Benin allocates more than 125 billion CFA francs to health sector in 2023
BBA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government plans to spend more than 125 billion CFA francs on health, according to the budget voted recently in [...] Full text...
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Health
Mauritius to institutionalise National Health Observatory
NA Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness on Monday said it will institutionalise the National Health Observatory (NHO), which is an important [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records 16 new cases
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected 16 new infections out of 152 samples tested, representing a positive rate of 4%, in the week from 28 [...] Full text...
Many persons with disabilities face premature death due to health inequities: WHO
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Persons with disabilities face a risk of dying up to 20 years earlier than other sections of society, according to a new [...] Full text...
Mauritius opens first Community Sexual Health Centre
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Friday opened its first community sexual health clinic in a bid to provide a panoply of services to further support individuals suffering from Human [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports three deaths in one week
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Saturday reported three deaths attributed to COVID-19 over the period 24 to 30 November 2022.
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Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO report
MA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality is projected in the African region, [...] Full text...
Burundi says it has shown the way in fight against HIV/AIDS
BBA Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's health ministry said on Thursday the country is showing the way in West and Central Africa in the fight against [...] Full text...
Libya marks World AIDS Day
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Activities marking World AIDS Day, commemorated on 1 December each year, were organised on Thursday at the Equestrian Square in Abu [...] Full text...
Proven solutions must be put in place to end AIDS by 2030: Guterres
MA New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief is marking World AIDS Day on Thursday with a call to action to end the inequalities which are blocking [...] Full text...
Gender inequalities hampering global efforts to end AIDS
MA New York, US (PANA) - Inequalities will prevent the world from meeting agreed global targets on AIDS, but a “feminist route map” can get countries [...] Full text...
Tripoli hosts Franco-Libyan Forum on Health Diplomacy
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The activities of the Franco-Libyan Forum on Health Diplomacy started in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, aimed at promoting cooperation between the [...] Full text...
Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth
MA New York, US (PANA) - Some 110,00 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said, noting [...] Full text...
WHO recommends new name for monkeypox
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, in the wake of reports of [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records 6 new cases in one week
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded within a week six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection out of 120 samples tested, representing a positivity rate [...] Full text...
Mauritius to broaden scope of HIV testing nationwide
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will introduce shortly the HIV and AIDS (Amendment) Bill to the National Assembly to broaden the scope of HIV testing [...] Full text...
Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat
WA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said here Friday.
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Libyan Health Minister attends Third Global Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance in Oman
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Prime Minister of the National Unity Government and Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Abu Jannah, on Thursday participated in [...] Full text...
Nearly 40 million children susceptible to measles due to COVID-19 disruptions - Report
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 40 million children are at risk of getting measles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) and [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Tunisia records 2 new cases in one week
BBA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded within one week, 14-20 November, two deaths and 192 new confirmed infections of coronavirus (Covid-19), the Tunisian Health Ministry [...] Full text...
Tunisia records first death from Shigellosis
BBA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The regional director of health in Tunis, Terek Ben Nasr, announced on Wednesday the death of an eight-year-old girl suffering from [...] Full text...
Libyan Prime Minister launches project to organize cancer treatment in Libya
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Tuesday launched an "Al-Shifa" (Healing) project to organize [...] Full text...
Libyan Ministry of Health pledges to improve health services for prisoners
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Abu Janah, has affirmed that the ministry will do its utmost [...] Full text...
WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to compile an updated list of priority pathogens that can cause future outbreaks or [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records 8 new cases in one week
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected eight new cases of coronavirus out of 234 samples tested from 14-20 November, representing a positivity rate of 3.4%, [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius registers one death in one week
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Saturday reported that one death attributed to COVID-19 was recorded from 10 to 16 November.
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UN’s game plan for sanitation for all
MA New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of World Toilet Day on 19 November, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is launching a new game plan to help [...] Full text...
Chad: Emergency declared after floods (WHO)
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An emergency situation has been declared in Chad because of floods, which have affected 18 of the 23 provinces of [...] Full text...
Tackling emerging antimalarial drug resistance in Africa
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO is launching Thursday a new strategy to respond to the urgent problem of antimalarial drug resistance in Africa, a press [...] Full text...
Libya holds 3rd Health Sector Development Strategies Forum
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, participated in the 3rd Health Sector Development Strategies Forum aimed at ensuring the transfer of expertise and [...] Full text...
UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls in Horn of Africa
MA New York, US (PANA) - The unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is affecting whole communities, but it is women and girls who are [...] Full text...
Doses of Ebola candidate vaccines expected to be shipped to Uganda next week: WHO
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three candidate Ebola vaccines for a proposed clinical trial in Uganda should be shipped to the country next week, the head [...] Full text...
WHO urges immediate skin to skin contact for babies born prematurely
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Premature babies should be given skin to skin contact immediately after birth to improve their survival and health outcomes, the World [...] Full text...
WB announces launch of three health programmes in Libya by early 2023
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Bank (WB) task force in Libya has announced the start of the activation of three health programmes in the [...] Full text...
Updated family planning guide promotes empowerment, health and wellbeing – WHO
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wider access to self-administered contraceptives and the use of digital technologies by providers are just two of the tangible measures outlined [...] Full text...
About 20% of Mauritians are diabetic - Health Minister
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – According to Mauritian Heath and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, around 20% of the country's population is diabetic.
Citing recent surveys on World [...] Full text...
Libya holds workshop on 2023-28 National AIDS Strategy
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A workshop on the National AIDS Strategy (2023-2028) has been held in Tripoli, aimed at defining the objectives to be achieved [...] Full text...
Uganda confirms 135 Ebola cases, 53 deaths
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Uganda has reported 135 confirmed and 21 probable cases of Ebola in eight different districts, with 53 confirmed and 21 [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Wearing of face mask no longer mandatory in public transport in Mauritius
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The wearing of face mask will no longer be mandatory in public transport, in Mauritius, including taxis and passenger terminals at [...] Full text...
Sudan battles dengue fever
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Ministry of Health says its efforts are helping to control the spread of dengue fever that has hit eight of [...] Full text...
Global disparity in access to essential vaccines, says WHO report
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Limited supply and unequal vaccine distribution means that lower-income countries consistently struggle to access essential inoculations in demand by wealthier countries, [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records nine new cases
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected nine new cases of coronavirus from 31 October to 6 November out of 140 samples tested, representing a positivity [...] Full text...
Franco-Libyan Health Day comes off in November in Tripoli
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The capital, Tripoli, will host during this month activities of a "Franco-Libyan Health Day" aimed at boosting health cooperation between the [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports one death
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Saturday announced the death of one 80-year-old woman patient from the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The patient was not [...] Full text...
Meeting in Tripoli on the draft emergency response plan for migrants' health in Libya
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Department of Health Emergencies of the Libyan Ministry of Health of the Government of National Unity reviewed here Thursday, with [...] Full text...
Greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge -WHO
WA Brazzaville, DRC(PANA) - New analysis by the the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in [...] Full text...
Mauritius launches National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022 and its implementation Plan 2022–2027, whose objective is to achieve sexual health [...] Full text...
Mauritius to introduce high-quality surveillance to prevent outbreak of measles
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will combine high-quality surveillance and public health promotion with a strong childhood immunisation programme to prevent any serious public health [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records 17 new cases in one week
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventeen new coronavirus infections were detected in Libya out of 239 samples tested, representing a positivity rate of 5.1%, during the [...] Full text...
Mauritius to introduce health book for senior citizens
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry announced on Friday that it will introduce a health book for Mauritians aged 60 years and [...] Full text...