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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Kenyan doctors infuse blood into unborn baby in medical breakthrough

01 august 2023 - 11:40:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Medics at Kenyatta National Hospital  (KNH) are celebrating yet another milestone in foetal medicine after they [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: The bloody power struggle of the Sudanese generals hits 100 days (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

24 july 2023 - 08:50:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  To avoid repeating my food menu in this war situation, I sometimes had to come up [...] Full text...

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UN agencies launch measures to improve well-being of school-aged children, adolescents

23 june 2021 - 05:28:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With school closures triggered by COVID-19 disrupting both education and access to nutritious meals, two UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigerian scientists predict catastrophic new coronavirus strain (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

21 june 2021 - 13:39:49
Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African population is at risk of a more lethal strain of the coronavirus disease [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin records five new deaths

14 april 2021 - 23:31:10
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin between 22 March and 12 April recorded five new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), [...] Full text...

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Children, women are main beneficiaries of blood donation in Burkina Faso

14 june 2020 - 12:45:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Children under five and women aged 15-49 are the main beneficiaries of blood donations in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eritrean detainees live in crowded, filthy prison cells

21 may 2020 - 20:50:31
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) – Amnesty International has decried the overcrowding and the filthy conditions in which detainees in Eritrea are [...] Full text...

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Experts explore new ways to boost food fortification in The Gambia

21 november 2019 - 17:36:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day forum on rice fortification, organise by World Food Program in collaboration with National Nutrition [...] Full text...

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Rights group raises red flags about lead contamination of children in Zambia

23 august 2019 - 12:12:29
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA)  – Human Rights Watch warned on Friday that lead exposure around a former lead and zinc [...] Full text...

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US pledges to be involved in fight against sickle cell anemia in Congo

22 august 2019 - 06:24:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for Health and Humanitarian Affairs, Brett Giroir, on Wednesday in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

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National immunization campaign against poliomyelitis launched in Niger

13 june 2019 - 17:28:56
Niamey, 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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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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Villages ‘reduced to ash’ amid ‘barbaric violence’ in DR Congo - UNHCR

14 july 2018 - 06:06:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarian needs are enormous in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the UN Refugee Agency, [...] Full text...

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Top causes of maternal death linked to Haemorrhage, Hypertensive disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa

17 april 2018 - 15:24:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The two leading causes of maternal death in Sub-Saharan Africa are directly linked to the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan army personnel joins voluntary blood donation campaign

13 january 2017 - 15:09:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan army on Friday launched a campaign aimed at encouraging military personnel to regularly donate [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: WHO, partners battle multiple disease outbreaks in South Sudan

09 september 2016 - 19:32:46
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Infectious diseases continue to pose a major public health threat in South Sudan, the World [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Biofortified beans reducing iron deficiency in Rwandan women

20 july 2016 - 08:29:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Daily consumption of meals with beans has reduced cases of anaemia and iron deficiency in young [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia places sixth in exclusive breast feeding rating

14 june 2016 - 15:56:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has made great progress in promoting exclusive breast feeding, becoming the sixth highest in the [...] Full text...

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Congo: Congo launches nationwide campaign against sickle cell anaemia

27 june 2015 - 11:49:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congo on Saturday launched a nationwide sensitization and screening campaign against sickle cell anemia. Congolese First Lady, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: 400,000 children born with sickle cell in Africa annually - WHO

19 june 2014 - 22:15:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The deputy representative of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Malang Coly, says Africa records each [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Health official regrets prevalence of sickle cell anemia in Africa

17 june 2014 - 21:22:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An official of the Senegalese Ministry of Health, Ms. Indou Demelym, on Tuesday expressed regret about [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Rwanda hosts conference on ‘Getting Nutritious Foods to People’

28 march 2014 - 16:57:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – A three-day international conference on ‘Getting Nutritious Foods to People’, expected to attract more than 200 [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Experts warn against "hidden hunger" in sub-Saharan Africa

31 january 2014 - 08:15:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A new form of "hidden hunger" may break out in the short or medium term across [...] Full text...

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Mauritian students donate blood to meet Increasing demand

21 march 2013 - 13:24:26
Nouvelle-France, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Lormus Bundhoo said Thursday that activities to sensitise and [...] Full text...

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Mali moves to deal with sickle cell anemia

20 june 2012 - 15:22:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - To combat the crippling effect of sickle cell anemia in Mali, Bamako has set up a [...] Full text...

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WHO study shows how to reduce maternal, newborn, child deaths

15 december 2011 - 13:41:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A three-year study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and two other organizations has identified key [...] Full text...

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Bamako hosts 6th congress of Francophone African Society of Haematology

21 november 2011 - 17:05:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The sixth congress of the Francophone African Society of Haematology (SAFEMA) and the first congress of [...] Full text...

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Congo holds week-long maternal, child health immunization campaign

19 october 2011 - 17:13:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government will hold a national maternal and child health immunization campaign, from 26 October [...] Full text...

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Fuel subsidy removal, ex-governors' arrest, rare medical feat reported in Nigeria

08 october 2011 - 08:45:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Government's resolve to remove subsidy on fuel, arrest of former governors over corruption allegations, the warning [...] Full text...

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Liberia launches roadmap to reduce maternal, newborn morbidity, mortality

08 march 2011 - 15:26:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Tuesday launched the road map for accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and [...] Full text...

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Gambian President announces 'cure' for sickle cell, stroke

19 january 2011 - 13:15:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh says he has found a 'cure' for sickle cell anemia, stroke and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania declares all-out war against malaria

15 february 2010 - 11:02:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Using performing arts to attract public attenti on, Tanzaniaâ?s health ministry and health partners [...] Full text...

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Malnutrition, cholera hit refugee camp in northwestern Kenya

16 december 2009 - 15:23:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Malnutrition rates are soaring and cholera is s preading at a camp in northwestern [...] Full text...

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UNICEF grants Congo US$500m

26 august 2009 - 11:09:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has announ ced a grant of US$500 million for women [...] Full text...

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Malaria deaths in Zambia down by 66% – WHO

23 april 2009 - 14:18:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) – The World Health Organizat-ion (WHO) announced Thursday t hat Zambia had achieved a major reduction in [...] Full text...

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