Europe: Alcohol is responsible for a third of injury-related deaths

25 december 2025 - 12:36:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With meals becoming longer and drinks flowing more quickly, alcohol is once again a central factor [...] Full text...

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World leaders adopt a historic global declaration on noncommunicable diseases and mental health

16 december 2025 - 13:41:25
New York, US (PANA)  – Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have adopted [...] Full text...

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Senior Libyan officials discuss plans to combat smuggling, drug trafficking networks

28 october 2025 - 12:40:47
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of the Interior of the Libyan eastern-based government, Major General Issam Abu Zriba, [...] Full text...

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'Mental health support is not optional, it is essential,' says Guterres

12 october 2025 - 06:42:05
New York, US (PANA) - As conflicts multiply, population displacement intensifies and the climate crisis strikes with increasing force, the [...] Full text...

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Alcohol consumption could increase the risk of developing seven types of cancer

09 october 2025 - 07:48:22
Lyon, France (PANA) - Increased alcohol consumption, even moderate, is associated with a higher risk of seven types of cancer, [...] Full text...

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Mental health care to take centre stage at the General Assembly

25 september 2025 - 09:30:48
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, mental health care will be a focus of an official meeting [...] Full text...

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‘Shift the narrative’ on suicide to prevent loss of 720,000 lives annually

11 september 2025 - 05:39:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head [...] Full text...

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US aid cuts put pressure on health programs in Africa

26 august 2025 - 05:55:52
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Drastic budget cuts to international development aid by the US government will continue to put pressure [...] Full text...

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Global health in decline: UN warns of glaring inequalities

19 july 2025 - 08:22:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite significant progress since the beginning of the century, a new UN assessment indicates that improvements [...] Full text...

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Drowning in debt: New forum in Sevilla offers borrowers chance to rebalance the books

02 july 2025 - 18:34:16
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - A new mechanism offering debt-distressed countries a way to coordinate action and amplify their voice in [...] Full text...

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Nearly 316 million people used drugs in 2023-UN

27 june 2025 - 06:06:26
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Amid growing global instability, the power of organised criminal groups has grown and drug use is [...] Full text...

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WHO warns of health financing emergency

21 june 2025 - 05:31:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is facing a health financing emergency, according to Dr. Kalipso Chalkidou, Director for Health [...] Full text...

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World Bank economic update examines fiscal challenges in Guinea-Bissau

04 june 2025 - 08:34:22
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – The World Bank has released the latest edition of the Guinea-Bissau Economic Update (EU), a [...] Full text...

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

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

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Halal product market and consumers set to grow in West Africa

05 march 2025 - 11:57:18
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - While the African halal market is estimated at over $150 billion. In the Coastal West [...] Full text...

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Tuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer

29 october 2024 - 22:20:42
Washington D.C., USA (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately [...] Full text...

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

21 october 2024 - 11:04:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Professor Ramou Njie, a liver specialist at the University of The Gambia, has disclosed that liver [...] Full text...

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33 percent of deaths in Mauritius caused by cardiovascular diseases

15 october 2024 - 13:11:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Minister for Health and Quality of Life, Kailash Jagutpal, said on Tuesday that cardiovascular diseases, [...] Full text...

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Investing in healthy longevity could save 150 million lives: WB report

13 september 2024 - 09:24:35
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - By 2050, one in three people will be over 60 years old. With bold [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for urgent action to curb alcohol consumption

26 july 2024 - 07:29:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It seems that Europeans don’t want to give up booze. A UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...

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UN launches global campaign to enhance road safety

02 july 2024 - 06:04:16
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Monday launched a new global road safety campaign to improve traffic [...] Full text...

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Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use

26 june 2024 - 05:42:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over three million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a new [...] Full text...

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EC adopts recommendation to combat vaccine-preventable cancers

21 june 2024 - 14:30:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted a recommendation that aims to combat vaccine-preventable cancers in the EU [...] Full text...

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Import of alcoholic beverages up in Ghana

21 june 2024 - 12:10:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Alcoholic beverages imported into Ghana increased from $56 million in 2019 to $87 million in 2023.Due [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s revenue head honored by WHO

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

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WHO’s investment case launch draws expressions of support, pledges to sustainably finance four-year strategy

28 may 2024 - 18:41:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched an investment case that lays out the Organisation’s [...] Full text...

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

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

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Global cancer burden growing, amidst mounting need for services

01 february 2024 - 17:34:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of World Cancer Day, 1 February, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the [...] Full text...

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Accra hosts USA food pairing event

10 january 2024 - 18:43:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s growing population is youthful with an increasingly fast emerging middle-class who have an appreciation for [...] Full text...

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WHO issues new, updated recommendations on treatment of mental, neurological and substance use conditions

20 november 2023 - 21:02:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Mondayy published the third edition of the Mental Health Gap Action [...] Full text...

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Dead bodies from natural disasters, conflict do not generally pose health risks - Red Cross, WHO

15 september 2023 - 16:13:57
Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) and two other sister organizations dismissed here Friday, amid devastating loss [...] Full text...

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WHO releases New Model Essential List of medicines

26 july 2023 - 15:33:28
Geneva, Switerland (PANA - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday published the new editions of the Model Lists of Essential [...] Full text...

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Human rights at risk in Tunisia two years after President Saied’s power grab: Rights group

24 july 2023 - 10:45:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further [...] Full text...

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World Tuberculosis Day: WHO ramps up initiative to combat killer disease

24 march 2023 - 05:26:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For the first time in more than a decade, the number of people dying from tuberculosis [...] Full text...

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Small island States to accelerate action on preventable diseases, mental health

19 january 2023 - 05:11:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among countries that have the highest prevalence of non-communicable diseases [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Tax increase on high alcohol content drinks

11 january 2023 - 15:29:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe authorities have decided to increase taxes on highly alcoholic beverages for this year [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to broaden scope of HIV testing nationwide

26 november 2022 - 07:55:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will introduce shortly the HIV and AIDS (Amendment) Bill to the National Assembly to broaden [...] Full text...

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'NCDs represent 80% of total disease burden, 60% of mortality in Mauritius' - Minister

04 october 2022 - 07:18:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - According to the Mauritian National Health Accounts 2021, which will be released soon, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) [...] Full text...

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Heads of State commit to Noncommunicable Disease Global Compact to save 50 million lives by 2030

21 september 2022 - 14:44:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, Wednesday launched a new report calling on global leaders [...] Full text...

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Noncommunicable diseases now outnumber infectious diseases as the top killers globally -WHO (Embargoed for release until 13.00 CEST on Wednesday 21 Sept 2022)

19 september 2022 - 19:42:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization will on 21 September, release a new report and data portal on noncommunicable [...] Full text...

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Women urged to stop drinking alcohol during pregnancy

13 september 2022 - 07:45:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness, Mr. Kailesh Jagutpal, on Monday urged women to stop drinking [...] Full text...

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First year of COVID-19 pandemic led to 4.5 million excess deaths - WHO

20 may 2022 - 18:20:52
-Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated in its latest comprehensive set of World Health Statistics to [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for greater regulation of cross-border alcohol marketing

11 may 2022 - 05:39:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alcohol is increasingly being marketed across borders, with young people and heavy drinkers particularly targeted, the [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian arrested at Mauritius airport with materials to print fake currency

10 may 2022 - 07:17:24
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) -The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) has intercepted a Cameroonian passenger at the SSR International airport  with materials [...] Full text...

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WHO, Norway, Ghana launch First Global Heads of State and Government Group on NCDs

12 april 2022 - 16:46:57
Acca, Ghana, Switzerland (PANA) - The Worrld Health Organization (WHO)Tuesday welcomed the establishment of a new Heads of State and [...] Full text...

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South Africa's wine exports soar

20 january 2022 - 08:08:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Despite a ban of alcohol sales during South Africa’s COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the wine [...] Full text...

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Investing $1 per person annually could save 7 million lives in low, lower-middle income nations

13 december 2021 - 13:12:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented [...] Full text...

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Libya to host conference on effects of drugs next month

14 october 2021 - 11:25:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will next month host an international conference on the effects of drugs and psychotropic substances [...] Full text...

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South Africa's first black rugby captain shares his incredible story

05 october 2021 - 12:58:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There is major interest in the rugby hero Siya Kolisi’s official biography which unpacks [...] Full text...

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Cardiovascular diseases kill 1,800 people every year in Mauritius

30 september 2021 - 07:49:47
Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) - Some 1,800 people die from Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) every year, accounting for 19% of all deaths [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana liquor outlets’ non-compliance with health protocols worries authorities

13 september 2021 - 13:03:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Health and Wellness authorities in Botswana have condemned videos circulating on social media platforms, depicting blatant [...] Full text...

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Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns

11 september 2021 - 05:22:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Suicide prevention must be prioritised after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian refugees in Sudan facing increasingly difficult conditions - ICRC

09 august 2021 - 13:40:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian refugees in camps in South-East Sudan are facing dire living conditions as fighting continues in [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s alcohol industry suffers a blow

06 august 2021 - 19:12:12
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s opaque and clear beer manufacturer, Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL), says over 50,000 lives are in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic affects, challenges South Africa’s retail industry

20 july 2021 - 15:34:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, South African retail food sales totalled US$ [...] Full text...

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More than 50 cases of rape of minors recorded in Guinean capital in 6 months

23 june 2021 - 21:20:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - About 53 cases of rape of under-age girls were recorded between January and June 2021 in [...] Full text...

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South Africa expels Lesotho diplomats

11 june 2021 - 11:32:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A diplomatic storm has erupted between South Africa and neighbouring Lesotho which has resulted [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More than 100,000 people in Ghana take second jab of AstraZeneca vaccine

24 may 2021 - 23:05:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Over 100,000 people in Ghana have so far received the second phase of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Sugar producer unveils $238.5 million investment in Tanzania’s industry expansion

20 may 2021 - 07:07:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Kilombero Sugar Company (KSC) has announced a new investment of $238.5 million (Tsh 571.6 [...] Full text...

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South Africa has ‘obligation’ to better address domestic violence: UN women’s rights experts

18 may 2021 - 06:44:50
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Failure to address domestic violence in South Africa is a violation of women’s rights, independent [...] Full text...

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South African health expert appointed to WHO council

07 may 2021 - 11:38:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s world renowned infectious disease epidemiologist Professor Salim Abdool Karim, who played a [...] Full text...

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South Africa eases lockdown measures

01 march 2021 - 10:20:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Monday moved to its lowest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions following confirmation that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus -World Bank undertakes surveys to map out impact on development

08 january 2021 - 23:14:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has launched a series of Rapid Response Phone Surveys of households and firms [...] Full text...

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Christians celebrate Christmas despite COVID-19

25 december 2020 - 06:37:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Billions of Christians in the world are on Friday celebrating Christmas to mark birth of Jesus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin announces resumption of sports, cultural activities

24 december 2020 - 10:46:13
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has decided to ease the restrictive measures implemented to fight the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...

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Mali destroys tons of illicit drugs and counterfeit pharmaceuticals

19 november 2020 - 15:47:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Central Office of Narcotics (OCS) in Dio, some 40 km from Bamako, on Wednesday incinerated [...] Full text...

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Road accidents claim 114 lives in Mauritius this year

17 november 2020 - 07:00:43
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 114 people have lost their lives in road accidents in Mauritius this [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa's opposition slams lockdown extension

12 november 2020 - 09:18:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for extending [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa's COVID-19 lockdown extended again

15 october 2020 - 08:15:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has confirmed that South Africa’s State [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic disrupting critical mental health services - WHO warns

06 october 2020 - 06:33:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global pandemic has disrupted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of the countries [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to conduct 7th Non-Communicable Diseases survey

02 october 2020 - 06:25:19
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry is to conduct the 7th National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Survey [...] Full text...

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Noncommunicable diseases increase risk of dying from COVID-19 in Africa

10 september 2020 - 17:37:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - There is an increasing evidence that Africans living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya extends coronavirus curfew, eases ban on alcohol sale

26 august 2020 - 18:10:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has extended a nationwide curfew, currently in force, by a further 30 days [...] Full text...

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FIFA teams up with AU, WHO and CAF to promote campaign against domestic violence in Africa

18 august 2020 - 15:04:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - FIFA is joining forces with the African Union (AU), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mixed reaction trails easing COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa

16 august 2020 - 11:11:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been mixed reaction to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to lift most lockdown [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana bans liquor sale as positive cases rise

06 august 2020 - 05:27:58
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has imposed a countrywide alcohol sale ban, as the country sees a rise in COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Retail giants, Shoprite, to pull out of Nigeria

05 august 2020 - 14:23:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - South Africa retail giant, Shoprite, has announced the commencement of a formal process to discontinue its [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African president Ramaphosa urges caution as infections begin stabilising

02 august 2020 - 07:05:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to remain vigilant after the country’s confirmed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya bans alcohol sale to battle rising infections spike

27 july 2020 - 22:11:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta announced a ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks in restaurants and extended [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to launch national action plan to tackle harmful use of alcohol

25 july 2020 - 06:28:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry is to launch different activities to control and reduce [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria's COVID-19 Presidential Task Force accuses elites of flouting preventive guidelines

16 july 2020 - 19:06:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Thursday criticized Nigerian elites for flouting regulations [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigeria's airports set for reopen as officials issue COVID-19 compliant guidelines

27 june 2020 - 18:23:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Passengers travelling abroad through Nigeria’s airport terminals are required to arrive five hours before departure in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IOC joins forces with WHO and UN to fight pandemic

24 june 2020 - 10:13:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On Olympic Day, 23 June 2020, the International Olympic Committee and UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mauritius schools reopen 1 July 2020

15 june 2020 - 15:56:54
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – All schools - pre-primary, primary and secondary levels in Mauritius - will resume classes on [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: South African lobby group flags police brutality in containing pandemic

04 june 2020 - 13:45:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African lobby group AfriForum has laid charges against Pretoria at the United Nations [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Alcohol trade, consumption ban due to be lifted in Botswana

30 may 2020 - 19:34:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) –  President Mokgweetsi Masisi has announced Botswana’s intention to resume alcohol trade, after a two months ban. Addressing [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tobacco giant sues government over smoking ban

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

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FIFA, WHO and European Commission launch #SafeHome campaign

26 may 2020 - 19:27:03
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission have joined forces to launch the [...] Full text...

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Four people die of alcohol poisoning in Tunisia

26 may 2020 - 10:15:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four people from he same family have died in Tunisia after drinking alcoholic product known in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa's positive cases pass 20,000 mark

24 may 2020 - 12:14:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Department of Health on Sunday confirmed that 53 employees at AngloGold [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: UN boss salutes South Africa's pandemic response

19 may 2020 - 13:17:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Nations  Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday saluted President Cyril Ramaphosa and his [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mask wearing in public place now mandatory in Mauritius

18 may 2020 - 12:33:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – As from 18 May, it is mandatory to wear a mask while in public places [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after pandemic

14 may 2020 - 05:31:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Decades of neglect and under-investment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO hails 7.4 billion-Euro pledge for COVID-19 treatments

05 may 2020 - 05:08:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World leaders on Monday pledged 7.4 billion Euros to support research and development for medicines to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa's lobby group seeks to have tobacco ban lifted

20 april 2020 - 18:18:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just days after President Cyril Ramaphosa refused to lift the ban on alcohol sales [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma serves notice of his plan to stand trial

19 april 2020 - 13:58:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday confirmed that he has restructured his [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African president, Ramaphosa, refuses to lift ban on alcohol sales

17 april 2020 - 16:57:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Friday rejected a legal application by business [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Beninese donate more than 250 million CFAF to virus fight

12 april 2020 - 18:57:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese government has received 250 million CFAF in donations from organisations and individuals to aid [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin says only media would be allowed on campaign trail for local election

12 april 2020 - 17:16:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin says only the media will be involved in the campaign for the country's local level [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Amid lockdown, Zimbabwean journalists face prosecution (Analysis)

09 april 2020 - 17:36:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local freelance journalist, Panashe Makufa, had heard that members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were dispersing [...] Full text...

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UN chief slams 'horrifying surge' in domestic violence

06 april 2020 - 08:48:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 pandemic to cut Zambia’s GDP growth to 2%

27 march 2020 - 14:57:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Finance minister Bwalya Ng’andu has revised the  economic growth for 2020 to 2 percent.   Due to [...] Full text...

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Judicial police free 82 detainees from Tripoli prison to prevent spread of coronavirus

26 march 2020 - 13:40:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 82 detainees in the new penitentiary and rehabilitation centre at Tripoli central prison [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali's president calls COVID-19 absolute evil

24 march 2020 - 20:45:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita said on national television on Monday evening that "coronavirus kills, it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana closes all borders as positive cases hit 21 with one death

22 march 2020 - 07:58:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will close all land, sea and air borders to human traffic for the next two [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African cases soar to 116

19 march 2020 - 13:01:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed that the number of Covid-19 cases in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nairobi Securities Exchange trading halted after massive drop

13 march 2020 - 18:36:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was halted on Friday after the index dropped by [...] Full text...

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Congo's pharmacists' association sets up early warning cell for the response against coronavirus

12 march 2020 - 20:41:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Pharmacists' Association (L'Ordre des pharmaciens du Congo) on Thursday set up a cell as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus COVID-19 risk increased to ‘very high’, first sub-Saharan case in Nigeria

29 february 2020 - 05:03:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Sale of tobacco and alcohol banned near schools in Burkina Faso

20 february 2020 - 15:00:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Wednesday adopted a decree banning the sale of alcohol and tobacco [...] Full text...

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Rwanda media organization bemoans delay in its manager's drunk-driving case

19 february 2020 - 15:16:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Kagarama Primary court in Kigali city is yet to decide on the case of the [...] Full text...

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Experts press for radical rethink on child health

19 february 2020 - 10:20:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A landmark report released on Wednesday by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts [...] Full text...

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WHO reinforces preparedness for novel coronavirus in Africa

05 february 2020 - 22:25:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - Though there are no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus reported in the Africa region, the World [...] Full text...

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Cervix, breast cancers occupy 2nd and 3rd place after prostate cancer in DR Congo

04 february 2020 - 22:19:38
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) -  In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), cervix and breast cancers occupy the second and [...] Full text...

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More than 8,000 cases of cancer reported every year in Benin

04 february 2020 - 21:47:06
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - Benin records more than 8,000 cases of cancer every year, Health Minister Professor Benjamin Hounkpatin said [...] Full text...

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Niger makes significant progress in taming cancer

04 february 2020 - 14:18:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Cancer incidence in Niger increased from 56.3 cases per 100,000 women in 2008 to 71 cases [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Roadmap Framework to improve maternal, newborn and child health

03 february 2020 - 17:07:23
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday launched the National Roadmap Framework (NRF), meant to achieve a nation of healthy [...] Full text...

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'Gambia monitoring Coronavirus spread'

28 january 2020 - 18:33:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Ministry of Health has informed the general public of the outbreak of Novel CoronaVirus [...] Full text...

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Benin takes measures against coronavirus

28 january 2020 - 11:38:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's Health Minister Prof. Benjamin Hounkpatin said Tuesday that the government has taken a series of [...] Full text...

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Corona virus: South Sudan takes precautionary measures at entry points

25 january 2020 - 15:50:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan has said it is stepping up preventive and screening measures on all posts, particular [...] Full text...

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Ghana takes steps to alert public on outbreak of coronavirus in China

25 january 2020 - 09:31:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - With concerns of the outbreak of coronavirus in China beginning to spread to other parts of [...] Full text...

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Beninese bishops concerned about juvenile alcoholism

13 january 2020 - 22:04:25
Cotonou, Benin(PANA)   -  The Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) at the end of its second ordinary plenary session of the [...] Full text...

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The exchange of cows among the ancestral hard-skinned practices in Burundi (Analysis)

12 january 2020 - 12:11:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One of the notable presidential activities of the week, which is coming to an end, was [...] Full text...

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Road accidents claimed 18 lives in Lomé during holiday season

04 january 2020 - 18:54:03
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The holiday season was deadly in Lomé, which 74 road accidents that left 18 people dead [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura closes bars operating after permitted opening time

17 december 2019 - 16:05:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Authorities in Bujumbura city have closed down a dozen bars as as a warning to pub [...] Full text...

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Togolese drivers to take blood alcohol test on road from Monday

12 december 2019 - 23:30:21
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  Togolese drivers will from Monday 16 December take blood alcohol test, the minister in charge of [...] Full text...

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Botswana youth warned against escalating substance abuse

28 november 2019 - 02:20:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  -  Botswana’s police service chief Superintendent Onious Madziba Wednesday warned the youth against abuse of alcohol and [...] Full text...

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Botswana Police Service teams up with women in media to fight gender-based violence

25 november 2019 - 21:37:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Police Services (BPS) have  joined forces with Women in Media in a fight against [...] Full text...

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One-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse: UN

25 november 2019 - 06:24:35
New York, US (PANA) - Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations [...] Full text...

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US deports number of Liberians on multiple charges

14 november 2019 - 00:13:25
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)  -  The United States of America has deported a number of Liberians on multiple charges, an official [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s heat wave intensifies

22 october 2019 - 14:29:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism and that of Health and Wellness have warned  the [...] Full text...

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Gold panning in North Niger: A growth lever but also source of problems - study

18 october 2019 - 22:27:50
Agadez, Niger (PANA)  -  The boom in gold panning in the desert north of Niger, former home of armed rebellions, [...] Full text...

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South African restaurant rape accused pleads guilty

09 september 2019 - 12:47:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A man accused of raping a child in the bathroom of an upmarket Pretoria [...] Full text...

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Tension building between South Sudanese refugees, host communities in northern Uganda

30 august 2019 - 21:01:45
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Tension between South Sudanese refugees and Ugandan communities around natural resources, livelihoods and land is slowly [...] Full text...

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Austerity and economic headwinds in Zimbabwe to persist - IH Securities

06 august 2019 - 14:19:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Financial services firm IH Securities expects austerity and economic headwinds to persist after a plethora of [...] Full text...

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Burundi opens first center for cancer screening and diagnosis

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

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Zimbabwe govt increases taxes

02 august 2019 - 08:06:02
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has increased electricity tariffs threefold and nearly did the same for fuel imports, [...] Full text...

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Homicide kills far more people than armed conflict, new UN study shows

09 july 2019 - 05:52:39
New York, US (PANA) - Some 464,000 people across the world were victims of homicidal violence in 2017, more than [...] Full text...

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Sixty-six people killed in road accidents in Mauritius this year

27 june 2019 - 08:48:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Sixty-six people have died in road accidents this year in Mauritius, the police said in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya health chief raises red flag on cardiovascular diseases

18 may 2019 - 13:49:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fifty percent of in-patient admissions in Kenyan hospitals are those suffering from cardiovascular diseases, which calls [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s only beer factory on verge of shutting down

03 may 2019 - 11:47:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Banjul Breweries Ltd, Gambia’s only brewery and producers of Julbrew beer and non-alcoholic drinks, is in [...] Full text...

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Alcohol and tobacco abuse blamed for mortality

09 april 2019 - 19:13:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Alfred Madigele, has blamed alcohol and tobacco abuse [...] Full text...

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Nigeria sets out to mobilise resources for investing in people

04 april 2019 - 08:26:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Diversifying Nigerian government’s revenue base, increasing non-oil revenues, and securing oil revenues, will all be critical, [...] Full text...

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Tuberculosis is priority public health concern in Burkina Faso

24 march 2019 - 12:33:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Tuberculosis is a priority public health concern in Burkina Faso, the health ministry said on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to deploy 197 soldiers to Gambia on peacekeeping mission

21 march 2019 - 19:41:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Thursday said that it is deploying 197 soldiers and officers to Gambia [...] Full text...

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Botswana's Bushmen running late in reaping benefits of education system (A feature by Meekaeel Siphambili)B

21 february 2019 - 09:23:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Since independence in 1966, all Batswana (citizens of Botswana) have enjoyed free access to basic education. The [...] Full text...

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Botswana's Bushmen running late in reaping benefits of education system (A feature by Meekaeel Siphambili)

21 february 2019 - 09:13:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Since independence in 1966, all Batswana (citizens of Botswana) have enjoyed free access to basic education. The [...] Full text...

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CSA president says Azawad movement violated Algiers peace deal for Mali

19 february 2019 - 22:34:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chairman of the monitoring committee on the agreement for peace and reconciliation in Mali (CSA), [...] Full text...

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Cancer is 3rd cause of death in Mauritius - Health minister

14 february 2019 - 07:49:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Cancer is the third cause of death in Mauritius with 1,366 deaths in 2017 compared to [...] Full text...

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English Football club Leeds United salutes another South African legend (By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

20 january 2019 - 09:00:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A week after the death of South African football legend Phil Masinga, his old [...] Full text...

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Acting Mauritian president warns youth against drugs, alcohol

26 december 2018 - 10:02:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Acting Mauritian president Barlen Vyapoory on Tuesday urged his country's youth not to harm themselves by [...] Full text...

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Consumer rights watchdog alerts Beninese on junk foods during holiday season

25 december 2018 - 18:38:52
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Beninese civil society organization devoted to protection of consumer rights, Consumer's Voice, has warned [...] Full text...

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Road injuries leading cause of death for the young, despite safety gains: UN report

07 december 2018 - 21:31:46
Geneva, Switzerland (ANA) - Latest statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that 1.35 million people die on the [...] Full text...

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Half of Mauritian population suffer from diabetes

19 november 2018 - 17:05:06
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life minister Anwar Husnoo on Monday said the Government is spending [...] Full text...

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Start nurturing mental health ‘at an early age’, urges UN chief

10 october 2018 - 01:16:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Worldwide, it is estimated that one in five adolescents experience mental health challenges, though most remain [...] Full text...

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Alcohol levy trimmed in Botswana

03 october 2018 - 17:45:42
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has cut alcohol levy from 55 percent to 35 percent, following calls from brewery industry [...] Full text...

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Mauritius health authorities to develop strategies for reducing salt intake

01 october 2018 - 17:47:49
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health ministry will develop strategies to cut down salt intake in diets as recommended [...] Full text...

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UN stands up to stop 41 million avoidable deaths per year

27 september 2018 - 19:17:26
New York, US (PANA) - “Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic Lyme disease, depression” – just some of the illnesses [...] Full text...

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Alcohol abuse kills three million people a year, most of them men – WHO report

21 september 2018 - 17:21:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in 20 deaths in 2016 – 3 million people, mostly men – were [...] Full text...

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800,000 people commit suicide every year - WHO

10 september 2018 - 05:22:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, close to 800,000 people commit suicide, the second leading cause of death among people [...] Full text...

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Some 17 million people live in areas affected by conflict areas in Lake Chad region - MSF

05 august 2018 - 03:29:10
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Around 17 million people live in areas affected by the violent conflict between non-state armed groups [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Chadians forced to pay heavy price for harsh austerity measures

16 july 2018 - 06:46:17
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International on Monday published a report that criticises the Chadian authorities for [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for greater attention to needs of refugee youth in Uganda

28 june 2018 - 06:31:23
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN refugee agency representative in Uganda, Joel Boutroue, has called on partners to prioritise labour-intensive [...] Full text...

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Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, inducted into 250-member American Academy of Arts and Letters

31 may 2018 - 13:11:58
New York, US (PANA) - The last is yet to be heard of the avalanche of accolades coming to renowned [...] Full text...

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Delegates to World Health Assembly call for stepped up action against NCDs

25 may 2018 - 11:22:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Delegates to the 71st World Health Assembly in Geneva have called for stepped up action in [...] Full text...

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Investing in non-communicable disease control posts strong gains - WHO report

16 may 2018 - 15:14:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The world’s poorest countries can gain US$ 350 billion by 2030 by scaling up investments in [...] Full text...

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New UN high-profile panel set to take on non-communicable diseases

17 february 2018 - 05:01:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Bold, innovative solutions are now on the table to accelerate the prevention and control of deadly [...] Full text...

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US$46 billion in productivity lost to cancer in major emerging economies (A WHO Feature)

04 february 2018 - 01:31:15
Lyon, France, (PANA) – A new study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology evaluates for the first time the cost [...] Full text...

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IAEA chief urges greater access to cancer diagnosis, prevention, treatment services

02 february 2018 - 20:32:53
Vienna, Austria (PANA) – Millions of people suffering from cancer in developing countries still lack access to effective prevention, screening, [...] Full text...

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Road crashes hold back economic growth in developing countries - WB report

09 january 2018 - 18:13:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Reducing road traffic deaths and injuries could result in substantial long-term income gains for [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia working with UN to strengthen national NCD response (A WHO feature)

25 december 2017 - 08:51:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - All of government action is needed to prevent and control the health and development impacts [...] Full text...

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WHO commends South Africa's parliament for passing tax bill on sugary drinks (A WHO feature)

10 december 2017 - 04:41:34
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Parliament has taken a brave and powerful step towards promoting the health [...] Full text...

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Botswana targets to end HIV/AIDS transmission by 2030

01 december 2017 - 10:47:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Ian Khama has said the country needs to step up efforts to address rampant [...] Full text...

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Gov'ts endorse UN-backed plan to tackle non-communicable diseases - WHO

19 october 2017 - 20:12:31
Montevideo, Uruguay (PANA) – Global leaders have pledged to take bold action to reduce suffering from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Creating healthy workplace improves mental wellbeing, productivity – UN

11 october 2017 - 06:41:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – People spend a large proportion of time at work, where experiences there factor into their overall [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: ‘Window of opportunity’ closing on non-communicable diseases, warns WHO

18 september 2017 - 20:59:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Millions around the globe are dying prematurely from diseases such as cancer or heart disease, the [...] Full text...

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AfDB advocates strategies to deepen industrialization of cassava

12 september 2017 - 14:46:14
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has intensified financing for the production of crops with the [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana reconsiders music festival ban

11 september 2017 - 15:32:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has temporary suspended a presidential directive to cancel music festival at stadium and public places. Thapelo [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian Catholic Church concerned at moral decadence among teenagers

05 september 2017 - 15:06:07
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Catholic Church in Zambia has expressed concern on the moral decay that has engulfed some [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Lackluster productivity taints Mauritius' economic competitiveness

15 august 2017 - 07:57:14
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has made great strides over the last decade to top the competitiveness rankings in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan film body bans several TV programmes for agitating homosexuality

15 june 2017 - 12:26:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan film classification body has banned several cartoon programmes aired by a South African pay [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ calls for immediate release of Somaliland journalist

03 june 2017 - 14:19:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Authorities in the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland should immediately release detained journalist, Mohamed Adan Dirir, the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 'Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) costs Mauritius US$58m annually'

24 may 2017 - 13:47:14
Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Gender Equality Minister, Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo, on Wednesday said that the aggregated economic cost associated [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO, partners worried by high adolescent deaths from preventable causes

16 may 2017 - 11:43:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 3,000 adolescents die every day, totalling 1.2 million deaths a year, from largely preventable [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO warns excessive speed contributes to high traffic fatalities

05 may 2017 - 17:52:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging drivers to kill the speed as speeding on the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma salutes fallen gospel star

28 january 2017 - 07:23:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma has saluted gospel star Lundi Tyamara who died Thursday following a [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Voting begins in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections

07 december 2016 - 07:02:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting has begun in Ghana to elect a president and 275 parliamentarians, the Electoral Commission (EC) [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Motor cycles, alcohol banned at polling stations as Ghanaians vote

07 december 2016 - 05:27:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghanaians go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a president and 275 parliamentarians, the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius adopts tougher regulations to curb drink, careless driving

23 november 2016 - 09:56:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Parliament voted late on Tuesday night an amendment to the Road Traffic Act which [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO launches new prenatal care to curb pregnancy risks

09 november 2016 - 05:23:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced a new prenatal care model, designed to enhance [...] Full text...

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France: Global scale of food fraud highlighted in INTERPOL-Europol report

27 october 2016 - 11:34:05
Lyon, France (PANA) – The final results from the joint INTERPOL-Europol operation Opson V targeting counterfeit food and drink have [...] Full text...

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US: Ban calls for of immediate support for post-crisis psychological distress

11 october 2016 - 06:27:20
New York, US (PANA) - Marking World Mental Health Day 2016, the United Nations has highlighted the importance of making [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritians urged to take responsibility for their own health

29 september 2016 - 14:34:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - On the World Heart Day, celebrated worldwide Thursday, the Mauritian Health Minister, Mr Anil Gayan, has [...] Full text...

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UN: UN experts caution governments, families on child-directed commercial adverts

10 august 2016 - 19:29:10
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of International Youth Day, two UN human rights experts are drawing attention to the [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO urges speeding up efforts on non-communicable diseases

19 july 2016 - 06:54:57
New York, US (PANA) - Governments must make greater efforts to protect people from heart disease, cancers, diabetes and lung [...] Full text...

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UN: Coffee does not pose cancer risk - WHO says

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

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UN: UN officials stress need to involve persons with disabilities to achieve SDGs

14 june 2016 - 22:00:20
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the 10th anniversary of a UN treaty that protects the rights of persons with [...] Full text...

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UN: UN conference promotes equal rights for persons with disabilities

14 june 2016 - 15:40:22
New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of delegates from around the world on Tuesday gathered in New York for a [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Minister urges youth in Botswana to prevent new HIV infections

19 april 2016 - 17:18:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s youth have been challenged to embrace behaviour change, as part of the nation’s efforts to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Prevalence of diabetes stabilises in Mauritius

13 january 2016 - 12:47:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) — Mauritian Health Minister Anil Gayan on Tuesday said that for the first time in 30 years, [...] Full text...

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