, the Ministry of Health announced on [...] Full text...
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COVID risk still high, warns WHO
13 january 2024 - 07:33:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The public health risk from COVID-19 remains high, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on [...] Full text...
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COVID infections rising fast and under-reported, warns WHO
06 january 2024 - 05:12:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency confirmed on Friday that coronavirus numbers are spiking globally and that we “should [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN Security Council to meet on situation in Middle East
29 december 2023 - 17:11:10New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council is set to meet in New York on the situation in [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza: UN calls for urgent aid scale-up amid new mass exodus to Rafah
29 december 2023 - 16:57:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, at least 100,000 displaced people have poured into Rafah in recent days, UN humanitarians [...] Full text...
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‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day
27 december 2023 - 15:56:41New York, US (PANA) - The world must prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19, [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: fighting hampers cholera response: UN agency
27 december 2023 - 07:00:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan continues to block efforts to respond to a deadly cholera outbreak that [...] Full text...
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Health services predict a rise in cases of coronavirus infections in Libya over coming period
26 december 2023 - 18:36:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Centre for Disease Control said on Tuesday that it expected an increase in cases [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO designates JN.1 ‘variant of interest’ amid sharp rise in global spread
21 december 2023 - 06:46:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is continuously monitoring the global spread of [...] Full text...
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Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks, over 1,100 cases recorded
11 december 2023 - 11:44:24Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Five countries in East and Southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1,100 suspected [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Conflict-shattered health system overwhelmed by disease outbreaks
08 december 2023 - 18:35:36Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Almost eight months of conflict in Sudan have created a dire humanitarian crisis, forced some [...] Full text...
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Sudan sees major surge in cholera cases
05 december 2023 - 06:17:46New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians and partners are scaling up response to the outbreak of cholera across war-torn Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Libya launches vaccination against flu
03 december 2023 - 15:15:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An extended seasonal flu vaccination campaign has been launched in Libya, running from 2 to 14 [...] Full text...
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WHO requests 'detailed information' from China on spike in respiratory illnesses in children
24 november 2023 - 06:47:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has made an official request to China for detailed information on a [...] Full text...
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Cameroon receives WHO-approved malaria vaccine
22 november 2023 - 21:15:11Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The arrival in Cameroon of the world’s first malaria vaccine recommended by UN health agency WHO has [...] Full text...
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Sudan: With hunger on the rise FAO helps farmers grow food, save livestock
16 november 2023 - 05:41:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One million farming households in war-torn Sudan have received seeds allowing them to grow food for up [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan
14 november 2023 - 17:42:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face [...] Full text...
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WHO updates guidelines on COVID-19 treatment
11 november 2023 - 08:57:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidelines on COVID-19 treatment, with revised recommendations for [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: WHO issues disease alert for Sudan
31 october 2023 - 16:18:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, cholera, measles, dengue and malaria are circulating in several states and a combination [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer
25 october 2023 - 06:05:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to [...] Full text...
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Diphtheria outbreak in Guinea
19 october 2023 - 06:54:35Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A diphtheria outbreak in Guinea has killed 58 people, amid hundreds of reported cases – many [...] Full text...
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Training more nurses to bring quality health care to hard-to-reach communities in Kenya- World Bank Blog (By Dr. Leah Chebet Bii)
12 october 2023 - 16:10:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Health workers are the backbone of health systems that meet the needs of their communities. In remote [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Epidemics hit Sudanese already exasperated by war (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
29 september 2023 - 10:00:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - While warplanes and mortars are hitting Khartoum inhabitants with fire from above, environmental degradation, brought by [...] Full text...
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Sudan refugee health crisis escalating, warns WHO
26 september 2023 - 06:19:17N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for urgent funding support in the face of [...] Full text...
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Healthcare in DRC in crisis - WHO
22 september 2023 - 16:39:06Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Increasing armed violence, forced displacement and devastating floods in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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WHO reports unusual increase in cases of ditptheriain Nigeria
14 september 2023 - 19:09:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The WHO said in a release issued Thursday that Nigeria has recorded an unusual increase in cases [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan
12 september 2023 - 05:38:05Khatroum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: More than two million children displaced as violence spreads to new areas
24 august 2023 - 11:51:21Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - At least two million children have been forced from their homes since the conflict in [...] Full text...
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UN food aid hangs in the balance in eastern DRC amid severe funding crunch
23 august 2023 - 05:40:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dire humanitarian crisis fuelled by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO DG says number of reported cases, deaths declining globally
09 august 2023 - 20:39:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Diretor General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Thursday said despite a decline in COVID-19 cases worlwide, [...] Full text...
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Faith leaders find ‘hidden’ children living with HIV (Feature by UN News)
06 august 2023 - 07:22:20New York, US (PANA) - To find “hidden” children living with HIV around the world, you need to find their [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF
05 august 2023 - 05:55:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and less bureaucratic impediments to support [...] Full text...
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Childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide (Embargoed until 00:01 GMT / 02:01 CEST 18 July 2023)
17 july 2023 - 18:48:47Geneva/New York (PANA) - Global immunization services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as [...] Full text...
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Mauritius’ priority is to empower girls and women - Health ministry
11 july 2023 - 08:15:11Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – On World Population Day, which falls on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has highlighted [...] Full text...
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Health system at breaking point in eastern DRC warns WHO
30 june 2023 - 20:34:01Kinshasa, 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 - 07:02:32Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has more [...] Full text...
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Eid Al-Adha sacrificial lamb more expensive this year in Libya
22 june 2023 - 18:33:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the run-up to Eid Al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice of the sheep, the first [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian cholera outbreak claims 156 lives
22 june 2023 - 09:24:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A cholera outbreak in some 79 districts in Ethiopia has killed 156 people, mostly children [...] Full text...
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Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote received by president of Niger
19 june 2023 - 16:07:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On Monday 19 June, 2023, the President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, received [...] Full text...
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Ffve-day measles vaccination campaign begins in certain areas of southern Libya
06 june 2023 - 16:51:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Centre for Disease Control has announced that it will be launching a five-day measles [...] Full text...
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EU, WHO launch digital health initiative to strengthen global health security
05 june 2023 - 17:54:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission announced on Monday the launch of a [...] Full text...
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FIFA, WHO extend collaboration to promote health through football
25 may 2023 - 12:46:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, have signed [...] Full text...
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FIFA and WHO extend collaboration to promote health through football
24 may 2023 - 19:04:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA and WHO have agreed to extend their collaboration and to continue to use the power [...] Full text...
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One billion people in 43 countries face cholera risk, amid ‘bleak’ outlook
19 may 2023 - 15:59:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After years of steady decline, cholera is making a devastating comeback and targeting the world’s most [...] Full text...
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Gambia Ministry of Health receives $1.5 million in supplies from Japan and UNICEF
16 may 2023 - 20:18:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF and the Embassy of Japan in Senegal, accredited to The Gambia, handed over more than [...] Full text...
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Burundi aims to become centre of excellence, regional reference centre in ICT by 2025
12 may 2023 - 18:51:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has the ambition to achieve universal access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) "to accelerate [...] Full text...
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Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery
03 may 2023 - 05:24:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health systems in most countries have started showing the first major signs of recovery three years [...] Full text...
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World Immunization Week: Libyans urged to immunize against COVID-19
25 april 2023 - 18:39:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Disease Control has called on Libyans and residents in the country [...] Full text...
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WHO releases largest global collection of health inequality data
25 april 2023 - 16:31:38Geneva, Switzerland PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday launched its Health Inequality Data Repository, the most comprehensive global [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Gambia receives 149,760 vaccines from Italy
24 april 2023 - 11:39:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has received 149,760 doses of Pfizer vaccines from the Italian government. The vaccines were delivered [...] Full text...
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African Vaccination Week, World Immunization Week kick off
24 april 2023 - 07:12:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches anti-influenza vaccination exercise 2023
05 april 2023 - 11:57:09Roses-Hill, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity, Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo Wednesday launched an [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 : The Gambia receives 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Spain
03 april 2023 - 11:33:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian Ministry of Health has received 500,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines from Spain, representing one [...] Full text...
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WHO concerned about rising measles cases in southern and western Libya
30 march 2023 - 15:07:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the increase of measles cases in the [...] Full text...
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Burundi announces first polio outbreak in more than 30 years
18 march 2023 - 09:56:45Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in Burundi on Friday said they had detected eight samples of polio, officially declaring [...] Full text...
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Kenya begins provision of malaria vaccine around Lake Victoria region
06 march 2023 - 13:50:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is starting the immediate provision of a groundbreaking malaria vaccine to children especially those living [...] Full text...
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IMF sees limited capacity in Madagascar’s structural reforms
02 march 2023 - 15:22:52Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Over the last three years, authorities in Madagascar have implemented several key policy recommendations, but ambitious [...] Full text...
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Mozambique targets 720,000 people in cholera vaccination drive
28 february 2023 - 05:39:48Maputo, 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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New data show alarming setbacks for maternal health around the world
23 february 2023 - 16:29:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every two minutes a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released [...] Full text...
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African leaders call for urgent action to revitalise routine immunization
21 february 2023 - 06:18:11Addis 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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COVID-19’s impact on young people risks a lost generation: World Bank report
16 february 2023 - 13:03:36EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 2:00 PM UTC/GMT Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The [...] Full text...
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More investment in school health, nutrition, will realize childhood potential
09 february 2023 - 05:28:45New York, US (PANA) - Although investing in school health and nutrition has a positive effect on children’s academic outcomes, [...] Full text...
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Libya launches preparations for vaccination campaign against polio, measles and rubella
08 february 2023 - 13:20:44Tripoli, 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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Global growth remains weak: IMF
04 february 2023 - 10:43:30Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Growth remains weak by historical standards, but the global economy may be at a turning [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Aid access to the north improving but some areas still hard to reach
03 february 2023 - 05:19:51New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Thursday reported that aid access in the north is continuing to improve with [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Libya records 4 new cases in one week
16 january 2023 - 14:10:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to a coronavirus infection has been recorded in a week in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to extend HPV vaccination to boys aged 9 to 15 years old
16 january 2023 - 10:42:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Monday that for the first time the national Human Papilloma Virus [...] Full text...
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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )
06 january 2023 - 12:04:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Strict COVID-19 protocols at Accra's Kotoka International Airport go into effect
06 january 2023 - 09:39:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Stringent COVID-19 protocols at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra go into force on Friday under [...] Full text...
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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )
05 january 2023 - 14:20:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO continues to urge China to share more data amid COVID-19 surge
05 january 2023 - 05:18:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is concerned about the COVID-19 surge in China, Director-General, Dr. Tedros [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana advises citizens to take precaution in China trips
04 january 2023 - 05:41:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's foreign ministry has issued an advisory note to the general public on travel to China [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libyan health official warns of virulent variant worldwide
03 january 2023 - 13:10:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The director of the Libyan National Centre for Disease Control, Haider el-Saeh, has warned of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Passengers from China to present negative PCR test result at Ghana Airport
03 january 2023 - 06:01:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The managers of the Kotoka International Airport in Accra have tightened COVID-19 protocols at the airport [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana to announce measures to check importation of cases
02 january 2023 - 05:49:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's health authorities say they will shortly announce measures to address the current threat of COVID-19, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Nationwide measles vaccination campaign integrates other live-saving interventions
31 december 2022 - 05:19:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN agencies, the Ethiopian authorities and partners on Friday kicked off a nationwide integrated measles [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians celebrate Christmas
25 december 2022 - 05:38:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Billions of Christians across the world are on Sunday celebrating Christmas to mark the birth of [...] Full text...
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WHO revises recommendations on lifesaving HPV vaccine
22 december 2022 - 05:29:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More girls could be getting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer, following [...] Full text...
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Benin to see 8% increase in grant projects in 2023
20 december 2022 - 13:16:22Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Project grants for Benin will increase by 8.6 percent in 2023, the Economy and Finance Ministry [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development
19 december 2022 - 15:29:50Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, 16 December [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for development of livestock production
19 december 2022 - 05:46:21Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reords one death
17 december 2022 - 07:51:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius recorded one death due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), 82 active cases out of which 38 [...] Full text...
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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO
17 december 2022 - 05:51:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to reach targeted one million tourist arrivals in 2022
16 december 2022 - 09:02:45Pte aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – The Acting Mauritian Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Mr Louis Steven Obeegadoo, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat
25 november 2022 - 14:45:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health [...] Full text...
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Nearly 40 million children susceptible to measles due to COVID-19 disruptions - Report
24 november 2022 - 05:07:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 40 million children are at risk of getting measles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 2 new cases in one week
23 november 2022 - 15:50:15Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded within one week, 14-20 November, two deaths and 192 new confirmed infections of coronavirus [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$59.26 million economic support for Mozambique
22 november 2022 - 09:28:46Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The IMF Executive Board has completed the first review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records nine new cases
07 november 2022 - 14:31:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected nine new cases of coronavirus from 31 October to 6 November out of 140 [...] Full text...
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Greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge -WHO
03 november 2022 - 20:57:58Brazzaville, DRC(PANA) - New analysis by the the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce high-quality surveillance to prevent outbreak of measles
01 november 2022 - 08:36:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will combine high-quality surveillance and public health promotion with a strong childhood immunisation programme to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 17 new cases in one week
31 october 2022 - 11:56:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventeen new coronavirus infections were detected in Libya out of 239 samples tested, representing a positivity [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO
28 october 2022 - 18:53:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccination rollout stalls in Africa, says WHO
21 october 2022 - 14:42:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the monthly [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccination roll-out stagnates in Africa
21 october 2022 - 10:48:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered [...] Full text...
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Cholera vaccine shortage forces shift to one-dose regimen
19 october 2022 - 16:33:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A lack of global supply has prompted the international body which distributes oral cholera vaccines during [...] Full text...
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Gambia begins nationwide campaign against Measles-Rubella
19 october 2022 - 11:40:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Ministry of Health on Tuesday started a week-long campaign to vaccinate children against measles-rubella. Aja Kandeh, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya registers 12 infections n one week
18 october 2022 - 11:44:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 12 infections and no death linked to the coronavirus from 10-16 October, the National Centre for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 7 new cases
11 october 2022 - 14:45:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No death linked to the coronavirus was recorded in Libya but seven new infections were detected [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nearly 4,000 people vaccinated against pandemic in Libya in one week
08 october 2022 - 15:43:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 3,967 people were vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) this week, bringing the total number of [...] Full text...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak declared over, Uganda boosts response
27 september 2022 - 12:46:56Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that re-emerged [...] Full text...
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352 people vaccinated against coronavirus in one week in Libya
24 september 2022 - 12:23:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 352 people received a vaccine against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya over the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Build momentum to ‘finish the job’ and end COVID-19 pandemic - Guterres
24 september 2022 - 11:52:32New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, took part in a High-Level event at UN [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports one new death
23 september 2022 - 13:53:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities reported on Friday the death of 74-year-old woman from the coronavirus (COVID-19) this [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia records one new death, 20 infections
22 september 2022 - 12:50:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has recorded one new coronavirus-related death bringing the death toll to 372. The Ministry of Health [...] Full text...
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Uganda declares Ebola Virus Disease outbreak
20 september 2022 - 14:20:25Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The health authorities in Uganda on Tuesday declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 2.3 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Libya
17 september 2022 - 13:53:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 2.3 million people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus in Libya since the launch [...] Full text...
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IMF to give Madagascar $31.9 million
15 september 2022 - 06:01:30Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review of Madagascar’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: End of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight: WHO
14 september 2022 - 17:29:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 plunged to its lowest since March 2020, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 1,072 people vaccinated against the pandemic in Libya in one week
10 september 2022 - 14:52:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,072 people received a vaccine against the coronavirus (COVID-19 over the past week, [...] Full text...
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WHO kicks off meningitis vaccination campaigns in Africa
09 september 2022 - 05:11:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF, USAID give Gambia supplies worth $500,000 for pandemic fight
06 september 2022 - 15:52:39Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) have handed over more than [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Onset of northern winter could see spike in hospitalisations, deaths, sarns WHO
01 september 2022 - 05:11:59Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - Although COVID-19 deaths have decreased across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World reaches ‘tragic milestone’ of one million deaths so far in 2022
26 august 2022 - 05:15:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There have been one million COVID-19 deaths so far this year – a “tragic milestone” that [...] Full text...
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IMF Board allows US$ 22.1 million disbursement to Liberia
25 august 2022 - 10:25:44Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the 2022 Article IV [...] Full text...
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DR Congo declares Ebola resurgence in North Kivu as new case cinfirmed
23 august 2022 - 11:12:36Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a resurgence of Ebola on Monday night, following [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More than 2.3 million people vaccinated in Libya
20 august 2022 - 12:49:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 2.3 million people have been vaccinated against coronavirus in Libya since the start of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 174 new cases
17 august 2022 - 13:58:44Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded in the last 24 hours 174 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) comprising [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 2.2 million people vaccinated against pandemic in Libya
13 august 2022 - 14:24:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,297,234 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya since the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: CNT approves loan agreement to Guinea for purchase of medical products
11 august 2022 - 14:18:54Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Transitional Council (CNT), which has been acting as the National Assembly since the September [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 515 new cases
09 august 2022 - 16:23:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded in the last 24 hours 515 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), comprising 466 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic continues in Burundi
08 august 2022 - 16:31:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has reported an average of 169 new community cases per day over the last three [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 2.2 million people vaccinated in Libya
06 august 2022 - 12:36:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Over 2.2 million people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Libya since the launch of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 1,452 new cases
04 august 2022 - 12:58:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi currently has 1,452 active cases of coronavirus, comprising 1,444 under home monitoring and eight in [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO
02 august 2022 - 19:26:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana drops mandatory use of face mask
02 august 2022 - 13:14:58Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced that wearing of face mask in outdoor areas is now optional, as the [...] Full text...
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Over 2.2 million Libyans vaccinated against coronavirus
30 july 2022 - 14:39:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,295,317 people have been vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya since the national [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Four deaths recorded in Mauritius
29 july 2022 - 17:22:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities Friday recorded four deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the period 21-27 July, 2022. In [...] Full text...
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More than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C: WHO
29 july 2022 - 10:29:08Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - More than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C, which are the deadliest strains of the virus, according to a World Health [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s output recovers to pre-pandemic level
28 july 2022 - 06:16:02Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A successful vaccination campaign, prudent management, and strong demand for diamonds have allowed Botswana to recover [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox: WHO urges countries to share data on effectiveness
27 july 2022 - 20:28:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As monkeypox cases reach over 18,000 in 78 countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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Cameroon’s economic outlook for 2022 remains positive despite ‘great uncertainties’ - IMF
26 july 2022 - 07:30:17Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Second Reviews of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Advocacy day for vaccination against pandemic in Mali
25 july 2022 - 17:42:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The results of vaccination against coronavirus (COVID-19) are far below expectation in Mali, said the president [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 162 new cases in one week
23 july 2022 - 15:45:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to coronavirus infection has been recorded in Libya during the period from 16 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO updates strategy in bid to vaccinate all health workers, those most at risk
23 july 2022 - 05:53:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 vaccination rollout is the biggest and fastest in history, many people most at [...] Full text...
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WHO announces historic funding to expand roll-out of first-ever malaria vaccine in Africa
22 july 2022 - 05:30:17Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the launch by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, of the landmark [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$1,046.4 million ECF arrangement for Tanzania
19 july 2022 - 09:24:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board has approved a US$1,046.4 million Extended Credit Facility [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 88 new cases in one week
16 july 2022 - 15:21:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 88 new cases of coronavirus from 9 to 14 July out of 1,003 samples [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk
15 july 2022 - 19:47:46Geneva, 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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Coronavirus: Mauritius records six new deaths
13 july 2022 - 08:02:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Six patients suffering from COVID-19 have died in the last 36 hours in Mauritius, according to [...] Full text...
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Develop more vaccines to combat ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance: WHO
13 july 2022 - 05:27:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More vaccines must be developed to tackle antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens, and countries must make better [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 56 deaths, nearly 22,000 new infections in one week
12 july 2022 - 19:04:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After the lull that followed an intensive vaccination campaign, the epidemiological situation due to COVID-19 has [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 17 new cases in one week
12 july 2022 - 14:22:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 17 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) between 2-7 July out of 1,243 samples [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa in fresh vaccination drive to halt wild polio
10 july 2022 - 07:55:34Maputo, 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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Coronavirus: International response fell short in upholding refugee rights - Report
09 july 2022 - 06:49:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The collective global response to the COVID-19 pandemic fell short in protecting the rights of refugees [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa recovers to pre-pandemic levels, but food inflation rises
08 july 2022 - 07:25:01Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis in South Africa seems to be subsiding but its effects hit household [...] Full text...
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Democratic Republic of Congo declares 14th Ebola outbreak over
04 july 2022 - 12:44:46Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on MOnday declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records two deaths
02 july 2022 - 08:15:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said here Saturday the recorded two deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 25 deaths and more than 5,000 new cases recorded in one week in Tunisia
28 june 2022 - 13:39:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 25 deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Chronic staff shortfalls stifle Africa’s health systems: WHO study
26 june 2022 - 05:20:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A serious shortage of health workers in Africa is undermining access to and provision of health services [...] Full text...
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Gambia's economic performance in April launched
22 june 2022 - 12:13:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in the Gambia, in collaboration with the Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya announces six new infections in one week
19 june 2022 - 15:56:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan health authorities have detected six new cases of COVID-19 out of 1,351 samples tested [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Beninese urged to obtain their vaccination pass
19 june 2022 - 13:32:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Vaccinated Beninese have been urged to obtain their vaccination pass, in order to travel without being [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More than 35 per cent of population vaccinated against pandemic in Benin
18 june 2022 - 18:37:35Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Benin currently has more than 35 per cent of its population vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...
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IMF approves package to mitigate impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Cabo Verde
16 june 2022 - 08:02:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a 36-month arrangement of US$ 60 million [...] Full text...
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IMF mission reports rising inflation in Nigeria despite broadening GDP growth
16 june 2022 - 06:23:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s real GDP growth is broadening to all sectors except oil, but inflation remains elevated, according [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 6 new cases
11 june 2022 - 14:38:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded six new cases of coronavirus from 1,096 samples tested during the week - 4 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 3 deaths
11 june 2022 - 07:11:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Saturday that three deaths were caused by COVID-19 over the period [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to launch mass vaccination campaign against ovine rinderpest
09 june 2022 - 11:24:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission will on Friday launch the mass vaccination [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries, warns WHO chief
09 june 2022 - 05:17:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief said on Wednesday that monkeypox infections in non-endemic countries have passed [...] Full text...
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IMF staff note key priorities as South Africa emerges from pandemic-induced contraction
08 june 2022 - 05:52:59Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – As South Africa’s economy emerges from the pandemic-induced contraction, it is benefiting from favourable commodity [...] Full text...
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Stagflation risk rises amid sharp slowdown in growth – WB report
07 june 2022 - 11:47:32(EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, 7 JUNE, 2022 AT 1:30 PM UTC) Washington, DC, US (PANA) - [...] Full text...
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Gambia came through pandemic less impacted than many of its regional peers - World Bank
07 june 2022 - 10:28:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The World Bank has said that The Gambia came through the pandemic less impacted than many [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records four new coronavirus cases in one week
04 june 2022 - 15:02:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Disease Control on Saturday reported four new cases of coronavirus detected [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya begins administering fourth dose of vaccine
03 june 2022 - 16:00:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Disease Control has announced the beginning of a vaccination campaign to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO forecasts dramatic drop in deaths, but warns no time to ‘sit back and relax’
03 june 2022 - 05:21:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to [...] Full text...
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Burundi falls short of WHO's target of vaccinating 70 per cent of its population against the coronavirus by mid-2022
01 june 2022 - 20:45:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - According to the latest Ministry of Health report on the response to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), [...] Full text...
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Seven African countries report nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases: WHO
01 june 2022 - 06:54:34Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Seven African countries have cumulatively reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases (1,392 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 9 new positive cases
01 june 2022 - 06:44:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Tuesday said nine new positive cases of COVID-19 were detected in the [...] Full text...
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High demand, prices for diamond raise prospects for Botswana’s recovery
01 june 2022 - 06:38:41Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Prolonged sanctions against Russia, the largest rough diamond producer, could increase demand for and prices of [...] Full text...
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Malian pilgrims to pay 3.9 million CFA francs for 2022 hajj
30 may 2022 - 16:37:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians undertaking the 2022 Hajj on the government roll will pay 3.9 million CFA francs. "The pilgrimage [...] Full text...
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Benin invites candidates of pilgrimage to Holy Places of Islam for vaccination against COVID-19
28 may 2022 - 20:23:44Cotonou Benin PANA) - The Beninese Minister of Health, Prof. Benjamin Hounkpatin, invited Saturday, in a statement, Beninese candidates for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 5 new cases
28 may 2022 - 13:56:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has detected five new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 1,646 samples tested during the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects eight new positive cases
27 may 2022 - 07:34:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Friday that they detected eight new positive cases of COVID-19 in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 14 new positive cases
26 may 2022 - 07:51:39Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox outbreak can still be contained - WHO
24 may 2022 - 15:52:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns World Health Assembly: 'COVID-19 is not over”
23 may 2022 - 05:25:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) told global health Ministers on Sunday that although [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records six new cases
21 may 2022 - 14:44:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded six new cases of coronavirus out of 1,478 samples tested this week, the [...] Full text...
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Global action needed to streamline pandemic travel measures, says UN agencies
21 may 2022 - 05:33:10New York, US (PANA) - Countries must find consensus on clear, equitable and streamlined pandemic travel measures, the heads of [...] Full text...
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First polio outbreak in 30 years declared in Mozambique
18 may 2022 - 15:52:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Infections up slightly in Libya
16 may 2022 - 12:00:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The rate of COVID-19 infection in Libya last week averaged six cases per day, seen as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Low uptake of vaccines in Libya
14 may 2022 - 13:23:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Centre for Disease Control has announced that the country is among those with a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records six new positive cases
14 may 2022 - 06:19:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Friday announced that they detected six new positive cases of COVID-19 during [...] Full text...
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