US Envoy condemns reports of civilians being poisoned in Sudan’s war
12 november 2024 - 17:38:00Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Special Envoy to the Sudan, Tom Perriello, has condemned reports that civilians were [...] Full text...
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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Special Envoy to the Sudan, Tom Perriello, has condemned reports that civilians were [...] Full text...
South Sudan: Postponing long-awaited elections ‘a regrettable development’
08 november 2024 - 06:16:42New York, UN (PANA) - The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited [...] 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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Cholera, dengue fever hit war-torn Sudan
04 november 2024 - 12:47:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system [...] Full text...
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Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge
02 november 2024 - 06:47:53Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan is facing a spiralling humanitarian crisis with hunger and cholera cases escalating in [...] Full text...
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South Sudan declares cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State
29 october 2024 - 11:17:00Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan’s health ministry on Monday announced a cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State [...] Full text...
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Sudan trapped in ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council
29 october 2024 - 10:02:58New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a [...] Full text...
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WHO supports South Sudan amid severe flooding
22 october 2024 - 05:00:47Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working with authorities and partners in South Sudan as [...] Full text...
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OCHA deeply concerned over continued displacement crisis in Sudan
17 october 2024 - 05:22:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the [...] Full text...
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Korea contributes US$2.5 million to assist displaced populations in Sudan
15 october 2024 - 11:00:28Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday said it has received a contribution of US$2.5 million [...] Full text...
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UN agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city
08 october 2024 - 05:21:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] Full text...
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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace
01 october 2024 - 06:09:41New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Cholera epidemic spreads in war-ravaged Sudan
30 september 2024 - 16:54:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Health Ministry on Monday said 366 new cholera cases had been reported in six states [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action
26 september 2024 - 05:46:56New York, US (PANA) - With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis [...] Full text...
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UN calls for end of hostilities, protection of civilians, and unimpeded access
24 september 2024 - 12:58:12Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - At the time Sudan’s military leader Gen Abdul Fatah Al Burhan left the country for [...] 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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The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’ says WHO chief
09 september 2024 - 05:28:44Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s health system is “near collapse” after 16 months of war have left the country [...] Full text...
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Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen
05 september 2024 - 20:23:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, [...] Full text...
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Data show increasing cases of global deaths from cholera - WHO
04 september 2024 - 15:50:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has published global cholera statistics for 2023, showing an increase in [...] Full text...
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Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak
23 august 2024 - 14:54:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian aid to Sudan civilians stalled by floods and violence - UN
20 august 2024 - 05:40:54Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN authorities in Sudan on Monday confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been [...] Full text...
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Cholera outbreak hits war victims in Sudan
18 august 2024 - 14:37:14Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A cholera outbreak has hit highly congested areas hosting people fleeing the fighting in Sudan with [...] Full text...
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Sudan to open Adre border crossing to facilitate humanitarian aid access
16 august 2024 - 17:01:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN aid agencies on Friday welcomed the news that the Sudanese authorities will open Adre [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe declares cholera outbreak over
10 august 2024 - 12:47:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has officially declared an end to a protracted [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan
07 august 2024 - 05:36:12New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia landslides: Death toll rises as UN supports response
26 july 2024 - 06:54:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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UN and partners launch emergency appeal to address severe drought in Malawi
24 july 2024 - 05:46:58Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in [...] Full text...
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Conflict escalation in DR Congo linked to deadly Mpox threat
13 july 2024 - 05:58:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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WHO announces global resurgence of cholera cases in 2024
21 june 2024 - 07:34:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of [...] Full text...
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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school
07 june 2024 - 07:30:13New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...
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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school
07 june 2024 - 06:22:04New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Situation deteriorating in Sudan's El Fasher - UN
26 may 2024 - 05:42:30New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian situation for some 800,000 civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, and surrounding areas in [...] Full text...
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African countries to collaborate in disease surveillance under new plan
15 may 2024 - 17:36:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries, including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe [...] Full text...
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Deadly rains continue pounding East Africa
07 may 2024 - 05:21:32Dar es Salaam (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of lives have been impacted by recent heavy rainfall and massive floods [...] Full text...
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DR Congo conflict could spell catastrophe
01 may 2024 - 05:41:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s leading humanitarian action forum on Tuesday said that crushing levels of violence and displacement [...] Full text...
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Somalia floods kill four people; expected to impact 770,000
24 april 2024 - 04:46:52Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Seasonal rains in Somalia, which come between April and June – referred to as the “Gu” [...] Full text...
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WHO prequalifies new oral simplified vaccine for cholera
19 april 2024 - 16:24:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new oral vaccine for cholera has received prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO). The inactivated [...] Full text...
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Rights chief Türk urges peace in DR Congo
19 april 2024 - 05:31:43Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk this week met survivors of massacres in eastern provinces of [...] Full text...
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Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia
17 april 2024 - 05:12:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ethiopia’s international partners convened in Geneva on Tuesday to address the urgent need for increased humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief
15 april 2024 - 11:57:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa expresses remorse over Mozambican boat tragedy
09 april 2024 - 15:44:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the government and people of Mozambique [...] Full text...
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WHO announces global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera
06 april 2024 - 07:12:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A massive cholera-busting initiative partnered by the UN is underway, with more than 1.2 million rapid [...] Full text...
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Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests will boost fight against cholera
05 april 2024 - 14:15:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Friday that more than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic [...] Full text...
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Deadly cholera infections spreading fast in Somalia, warn UN aid teams
26 march 2024 - 06:15:03Mogadidhu, Somalia (PANA) - Cholera has killed nine people in the last week across Somalia and more than 50 in [...] Full text...
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Shortage of cholera vaccine, lack of clean water, soap and toilets put millions at risk
21 march 2024 - 11:04:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to [...] Full text...
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More than 100,000 people displaced in escalation of armed violence in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado
14 march 2024 - 07:15:55Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Nearly 100,000 people, more than half of them children, have been displaced in one month due [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia appeals for US$3.2 billion for humanitarian response
01 march 2024 - 23:46:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...
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Fighting in DR Congo threatens stability of entire region, envoy warns
21 february 2024 - 06:42:42New York, US (PANA) - In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), fighting between the M23 armed group [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis escalates in eastern DR Congo due to fresh clashes, flooding
20 february 2024 - 14:47:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The humanitarian crisis in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached critical levels as [...] Full text...
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Massive displacement as fighting surges in eastern DR Congo
15 february 2024 - 05:26:12Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) are once again bearing [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Civilians suffer as ‘perfect storm’ of war, disease and displacement grips Sudan
14 february 2024 - 05:47:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Civilians continue to bear the brunt as the war between rival militaries in Sudan spreads into [...] Full text...
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Malawi's plan to create a stable, sustainable economy
10 february 2024 - 08:06:02Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Adherence to the authorities' macroeconomic adjustment and reform programme will help Malawi overcome current and future [...] Full text...
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DR Congo faces fresh fighting and devastating floods
08 february 2024 - 05:32:47New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarian officials have voiced deep concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in DR Congo, [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis looms in southern Libya due to the war in Sudan
07 february 2024 - 11:57:43Koufra, Libya (PANA) - There are signs of a humanitarian crisis on the horizon in the towns of southern Libya [...] Full text...
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WHO flags unprecedented cholera spike in Africa
07 february 2024 - 05:57:43Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Cholera cases are surging globally, and there’s been an unprecedented spike in Africa, the World Health [...] Full text...
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Malawi's plan to create a stable, sustainable economy
03 february 2024 - 10:47:45Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Adherence to the authorities' macroeconomic adjustment and reform program would help Malawi overcome current and future [...] Full text...
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UN, partners launch 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia
31 january 2024 - 06:09:50Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN and partners launched the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia on Tuesday, calling for [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarians scale up cholera response in Somalia
25 january 2024 - 07:32:01Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The spread of cholera and acute watery diarrhoea is continuing in Somalia, with over 470 new [...] Full text...
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Cholera cases soar globally; Malawi, Haiti deadliest outbreaks, WHO reports
16 january 2024 - 18:44:35Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and [...] Full text...
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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises
16 january 2024 - 05:06:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care [...] Full text...
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Decentralized cholera response: Bridging the gap in Harare's hotspot communities (By Vivian Mugarisi)
12 january 2024 - 17:41:18Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The recent surge in cholera cases has placed immense pressure on healthcare facilities, particularly the Beatrice [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN relief chief demands end to ‘ruinous’ Sudan war
05 january 2024 - 05:40:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international community must take “decisive and immediate action” to bring nearly nine months of brutal [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief condemns attacks in Nigeria
29 december 2023 - 05:23:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The top United Nations human rights official has voiced “deep alarm” over the series of attacks [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: fighting hampers cholera response: UN agency
27 december 2023 - 07:00:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan continues to block efforts to respond to a deadly cholera outbreak that [...] 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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Japan pledges support for UNICEF in fight against epidemics in Burundi
22 december 2023 - 18:51:29Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The government of Japan has announced its support for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) programme [...] Full text...
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DR Congo mpox spread accelerating: WHO
16 december 2023 - 06:53:28Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A deadly mpox outbreak in the DRC has been rapidly spreading across the country, raising concerns [...] Full text...
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Elections looming in DR Congo amid worsening insecurity
12 december 2023 - 05:53:57New York, US (PANA) - With just nine days to go for the presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Conflict-shattered health system overwhelmed by disease outbreaks
08 december 2023 - 18:35:36Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Almost eight months of conflict in Sudan have created a dire humanitarian crisis, forced some [...] Full text...
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Sudan sees major surge in cholera cases
05 december 2023 - 06:17:46New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians and partners are scaling up response to the outbreak of cholera across war-torn Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Flooding in Somalia uproots more than one million people
05 december 2023 - 06:11:01Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Flooding in Somalia has uprooted more than one million people and killed 110, UN humanitarians in [...] Full text...
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Needs rise as flooding spreads in Somalia
01 december 2023 - 07:08:14Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Deadly torrential rains and floods have affected more than two million people in several areas of [...] Full text...
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WHO says COP 28 must deliver on health
27 november 2023 - 17:38:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate action is health action and the legacy of the COP 28 climate conference opening later [...] 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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Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa
18 november 2023 - 05:28:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Severe floods in the Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of displaced families in [...] Full text...
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IMF approves 48-month arrangement for Malawi under Extended Credit Facility
16 november 2023 - 09:55:02Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 48-month arrangement of US$175 [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan
14 november 2023 - 17:42:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: WHO issues disease alert for Sudan
31 october 2023 - 16:18:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, cholera, measles, dengue and malaria are circulating in several states and a combination [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Environmental degradation a serious challenge facing government now and when war is over (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
30 october 2023 - 19:51:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese environmentalists and poeliticians have warned that every possible ingredient for environmental catastrophe is now fermenting [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: UN seeks end to ‘colossal’ humanitarian tragedy as Sudan’s military factions resume Saudi-hosted talks
30 october 2023 - 07:18:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations has welcomed the resumption of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to end the [...] Full text...
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Sudan-conflict: Peace negotiations kick off amid opposed positions and vicious fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
26 october 2023 - 15:19:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the launch of peace talks between belligerent Sudanese parties, the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Thousands of young children may die, deprived of food, healthcare
18 october 2023 - 19:14:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, food insecurity and disruptions to essential services could cost the lives of more [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan
15 october 2023 - 19:22:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Six months of war have plunged Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict creates world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis: UN aid official
05 october 2023 - 13:42:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on [...] Full text...
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WHO scales up response following Sudan declaration of cholera outbreak
29 september 2023 - 20:20:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA)– Sudan has declared a cholera outbreak in Gedaref State, where 264 suspected cholera cases, 4 confirmed cases [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Epidemics hit Sudanese already exasperated by war (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
29 september 2023 - 10:00:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - While warplanes and mortars are hitting Khartoum inhabitants with fire from above, environmental degradation, brought by [...] Full text...
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Healthcare in DRC in crisis - WHO
22 september 2023 - 16:39:06Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Increasing armed violence, forced displacement and devastating floods in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse
20 september 2023 - 06:17:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, more than 1,200 children under-five have died in camps in the space of [...] Full text...
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Dead bodies from natural disasters, conflict do not generally pose health risks - Red Cross, WHO
15 september 2023 - 16:13:57Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and two other sister organizations dismissed here Friday, amid devastating loss [...] Full text...
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Morocco and Libya disasters: UN scales up support for relief
15 september 2023 - 14:01:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN relief chief Martin Griffiths on Friday called for solidarity with the people of Morocco and [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US calls for end to 'brutal conflict' as 'indiscriminate' air, artillery strikes kill dozens
14 september 2023 - 05:26:12Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it s alarmed by the recent increase of indiscriminate air and [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Few worse places to be a child, warns UNICEF
10 september 2023 - 06:50:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has descended to a [...] Full text...
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Burundi reports outbreak of cholera in Bujumbura
06 september 2023 - 12:51:21Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ministry of Health on Wednessay reported an outbreak of cholera in the country's economic [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: Urgent call for $1 billion to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict
04 september 2023 - 18:03:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and 64 humanitarian and national civil society organizations on Monday appealed [...] 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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UN food aid hangs in the balance in eastern DRC amid severe funding crunch
23 august 2023 - 05:40:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dire humanitarian crisis fuelled by [...] Full text...
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UN, partners providing aid for vulnerable across Ethiopia as 1.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition
19 august 2023 - 05:10:20New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners are responding to disease outbreaks and an ongoing food insecurity crisis [...] Full text...
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Children facing worst cholera outbreak in six years in DR Congo
19 august 2023 - 05:06:10Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UNHCR warns of deteriorating health conditions in Sudan
08 august 2023 - 20:22:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, issued a warning on Tuesday that health conditions are rapidly deteriorating [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO
28 july 2023 - 06:03:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan has sparked a health crisis for the 3.4 million people forced to flee to [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC urges steady health preparedness amid growing outbreaks
16 july 2023 - 19:40:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A deadlier pandemic than the coronavirus will reappear after seven years and countries must prepare adequately, [...] 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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Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa
27 june 2023 - 06:05:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity [...] 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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Ethiopian cholera outbreak claims 156 lives
22 june 2023 - 09:24:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A cholera outbreak in some 79 districts in Ethiopia has killed 156 people, mostly children [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished
23 may 2023 - 05:53:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, [...] Full text...
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One billion people in 43 countries face cholera risk, amid ‘bleak’ outlook
19 may 2023 - 15:59:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After years of steady decline, cholera is making a devastating comeback and targeting the world’s most [...] Full text...
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Over 500,000 children at risk of malnutrition in Malawi, UNICEF warns
19 may 2023 - 15:52:09Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking nearly $88 million to assist 6.5 million people in [...] Full text...
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Experts meet to speed up efforts to fully implement agreement to bring about a safer world
14 may 2023 - 06:38:11New York, US (PANA) - More people globally are being affected by disasters than ever before, despite the adoption of [...] Full text...
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Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence in DR Congo
06 may 2023 - 06:35:22Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recurring attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) continue [...] Full text...
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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)
30 april 2023 - 16:35:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions
25 april 2023 - 20:45:45New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations will continue to deliver desperately needed relief for the Sudanese people, amid [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy
05 april 2023 - 11:03:33Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Independent human rights experts expressed their solidarity with the people of Malawi on Tuesday, following the [...] Full text...
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UNICEF sounds alarm over fast-spreading cholera outbreaks in Africa
29 march 2023 - 06:29:08Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for emergency funding to broaden efforts to reach millions [...] 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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Southern Africa: Cyclone Freddy aftermath brings diseases, healthcare gaps
24 march 2023 - 05:17:54Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Southern African countries hit hard by tropical Cyclone Freddy are reeling from disease outbreaks, with health services [...] Full text...
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Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease
22 march 2023 - 05:08:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania on Tuesday confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were [...] Full text...
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UN ramps up aid as millions affected in cyclone Freddy’s wake
21 march 2023 - 05:25:16Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - UN agencies on Monday were scrambling to reach millions affected by the deadly tropical cyclone Freddy, [...] Full text...
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Some 190 million children at risk from water-related crises: UNICEF
20 march 2023 - 05:28:24New York, US (PANA) - A new analysis from the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, shows that some 190 million children in [...] Full text...
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WFP responds to impact of cyclone Freddy in Malawi
19 march 2023 - 05:22:44Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stepped up an emergency response to help an [...] Full text...
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UN steps up support to Malawi following deadly cyclone
16 march 2023 - 05:37:32New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners are ramping up support to Malawi in the wake of Tropical [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa hunger emergency: ‘129,000 looking death in the eyes’
10 march 2023 - 15:31:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Life-threatening hunger caused by climate shocks, violent insecurity and disease in the Horn of Africa, have [...] Full text...
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Malawi faces deadliest cholera outbreak in 20 years, says UN
10 march 2023 - 13:36:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) has announced that Malawi is facing the deadliest cholera outbreak in [...] 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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Over 1 billion in 43 nations at risk amid cholera outbreaks, WHO says
27 february 2023 - 12:46:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A global surge of cholera cases has put one billion people in 43 countries at risk, [...] Full text...
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Rising cholera cases in Africa worry WHO
09 february 2023 - 17:56:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Africa is experiencing an exponential increase in the number of cholera cases in the context [...] Full text...
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Somalia: $2.6 billion appeal to support millions amid historic drought and famine fears
09 february 2023 - 05:05:10Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Humanitarians are seeking $2.6 billion to assist some 7.6 million people in Somalia this year, the [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says atrocities in DR Congo being carried out Rwanda-backed M23 rebels
06 february 2023 - 13:21:35Goma, DRC (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed summary executions and forced recruitment of civilians in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Aid access to the north improving but some areas still hard to reach
03 february 2023 - 05:19:51New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Thursday reported that aid access in the north is continuing to improve with [...] Full text...
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Burundi records 115 cholera cases, one death
02 february 2023 - 13:48:39Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 115 cases of cholera, including one death, since 1 January 2023, the spokesperson [...] Full text...
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Two million children will need humanitarian assistance in 2023 in Zimbabwe (UNICEF)
13 january 2023 - 15:55:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Due to the impact of food and nutrition crises caused by natural hazards such as [...] Full text...
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One case of cholera-related death reported in Burundi
12 january 2023 - 14:49:11Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The cholera epidemic has claimed one death since the first cases were reported at the end [...] Full text...
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Burundi records outbreak of cholera in Bujumbura
02 january 2023 - 13:47:15Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's health authorities on Monday reported an outbreak of cholera in Bujumbura, the economic capital and main [...] Full text...
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2022 Year In health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’
27 december 2022 - 06:03:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In 2022 the UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, [...] Full text...
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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO
17 december 2022 - 05:51:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the [...] Full text...
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Drought, conflict force 80,000 to flee Somalia for Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps
06 december 2022 - 12:07:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 80,000 people have arrived in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps, the majority arriving over the [...] Full text...
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UN appeals for record $51.5 billion to help 230 million on the brink in 2023
01 december 2022 - 05:16:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record $51.5 billion is needed to help 230 million of the world’s most vulnerable people in [...] Full text...
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Chad: Emergency declared after floods (WHO)
17 november 2022 - 19:11:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An emergency situation has been declared in Chad because of floods, which have affected 18 [...] Full text...
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COP27: Over 27 million children at risk from devastating record-setting floods: UNICEF
08 november 2022 - 16:20:25Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Overwhelming flooding has affected at least 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide, with the number [...] Full text...
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Mass displacements in eastern DR Congo threaten young lives: UNICEF
08 november 2022 - 04:39:56Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians call for greater support to prevent famine in Horn of Africa
08 november 2022 - 04:28:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Greater global solidarity is needed to address the rapidly unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in the Horn [...] Full text...
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Greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge -WHO
03 november 2022 - 20:57:58Brazzaville, DRC(PANA) - New analysis by the the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO
28 october 2022 - 18:53:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike [...] Full text...
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Millions at risk in flood-hit Nigeria; relief chief highlights hunger in Burkina Faso
22 october 2022 - 04:59:36New York, US (PANA) - More than 2.8 million people have been impacted by Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade, [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: 39 cases including 3 deaths due to cholera recorded in a refugee camp in the Far North
19 october 2022 - 18:37:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Cameroon, the cholera epidemic has resurfaced in the Far North region with three deaths [...] Full text...
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Cholera vaccine shortage forces shift to one-dose regimen
19 october 2022 - 16:33:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A lack of global supply has prompted the international body which distributes oral cholera vaccines during [...] Full text...
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‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns WHO chief, in wide-ranging global health update
05 october 2022 - 19:23:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN steps up post-COVID support in Africa
24 august 2022 - 16:17:05Lomé, Togo (PANA) - In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday a [...] Full text...
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Africa drought: Some children just ‘one disease away from catastrophe’ UNICEF warns
23 august 2022 - 05:18:06New York, US (PANA) - UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Tuesday warned that children in the Horn of Africa and [...] Full text...
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WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought
18 august 2022 - 05:26:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO
02 august 2022 - 19:26:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso declares outbreak of cholera
07 july 2022 - 15:29:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Thursday declared an outbreak of cholera in the eastern region, after the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR 'deeply concerned' by renewed violence displacing thousands in DRC's North Kivu
27 may 2022 - 13:14:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is deeply concerned about the urgent and large-scale needs of [...] Full text...
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WHO releases more than US$8 million for Sahel’s humanitarian response
30 april 2022 - 16:04:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released US$8.3 million from its Contingency Funding for Emergencies to assist [...] Full text...
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Burundi faces resurgence of diseases with epidemic potential
18 january 2022 - 14:37:07Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since 2021, Burundi has been hit by a resurgence of diseases with epidemic potential, mainly due [...] Full text...
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Displacements worsening humanitarian needs in Ethiopia
10 december 2021 - 00:17:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The situation in northern Ethiopia continues to be highly fluid and unpredictable, with ongoing fighting [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: $40 million in aid relief for victims ‘living on knife-edge'
15 november 2021 - 19:03:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the humanitarian crisis grows in Ethiopia’s conflict-affected north, the UN announced on Monday that $40 million in funds had been made [...] Full text...
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Insufficient funding means tough choices for humanitarians in DR Congo
09 october 2021 - 09:23:01Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a lack of funding, are leaving humanitarians with a [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean capital faces acute lack of clean water
22 september 2021 - 08:38:11Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Residents of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, face a potable water crisis three years after a deadly [...] 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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Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray
14 september 2021 - 04:58:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations [...] Full text...
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WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia
13 september 2021 - 18:57:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered 85 metric tons of life-saving [...] Full text...
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Kenya’s semi-arid counties face famine after poor rainy season
02 september 2021 - 13:03:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 2.1 million people in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) of Kenya are severely [...] Full text...
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Cholera Outbreak: 43 dead, 559 infected in Northeast Nigeria
31 august 2021 - 18:26:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Borno State government, Northeast Nigeria, on Tuesday raised alarm of a fresh outbreak of cholera [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: West Africa deaths surge amid Ebola and other outbreaks: WHO
20 august 2021 - 08:03:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – West Africa has recorded its highest number of COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began as several countries [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso detects one case of cholera
17 august 2021 - 11:43:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - One case of cholera was detected last Sunday at the Tanwalbougou health centre in eastern [...] Full text...
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Cholera cases reported in six regions in Niger
17 august 2021 - 11:02:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Niger health authorities on Monday announced a cholera outbreak in six regions. The Minister of [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian organization raises alarm as hepatitis E cases spread in Tigray refugee camps inside Sudan
26 july 2021 - 20:17:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization on Monday warned of an increase in cases of the contagious hepatitis [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN appeals for faster passage for aid convoys to Tigray region
14 july 2021 - 05:35:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN humanitarians appeal for quicker access to Tigray
13 july 2021 - 16:37:26Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after the [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians report thousands facing most severe food insecurity in northern Mozambique
19 june 2021 - 08:45:19Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Although the ongoing harvest is expected to improve food security in parts of Mozambique, the conflict [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Goma volcano eruption displaces 415,700 people as IOM prepares response
01 june 2021 - 16:00:41Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano, in eastern DR Congo, has forced more than 415,000 people, nearly half [...] Full text...
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Up to 400,000 could be displaced by new volcano eruption in DR Congo, warns UNICEF
28 may 2021 - 06:30:40Goma, DRC (PANA) - With fears that one of the world’s most active volcanoes could erupt again in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Lack of clean water far deadlier than violence in war-torn countries, says UNICEF
25 may 2021 - 06:38:14New York, US (PANA) - Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones around the world are putting the [...] Full text...
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More than 170 children feared missing following volcanic eruption in DRC's Goma district
23 may 2021 - 20:16:32Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Shortage of water and sanitation hamper response to cholera in northern Mozambique
10 may 2021 - 13:03:00Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Nearly 900,000 people are projected to face severe hunger in Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula provinces [...] Full text...
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Schools reopen in South Sudan after 14-month COVID lockdown
05 may 2021 - 05:13:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road [...] Full text...
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800,000 South Sudanese may face reduced access to fife-saving primary health care soon, IOM warns
04 may 2021 - 14:27:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warns that more than 800,000 people in South Sudan [...] Full text...
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Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over
03 may 2021 - 17:00:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared officially over on [...] 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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IOM denounces reprehensible attacks on civilians in northern Mozambique
04 april 2021 - 09:42:26Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply concerned about reports of continuing violence in northern [...] Full text...
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Sweden gives UNICEF US$1.2 million for Burundi humanitarian humanitarian response
01 april 2021 - 13:01:44Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has donated US$1.2 million to support the humanitarian action [...] Full text...
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Displaced thousands in northern Mozambique urgently need medical, food aid
31 march 2021 - 10:39:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Humanitarians on the ground in northern Mozambique have reported thousands of people, displaced by [...] Full text...
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Conflict puts 1.3 million in urgent humanitarian need in northern Mozambique
23 february 2021 - 18:15:33Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - An estimated 1.3 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection in the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia completes oral cholera vaccination campaign in affected districts
30 january 2021 - 16:19:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Health authorities in Ethiopia, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) have completed an [...] Full text...
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Over 270,000 people affected by Cyclone Eloise in Southern Africa - OCHA
29 january 2021 - 09:12:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - More than 270,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise across Southern Africa, including 267,289 [...] Full text...
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UN agencies, partners establish global Ebola vaccine stockpile
12 january 2021 - 07:02:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a major milestone in the fight against deadly diseases, United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners [...] Full text...
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250,000 displaced children face deadly disease threat in Mozambique
22 december 2020 - 18:08:16Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (PANA) - A lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene services have put approximately 250,000 children, displaced by [...] Full text...
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Mozambique's Cabo Delgado violence is a ‘desperate’ situation, warns UN rights chief
14 november 2020 - 06:41:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is increasing concern about the worsening security situation in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Battling the pandemic in communities: The Ugandan example (A WHO Africa Regional Office feature)
25 october 2020 - 07:43:29Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – In a low-income suburb of Makindye, in the Ugandan capital, Hakim Kiggundu has gathered a group of [...] Full text...
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Somalia Humanitarian Fund allocates US$9.26 million for floods response
15 october 2020 - 15:06:57Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has released US$9.26 million to scale up priority life-saving assistance to [...] Full text...
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UNICEF concerned about children in DR Congo suffering ‘unrelenting violence’
07 october 2020 - 07:09:56New York, US (PANA) - Thousands of children continue to suffer grievously as unrelenting violence persists across eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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UNHCR assists displaced and flood-affected families in the Sahel
25 september 2020 - 12:38:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up efforts to help uprooted families [...] Full text...
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Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence
25 september 2020 - 05:22:46Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating [...] Full text...
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Millions ‘on the edge’ in DR Congo, warns WFP
15 august 2020 - 05:11:54Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Millions of lives could be lost to hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's emergency agency warns of likely flooding in 28 of nation's 36 states
07 august 2020 - 20:03:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Friday warned that 28 of the country’s 36 states and [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IOM water facilities help resettled communities fight pandemic in Sierra Leone
11 july 2020 - 15:43:11Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, handwashing remains among the most difficult preventive measures for millions of Sierra Leoneans to [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Burundi puts subsidized soap on market to check pandemic
11 july 2020 - 12:57:00Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA )- Ten million pieces of soap will be put on the Burundian market monthly, at a price [...] 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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HCR expresses fear for situation of refugees, internally displaced in DRC
10 june 2020 - 22:23:36Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees (HCR) Wednesday expressed fears for refugees and internally displaced [...] Full text...
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