Sudan: Families start eating grass to survive as famine hits hard
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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has warned that famine has now hit half of Sudan’s states [...] Full text...
UN: Over 2 million babies born into Sudan's devastating conflict
14 october 2024 - 16:56:29Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – An international charity organisation catering for children has said over 2 million babies are estimated [...] Full text...
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The world must step up for girls, UN chief says
12 october 2024 - 08:23:50New York, US (PANA) - As the world marked the International Day of the Girl Child on Friday, a town [...] 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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Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency
20 august 2024 - 06:03:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the [...] Full text...
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Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns
15 august 2024 - 06:15:01New York, US (PANA) - One in five children – or 466 million – live in areas that experience at least [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence, famine stalk Sudan’s displaced
13 august 2024 - 16:53:01Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women [...] Full text...
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More support for breastfeeding could save 820,000 young lives annually, UN agencies say
01 august 2024 - 05:06:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called [...] Full text...
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UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages
30 july 2024 - 06:31:44New York, US (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge immediate boost in HIV services to end AIDS by 2030
23 july 2024 - 06:39:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An immediate increase in HIV services is needed in the countries most affected by the pandemic [...] Full text...
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Global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 - UN
12 july 2024 - 05:52:36New York, US (PANA) - The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by [...] Full text...
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Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says UNRWA chief
10 july 2024 - 14:47:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports of intensified heavy shelling in north, central and southern Gaza, the head of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: WHO appalled by horrific attack on El Fasher’s maternity hospital
24 june 2024 - 16:04:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting in Sudan hit a new low over the weekend when a maternity hospital in [...] Full text...
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Gaza is 'a world of devastation' UN agencies
22 june 2024 - 00:38:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Over 50,000 children at risk of ‘severe wasting’
22 june 2024 - 00:10:47Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Almost 52,000 children under the age of five in Zambia are at risk of severe wasting [...] Full text...
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Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies
21 june 2024 - 17:59:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza
20 june 2024 - 12:06:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave’s most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis unfolds in Sudan's Western region of Darfur (Care news feature )
15 may 2024 - 18:54:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It is now 13 months since the conflict in Sudan brought horrific death, destruction, and mass [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Underweight babies, heavy fighting and a hospital reopening
15 may 2024 - 17:43:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid some of the fiercest reported fighting in Gaza yet, UN humanitarians on Wednesday repeated warnings [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rafah exodus reaches 360,000 as UN underscores $2.8 billion aid appeal for Gaza, West Bank
13 may 2024 - 14:34:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 360,000 people have fled Rafah in the last week amid continuing Israeli bombardment that has [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: As exodus from Rafah continues, ceasefire calls grow
10 may 2024 - 11:09:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With no let-up in the Israeli military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah into Friday [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Patients in Rafah ‘afraid to seek services’, WHO reports
08 may 2024 - 06:47:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has taken “crucial steps” in the event of a large-scale Israeli [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings
07 may 2024 - 11:44:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid ongoing uncertainty about a ceasefire in Gaza and an escalation of the military operation in Rafah, UN [...] Full text...
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Peace or war, midwives keep delivering, says UNFPA
05 may 2024 - 16:28:05New York, US (PANA) - Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet [...] Full text...
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Gazans on tenterhooks awaiting news of ceasefire call
01 may 2024 - 15:03:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid growing international calls for restraint from Israel in Gaza and reports on Wednesday of further [...] 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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Sudan war: Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war (Feature by UN News)
14 april 2024 - 07:07:30Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan was plunged into an ongoing, devastating war one year ago on 15 April 2023, [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: No improvement in aid access to north, insists senior UN aid official
12 april 2024 - 21:50:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The situation for Gazans remains dire despite hopes stemming from recent commitments by Israel to boost [...] Full text...
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Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby (A UN News feature)
07 april 2024 - 16:53:05Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN aid teams still waiting for Israeli green light to relieve stricken northern hospital
02 april 2024 - 12:44:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction of Gaza’s largest hospital following a two-week siege by the Israeli military has “ripped the [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s 24 million children have a right to live in peace: UNICEF
29 march 2024 - 05:19:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Almost a year since war broke out in Sudan between rival militias, UN humanitarians warned [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn
19 march 2024 - 13:10:08New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza where increasing [...] Full text...
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South Africa approaches World Court over Israel again
07 march 2024 - 09:17:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again again approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ask [...] Full text...
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Gaza: ‘Babies slowly perishing under the world’s gaze,’ UNICEF warns
04 march 2024 - 06:14:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for wider and safer humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: War leaves 700,000 children facing life-threatening malnutrition
09 february 2024 - 17:02:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 700,000 children in Sudan face the worst and most life-threatening form of hunger after [...] Full text...
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Gaza-Palestine crisis: Babies being born ‘into hell’ amid desperate aid shortages
19 january 2024 - 15:31:45Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Babies are being “delivered into hell” in Gaza with many others likely dying as a result [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNICEF warns against 'triple threat stalking' children in Gaza
13 january 2024 - 08:01:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has warned against the “triple threat” of conflict, disease and malnutrition [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa takes aim at Israel at The Hague
12 january 2024 - 09:52:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A statue of Archbishop Desmond Tutu wearing a Palestinian scarf was erected in Cape [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court
11 january 2024 - 17:14:27The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...
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Israel/Gaza crisis: Everyone is hungry in Gaza now: UN humanitarians
02 january 2024 - 15:05:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated dire concerns for civilians caught up in the war in Gaza. This [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Death toll in Gaza soars to 21,110
29 december 2023 - 05:59:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, the latest death toll as of midnight on Thursday stood at 21,110 according to [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN agency heads unite in urgent plea for women and children in Gaza
22 november 2023 - 21:03:02New York, US (PANA) - The heads of three UN agencies on Wednesday highlighted the disproportionate suffering faced by women [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN welcomes deal for pause in fighting, hostage-release pact
22 november 2023 - 13:44:15New York, US (PANA) - A deal on Wednesday to release hostages taken during Hamas' attack on Israel has been [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid agencies warn of ‘tragic, avoidable surge’ in child deaths
21 november 2023 - 19:51:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “tragic…entirely avoidable surge” in child deaths is expected in Gaza where some 160 youngsters are [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis
21 november 2023 - 19:44:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasizing the severe health risks faced [...] Full text...
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Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children
21 november 2023 - 15:48:36Geneva/New York (PANA) -- Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant urgent attention, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: War and health crisis in Gaza a ‘recipe for epidemics’ warns WHO
21 november 2023 - 05:27:16New York, US (PANA) - The thousands of injuries sustained by civilians across Gaza combined with a burgeoning public health [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Unprecedented and unparalleled' civilian death toll: Guterres
20 november 2023 - 18:53:08New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief said in Monday that in the current conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans have ‘no options’ for safety as offensive continues
20 november 2023 - 12:57:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, where two UN-run schools received direct hits over the weekend amid intensified fighting, the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa, four others refer Gaza crisis to International Criminal Court
20 november 2023 - 11:54:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague has confirmed receipt of a joint [...] Full text...
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Irsael-Gaza crisis: ‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza
19 november 2023 - 18:07:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Spikes in casualties, attacks on schools and shelters, including the death of a UN worker, and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital
19 november 2023 - 06:58:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Fuel restrictions are curtailing aid efforts in Gaza, UN agencies said on Saturday. This was as the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse, warns UN relief chief
18 november 2023 - 06:03:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fierce hostilities continue across Gaza from the air, sea, and on the ground, the UN’s top [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN emergency relief chief unveils 10-point plan ‘to rein in the carnage’
15 november 2023 - 15:34:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN’s top emergency relief official unveiled a 10-point plan “to rein in the carnage” in [...] Full text...
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Gaza: ‘Hospitals are not battlegrounds’, children’s suffering must stop, UN humanitarians say
15 november 2023 - 12:10:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Children have been killed, maimed, abducted and denied assistance in Gaza, and the parties to the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Besieged Gaza hospital misery continues while rainfall prompts new health scare'
14 november 2023 - 14:34:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN health agency, WHO, hailed on Tuesday the “heroic efforts” of staff at Gaza City’s besieged Al-Shifa [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza
14 november 2023 - 07:14:10Cairo, Egypt, US (PANA) - Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a [...] Full text...
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Gaza City: 'Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation'
13 november 2023 - 15:58:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More patients, including premature babies, have reportedly died in Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital which has gone [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks
12 november 2023 - 19:05:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: UN relief chief
11 november 2023 - 18:26:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 70 UN Ambassadors in Geneva call for international action on Gaza
11 november 2023 - 07:58:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international community must act now to end the bloodshed and suffering in Gaza, scores of [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Unfolding catastrophe’ makes humanitarian ceasefire more urgent
06 november 2023 - 19:30:51New York, US (PANA) - As the conflict intensifies in Gaza, with risk of spillover to the wider region, UN [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread: UN humanitarians
30 october 2023 - 13:03:45Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the Israel-Palestine crisis in its fourth week, UN aid teams on Monday highlighted the mounting [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis
24 october 2023 - 11:45:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday pleaded for desperately needed fuel [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN independent experts ‘unequivocally condemn’ violence against civilians
20 october 2023 - 06:44:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Thursday voiced deep concern over the fate of civilians and [...] Full text...
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Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’
19 october 2023 - 16:55:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of [...] Full text...
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Diphtheria outbreak in Guinea
19 october 2023 - 06:54:35Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A diphtheria outbreak in Guinea has killed 58 people, amid hundreds of reported cases – many [...] Full text...
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Training more nurses to bring quality health care to hard-to-reach communities in Kenya- World Bank Blog (By Dr. Leah Chebet Bii)
12 october 2023 - 16:10:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Health workers are the backbone of health systems that meet the needs of their communities. In remote [...] Full text...
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1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn
06 october 2023 - 05:47:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: More than two million children displaced as violence spreads to new areas
24 august 2023 - 11:51:21Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - At least two million children have been forced from their homes since the conflict in [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: Four months of conflict 'destroying people's lives and violating their basic human rights', humanitarians warn
15 august 2023 - 18:44:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After four months of war in Sudan, UN humanitarians on Tuesday called for action to be [...] Full text...
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Nurturing future generations through breastfeeding (A UN feature)
06 august 2023 - 07:47:39Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Christine, her son, and her mother are among 100,000 refugees, mostly women and children, living in [...] Full text...
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Breastfeeding rates remain low in Mauritius - Health Minister
03 august 2023 - 07:44:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Breastfeeding rates remain low in Mauritius, the Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailash Jagutpal has observed, [...] Full text...
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‘Let’s make breastfeeding at work, work’, urge UN agencies
01 august 2023 - 18:13:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations agencies on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, emphasising the need for greater breastfeeding [...] Full text...
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Mohammed VI Perinatal Clinic in Mal celerates first anniversary
11 july 2023 - 17:06:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mohammed VI Perinatal Clinic, a specialised high-standard third referral health establishment, entirely built and equipped [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN warns Darfur 'rapidly spiralling into humanitarian calamity'
16 june 2023 - 06:30:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has warned that situation in Darfur, where a senior official was assassinated this [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Evacuation of hundreds of unaccompanied children launched
06 june 2023 - 12:54:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Khartoum State is currently engaged in a precarious and complicated transportation of hundreds of unaccompanied children [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Dozens of babies die in social welfare house
01 june 2023 - 19:46:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 50 babies kept at a catering house, have died because of adverse conditions created [...] Full text...
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Killer cough syrup and fake medicine (By UN News)
27 may 2023 - 14:14:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the summer of 2022, 70 Gambian babies and young children died from kidney failure after [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN and partners scramble to supply aid as fragile ceasefire holds
26 may 2023 - 06:08:10New York, US (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian partners are mobilising to reach as many people as possible while [...] Full text...
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Premature births claim a million lives yearly: Report
10 may 2023 - 05:59:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “silent emergency” that is claiming one million tiny lives born premature each year requires concerted [...] Full text...
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One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report
09 may 2023 - 05:27:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Death toll from attack on the village of Karma rises to 136
28 april 2023 - 20:01:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death toll from the 20 April attack on the village of Karma in the [...] Full text...
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Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022 (A UNFP feature)
11 april 2023 - 04:52:43Kigoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Last year, 6,235 women and girls gave birth at Nyarugusu refugee camp. And not one of [...] Full text...
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Kenyan anti-government protests continue
30 march 2023 - 17:34:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called Thursday for constitutional reform and asked for an audit of [...] Full text...
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WHO scientist slams ‘big formula milk companies’
09 february 2023 - 06:04:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Calling for a swift crackdown on infant formula corporations’ exploitative marketing tactics, a leading World Health [...] Full text...
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African leaders commit to end AIDS among children by 2030
02 february 2023 - 05:17:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in [...] Full text...
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Nearly one billion served by healthcare facilities without reliable electricity
15 january 2023 - 08:29:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although electricity is critical to healthcare provision, nearly a billion people in poorer countries - one-eighth [...] Full text...
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Motorbike ambulance saves mothers and babies in Kenya: UNFPA
13 january 2023 - 06:51:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years has left [...] Full text...
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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )
06 january 2023 - 12:04:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and [...] Full text...
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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )
05 january 2023 - 14:20:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and [...] Full text...
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Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Kenya's Turkana County
28 december 2022 - 05:22:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years, the [...] Full text...
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UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls in Horn of Africa
17 november 2022 - 06:35:54New York, US (PANA) - The unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is affecting whole communities, but it is [...] Full text...
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WHO urges immediate skin to skin contact for babies born prematurely
16 november 2022 - 05:53:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Premature babies should be given skin to skin contact immediately after birth to improve their survival [...] Full text...
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UNHCR warns of $700 million funding gap for its activities
25 october 2022 - 13:41:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over recent months, funding shortfalls have forced UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to make cuts [...] Full text...
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Nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees return home from Zambia with UNHCR support
27 september 2022 - 14:38:14Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the governments of Zambia and the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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South Sudan violence proliferating, warn independent rights experts
27 september 2022 - 05:26:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese women suffer multiple gang rapes amid donor funding shortfalls
22 september 2022 - 23:17:58New York, US (PANA) - The war in Ukraine has drastically cut funding for emergency medical and psychosocial care for [...] Full text...
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Women urged to stop drinking alcohol during pregnancy
13 september 2022 - 07:45:50Port-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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Mauritius sees decline in birth rate, says Health Minister
06 september 2022 - 09:47:52Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness of Mauritius, Kailesh Jagutpal, has observed that the birth rate [...] Full text...
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Burundi Journalists attend awareness-raising workshop on fight against obstetric fistula
02 september 2022 - 14:34:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against HIV/AIDS, in collaboration with the United [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches National Breastfeeding Action Plan 2022-2027
02 august 2022 - 07:59:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Monday launched a National Breastfeeding Action Plan 2022-2027 [...] Full text...
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Breastfeeding: ‘More critical than ever’ start to life
02 august 2022 - 05:18:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It’s more critical than ever to begin life as a newborn being breastfed, according to the [...] Full text...
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Women outnumber men by 14,054 in Mauritius
20 july 2022 - 09:05:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The population of Mauritius comprised of 640,057 women compared to 626,003 men in 2021, Statistics Mauritius [...] Full text...
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Aliou Cissé calls up 26 players for Senegal's next two matches in the AFCON 2023 Qualifiers
27 may 2022 - 21:50:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In view of the first two days of the Qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...
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Senegalese health minister dismissed after 11 newborns die in hospital fire
27 may 2022 - 11:00:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday dismissed the Minister of Public Health and Social Action, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, [...] Full text...
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Three-day national mourning declared in Senegal after eleven newborns die in hospital fire
26 may 2022 - 15:07:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is observing a three-day national mourning, starting Thursday, following the death of 11 newborn babies [...] 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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WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth
30 march 2022 - 14:53:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and [...] Full text...
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176 refugees evacuated from Libya to Rwanda by UNHCR
10 december 2021 - 19:00:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 176 vulnerable asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya on Friday on a humanitarian [...] Full text...
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DR Congo declares meningitis outbreak in north-eastern province
08 september 2021 - 15:28:14Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A deadly outbreak of meningitis has been declared in a northeastern province of Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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Airlines fuel West African wildlife species trafficking to Europe
04 september 2021 - 17:07:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Commercial aviation has largely interfered with the conservation of wildlife species and promoted trade in rare [...] Full text...
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MSF collaborating on urgent measles vaccination in South Darfur, Sudan
10 august 2021 - 18:15:10Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The international charity organziations, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), said it was launching an urgent measles vaccination [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce national action plan on breastfeeding
05 august 2021 - 06:54:53Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jaguptal, said that a national action plan [...] Full text...
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Breastfeeding central to eliminating child malnutrition: WHO, UNICEF chiefs
03 august 2021 - 05:56:03New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials are urging Governments to make breastfeeding-friendly environments a priority, in line [...] Full text...
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Tunisian navy foils 18 attempts of illegal migration
02 august 2021 - 21:31:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian navy operating in several Tunisian regions Sunday foiled 18 attempts of illegal [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: More than 100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF
30 july 2021 - 15:51:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the [...] Full text...
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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO
27 july 2021 - 15:23:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies scale-up response to address looming famine ‘catastrophe’ in Tigray
11 june 2021 - 05:28:50Rome, Italy (PANA) - The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver [...] Full text...
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Malian woman gives birth to nine children by C-section in Morocco
05 may 2021 - 15:29:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian woman, Halima Cissé, has given birth to nine babies by cesarean section instead of [...] Full text...
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Crimes linked to children, women exploitation on the rise in Tunisia
05 april 2021 - 22:53:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Crimes linked to the exploitation of children and women in their different forms are on a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Keeping mothers and babies together could save more than 125,000 lives - WHO
16 march 2021 - 15:34:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New research from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to improve maternal, new-born and child health
25 february 2021 - 07:02:45Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday launched a Maternal and Child Health Handbook, aiming at empowering women [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UNICEF expresses concern for children in Tigray’s conflict
27 january 2021 - 17:07:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Three months since fighting began in Ethiopia’s northern state of Tigray, there’s grave concern for [...] Full text...
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Amid pandemic and unrest, midwives undeterred in saving lives in Conakry
22 january 2021 - 17:01:42Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – “Our midwives who work during this period of political crisis are brave and courageous because they [...] Full text...
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WHO chief calls for ‘less politicking’ over health
06 january 2021 - 07:29:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a race to “save lives, livelihoods and end this pandemic”, the head of the UN [...] Full text...
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New partnership to boost maternal and newborn health in East and Southern Africa
18 november 2020 - 05:51:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Some 10,000 health workers are to be trained to support mothers and newborns in Africa through [...] Full text...
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Stillbirths: An unnecessary, unspeakable tragedy – UN report
08 october 2020 - 16:08:44New York, US (PANA) - A stillborn baby is delivered every 16 seconds, which translates into nearly two million infants [...] Full text...
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Babies now vaccinated against hepatitis B from birth in Benin
06 october 2020 - 18:13:09Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Babies born in Benin will now be vaccinated against hepatitis B within 24 hours of birth, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian migrants abandoned, abused in Saudi Arabian prisons, says rights body
28 september 2020 - 22:33:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says it has carried out an investigation which has exposed details about [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, UN agencies warn
09 september 2020 - 16:35:54New York, US (PANA) - The number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 118 Ghanaians stranded in Libya repatriated to their country by IOM
22 august 2020 - 12:32:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One hundred and eighteen Ghanaian migrants stranded in Libya due to coronavirus (COVID-19 restrictions were repatriated [...] Full text...
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Italian ministers, European commissioners expected in Tunis
17 august 2020 - 11:20:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese and her Foreign Affairs colleague Luigi Di Maio are expected on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘No silver bullet’ to combat virus, says UN health agency chief
03 august 2020 - 19:57:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is “no silver bullet” to combat COVID-19, and there might never be”, the head of [...] Full text...
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Eswatini: SMS service helps women access family planning, food amid pandemic (A UNFPA feature)
31 july 2020 - 17:20:43Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Once a month, Nolwazi Myeni receives a message on her mobile phone notifying her that family [...] Full text...
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UNICEF, WHO urge governments to promote skilled breastfeeding counselling
31 july 2020 - 14:18:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are calling on [...] Full text...
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A third of world’s children poisoned by lead, UNICEF analysis finds
30 july 2020 - 04:44:59New York, US (PANA) - Lead poisoning is affecting children on a “massive and previously unknown scale”, according to a [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Dozens of dogs savagely killed in their refuge
24 july 2020 - 00:02:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A horrible video showing dozens of dogs being savagely massacred in the Tunisian southern city of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius facing a demographic shift
13 july 2020 - 14:12:51Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Monday said that Mauritius is facing a demographic shift [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Health experts concerned about indirect effects of virus on women, youth
13 june 2020 - 08:24:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about its [...] Full text...
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Countries need to do more to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, says UN
28 may 2020 - 05:10:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in [...] Full text...
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Covid-19 threatening fight against obstetric fistula
22 may 2020 - 19:32:52New York, US (PANA) - The fight to end obstetric fistula, one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can [...] Full text...
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Three illegal migration attempts foiled in Tunisia
21 may 2020 - 22:29:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie Thursday foiled three attempts of illegal migration carried out by Tunisians [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Health system overload threatens pregnant women and newborns
07 may 2020 - 05:12:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 116 million babies have been born since the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN celebrates midwives because ‘childbirth doesn’t stop for pandemics’
06 may 2020 - 06:53:36New York, US (PANA) - With many national health systems totally overwhelmed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, midwives are demonstrating [...] Full text...
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US helps Nigeria reduce child deaths from malaria
25 april 2020 - 06:01:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 14th Annual Report of the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), which was released on Friday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus isolation threatens life-saving vaccinations for millions of children globally
14 april 2020 - 05:56:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As countries around the world continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 117 million children [...] Full text...
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More than 140 Tunisian children stranded in fighting zones
05 march 2020 - 22:12:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – More than 140 Tunisian children are currently stranded in the armed conflict zones in Syria (104) [...] Full text...
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UNFPA seeks $683 million appeal to deliver reproductive health services, where they’re most needed
12 february 2020 - 07:30:11New York, US (PANA) - With more than half of all maternal deaths occurring in countries affected by humanitarian crises and fragility, the [...] Full text...
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Congolese gov't urged to respond to "Black Babies" Phenomenon
11 february 2020 - 17:22:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of the Congolese National Assembly, Isidore Mvouba, on Tuesday urged the Congolese government to [...] Full text...
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Japan donates US$2.5 million in medical consumables, equipment to a Zimbabwean children's hospital
29 january 2020 - 17:07:52Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Japanese Government has given a US$2.75 million grant to its Zimbabwe counterpart for the procurement of [...] Full text...
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Lives of traumatized, displaced women in Sudan's West Darfur under threat
15 january 2020 - 20:14:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ongoing instability in Sudan’s West Darfur region has left the lives, health and safety of thousands [...] Full text...
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915 newborns registered in Togo on New Year's Day
08 january 2020 - 15:50:12Lomé, Togo (PANA) - At least 915 newborns were registered in Togo on New Year's Day a week ago, PANA [...] Full text...
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Gambia: minister lauds First Lady’s contribution towards modernisation of hospitals
02 january 2020 - 23:20:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Health Dr. Ahmadou Samateh Thursday lauded First Lady Fatou Bah-Barrow’s contribution toward the [...] Full text...
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Burundi launches mass distribution of treated mosquito nets
16 december 2019 - 15:44:04Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Nearly seven million long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets will be distributed to 11.2 million Burundians this week [...] Full text...
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Aung San Suu Kyi defends Myanmar from accusations of genocide at top UN court
12 december 2019 - 07:53:48The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Myanmar will have “no tolerance” for human rights abuses committed in Rakhine state and will [...] Full text...
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Zimbabweans pushed to the brink in the face of drought and economic meltdown
27 november 2019 - 13:00:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) says millions of Zimbabweans are on the brink of [...] Full text...
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Niger: Opposition leader Hama Amadou back in Niamey
15 november 2019 - 18:08:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Exiled Opposition leader, Hama Amadou, returned to Niamey on Thursday, just days after his mother's death. Amadou, [...] Full text...
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WHO warns against TB threat spread by migrants in Libya
04 november 2019 - 23:08:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against the threat of spread of tuberculosis (TB) in [...] Full text...
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IOM repatriates 141 Nigerian migrants from Libya
25 october 2019 - 17:41:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 141 Nigerian migrants, stranded in Libya, were helped Thursday by the International Organization for Migration [...] Full text...
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Malitel donates food, materials to host centers and orphanages in Bamako
22 october 2019 - 22:38:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malitel, first mobile phone operator in Mali, Tuesday donated food and materials worth 105 million CFAF [...] Full text...
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Tunisia hit by scourge of counterfeit drugs, despite government control of pharmaceutical sector
21 september 2019 - 15:09:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's drug industry is strategic and a central pillar of the country's health system. The North African [...] Full text...
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Despite progress in childbirth safety, one woman or baby dies every 11 seconds: Health experts
19 september 2019 - 20:44:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Childbirth survival rates are now a “staggering success” compared with the year 2000, but one pregnant [...] Full text...
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African countries urged to ratify treaty establishing African drug agency
19 august 2019 - 19:35:30Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Opening the 69th session of the regional committee of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday [...] Full text...
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UN chief lauds women humanitarians on World Humanitarian Day
19 august 2019 - 06:33:08New York, US (PANA) - United Nations chief António Guterres has lauded the work of women humanitarians saying it makes a “huge [...] Full text...
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NGOs denounce treatment of Sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia
05 august 2019 - 21:39:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Six humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Tunisia Monday condemned the authorities for rejecting 36 Ivorian migrants, [...] Full text...
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African Development Bank helps power wind of change in Kenya (An AfDB Feature)
03 august 2019 - 08:47:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa’s largest wind farm, a 620-million-euro energy masterpiece boosting 365 turbines in northern Kenya, will help the [...] Full text...
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UN agencies, partners reiterate importance of breastfeeding
01 august 2019 - 05:57:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world celebrates this year's World Breastfeeding Week from Thursday, two UN agencies and partners [...] Full text...
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Togo launches project for maternal, infantile health
09 july 2019 - 23:27:45Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A digital innovation and action project on maternal and infantile health was launched here Tuesday, sources [...] Full text...
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American animal rights organization petitions Zimbabwe president to stop exporting baby elephants
07 july 2019 - 14:53:49Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - American animal rights organization, Network for Animals (NFA), has petitioned Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Finance minister's tweet on low prices angers consumers
22 june 2019 - 19:03:12Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has angered the public saying prices of basic commodities in US [...] Full text...
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Women in Botswana venture into construction industry
17 june 2019 - 16:47:43Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- In the past only men pursued careers in the built environment, but the 21st century woman is [...] Full text...
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Stakeholders share experiences on project to improve health environment for mothers, children in Mali
04 june 2019 - 22:56:13Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A consultation framework meeting held to improve the health environment for mothers and children in Mali [...] Full text...
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World celebrates Global Day of Parents
01 june 2019 - 15:21:32New York, US (PANA) - On the Global Day of Parents, UNICEF is urging support for parents to give children [...] Full text...
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Countries must up their game to reduce low birth weights, warns UN-backed report
16 may 2019 - 04:59:24New York, US (PANA) - A United Nations-backed report released on Wednesday has urged countries to invest more and take greater [...] Full text...
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West, Central Africa plead for protection of children, women
14 may 2019 - 22:29:29Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Eight West and Central African countries have pledged to preserve the lives of more women, new-born [...] Full text...
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Corruption hindering development in Botswana’s horticulture industry
07 may 2019 - 13:14:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- Corrupt practices by some business people, who supply the Botswana government with goods, are said to be [...] Full text...
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Senegal, Gambia to launch joint anti-malaria campaign
23 april 2019 - 16:54:16Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal and Gambia will launch a synchronized anti-malaria campaign that will be marked the distribution of [...] Full text...
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Lack of basic water services in health care facilities impacts 2 billion people globally
03 april 2019 - 09:47:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One in four health care facilities around the world lacks basic water services, impacting over 2 [...] Full text...
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Mauritian papers highlight passage of cyclone on Rodrigues Island
30 march 2019 - 14:30:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The passage of the intense tropical cyclone ‘’Joaninha’’ on Rodrigues Island, with gusts of 165 kilometers/hours [...] Full text...
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‘Revved up climate action’ needed to counter ‘prolonged’ and deadly storms like Cyclone Idai: Guterres
27 march 2019 - 05:05:18New York, US (PANA) - Cyclone Idai and the mounting death toll is “yet another alarm bell about the dangers [...] Full text...
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Tunisian press union says journalists facing increasing threats
16 march 2019 - 00:04:07Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) said here Friday the press was facing increasing threats [...] Full text...
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Scandal hits Tunis after 11 new-born babies die same day
10 march 2019 - 11:03:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia remained in a state of shock on Saturday following the death of eleven new-born babies [...] Full text...
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Congo launches vaccination campaign against measles, rubella
04 march 2019 - 19:25:30Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo will hold a nationwide vaccination campaign against measles and rubella, targeting more than 800,000 children, [...] Full text...
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Is tradition affecting women’s socioeconomic leadership? (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)
31 january 2019 - 00:07:11Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As a result of historical, cultural and other factors, women have not yet achieved equality in [...] Full text...
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Mauritian gives birth to Siamese twins
07 january 2019 - 11:10:17Rose-Belle, Mauritius (PANA) - A 36-year-old Mauritian woman, Marie Hélène Papillon, at the weekend gave birth to Siamese twins at [...] Full text...
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On the first day of 2019, over 395,000 babies to be born worldwide: UNICEF
01 january 2019 - 08:24:22New York, US (PANA) - As the calendar flips to 2019, about 395,072 babies will be born around the world, [...] Full text...
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Better care, stronger laws needed to save 30 million babies on the brink of death - Report
13 december 2018 - 04:53:54New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick, requiring specialised [...] Full text...
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80 adolescents a day will still die of AIDS by 2030, despite slowdown in epidemic
29 november 2018 - 19:28:45New York, US (PANA) - By 2030, around 80 adolescents will be dying of AIDS every day if “we don’t [...] Full text...
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Kenya hosts conference on newborn healthcare
30 october 2018 - 08:37:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Delegates from around the world are meeting in Nairobi to discuss strategies for improving the health [...] Full text...
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More than nine in ten children exposed to deadly air pollution - WHO
29 october 2018 - 21:25:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Air pollution is “stunting children’s brains” and affecting their health in more ways than was previously [...] Full text...
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28 die in Mali boat mishap
16 october 2018 - 14:32:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty-eight persons drowned on Monday when the boat they were travelling in capsized in Arnassaye, about [...] Full text...
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US First Lady ends Ghana visit
04 october 2018 - 07:04:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The First Lady of the United States of America, Melania Trump, left Accra early on Thursday [...] Full text...
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US First Lady visits former slave castle
03 october 2018 - 15:22:30Cape Coast, Ghana (PANA) - The First Lady of the United States of America, Melania Trump, on Wednesday visited Cape [...] Full text...
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US First Lady interacts with mothers, infants at Accra hospital
02 october 2018 - 17:31:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - US First Lady Melania Trump, who arrived in Accra on Tuesday for a 2-day visit on [...] Full text...
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation urges investment in health and education of children
18 september 2018 - 18:59:54New York, US (PANA) - By investing in the health and education of young people, developing countries can cut poverty [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council hears plea to protect victims of ‘brutal’ sexual violence in South Sudan
18 september 2018 - 05:35:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of South Sudan’s women and girls “should no longer be ignored”, UN investigators told [...] Full text...
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Somewhere, every five seconds, a child under-15 dies: new UN report
18 september 2018 - 05:28:23New York, US (PANA) - Around 6.3 million children under the age of 15, died from mostly preventable causes last [...] Full text...
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12 dead newborns uncovered at Kenyan maternity hospital
17 september 2018 - 15:42:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The bodies of 12 newborn babies have been uncovered stuffed in carton boxes, disguised as fresh [...] Full text...
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More than 100 drowned on shipwreck off Libyan coast a week ago, survivors say
11 september 2018 - 06:45:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than a hundred people have reportedly died after a shipwreck off the Libyan coast one [...] Full text...
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