Global solidarity key to future pandemic preparedness, says UN chief

28 december 2024 - 07:31:19 MA

New York, US (PANA) - In a message commemorating Friday’s International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged all nations to invest in [...] Full text...

Acute respiratory infections complicated by malaria detected in DRC

27 december 2024 - 20:31:15 WA

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A Disease Outbreak News (DON) has been posted for Acute respiratory infections complicated by malaria (previously undiagnosed disease) in the Democratic [...] Full text...

Cholera outbreak claims 35 lives in Ghana

26 december 2024 - 08:35:57 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A cholera outbreak in Ghana has claimed 35 lives, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Patrick Kuma Aboagye, [...] Full text...

COVID-19 epidemiological update – 24 December 2024

24 december 2024 - 21:35:43 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, largely circulates without clear seasonality and continues to infect, causing severe acute disease and post-COVID-19 [...] Full text...

Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says WHO

18 december 2024 - 05:31:43 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus “is increasingly crossing species barriers”, [...] Full text...

WHO Director-General calls for support for WHO Academy

17 december 2024 - 21:22:51 WA

Lyon, France (PANA) - The WHO Director-General Tuesday called for partnerships and collaboration for the WHO Academy to enable it to drive lifelong learning in [...] Full text...

Quality, affordable health services for 1.5 billion people: A vision for healthier, more resilient world: World Bank Blog By Juan Pablo Uribe and Monique Vledder

13 december 2024 - 07:47:44 AR

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -  The scale of the global health challenge is staggering. Global megatrends—such as decreasing investments in health systems, climate change, and [...] Full text...

New WHO report reveals governments deprioritizing health spending

12 december 2024 - 14:33:38 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2024 Global Heath Expenditure Report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the average per capita government spending on [...] Full text...

Reinvigorated global efforts needed to curb rising malaria threat

11 december 2024 - 20:15:13 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that an estimated 2.2 billion cases of malaria and 12.7 million deaths [...] Full text...

Reinvigorated global efforts needed to curb rising malaria threat: WHO

11 december 2024 - 08:36:31 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveal that an estimated 2.2 billion cases of malaria and 12.7 million deaths have been [...] Full text...

Birth registration increases, but 150 million children still ‘invisible’

11 december 2024 - 05:10:52 MA

New York, US (PANA) - A new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals significant progress in ending the problem of the “invisible” millions [...] Full text...

WHO infection control experts rush to DR Congo to probe mystery illness

07 december 2024 - 04:19:23 MA

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN infection control experts have been deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to help investigate a mystery illness [...] Full text...

WHO supports Democratic Republic of the Congo reinforce efforts to diagnose disease in remote area

06 december 2024 - 18:08:10 WA

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo carry out [...] Full text...

Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO

06 december 2024 - 18:03:50 MA

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - One of the last partially functional health centres in besieged northern Gaza was hit several times overnight into Friday, leaving [...] Full text...

WHO approves ‘groundbreaking’ TB test

05 december 2024 - 17:27:42 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A potentially “groundbreaking” new test for tuberculosis (TB) has been endorsed by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) as part of [...] Full text...

European Council, European Commission and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-host Gavi High Level Pledging Summit

05 december 2024 - 13:31:12 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union and the Gates Foundation, together with the close support of other Gavi donors and implementing countries, will co-host [...] Full text...

$1.4 billion needed for sexual and reproductive health services in crisis-hit countries

05 december 2024 - 05:20:26 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, appealed on Thursday for $1.4 billion to safeguard the rights and well-being [...] Full text...

World AIDS Day: UN urges leaders to ‘take the rights path to end AIDS’ by 2030

02 december 2024 - 05:26:02 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach, but only if global leaders commit to dismantling [...] Full text...

South African commemorates World Aids Day

01 december 2024 - 15:18:57 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the National AIDS Council (SANAC), on Sunday [...] Full text...

New report highlights need for sustained investment in infection prevention and control programmes

29 november 2024 - 20:34:03 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Nearly five years since COVID-19 was first reported, a new global report on infection prevention and control (IPC) by the World [...] Full text...

WHO’s would-be Regional Director for Africa passes on

27 november 2024 - 10:04:24 MA

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The recently appointed World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Faustine Ndugulile has passed on.Tanzania Parliament Speaker, [...] Full text...

Upholding human rights is key to ending AIDS by 2030

27 november 2024 - 06:05:33 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of World AIDS DAy on 1 December, a new report by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) highlights [...] Full text...

Vaccine development challenges, health sovereignty in Africa highlighted in Dakhla Story by Hespress

24 november 2024 - 19:10:32 WA

Dakhla, Morocco (PANA) - The challenges of vaccine development in Africa and South-South cooperation for health sovereignty were the focus of two panels held Saturday [...] Full text...

Mpox outbreak still public health emergency of international concern - WHO

23 november 2024 - 09:15:08 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The mpox outbreak continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a [...] Full text...

Antimicrobial Resistance conference closes with adoption of global pledges to tackle problem

17 november 2024 - 05:03:25 MA

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) wrapped up on Saturday with the adoption of the Jeddah [...] Full text...

Antimicrobial resistance crisis ‘happening now,’ WHO chief stresses

16 november 2024 - 07:25:08 MA

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The top UN health official gave a sobering reality check as the Fourth Global High-Level Ministerial Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance [...] Full text...

Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023

15 november 2024 - 13:30:08 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022, according to new estimates [...] Full text...

Global diabetes epidemic reaches critical levels with 800 million cases

15 november 2024 - 06:12:02 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global diabetes cases have quadrupled since 1990, affecting over 800 million adults worldwide, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study [...] Full text...

Cases of measles surge by 20 per cent in 2023

15 november 2024 - 06:03:19 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A surge in measles cases has reached 10.3 million worldwide in 2023, marking a 20 percent increase from the previous year, [...] Full text...

US Envoy condemns reports of civilians being poisoned in Sudan’s war

12 november 2024 - 17:38:00 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Special Envoy to the Sudan, Tom Perriello, has condemned reports that civilians were not only shot at and [...] Full text...

WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on

12 november 2024 - 07:38:13 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to keep hospitals up and running [...] Full text...

Investing in health: Time for a rethink: World Bank Blog By Christoph Kurowski, Martin Schmidt and David B. Evans

09 november 2024 - 09:56:14 AR

Washington DC, United States (PANA) – Countries are entering a critical phase in achieving the health Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with Universal Health Coverage (UHC) [...] Full text...

Cyberattacks on healthcare: A global threat that can’t be ignored

09 november 2024 - 06:41:08 MA

New York, US (PANA) - An alarming surge in ransomware attacks is putting the world’s healthcare infrastructure at critical risk, endangering patient safety and destabilising [...] Full text...

More than 890,000 vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge

06 november 2024 - 19:33:35 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for nine countries across the [...] Full text...

Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative

06 november 2024 - 05:42:49 MA

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaraia vaccination campaign amid 18 months of civil conflict, aiming [...] Full text...

WHO identifies 17 pathogens as top priorities for new vaccine development

06 november 2024 - 05:19:42 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) lists 17 bacteria, viruses and parasites that regularly cause disease as top [...] Full text...

Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north

05 november 2024 - 05:21:06 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN-supported polio vaccine campaign concluded in besieged northern Gaza on Monday, with agencies inoculating 94,000 children, but thousands still [...] Full text...

Cholera, dengue fever hit war-torn Sudan

04 november 2024 - 12:47:23 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system to collapse, just as cases [...] Full text...

Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire

04 november 2024 - 04:52:22 MA

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine campaign in besieged northern Gaza [...] Full text...

UPDATE: Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north

03 november 2024 - 13:24:35 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged northern Gaza even as reports [...] Full text...

Gaza: Final phase of polio vaccine campaign reaches ravaged north

03 november 2024 - 05:28:03 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began early Saturday morning in bombarded and besieged northern Gaza, with [...] Full text...

Malaria poses significant public health challenge in Ethiopia

01 november 2024 - 21:53:54 WA

Addis Ababa, Ehiopia (PANA) - Between 1 January and 20 October 2024, over 7.3 million malaria cases and 1157 deaths (CFR 0.02%) were reported in [...] Full text...

WHO lists additional mpox diagnostic tests for emergency use

30 october 2024 - 19:07:05 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As part of ongoing efforts to enhance quality-assured testing options, the World Health Organization (WHO) has listed two additional mpox in [...] Full text...

Tuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer

29 october 2024 - 22:20:42 WA

Washington D.C., USA (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly [...] Full text...

WHO, partners activate Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time in response to mpox outbreak

29 october 2024 - 20:54:23 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first [...] Full text...

South Sudan declares cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State

29 october 2024 - 11:17:00 AR

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan’s health ministry on Monday announced a cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State after reports of 44 suspected [...] Full text...

Development Committee praises WBG resolve to contain Mpox pandemic in Africa

26 october 2024 - 16:54:11 AR

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) – The World Bank Group’s Development Committee has welcomed the steps taken by the institution to advance the Mpox pandemic [...] Full text...

War reflects negatively on child vaccination in Sudan, UNICEF

25 october 2024 - 18:26:22 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that war in Sudan has hit the children section hard, plummeting child vaccination national [...] Full text...

Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north

24 october 2024 - 05:45:25 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of a polio vaccination campaign, the [...] Full text...

Three men die of liver cancer every week in Gambia - Health official

21 october 2024 - 11:04:32 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Professor Ramou Njie, a liver specialist at the University of The Gambia, has disclosed that liver cancer kills at least three [...] Full text...