WHO prequalifies new oral simplified vaccine for cholera

19 april 2024 - 16:24:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new oral vaccine for cholera has received prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO). The inactivated [...] Full text...

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Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans

18 april 2024 - 11:32:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing global spread of “bird flu” infections to mammals, including humans, is a significant public [...] Full text...

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Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests will boost fight against cholera

05 april 2024 - 14:15:34
Geneva, 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 - 11:33:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Aldabaiba, has stressed the need to pay attention to the supply [...] Full text...

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Shortage of cholera vaccine, lack of clean water, soap and toilets put millions at risk

21 march 2024 - 11:04:31
Geneva, 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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Mpox deaths falling everywhere but Africa, says expert panel

21 march 2024 - 05:37:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cases of Mpox are falling everywhere except in Africa, a UN health agency expert panel has [...] Full text...

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WHO study shows $39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB

19 march 2024 - 04:47:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called for a funding boost in tuberculosis (TB) [...] Full text...

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AfDB President urges Nigeria to pursue people-centred state policies to prosper

08 march 2024 - 21:53:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger

05 march 2024 - 19:19:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan Council takes part in meeting on vaccines organized by Kenya in Addis Ababa

18 february 2024 - 12:50:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, took part on Sunday in the Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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AU, EU expand Mutual Cooperation for Global Health

13 february 2024 - 16:55:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union convened a High-level dialogue on strengthening [...] Full text...

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Nearly 10,000 children vaccinated as malaria vaccine rollout in Africa expands

13 february 2024 - 09:11:18
Brazzaville, 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 - 08:06:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Last month, Cameroon became the first country to start rolling out malaria vaccination as part of [...] Full text...

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WHO flags unprecedented cholera spike in Africa

07 february 2024 - 05:57:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Cholera cases are surging globally, and there’s been an unprecedented spike in Africa, the World Health [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’: UNICEF Representative

25 january 2024 - 18:05:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The raging war in Sudan is putting the future of its 24 million youngest citizens at [...] Full text...

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WHO chief warns pandemic treaty may not be finalised before May

23 january 2024 - 05:28:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency raised concerns on Monday that the draft of a [...] Full text...

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US top diplomat reiterates commitment to deepening, strengthening partnerships across Africa

22 january 2024 - 16:55:38
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reiterated his country's commitment to deepening, strengthening, and [...] Full text...

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Cholera cases soar globally; Malawi, Haiti deadliest outbreaks, WHO reports

16 january 2024 - 18:44:35
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza

14 january 2024 - 07:24:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...

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WHO certifies Cabo Verde as malaria-free

12 january 2024 - 12:01:59
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement [...] Full text...

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

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

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‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day

27 december 2023 - 15:56:41
New 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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2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief

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

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WHO prequalifies second malaria vaccine

22 december 2023 - 05:41:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A second malaria vaccine has been recommended for use by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: WHO designates JN.1 ‘variant of interest’ amid sharp rise in global spread

21 december 2023 - 06:46:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is continuously monitoring the global spread of [...] Full text...

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DR Congo mpox spread accelerating: WHO

16 december 2023 - 06:53:28
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A deadly mpox outbreak in the DRC has been rapidly spreading across the country, raising concerns [...] Full text...

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Researcher from Burkina Faso among the 10 scientists of the year, British magazine

13 december 2023 - 20:40:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Professor Halidou Tinto is the winner of Nature'10, which rewards the ten scientists who made [...] Full text...

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COP28: Over 60 countries pledge to slash cooling emissions amid rising temperatures

05 december 2023 - 14:37:10
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new [...] Full text...

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COP28: Climate change risks upending global fight against malaria

01 december 2023 - 07:28:59
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Climate change and its impacts, particularly extreme weather and heatwaves, pose a “substantial risk” to progress [...] Full text...

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UN, AU sign new human rights agreement

29 november 2023 - 05:22:54
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and the African Union have reinforced their partnership following the conclusion of [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza: Vital aid reaches shattered north as halt to fighting enters fourth day

27 november 2023 - 14:53:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Desperate Gazans in the north of the enclave had their first sip of clean water in [...] Full text...

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Cameroon receives WHO-approved malaria vaccine

22 november 2023 - 21:15:11
Yaounde, 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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Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan

14 november 2023 - 17:42:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face [...] Full text...

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More action needed to write ‘final chapter’ of TB

07 november 2023 - 17:19:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tuberculosis (TB) response is bouncing back from disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but more effort [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer

25 october 2023 - 06:05:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to establish biopharma industry

21 october 2023 - 06:56:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is to help Mauritius establish a pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, the Mauritius [...] Full text...

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WHO recommends second malaria vaccine for children

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

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WHO scales up response following Sudan declaration of cholera outbreak

29 september 2023 - 20:20:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)– Sudan has declared a cholera outbreak in Gedaref State, where 264 suspected cholera cases, 4 confirmed cases [...] 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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WHO welcomes “historic” commitment by world leaders for greater collaboration to prepare for future pandemics

20 september 2023 - 17:53:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  -- The World Health Organization Wednesday welcomed a “historic” commitment shown by global leaders, at the United [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges G77 and China to champion multilateralism ‘rooted in equality’

15 september 2023 - 18:24:55
Havana, Cuba (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to leaders from the Group of 77 developing countries (G77) and [...] Full text...

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200,000 children at risk of starvation in Mali, warn UN agencies

01 september 2023 - 15:27:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A nexus of protracted armed conflict, internal displacement and limited humanitarian access threatens to plunge nearly [...] Full text...

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Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts

01 september 2023 - 05:39:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights experts called on States in the global North on Thursday to forgo intellectual property [...] Full text...

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Historic $650bn liquidity boost continues to benefit global economy: IMF Blog

31 august 2023 - 11:19:13
Washington DC, US (PANA) - In a world shaken by multiple shocks affecting many countries—pandemics, wars, food and energy crises, [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: UN rights chief calls for immediate restoration of constitutional order

19 august 2023 - 05:23:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called on Friday for Niger’s democratically elected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO DG says number of reported cases, deaths declining globally

09 august 2023 - 20:39:39
Geneva, 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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IMF approves a US$271 million arrangement under the ECF for Burundi

18 july 2023 - 11:44:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 38-month arrangement under [...] 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 - 18:48:47
Geneva/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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Protectionism can jeopardise health outcomes in countries spending more on global trade in health goods

15 july 2023 - 11:23:38
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Global security has now assumed new dimensions, the latest being health security that reflects mounting [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian cholera outbreak claims 156 lives

22 june 2023 - 09:24:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A cholera outbreak in some 79 districts in Ethiopia has killed 156 people, mostly children [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UNICEF says millions of children at risk or displaced

17 june 2023 - 17:06:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)-  More than one million children have now been displaced by two months of conflict in Sudan while [...] Full text...

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Tanzania declares end of Marburg Virus Disease outbreak

02 june 2023 - 13:08:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania on Friday declared the end of the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak which was [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify

30 may 2023 - 16:01:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have been [...] Full text...

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FIFA, WHO extend collaboration to promote health through football

25 may 2023 - 12:46:37
Geneva, 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 - 19:04:26
Geneva, 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 - 15:59:28
Geneva, 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 - 20:18:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF and the Embassy of Japan in Senegal, accredited to The Gambia, handed over more than [...] Full text...

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Mpox public health emergency declared over

12 may 2023 - 06:14:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief declares end to COVID-19 as global health emergency

05 may 2023 - 15:58:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared "with great hope" an end [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No need for more severe health restrictions -(Mauritius Health Minister

02 may 2023 - 13:59:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, said here Tuesday that there was no need [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Gambia receives 149,760 vaccines from Italy

24 april 2023 - 11:39:36
Banjul, 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 - 07:12:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 [...] Full text...

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2023 World Immunization Week to be celebrated 24 to 30 April

23 april 2023 - 06:52:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action [...] Full text...

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Sudan Crisis: Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire

21 april 2023 - 06:03:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on Thursday appealed to the warring parties in Sudan to observe [...] Full text...

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WHO makes key leadership appointments to drive its strategic direction, initiatives

18 april 2023 - 08:38:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed five new senior figures to its headquarters leadership team [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches anti-influenza vaccination exercise 2023

05 april 2023 - 11:57:09
Roses-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 - 11:33:09
Banjul, 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 - 15:07:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the increase of measles cases in the [...] Full text...

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Marburg virus outbreaks highlight link between health and planet: WHO chief

30 march 2023 - 05:16:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the agency was [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases

23 march 2023 - 10:30:30
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Health has confirmed eight more cases of Marburg, bringing the number of confirmed cases to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease

22 march 2023 - 05:08:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania on Tuesday confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were [...] Full text...

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Kenya begins provision of malaria vaccine around Lake Victoria region

06 march 2023 - 13:50:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is starting the immediate provision of a groundbreaking malaria vaccine to children especially those living [...] Full text...

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Mozambique targets 720,000 people in cholera vaccination drive

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

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Over 1 billion in 43 nations at risk amid cholera outbreaks, WHO says

27 february 2023 - 12:46:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A global surge of cholera cases has put one billion people in 43 countries at risk, [...] Full text...

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New data show alarming setbacks for maternal health around the world

23 february 2023 - 16:29:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every two minutes a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released [...] Full text...

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Disease outbreaks underline critical need to ramp up health systems: WHO chief

16 february 2023 - 05:20:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Current disease outbreaks highlight the urgent need for every country to ramp up its care systems, [...] Full text...

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WHO supports Equatorial Guinea in combatting country’s first-ever deadly Marburg virus outbreak

15 february 2023 - 05:52:34
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed experts to Equatorial Guinea this week following confirmation [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak

14 february 2023 - 05:52:15
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – Equatorial Guinea on Monday confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease, which is in the same [...] Full text...

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Rising cholera cases in Africa worry WHO

09 february 2023 - 17:56:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Africa is experiencing an exponential increase in the number of cholera cases in the context [...] Full text...

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Libyan official paints bleak picture of health sector in the Arab world

31 january 2023 - 11:50:37
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The member of the executive board of the Union of Arab Hospitals, Dr. Ali Abu Krine, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 remains an international health threat, says WHO chief

31 january 2023 - 05:28:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that COVID-19 is [...] Full text...

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$2.54 billion needed to tackle unprecedented health needs in 2023: WHO

24 january 2023 - 05:25:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that it would need $2.54 billion across [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Ghana Auditor General says $80 million worth of vaccines paid for yet to be delivered

23 january 2023 - 05:19:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Auditor General says $80 million worth of vaccines paid for by the government has not [...] Full text...

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WHO launches Council to develop TB vaccines, hoping to save millions of lives

18 january 2023 - 05:45:05
Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has unveiled plans to [...] Full text...

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Nearly one billion served by healthcare facilities without reliable electricity

15 january 2023 - 08:29:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although electricity is critical to healthcare provision, nearly a billion people in poorer countries - one-eighth [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: WHO highlights critical importance of sharing virus sequences

12 january 2023 - 05:21:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although virus sequencing is vital to detect and track new variants in the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing [...] Full text...

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Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

11 january 2023 - 10:48:05
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda on Wednesday declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less [...] Full text...

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Ebola outbreak almost under control in Uganda, says WHO

07 january 2023 - 14:01:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ebola epidemic is on the verge of being brought under control in Uganda, with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Strict COVID-19 protocols at Accra's Kotoka International Airport go into effect

06 january 2023 - 09:39:48
Accra, 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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Coronavirus: Ghana advises citizens to take precaution in China trips

04 january 2023 - 05:41:57
Accra, 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: Passengers from China to present negative PCR test result at Ghana Airport

03 january 2023 - 06:01:57
Accra, 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 - 05:49:13
Accra, 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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UN chief issues global ‘wake-up call’ on Day of Epidemic Preparedness

28 december 2022 - 05:31:19
New York, US (PANA) - Three years ago this month, the virus that causes COVID-19 was first detected, the UN [...] Full text...

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2022 Year In health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’

27 december 2022 - 06:03:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In 2022 the UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, [...] Full text...

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WHO revises recommendations on lifesaving HPV vaccine

22 december 2022 - 05:29:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More girls could be getting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer, following [...] Full text...

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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO

17 december 2022 - 05:51:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the [...] Full text...

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WHO: Despite continued impact of COVID-19, malaria cases, deaths remained stable in 2021

08 december 2022 - 12:20:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries around the world largely held the line against further setbacks to malaria prevention, testing and [...] Full text...

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Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat

25 november 2022 - 14:45:58
Geneva, 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 - 05:07:39
Geneva, 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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WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics

21 november 2022 - 18:53:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to compile an updated list of priority pathogens that [...] Full text...

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Diplomatic row brewing between Libya and Greece over Tripoli Airport snub of Libyan FM by Greek counterpart

17 november 2022 - 16:34:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A diplomatic row is brewing between Libya and Greece after the Greek foreign minister snubbed his [...] Full text...

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Greek FM expected in Benghazi

17 november 2022 - 07:21:10
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will visit eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday and hold [...] Full text...

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Doses of Ebola candidate vaccines expected to be shipped to Uganda next week: WHO

17 november 2022 - 06:16:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three candidate Ebola vaccines for a proposed clinical trial in Uganda should be shipped to the [...] Full text...

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Global disparity in access to essential vaccines, says WHO report

10 november 2022 - 04:45:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Limited supply and unequal vaccine distribution means that lower-income countries consistently struggle to access essential inoculations [...] Full text...

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Greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge -WHO

03 november 2022 - 20:57:58
Brazzaville, 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 - 08:36:13
Port-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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Rise in TB deaths another fallout from the pandemic, WHO report reveals

28 october 2022 - 04:55:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tuberculosis (TB) deaths and infections rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted access to treatment and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccination rollout stalls in Africa, says WHO

21 october 2022 - 14:42:56
Ouagadougou, 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 - 10:48:05
Brazzaville, 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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WHO chief says COVID-19 virus 'still continues to change'

20 october 2022 - 05:42:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that [...] Full text...

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Cholera vaccine shortage forces shift to one-dose regimen

19 october 2022 - 16:33:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A lack of global supply has prompted the international body which distributes oral cholera vaccines during [...] Full text...

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39 Ebola deaths recorded in Uganda, capital Kampala affected, says WHO

13 october 2022 - 15:59:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reported 54 confirmed and 20 probable cases of [...] Full text...

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African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak

13 october 2022 - 06:21:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ministers of Health and government representatives from nine African countries on Wednesday agreed on joint measures [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nearly 4,000 people vaccinated against pandemic in Libya in one week

08 october 2022 - 15:43:39
Tripoli, 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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‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns WHO chief, in wide-ranging global health update

05 october 2022 - 19:23:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to [...] Full text...

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WHO unveils its priority in Libya to provide medicines and equipment to emergency health services

04 october 2022 - 14:50:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Libya, Elizabeth  saidHoff, revealed here Friday that the organization's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 2.3 million people vaccinated in Libya

01 october 2022 - 14:14:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Disease Control has announced that 2,304,757 people have received at least one [...] Full text...

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352 people vaccinated against coronavirus in one week in Libya

24 september 2022 - 12:23:26
Tripoli, 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 - 11:52:32
New 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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Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid - UNICEF

23 september 2022 - 13:49:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely [...] Full text...

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Kenya calls for better African representation at the UN

22 september 2022 - 20:11:08
New York, US (PANA) - President William Ruto has called for urgent reform of the global decision-making system that will [...] Full text...

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WHO bolsters Ebola disease outbreak response in Uganda, as seven cases confirmed

22 september 2022 - 12:03:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  In an accelerated effort to scale up response to the Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, World [...] Full text...

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Ghana declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

17 september 2022 - 05:42:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Friday declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: End of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight: WHO

14 september 2022 - 17:29:30
Geneva, 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 - 14:52:05
Tripoli, 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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Coronavirus: UNICEF, USAID give Gambia supplies worth $500,000 for pandemic fight

06 september 2022 - 15:52:39
Banjul, 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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Mauritius sets up management plan to fight monkeypox disease

25 august 2022 - 09:05:39
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Mr Kailesh Jagutpal, on  Wednesday said that a management [...] Full text...

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DR Congo declares Ebola resurgence in North Kivu as new case cinfirmed

23 august 2022 - 11:12:36
Brazzaville, 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: WHO expert group recommends second booster for vulnerable groups

19 august 2022 - 05:19:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries should consider giving a second COVID-19 vaccine booster to older persons, pregnant women, health workers, [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox cases top 35,000: WHO

18 august 2022 - 05:35:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF to procure 18 million doses of first malaria vaccine

17 august 2022 - 20:12:18
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - UNICEF will soon acquire 18 million doses of the world's first malaria vaccine, the UN agency [...] Full text...

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Millions more children to benefit from world’s first malaria vaccine: UNICEF

17 august 2022 - 05:13:31
New York, US (PANA) - The pharmaceutical company, GSK, has been awarded a contract to produce the world’s first malaria [...] Full text...

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UNICEF secures supply of malaria vaccine for million more children

16 august 2022 - 16:51:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of malaria vaccine to GSK valued [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 2.2 million people vaccinated against pandemic in Libya

13 august 2022 - 14:24:07
Tripoli, 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 - 14:18:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Transitional Council (CNT), which has been acting as the National Assembly since the September [...] Full text...

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King Mohammed: COVID has had serious effects on Morocco's economic, social sectors

31 july 2022 - 18:56:54
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan King, Mohammed VI, says COVID-19 has had a serious effect in all economic and social [...] Full text...

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Over 2.2 million Libyans vaccinated against coronavirus

30 july 2022 - 14:39:41
Tripoli, 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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Monkeypox: WHO urges countries to share data on effectiveness

27 july 2022 - 20:28:20
Geneva, 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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Coronavirus: Advocacy day for vaccination against pandemic in Mali

25 july 2022 - 17:42:21
Bamako, 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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UPDATE: WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency (Eds: Adds details of presser)

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

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WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency

23 july 2022 - 14:41:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday declared monkeypox a global emergency. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO updates strategy in bid to vaccinate all health workers, those most at risk

23 july 2022 - 05:53:55
Geneva, 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 - 05:30:17
Brazzaville, 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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WHO Emergency Committee meets again as Monkeypox cases pass 14,000:

21 july 2022 - 17:43:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health [...] Full text...

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Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease

18 july 2022 - 20:08:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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

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

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Monkeypox cases reach 9,200, says WHO chief

13 july 2022 - 05:37:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says that there are currently 9,200 [...] Full text...

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Develop more vaccines to combat ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance: WHO

13 july 2022 - 05:27:15
Geneva, 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: WHO chief reiterates that pandemic 'nowhere near over' as virus spreads ‘freely’

13 july 2022 - 05:18:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising COVID-19 cases are not only putting further pressure on already stretched health systems and workers [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: International response fell short in upholding refugee rights - Report

09 july 2022 - 06:49:53
Geneva, 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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Ghana detects two suspected cases of Marburg Virus Disease

08 july 2022 - 08:07:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has announced the preliminary finding of two cases of Marburg virus disease and if confirmed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief urges Pfizer to make oral COVID antiviral available more widely

07 july 2022 - 05:51:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has called on drug manufacturer Pfizer to do more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records eight new cases in one week

03 july 2022 - 15:55:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded eight new infections of coronavirus out of 2,867 samples tested from 25 to 30 [...] Full text...

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WHO intensifies response to looming health crisis in the greater Horn of Africa as food insecurity worsens

30 june 2022 - 14:39:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is scaling up its operations in eastern Africa as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: BA.4 and BA.5 variants spur 20 per cent rise in cases, says WHO chief

30 june 2022 - 05:42:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 cases are on the rise in some 110 countries, driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox not presently a global public health emergency: WHO

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

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Coronavirus: Gambia receives 151,200 J & J vaccines from France

20 june 2022 - 10:07:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Ministry of Health has received 151,200 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines from the Government [...] Full text...

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WTO still yet to make changes to ensure access to life-saving health products: Amnesty International

19 june 2022 - 05:41:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN World Trade Organisation (WTO) still has [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants over US$23 million to Tunisia

15 june 2022 - 16:11:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank recently made available to Tunisia 23.745 million dollars out of which 1.8 million [...] Full text...

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Funding cuts could affect vital humanitarian flights to hard-to-reach areas in Guinea, Niger: WFP

15 june 2022 - 05:29:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that its UN Humanitarian Air Service [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 6 new cases

11 june 2022 - 14:38:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded six new cases of coronavirus from 1,096 samples tested during the week - 4 [...] Full text...

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World must ‘speed up’ efforts to end AIDS pandemic by 2030

11 june 2022 - 06:14:12
New York, US (PANA) - To end AIDS, beat COVID-19 and “stop the pandemics of the future”, the world needs [...] Full text...

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Ghana reports five cases of monkeypox

08 june 2022 - 12:50:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's health authorities said on Wednesday that five cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Burundi falls short of WHO's target of vaccinating 70 per cent of its population against the coronavirus by mid-2022

01 june 2022 - 20:45:46
Bujumbura, 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 - 06:54:34
Brazzaville, 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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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa

01 june 2022 - 05:24:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for sustainable solutions to immigration and humanitarian crises in Africa

27 may 2022 - 20:07:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council and Second Vice-Chairman of the African Union (AU), Mohamed [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: WHO validates 11th vaccine for pandemic

19 may 2022 - 16:26:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for "CONVIDECIA", a vaccine [...] Full text...

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Africa's fragile health systems, socio-economic fabric revealed by COVID-19: Report

14 may 2022 - 19:26:06
Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The fragility of Africa's health systems and socio-economic fabric have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Low uptake of vaccines in Libya

14 may 2022 - 13:23:06
Tripoli, 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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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman calls for new Pan-African Parliament election

11 may 2022 - 10:51:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed the need for elections for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New pandemic death toll is 'a wake up call for action', says Human Rights Watch

06 may 2022 - 06:06:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch, says new figures that indicate that nearly 15 million people [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia to embark on countrywide vaccination campaign

05 may 2022 - 14:21:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's ministry of Health, in collaboration with its partners, has announced a countrywide coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination [...] Full text...

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‘Triple crisis’ in Africa aggravated by war in Ukraine,says UN chief

02 may 2022 - 05:27:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The war in Ukraine is aggravating a “triple food, energy and financial crisis,” across Africa, according [...] Full text...

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

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

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Ebola vaccination begins in DRC after latest cases

27 april 2022 - 13:27:38
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday kicked off Ebola vaccination in Mbandaka, the [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Sierra Leone, Togo on their independence anniversary

27 april 2022 - 06:08:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States of America has congratulated Sierra Leone and Togo, who celebrate their independence [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Investors in big pharma must ensure fair vaccine access for all countries - Amnesty International

26 april 2022 - 06:54:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Investors in companies manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines must use  their influence to ensure that supplies of urgently needed life-saving  vaccines reach low- and lower-middle-income  countries, [...] Full text...

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Over one million African children receive world's first malaria vaccine

25 april 2022 - 10:55:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Malaria Day is marked on Monday, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records seven new cases

23 april 2022 - 19:08:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seven new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Libya between 10 and 21 April, from 1,554 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO recommends COVID-19 drug and urges transparency around pricing

22 april 2022 - 05:40:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A highly successful COVID-19 therapy must be made available to more people, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records one new death, 9 new cases

16 april 2022 - 14:22:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A patient died of a coronavirus infection and nine new cases were recorded in Libya from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants, not more severe or transmissible, so far: WHO

14 april 2022 - 05:40:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 continues to evolve, we cannot afford to ‘lose sight’ of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Vaccine access in conflict areas remains critical'

12 april 2022 - 05:26:08
New York, US (PANA) - Although safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations are available, the pandemic is still far from over, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New wave a reminder pandemic is ‘far from over’: Guterres

09 april 2022 - 05:22:10
New York, US (PAA) - Governments and pharmaceutical companies need to work together in a better way, to deliver vaccines [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One-third of the world remains totally unvaccinated: WHO chief

31 march 2022 - 04:56:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, [...] Full text...

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WHO launches list of regulatory authorities that meet international standards

30 march 2022 - 19:53:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that Egypt’s and Nigeria’s medical products regulatory agencies had [...] Full text...

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AI reports says political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people

29 march 2022 - 16:26:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says political leaders and corporate titans have put profit and power ahead of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana reopens land, sea borders as it eases pandemic restrictions

27 march 2022 - 21:56:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the reopening of the country's land and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 2.2m people vaccinated against pandemicin Libya

26 march 2022 - 12:23:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,201,314 people have been vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya since the [...] Full text...

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WHO appeals for urgent investment in TB fight to save lives

24 march 2022 - 04:16:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent investment in the fight against tuberculosis, “to [...] Full text...

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Kenya to destroy 840,000 doses of Astra Zeneca vaccines

23 march 2022 - 18:02:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 840,000 doses of the Astra Zeneca vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease received through [...] Full text...

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Afreximbank calls on African governments to mobilise around AVAT compensation initiative

23 march 2022 - 15:57:23
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA)- Professor Benedict Oramah, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), on [...] Full text...

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Coronavrus: African Vaccines Trust to launch compensation scheme

22 march 2022 - 14:03:06
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) will launch a No-Fault Compensation Scheme (NFCS) for COVID-19 vaccines in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Japan provides US$2.5 million to support Gambia efforts against pandemic

22 march 2022 - 12:09:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Japan has provided US$2.5 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support The Gambian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WTO head Okonjo-Iweala welcomes breakthrough on COVID-19 vaccine waiver

17 march 2022 - 12:48:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has warmly welcomed the breakthrough among four Members on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records two new deaths

15 march 2022 - 15:13:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the registration in 24 hours of two deaths [...] Full text...

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US, AU sign memorandum of cooperation

12 march 2022 - 05:48:13
Washington DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat [...] Full text...

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