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23 january 2025 - 14:25:45Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...
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Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...
WHO launches $1.5 billion appeal to tackle global health crises
17 january 2025 - 06:38:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is facing an extraordinary convergence of crises that has left 305 million people in [...] Full text...
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2024 ‘one of the worst years in history for children in conflict’
28 december 2024 - 14:07:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels [...] Full text...
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Global solidarity key to future pandemic preparedness, says UN chief
28 december 2024 - 07:31:19New York, US (PANA) - In a message commemorating Friday’s International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged [...] Full text...
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WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on
12 november 2024 - 07:38:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to [...] Full text...
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Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative
06 november 2024 - 05:42:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaraia vaccination campaign amid 18 [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north
05 november 2024 - 05:21:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN-supported polio vaccine campaign concluded in besieged northern Gaza on Monday, with agencies inoculating [...] Full text...
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'Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans’ suffering'
05 november 2024 - 05:12:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency [...] Full text...
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Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire
04 november 2024 - 04:52:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north
03 november 2024 - 13:24:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Final phase of polio vaccine campaign reaches ravaged north
03 november 2024 - 05:28:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began early Saturday morning in bombarded [...] Full text...
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Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering
29 october 2024 - 09:44:41New York, US (PANA) - Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts [...] Full text...
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UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists
27 october 2024 - 20:13:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an [...] Full text...
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War reflects negatively on child vaccination in Sudan, UNICEF
25 october 2024 - 18:26:22Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that war in Sudan has hit the children section [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north
24 october 2024 - 05:45:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of [...] Full text...
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Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza force the postponement of polio vaccination campaign
23 october 2024 - 13:22:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) --Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across [...] Full text...
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Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now
19 october 2024 - 06:08:18New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has said the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar should lead to [...] Full text...
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Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger - UN
18 october 2024 - 05:02:33New York, US (PANA) - More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with [...] Full text...
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Gaza School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA
14 october 2024 - 11:49:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on [...] Full text...
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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’
12 october 2024 - 06:59:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north [...] Full text...
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UN officials remember Hamas' 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace
07 october 2024 - 16:25:30New York, US (PANA) - Senior officials from across the UN system underscored the need for peace between Israelis and [...] Full text...
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UN issues Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) on Hostilities in occupied Palestinian territory
28 september 2024 - 08:00:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although Gaza has suffered previous escalations, the current war stands out as unprecedented in the scale [...] Full text...
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WHO in Africa, Red Cross bolster partnership for enhanced public health emergency response
24 september 2024 - 14:39:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Federation of Red [...] Full text...
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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns
20 september 2024 - 07:32:56New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...
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Sahel, Lake Chad Basin countries coordinate joint polio eradication plan
17 september 2024 - 08:01:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In a significant move to combat the ongoing challenge of variant poliovirus transmission in Central and [...] Full text...
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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies
16 september 2024 - 05:42:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...
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WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign in Gaza amid tragic reality
14 september 2024 - 07:10:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 560,000 children under-10 have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff, 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe
13 september 2024 - 05:34:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in [...] Full text...
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UN continues polio vaccination in northern Gaza
12 september 2024 - 05:20:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN says that health workers continue efforts to vaccinate young children in northern Gaza [...] Full text...
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UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in Gaza humanitarian zone
10 september 2024 - 18:15:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...
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Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class
10 september 2024 - 05:23:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing [...] Full text...
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160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza
07 september 2024 - 05:36:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a [...] Full text...
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Polio vaccination campaign in Gaza moves to southern areas
06 september 2024 - 05:34:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The second phase of a two-round campaign to vaccinate over half a million young children in [...] Full text...
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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza
05 september 2024 - 12:55:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented [...] Full text...
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Disease and war stalk children in Gaza, despite vaccine success
05 september 2024 - 06:04:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned [...] Full text...
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UN demands hostage release, urges protection and aid for Gaza civilians
05 september 2024 - 05:46:57New York, US (PANA) - Top UN political and humanitarian officials on Wednesday renewed urgent appeals for the unconditional release [...] Full text...
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UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank
04 september 2024 - 05:17:33New York, US (PANA) - Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target
03 september 2024 - 16:43:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have been [...] Full text...
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Thousands more children protected on day 2 of Gaza polio campaign
02 september 2024 - 19:54:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN-led mass polio vaccination campaign entered its second day in central Gaza on Monday with [...] Full text...
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UN officials repeat calls for peace as Gaza polio vaccinations gets underway
01 september 2024 - 17:06:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has begun in the middle areas of [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations
31 august 2024 - 07:20:32Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza [...] Full text...
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Crisis in Gaza: UN Security Council briefed on latest humanitarian situation
30 august 2024 - 06:16:06New York, United States (PANA) – The UN Security Council met in emergency session in New York on the continuing [...] Full text...
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EU calls for immediate halt of hostilities to allow polio vaccination in Gaza
30 august 2024 - 05:47:55Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is urging immediate humanitarian pauses to enable the vaccination of all children in Gaza [...] Full text...
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UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine
28 august 2024 - 05:08:44New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered [...] Full text...
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Evacuation orders in Gaza threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again
27 august 2024 - 13:03:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing [...] Full text...
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African health ministers begin 74th health forum
27 august 2024 - 06:00:42Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – African health ministers and government representatives gathering in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, on Monday kicked off the [...] Full text...
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Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF
26 august 2024 - 18:40:55New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave
23 august 2024 - 14:54:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A 10-month-old girl paralyzed by polio in Gaza has become the first confirmed case of the [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline
21 august 2024 - 19:58:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with [...] Full text...
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Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza
17 august 2024 - 06:55:23New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down [...] Full text...
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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams
14 august 2024 - 12:48:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams
12 august 2024 - 15:58:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Israeli minister’s comment on starving Gazans to death
09 august 2024 - 16:40:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Friday for the Israeli authorities to monitor senior [...] Full text...
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WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation
08 august 2024 - 07:58:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies [...] Full text...
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WHO-warns of surge in polio, mpox infections
07 august 2024 - 19:47:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday announced the passing of Aidan O’Leary, the Director of the [...] Full text...
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WHO boss announces death of Polio Director
07 august 2024 - 19:10:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday announced the passing of Aidan O’Leary, the Director of the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases
03 august 2024 - 07:25:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians' efforts ‘nowhere near where they should be’ 300 days into Gaza war
02 august 2024 - 05:47:56New York, US (PANA) (PANA) - Scaling up aid delivery remains a challenge in Gaza as the war reaches the [...] Full text...
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Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deadly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies
30 july 2024 - 14:02:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing [...] Full text...
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WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children
27 july 2024 - 05:55:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio [...] Full text...
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‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council
27 july 2024 - 05:47:01New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, and escalating threat [...] Full text...
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UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors'
24 july 2024 - 18:27:19New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement [...] Full text...
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Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn
19 july 2024 - 16:04:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans [...] Full text...
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Childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023: UN agencies
15 july 2024 - 05:04:12New York, US (PANA) - Immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection [...] Full text...
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WHO supports polio vaccination campaign in Angola
02 july 2024 - 06:09:29Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The authorities in Angola, supported by UN agencies, have initiated a vaccination campaign to curb the [...] Full text...
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‘All for Health, Health for All’ sets the stage for 77th World Health Assembly
23 may 2024 - 13:03:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the most severe pandemic in a [...] Full text...
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New global campaign boosts lifesaving vaccines
25 april 2024 - 06:38:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi [...] Full text...
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Polio investment in Eastern Mediterranean nets nearly 39-fold return: WHO
15 february 2024 - 05:49:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every dollar invested in fighting polio in the Eastern Mediterranean region yields a return of nearly [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza war: Crisis deepens as UN aid convoys face delays, obstacles
04 january 2024 - 16:53:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports of continued Israeli airstrikes overnight in southern and central Gaza and more rocket fire [...] Full text...
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2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief
27 december 2023 - 06:55:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'horrified' by strike on Gaza hospital, as warring sides blame each other
18 october 2023 - 07:01:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said he was horrified by the killing of hundreds of civilians following a [...] Full text...
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WHO recommends second malaria vaccine for children
02 october 2023 - 18:26:35Geneva, 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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Health system at breaking point in eastern DRC warns WHO
30 june 2023 - 20:34:01Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fuelled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern [...] Full text...
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DRC faces acute health crisis amid rising violence - WHO
25 june 2023 - 07:02:32Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has more [...] Full text...
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Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote received by president of Niger
19 june 2023 - 16:07:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On Monday 19 June, 2023, the President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, received [...] Full text...
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WHO, Libyan health authorities organize joint polio epidemic simulation exercise
03 june 2023 - 15:54:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A polio outbreak simulation exercise involving experts and some Libyan health staff was organized by the [...] Full text...
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World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief
22 may 2023 - 16:30:17Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) - Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response [...] Full text...
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Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief
21 may 2023 - 18:07:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World [...] Full text...
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African Vaccination Week, World Immunization Week kick off
24 april 2023 - 07:12:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 [...] Full text...
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Burundian Health ministr calls for vigilance against Marburg virus disease
26 march 2023 - 18:21:51Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against HIV/AIDS has called for vigilance against [...] Full text...
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Burundi announces first polio outbreak in more than 30 years
18 march 2023 - 09:56:45Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in Burundi on Friday said they had detected eight samples of polio, officially declaring [...] Full text...
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Mozambique targets 720,000 people in cholera vaccination drive
28 february 2023 - 05:39:48Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique on Monday kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign targeting around 720,000 people in eight districts as [...] Full text...
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African leaders call for urgent action to revitalise routine immunization
21 february 2023 - 06:18:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) ‒ African heads of state have agreed on key measures to revamp routine immunization across the continent [...] Full text...
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Libya launches preparations for vaccination campaign against polio, measles and rubella
08 february 2023 - 13:20:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparations for a vaccination campaign in Libya targeting children aged 0-5 years, scheduled for the middle [...] Full text...
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Libyan Minister of Health attends 69th WHO Regional Committee meeting
11 october 2022 - 13:04:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Health Minister, Ramadan Abu Janah, is leading the official Libyan [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency (Eds: Adds details of presser)
23 july 2022 - 17:06:22Geneva, 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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COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk
15 july 2022 - 19:47:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa in fresh vaccination drive to halt wild polio
10 july 2022 - 07:55:34Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique last week kicked off the third round of vaccination against wild poliovirus type 1 as southern [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox not presently a global public health emergency: WHO
26 june 2022 - 05:31:01Geneva, 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: WHO chief warns World Health Assembly: 'COVID-19 is not over”
23 may 2022 - 05:25:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) told global health Ministers on Sunday that although [...] Full text...
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First polio outbreak in 30 years declared in Mozambique
18 may 2022 - 15:52:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a [...] Full text...
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Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa, warns WHO
29 april 2022 - 05:42:37Brazzaville, 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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UNICEF calls for renewed commitments to achieve polio-free world
27 april 2022 - 07:31:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced on Tuesday that it is seeking new commitments to fund [...] Full text...
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WHO targets children under-5 in southern Africa in mass polio vaccination drives after Malawi outbreak
22 march 2022 - 06:30:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A vaccination drive against wild polio type 1 has kicked off in five southern African countries [...] Full text...
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Gambia to launch polio immunization targeting 382,908 children
18 march 2022 - 18:26:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Ministry of Health announced Friday a launch of the second round of Polio Immunization campaign targeting [...] Full text...
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Malawi intensifies response after wild poliovirus detected: WHO
05 march 2022 - 15:15:59Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Polio emergency response teams in Malawi are ramping up disease surveillance and deepening investigations after the country [...] Full text...
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Japan offers financial support to Guinea's health system
25 january 2022 - 14:36:40Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The government of Japan has donated medical materials and equipment worth about US$1.5 million to Guinea, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Omicron 'outpacing' Delta, says WHO chief
21 december 2021 - 07:22:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to [...] Full text...
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Gambia to begin four days Polio Immunization campaign on November 20
16 november 2021 - 18:48:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with UNICEF-Gambia office, will start a four-day massive Polio immunization [...] Full text...
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Over 80 million reached as Africa trailblazes novel polio vaccine
23 october 2021 - 09:23:30Brazzaville, DR Congo (PANA) - More than 80 million children have been vaccinated with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 [...] Full text...
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Health leaders call for acceleration of vaccination globally, particularly in Africa
14 september 2021 - 21:26:24Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of global health leaders Tuesday issued an urgent call [...] Full text...
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African countries commit to ending all forms of polio
27 august 2021 - 05:41:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Governments from the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region have committed to ending all remaining forms of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO slams 'shocking disparity' in access to vaccines
25 august 2021 - 13:14:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization hit out on Tuesday at the "shocking disparity" in access to coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s health minister declares polio outbreak
20 august 2021 - 11:02:10Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Minister of Health has declared an outbreak of polio in the West African nation, while [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic widens routine immunization gaps in Africa
29 july 2021 - 14:51:56Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Around 7.7 million children in Africa missed out on vital first doses of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis, Measles and [...] Full text...
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Decline in routine childhood vaccinations, another pandemic fallout
15 july 2021 - 05:37:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major backsliding in childhood vaccinations, with 23 million children worldwide [...] Full text...
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WHO pedgess extensive commitments towards women's empowerment, health
05 july 2021 - 20:50:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and [...] Full text...
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African Union backs local production of vaccines in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
22 june 2021 - 10:59:44Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union has voiced support for efforts to establish a continent-wide vaccine research and [...] Full text...
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Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks- WHO
09 june 2021 - 23:48:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) will Thursday launch the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022 titled "Delivering on [...] Full text...
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Institutional mistrust retards child vaccination progress in Africa, new study
01 may 2021 - 10:07:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mistrust in local and national government plays a significant role in slowing down child [...] Full text...
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New UN-led global immunization push aims to save more than 50 million lives
27 april 2021 - 05:15:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-led global immunization strategy was unveiled on Monday to reach more than 50 million children who [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic continues to disrupt health services in 90 pct of countries -WHO
23 april 2021 - 21:52:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The second round of a World Health Organization “pulse survey“ reveals that over one year into the [...] Full text...
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WHO warns of risk of major measles outbreaks as countries delay vaccination drives
23 april 2021 - 05:14:35Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning of risk of major [...] Full text...
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Japan supports Guinea's efforts to fight diseases
16 march 2021 - 13:42:01Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Japanese government on Monday granted US$1,469,772 to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as part [...] Full text...
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Countries gear-up to kick all forms of polio out of Africa, once and for all
15 march 2021 - 09:49:21Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – To rapidly and sustainably stop outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in African countries, a [...] Full text...
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UN agencies support South Sudan's nationwide polio vaccination campaign
26 february 2021 - 05:17:30Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The second round of a vaccination campaign to protect more than 2.8 million children from [...] Full text...
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Guinea launches vaccination campaign against poliomyelitis
20 february 2021 - 10:37:47Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A four-day national immunization campaign against polio in Guinea was launched on Friday in Upper Guinea, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief decries ‘wildly uneven and unfair’ vaccination
18 february 2021 - 05:15:10New York, US (PANA) - International partners working to achieve equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines appealed on Wednesday for the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s death toll hits 50,000
26 november 2020 - 23:26:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The death toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Africa has peaked at 50,000 people [...] Full text...
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Measles cases hit 23-year high last year, killing 200,000 as vaccination stalls, WHO says
12 november 2020 - 21:29:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles killed an estimated 207,500 people last year after a decade-long failure to reach optimal vaccination [...] Full text...
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UNICEF, WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemic
07 november 2020 - 00:06:47GENEVA, Switzerland (PANA) - The UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) Friday called for an urgent action to avert [...] Full text...
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‘Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics: UN agencies
06 november 2020 - 17:10:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Globally, millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles – dangerous but [...] Full text...
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Six humanitarians killed in ‘obscene’ attacks in one week: UN agency
06 november 2020 - 16:38:51New York, UN (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official has strongly condemned recent attacks on aid workers in different [...] Full text...
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UNICEF, WHO concerned about shortage of children's vaccines in Libya
06 november 2020 - 11:31:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have expressed "extreme concern" [...] Full text...
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UN condemns killing of aid workers in Somalia
29 october 2020 - 22:57:00Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The United Nations in Somalia has condemns the murder of two humanitarian workers, who were reportedly killed [...] Full text...
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How Africa’s health systems gain from polio eradication experience
23 september 2020 - 10:38:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The polio response has brought many skilled technicians into Africa’s health systems as the Global Polio [...] Full text...
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Polio cases reported in Sudan despite announcement of its eradication in Africa
29 august 2020 - 17:50:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported cases of [...] Full text...
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Africa declared wild polio-free after four years without a case
25 august 2020 - 18:03:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Africa Regional Certification Commission on Tuesday certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
10 july 2020 - 09:08:33Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa has joined immunization experts in [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso resumes polio vaccination campaigns under strict COVID-19 prevention measures
07 july 2020 - 10:16:29Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Monday concluded a four-day mass polio immunization campaign, vaccinating 174,304 children under five [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari praises world leaders, Osinbajo, others for Polio-free Nigeria
03 july 2020 - 21:08:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Friday commended world leaders and partners for supporting Nigeria to attain a Wild [...] Full text...
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Africa’s wild polio-free status to be determined in August: WHO
19 june 2020 - 20:40:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries
27 may 2020 - 13:00:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed [...] Full text...
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Libyan dailies centre on military developments in war for Tripoli, possible scenario
23 may 2020 - 19:09:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military changes taking place on the ground in recent [...] Full text...
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80 million children under one at risk of other diseases as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts
22 may 2020 - 18:36:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 250,000 Libyan children at risk of disease due to lack of vaccines - UNICEF and WHO
19 may 2020 - 17:42:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "More than a quarter of a million children under the age of one in Libya are [...] Full text...
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Child vaccinations down in DR Congo and COVID-19 is not helping matters - UNICEF
16 may 2020 - 07:29:31Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Niger reports new polio outbreak
25 april 2020 - 09:30:50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Niger has reported a new polio outbreak that has affected two children in Niamey and Tillaberi region, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Hard-fought gains in immunization coverage at risk without critical health services, warns WHO
23 april 2020 - 19:54:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shutting down immunization services in the COVID-19 pandemic risks triggering a resurgence of diseases that can [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries not to let virus eclipse other health issues
23 april 2020 - 16:18:24Brazzaville, Congo PANA) – Public health systems in Africa are coming under severe strain as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic persists, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Commonwealth launches collaboration to help fight pandemic
22 april 2020 - 12:09:07London, UK (PANA) - Commonwealth accredited organisations have launched a range of activities to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN agencies pledge scaled-up efforts to protect uprooted children
21 april 2020 - 05:09:41New York, US (PANA) - Two UN agency chiefs are pledging to accelerate work to expand refugee children’s access to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for greater protection for children caught up in COVID-19 crisis
16 april 2020 - 19:34:01New York, US (PANA) - The looming global recession resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could cause hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus poses latest threat to battered health system in DR Congo, says UNICEF
01 april 2020 - 05:40:56Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The looming threat of the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 is just the latest challenge to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Life-saving vaccinations must not ‘fall victim’ pandemic – UNICEF chief
27 march 2020 - 06:09:46New York, US (PANA) - Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is overstretching health services, medical goods are in short [...] Full text...
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UN draws attention to plight of Madagascar’s children, asks for assistance
12 february 2020 - 07:42:50Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Since 2012, the plight of children in Madagascar has not improved and is in many cases [...] Full text...
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Spread of polio still an international public health concern, warns WHO
08 january 2020 - 07:29:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of polio internationally remains a global public health concern, experts meeting in Geneva on Tuesday have concluded. The [...] Full text...
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Congo: Call for urgent and comprehensive evaluation of all free health services in 2019
18 december 2019 - 00:02:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso Tuesday invited his government to carry out an urgent and comprehensive assessment [...] Full text...
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UN agencies ramp up Somalia measles, polio campaign
25 november 2019 - 06:05:37Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A campaign to vaccinate some 1.7 million children in Somalia was launched on Sunday by the [...] Full text...
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Global leaders pledge US$2.6 billion to eradicate polio
20 november 2019 - 11:43:43Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - Global leaders convened on Tuesday at the Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) Forum in Abu [...] Full text...
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WHO report exposes horror of working conditions of sanitation workers in developing countries
14 november 2019 - 11:19:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in conditions that endanger [...] Full text...
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Some 400,000 doses of TB vaccines distributed in Libya
30 october 2019 - 11:25:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A first batch of 400,000 doses of BCG vaccines for the prevention of the tuberculosis virus, [...] Full text...
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World is closer than ever to seeing polio disappear for good
24 october 2019 - 19:40:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a “historic achievement for humanity”, two of three wild poliovirus strains have been eliminated worldwide, [...] Full text...
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US govt reiterates commitment to work with Nigeria to improve health and well being of Nigerians
23 october 2019 - 16:33:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to work with the Government of Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Central African countries agree to increase national immunization coverage rates to average of 90 pct.
18 october 2019 - 22:49:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Ten Central African countries agreed here Friday to increase their current immunization coverage rate from an [...] Full text...
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More than 100 pct of children under five vaccinated in Niger – Ministry of Public Health
29 september 2019 - 19:10:31Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 100 percent of children from zero to five months have been vaccinated in a [...] Full text...
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OCHA says there is increased vulnerability of people in need of assistance in Niger in 2019
27 september 2019 - 17:15:16Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The emergence of new border movements and the persistence of unmet needs have led to a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja Sunday for UN General Assembly in New York
19 september 2019 - 19:45:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, will on Sunday depart Abuja for New York, United States, to participate [...] Full text...
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Brussels hosts Global Vaccination Summit
10 september 2019 - 13:04:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) will co-host a Global Vaccination Summit on [...] Full text...
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Africa goes three years without wild polio virus - Top WHO officer
22 august 2019 - 18:24:42Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African continent has gone three years without any cases of wild poliovirus being detected, the [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire- Significant health outcomes in the Africa region, report says
20 august 2019 - 23:27:44Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa region has achieved significant results, according to the 12th general program of [...] Full text...
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Congolese president pledges commitment to make immunization major pillar of Universal Health Coverage
22 july 2019 - 22:23:56Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday pledged to make immunization a major pillar of the [...] Full text...
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WHO pushes to achieve universal access to immunization by 2030
20 july 2019 - 07:41:26Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GAVP 2011-2020) nears its conclusion, a regional consultation has been held [...] Full text...
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Guinea launches 2019 polio vaccination campaign
03 july 2019 - 16:50:05Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The first polio immunization campaign of the year was launched on Wednesday in Guinea, where more [...] Full text...
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Eleven out of 100 children are not vaccinated in Benin
18 june 2019 - 12:57:42Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Eleven out of 100 children are not vaccinated in Benin, according to the results of the [...] Full text...
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National immunization campaign against poliomyelitis launched in Niger
13 june 2019 - 17:28:56Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's health authorities on Thursday launched a nationwide polio immunization campaign, combined with vitamin A supplementation [...] Full text...
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Africa about to win the battle against polio
08 april 2019 - 15:58:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa is about to win the battle to eradicate polio, the president of the Regional Commission [...] Full text...
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More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief
22 march 2019 - 06:05:36New York, US (PANA) - A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children than war in more than [...] Full text...
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Bill Gates reveals secret Mandela connection, massive Africa attachment
11 february 2019 - 04:07:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Microsoft founder and global development icon, Bill Gates has moved the African Union Summit with [...] Full text...
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WHO scales up Lassa fever response in affected Nigerian states
01 february 2019 - 15:43:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday it is scaling up response to the [...] Full text...
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Senegal to eradicate polio 'in three or four years'
18 december 2018 - 13:28:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is on the road to completely eradicate polio in three or four years, the director [...] Full text...
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UNICEF launches national immunization campaign in Libya
08 december 2018 - 12:53:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday launched a one-week national immunization campaign in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Rotary International grants 530 million CFA Francs to Mali to eradicate polio
04 december 2018 - 16:42:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Rotary International, through the World Health Organization (WHO), has granted 530 million CFA Francs to Mali [...] Full text...
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UN Chief urges nations to work together
12 november 2018 - 00:23:38Paris France (PANA) - From conflict and economic downturn to disease and climate change, global problems require “more than ever” [...] Full text...
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WHO declares DR Congo Ebola outbreak over
24 july 2018 - 19:30:06Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has been declared [...] Full text...
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Medical charity raises raises red flag on children missing vaccinations in CAR
22 july 2018 - 05:40:47Bangui, CAR (PANA) - A medical charity is warning that children in the Central African Republic (CAR) are missing out [...] Full text...
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UNICEF says record number of children vaccinated in 2017
16 july 2018 - 19:52:19New York, US (PANA) - A record 123 million children were immunized globally in 2017, according to data released on [...] Full text...
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Delegates to World Health Assembly call for stepped up action against NCDs
25 may 2018 - 11:22:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Delegates to the 71st World Health Assembly in Geneva have called for stepped up action in [...] Full text...
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World Health Assembly delegates agree new five-year strategic plan
23 may 2018 - 16:20:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Assembly delegates on Wednesday agreed an ambitious new strategic plan for the next five [...] Full text...
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WHO boss to open World Health Assembly with 'ambitious agenda for change'
18 may 2018 - 19:10:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After one year in office, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will open the 71st World [...] Full text...
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UNAIDS urges scaling up of HIV vaccine research to stop new infections (A UNAIDS feature)
18 may 2018 - 13:30:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world celebrates "HIV Vaccine Awareness Day" on 18 May, UNAIDS has called for an [...] Full text...
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UNICEF calls for urgent protection of children in CAR
14 may 2018 - 08:04:57Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - A dramatic increase in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the first [...] Full text...
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UN says ready for 'all scenarios' in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
11 may 2018 - 18:28:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chances of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) spreading [...] Full text...
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Universal health coverage key to safer, fairer world, says WHO chief
07 april 2018 - 04:28:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday marked World Health Day, and the [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone maximizes protection of children against polio
24 february 2018 - 09:12:34Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone on Friday officially introduced injectable polio vaccine (or IPV) into its routine immunization [...] Full text...
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UN chief spotlights power of universal health coverage to unlock economic growth
14 december 2017 - 21:14:18Tokyo, Japan (PANA) – Health is everyone's right and a driver of economic development, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed [...] Full text...
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Measles deaths fall, but world still far from eliminating disease – Report
27 october 2017 - 04:50:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Annual deaths from measles have dropped below 100,000 last year for the first time, United Nations [...] Full text...
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Eradication of polio 'once and for all' within reach – WHO
25 october 2017 - 05:38:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Despite progress towards global eradication of polio, sustained commitment is needed to overcome the final hurdle [...] Full text...
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Rotary boosts global polio eradication efforts
17 october 2017 - 13:53:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global humanitarian organization, Rotary International, is giving US$49.5 million in grants to support polio immunization and [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe: 'Significant progress' in improving peoples' health in Africa lauded
29 august 2017 - 10:47:05Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The significant progress in improving people’s health in Africa has been commended by delegates attending [...] Full text...
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US: Over 500,000 children in Libya need aid - UNICEF
10 august 2017 - 20:47:57New York, US (PANA) – Ongoing conflict and the breakdown of the economy have left more than a half million [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: WHO working to boost malaria prevention, control in north-eastern Nigeria
07 august 2017 - 19:24:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that if more funds are secured, up to [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: 1 in 10 infants worldwide did not receive any vaccinations in 2016 - Report
17 july 2017 - 15:29:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Worldwide, 12.9 million infants, nearly 1 in 10, did not receive any vaccinations in 2016, according [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Africa needs to act now to safeguard the health of its youth - Rwanda PM
28 june 2017 - 10:58:08Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Partnerships and stronger collaboration are critical for better access to quality, affordable healthcare for everyone in [...] Full text...
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US: Global leaders unite to bring polio one step closer to eradication
13 june 2017 - 06:16:14Atlanta, US (PANA) – Global health leaders gathered at the Rotary Convention in Atlanta on Monday to reaffirm their commitment [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO delegates commend efforts to end polio transmission in 3 endemic States
26 may 2017 - 16:06:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At its 70th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, delegates on Thursday paid tribute to ongoing [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO Africa Region announces new organizational reforms
24 may 2017 - 05:41:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa has announced four new flagship programmess for [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Outgoing WHO chief urges world body to ‘remember the people’ behind the facts and figures
23 may 2017 - 05:08:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In her valedictory speech, the outgoing chief of the United Nations health agency on Monday highlighted [...] Full text...
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US: UNICEF reaches almost half of the world’s children with life-saving vaccines
26 april 2017 - 06:45:23New York, US (PANA) – The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) procured 2.5 billion doses of vaccines to children in nearly [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO announces World Immunization Week to be held 24-30 April
20 april 2017 - 09:58:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday announced World Immunization Week from 24-30 April, which aims [...] Full text...
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