Health experts discuss boosting efforts to transform care for severe chronic diseases in Africa

29 april 2024 - 09:49:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Health experts from across Africa, policymakers, civil society organizations and partners who met last week [...] Full text...

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Medical charity flags spread of hepatitis E in Sudanese refugee camps in Chad

18 march 2024 - 10:10:08
N’djamena, Chad (PANA) – Hepatitis E is spreading through refugee camps in eastern Chad where more than 550,000 Sudanese fleeing [...] Full text...

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At least one in eight people now obese, warns WHO

01 march 2024 - 05:41:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners warn of noncommunicable diseases in emergencies

28 february 2024 - 05:42:17
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - People caught up in humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Restrictions, lack of medicines deprive people in Khartoum state of lifesaving care - MSF

23 january 2024 - 06:04:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Over the past few months, people in Khartoum State, Sudan, have become increasingly cut-off from healthcare, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza health system collapsing, as UN agencies renew ceasefire call

18 january 2024 - 07:23:07
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is continuing to do all it can to deliver critical [...] Full text...

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Israel/Gaza crisis: Everyone is hungry in Gaza now: UN humanitarians

02 january 2024 - 15:05:30
Cairo, 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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Diabetes on the rise, warns WHO

14 november 2023 - 17:32:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, millions of people with diabetes around the world [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN welcomes first medical evacuations from Gaza

01 november 2023 - 12:46:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed Egypt’s decision on Wednesday to accept some of [...] Full text...

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African countries to launch bid against chemical poisoning of food systems at agriculture expo

25 october 2023 - 15:03:42
Kiambu, Kenya (PANA) – African countries are working together to launch an assault against the poisoning of the food systems [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis

24 october 2023 - 11:45:29
Cairo, 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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UN chief 'horrified' by strike on Gaza hospital, as warring sides blame each other

18 october 2023 - 07:01:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said he was horrified by the killing of hundreds of civilians following a [...] Full text...

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1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn

06 october 2023 - 05:47:58
Geneva, 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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Mauritius Health Minister deplores high prevalence of NCDs

25 september 2023 - 12:04:27
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health Minister Kailesh Jagutpal on Monday deplored the high prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in [...] Full text...

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New global action pledge to end TB by 2030

23 september 2023 - 05:36:18
New York, US (PANA) - Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN headquarters on Friday [...] Full text...

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Breastfeeding rates remain low in Mauritius - Health Minister

03 august 2023 - 07:44:05
Port-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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WHO releases New Model Essential List of medicines

26 july 2023 - 15:33:28
Geneva, Switerland (PANA - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday published the new editions of the Model Lists of Essential [...] Full text...

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Research agency assesses health impacts of Aspartame in humans

14 july 2023 - 15:10:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener - aspartame - were released here Friday [...] Full text...

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WHO advises against use of artificial sweeteners

16 may 2023 - 05:39:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New guidelines from the UN health agency released on Monday have advised against using non-sugar sweeteners (NSS). The recommendation [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: Sudan conflict: ‘Secure and immediate access’ needed for lifesaving aid, urges Guterres

03 may 2023 - 17:13:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fighting in Sudan must stop now before the conflict and the spreading humanitarian catastrophe further ravage [...] Full text...

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WHO makes key leadership appointments to drive its strategic direction, initiatives

18 april 2023 - 08:38:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed five new senior figures to its headquarters leadership team [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Diabetes stands at 19.9% (survey)

04 april 2023 - 16:16:25
Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritian health authorities said on Monday the prevalence of diabetes since 1987 in Mauritius which stood [...] Full text...

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World Tuberculosis Day: WHO ramps up initiative to combat killer disease

24 march 2023 - 05:26:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For the first time in more than a decade, the number of people dying from tuberculosis [...] Full text...

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'Diabetes, principal cause of deaths in Mauritius'

13 march 2023 - 08:15:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that diabetes mellitus was the leading cause of death in Mauritius in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister supports Development Partners Forum on health sector in Libya

28 february 2023 - 16:04:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, affirmed Tuesday his support for [...] Full text...

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Small island States to accelerate action on preventable diseases, mental health

19 january 2023 - 05:11:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among countries that have the highest prevalence of non-communicable diseases [...] Full text...

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Mayors from around the world to meet for first ever ‘healthy cities’ summit

10 january 2023 - 05:53:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced that it will co-host the inaugural Partnership [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to institutionalise National Health Observatory

06 december 2022 - 08:12:52
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness on Monday said it will institutionalise the National Health Observatory [...] Full text...

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Many persons with disabilities face premature death due to health inequities: WHO

03 december 2022 - 06:40:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Persons with disabilities face a risk of dying up to 20 years earlier than other sections [...] Full text...

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Woman arrested in South Africa over racist WhatsApp rant

28 november 2022 - 12:28:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Johannesburg woman has sparked a national outcry for calling for black women's uteruses [...] Full text...

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About 20% of Mauritians are diabetic - Health Minister

15 november 2022 - 07:51:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – According to Mauritian Heath and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, around 20% of the country's population is [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray conflict is a health crisis for 6 million people: WHO chief

20 october 2022 - 05:26:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) urged the international community and the media on [...] Full text...

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Some 500 million people risk developing chronic illness, WHO warns

19 october 2022 - 05:19:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable [...] Full text...

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'NCDs represent 80% of total disease burden, 60% of mortality in Mauritius' - Minister

04 october 2022 - 07:18:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - According to the Mauritian National Health Accounts 2021, which will be released soon, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) [...] Full text...

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Heads of State commit to Noncommunicable Disease Global Compact to save 50 million lives by 2030

21 september 2022 - 14:44:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, Wednesday launched a new report calling on global leaders [...] Full text...

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Noncommunicable diseases now outnumber infectious diseases as the top killers globally -WHO (Embargoed for release until 13.00 CEST on Wednesday 21 Sept 2022)

19 september 2022 - 19:42:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization will on 21 September, release a new report and data portal on noncommunicable [...] Full text...

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Rate of non-communicable diseases decline in Mauritius - Survey

11 august 2022 - 08:01:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Thursday that the rate of non-communicable diseases (NCD) [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to gradually increase percentage of breastfeeding to 50%

10 august 2022 - 08:20:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that an action plan has been [...] Full text...

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Healthy life expectancy in Africa grows by nearly 10 years: WHO

04 august 2022 - 17:32:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Healthy life expectancy among Africans living in mainly high and upper middle-income countries on the continent, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Breastfeeding Action Plan 2022-2027

02 august 2022 - 07:59:02
Port-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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Heart disease and diabetes mellitus, leading causes of deaths in Mauritius

22 july 2022 - 09:59:18
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Thursday that diabetes mellitus and heart disease were respectively responsible for 20.7% [...] Full text...

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Women outnumber men by 14,054 in Mauritius

20 july 2022 - 09:05:46
Port-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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Coronavirus: WHO forecasts dramatic drop in deaths, but warns no time to ‘sit back and relax’

03 june 2022 - 05:21:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches five-year National Action Plan for Oral Health

21 may 2022 - 07:00:04
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Friday launched a five-year National Action Plan for [...] Full text...

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WHO, Norway, Ghana launch First Global Heads of State and Government Group on NCDs

12 april 2022 - 16:46:57
Acca, Ghana, Switzerland (PANA) - The Worrld Health Organization (WHO)Tuesday welcomed the establishment of a new Heads of State and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over two-thirds of Africans exposed to virus which causes COVID-19: WHO study

08 april 2022 - 11:36:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Up to 65% of Africans have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, a World [...] Full text...

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Mali receives CFAF 1 billion from USAID to boost fonio exports

11 march 2022 - 14:30:17
USAID Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Shi-SA and Yolélé have just received a co-investment grant of 1.9 million US dollars or [...] Full text...

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Obesity rising in Africa, says WHO

04 march 2022 - 05:24:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers are projected to be obese by [...] Full text...

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Six countries to be first to receive technology to produce mRNA vaccines in Africa - WHO

20 february 2022 - 11:54:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that six African countries will be the first [...] Full text...

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Tigray military hostilities hampering aid distribution in northern Ethiopia

18 february 2022 - 19:59:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Increasing levels of military hostilities in Tigray region, which include an airstrike reported on Atsbi [...] Full text...

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Investing $1 per person annually could save 7 million lives in low, lower-middle income nations

13 december 2021 - 13:12:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented [...] Full text...

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More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health costs

13 december 2021 - 05:50:25
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to begin non-communicable disease survey on Thursday

22 october 2021 - 08:21:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will on Saturday launch the latest Non-communicable Disease (NCD) survey, whose main objective is to [...] Full text...

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Football champion Didier Drogba appointed WHO ambassador for sports, health

18 october 2021 - 21:02:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday appointed football legend Didier Drogba its Goodwill Ambassador for Sport [...] Full text...

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Libyan health minister chairs 68th WHO Regional Committee meeting for Eastern Mediterranean

12 october 2021 - 12:22:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Health, Ali al-Zanati, has been elected to chair the 68th Regional Committee [...] Full text...

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WHO prioritises access to diabetes, cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists

01 october 2021 - 14:25:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral medicines for diabetes, new medicines to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 291 new positive cases, one death

05 september 2021 - 09:13:03
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Welfare announced Saturday it had recorded a total of 291 [...] Full text...

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Tigray fighting hampering relief operations in northern Ethiopia

30 july 2021 - 22:32:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations have faced serious challenges in delivering aid to the troubled Northern region of [...] Full text...

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Mauritian women have higher life expectancy than men

22 july 2021 - 08:12:05
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian women live some 6.8 years longer than men, Statistics Mauritius said on Thursday in its [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: PCR testing now subject to medical prescription in Benin

15 may 2021 - 12:19:09
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The "PCR" (polymerase chain reaction) or "virological" test to detect positivity to COVID-19 is now subject to [...] Full text...

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New global compact aims to drive down diabetes deaths, boost insulin access

15 april 2021 - 05:50:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Increasing access to affordable insulin is among the objectives of the new Global Diabetes Compact launched on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin records five new deaths

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

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Coronavirus: WHO urges equitable vaccine access to widen reach in Africa

26 march 2021 - 08:54:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa urgently needs more COVID-19 vaccine supplies as deliveries begin to slow down and initial batches are [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin to commence vaccination on Monday

25 march 2021 - 17:27:47
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The first vaccinations in Benin against COVID-19 will start on 29 March, according to a decision [...] Full text...

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South African Zulu monarch Goodwill Zwelithini dies

12 march 2021 - 10:20:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini died on Friday after a long illness. He was 72. The [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian President Bah N'Daw receives first batch of vaccine

06 march 2021 - 12:32:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition President Bah Ndaw on Friday received the first batch of 396,000 doses of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends vaccination programme to people aged 60 and above

01 march 2021 - 07:15:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Monday extended the COVID-19 vaccination programme to people aged 60 and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic situation in Tunisia remains 'worrying' despite drop in deaths, infections

20 february 2021 - 14:19:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia in recent days recorded the lowest deaths and infections of the COVID-19 epidemic, as it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Frequent death of youths worry Benin govt.

12 february 2021 - 16:34:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin is worried because of increased death of young people due to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries to prioritise investments in testing

30 january 2021 - 15:46:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To address the lack of access to tests and testing services in multiple countries, the World [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius starts national vaccination campaign

26 january 2021 - 13:38:15
Candos, Mauritius (PANA) - Around 100 front-liners have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 on Tuesday at the start of a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers new record of 76 deaths in 24 hours

05 january 2021 - 21:31:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Health, Faouzi Mehdi, Tuesday deplored the high rate of infection of the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN refugee agency calls for ‘unfettered access’ to Tigray

12 december 2020 - 07:10:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amidst “disturbing reports” from Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan, the UN refugee agency called on Friday for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges stronger community role in vaccine rollout

11 december 2020 - 07:33:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – As African countries gear up for COVID-19 vaccination, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for increased [...] Full text...

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WHO: Non-communicable diseases killing more people than ever before

10 december 2020 - 12:14:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Non-communicable diseases account for 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, a sharp increase [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa CDC intensifies vaccine readiness plan

27 november 2020 - 00:01:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said here Thursday it [...] Full text...

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Nearly 1:5 COVID-19 deaths in the African region linked to diabetes, says WHO

15 november 2020 - 10:12:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says that 18.3% of COVID-19 deaths in the African region are among [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Diabetes increasing pandemic risks, showing need to strengthen health systems

13 november 2020 - 21:57:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the number of people with diabetes surges, many are at “increased risk of severe disease [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian gov't. warns people to stay away from the Maggal celebration in Touba, Senegal

04 october 2020 - 18:23:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Ministry of Health on Sunday issued a statement warning people to stay away from [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to conduct 7th Non-Communicable Diseases survey

02 october 2020 - 06:25:19
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry is to conduct the 7th National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Survey [...] Full text...

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Mauritius govt. to set up Health Promotion Clubs for public servants

26 september 2020 - 07:02:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is to set up Health Promotion Clubs in all ministries and departments of the public [...] Full text...

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Noncommunicable diseases increase risk of dying from COVID-19 in Africa

10 september 2020 - 17:37:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - There is an increasing evidence that Africans living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to conduct 7th National Non-Communicable Diseases Survey

29 august 2020 - 08:13:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry will soon conduct the 7th National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Survey [...] Full text...

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Diabetes, high-blood pressure cases rise in Nairobi, Western Kenya

30 july 2020 - 22:42:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hypertension and diabetes cases remain high in Nairobi and Western Kenya, a research carried out by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 788 new cases amid growing complexities

30 july 2020 - 18:57:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is having new and previously less obvious medical impacts on the lives [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Deaths in Zambia rise to 128

20 july 2020 - 15:45:06
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded 178 new coronavirus cases out of 959 tests [...] Full text...

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UNEP supports global food systems providing net positive impacts on nutrition, environment

13 july 2020 - 11:17:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – While progress on reducing hunger has stagnated in the last five years, evidence suggests [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigeria's figure jumps to 30,249 with 460 new cases on Wednesday

09 july 2020 - 10:49:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With Nigeria’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases jumping to 30,249 with 460 of them recorded on Wednesday, the Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Kenya reports 117 pandemic infections, tally reaches 4,374

19 june 2020 - 14:55:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan health authorities on Friday confirmed 117 new coronavirus infections bringing the total positive cases to [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Kenya records 133 new infections as detected cases reach 3,860

16 june 2020 - 14:21:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya recorded 133 new infections on Tuesday as the detected Covid-19 cases rose to 3,860. Health cabinet [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to develop five-year strategic plan for the health sector

10 june 2020 - 08:11:57
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Tuesday said that a five-year strategic [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigerien President calls for accelerated production of vaccines

05 june 2020 - 14:34:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on Thursday stressed the need for a global union for mobilization of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 241 new cases to bring total to 10,818

03 june 2020 - 10:26:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 241 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) taking the total number of infections [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 disrupting services to treat non-communicable diseases - WHO

01 june 2020 - 19:20:02
Geneva‎, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight against COVID-19 has severely disrupted services to prevent and treat cancer, diabetes, hypertension and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says pandemic significantly impacts health services for NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa

01 june 2020 - 13:15:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Prevention and treatment services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been severely disrupted since the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records highest daily increase; total now 8,733

28 may 2020 - 08:26:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday reported 389 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest daily increase since the beginning [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Culture Minister saddened by death of Mori Kanté, a musician from Guinea-Conakry

22 may 2020 - 16:43:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Abdoul Karim Sango, said he is saddened by the death [...] Full text...

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Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté dies in Conakry

22 may 2020 - 13:42:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean music virtuoso Mory Kanté passed away on Friday at the Sino-Guinean hospital in Conakry where [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eritrean detainees live in crowded, filthy prison cells

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

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Coronavirus: WHO and IOC team up to improve health through sports

17 may 2020 - 12:21:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Saturday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa - WHO

15 may 2020 - 17:43:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 13th death and 104 new confirmed cases

07 may 2020 - 11:55:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday announced that it has recorded a 13th death and 59 new confirmed cases [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo's prisons face catastrophe

19 april 2020 - 13:33:10
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Overcrowded and unsanitary prisons in Democratic Republic of Congo are at grave risk of COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Despite caution about Coronavirus in Burundi, it’s business as usual

03 april 2020 - 16:02:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A widespread fear has reached Burundians following the first reported cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), without however [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records third case of COVID-19 infection

02 april 2020 - 21:35:10
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  A 26-year-old Burundian lady tested positive to the coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to three the number of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 161 cases, 6 deaths

02 april 2020 - 06:01:49
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The chairperson of the National Communication Committee on COVID-19, Dr Zouberr Joomaye, has said that as [...] Full text...

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Kenya's enforcement of social distance more lethal than coronavirus (News feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA corespondent)

01 april 2020 - 10:16:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The use of lethal force to enforce social distancing against coronavirus in Kenya has become deadlier [...] Full text...

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Mali records five new cases of coronavirus

30 march 2020 - 14:27:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's health ministry on Monday announced five new cases of coronavirus, including four in Bamako and [...] Full text...

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Kenya records first death from Coronavirus, cases rise to 31

26 march 2020 - 21:50:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan man aged 66 years, who arrived home from South Africa on transit from eSwatini, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records first death

23 march 2020 - 11:41:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Monday announced the first death from COVID-19 (coronavirus) since the virus was confirmed on [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Gabon reports first death out of 4 patients declared positive

20 march 2020 - 17:22:19
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon on Friday reported its first death due to Covid-19 infection, the spokesperson for the Monitoring [...] Full text...

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Six new cases of coronavirus registered in Burkina Faso

19 march 2020 - 18:00:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has registered six new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing to 33 the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records first coronavirus death

18 march 2020 - 11:31:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has recorded its first COVID-19 or coronavirs death, the National Coordinator for the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia confirms 7th case of coronavirus

11 march 2020 - 17:53:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian health minister Abdelattif Mekki announced on Wednesday that a new case of coronavirus has been [...] Full text...

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Tunisia records second case of coronavirus

09 march 2020 - 05:10:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian ministry of Health on Sunday confirmed the country's second coronavirus case with the patient [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches a new generation of natural sugar

14 february 2020 - 15:31:01
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Omnicane Ltd, a Mauritian sugar establishment  in the south of the island, on Thursday launched [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Cancer Registry

05 february 2020 - 16:26:40
L’Escalier, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Wednesday launched a National Cancer Registry in [...] Full text...

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More than 8,000 cases of cancer reported every year in Benin

04 february 2020 - 21:47:06
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - Benin records more than 8,000 cases of cancer every year, Health Minister Professor Benjamin Hounkpatin said [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Roadmap Framework to improve maternal, newborn and child health

03 february 2020 - 17:07:23
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday launched the National Roadmap Framework (NRF), meant to achieve a nation of healthy [...] Full text...

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Congo urged to redouble efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS

28 january 2020 - 10:07:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government was urged on Monday by UNAIDS Country Representative, Baruani Yuma Kilundu, to redouble efforts [...] Full text...

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Burundi launches campaign on cashew cultivation

24 january 2020 - 08:01:52
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Thursday launched a campaign for the cultivation of cashew as a new cash crop [...] Full text...

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Several dead and wounded in bombings near Tripoli

05 january 2020 - 10:23:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five people have been killed and three others wounded by "random gunfire" on the road from [...] Full text...

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Four in five adolescents failing to exercise for even 60 minutes a day, WHO warns

22 november 2019 - 06:22:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into [...] Full text...

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UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide

14 november 2019 - 08:03:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past – and life-changing news – for [...] Full text...

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Human Rights: ‘Credible evidence’ that ‘brutal’ prison conditions prompted death of former Egyptian leader

09 november 2019 - 07:40:37
New York, US (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday that there was “credible [...] Full text...

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Second conference of Maghreb Confederation of vascular medicine opens in Tunisia

08 november 2019 - 22:17:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The second conference of the Maghreb Confederation of vascular medicine began in the Tunisian southeastern city [...] Full text...

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WHO report offers tools to tackle deaths through non-communicable diseases, road traffic injuries.

31 october 2019 - 22:21:42
New York (PANA)  -  A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) launched here Thursday offers guidance and tools [...] Full text...

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WHO releases new report to bolster efforts to tackle leading causes of urban deaths

31 october 2019 - 11:32:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released a new report that offers guidance and [...] Full text...

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Congolese gov't urges compliance with food hygiene standards

17 october 2019 - 15:13:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday urged the [...] Full text...

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FAO calls on Congolese to respect the food chain

17 october 2019 - 13:39:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative, Suze Percy Filippini, on Wednesday urged producers and consumers [...] Full text...

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Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency

17 october 2019 - 13:26:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius hosts International Conference on Diabetes and Associated Diseases

15 october 2019 - 13:47:07
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - An international conference on Diabetes and Associated Diseases will take place in Mauritius from 21 [...] Full text...

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Niger president appeals for solidarity to fight AIDS, malaria, TB epidemics

11 october 2019 - 13:15:36
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's head of state Issoufou Mahamadou  on Thursday in Lyon, France, appealed for solidarity with the [...] Full text...

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Cardio-vascular diseases kill around 3,500 people in Mauritius every year

28 september 2019 - 14:59:32
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life minister Anwar Husnoo on Saturday revealed that cardio-vascular diseases [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hit by scourge of counterfeit drugs, despite government control of pharmaceutical sector

21 september 2019 - 15:09:51
Tunis, 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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'Health situation in Zimbabwe's prisons pose a threat to inmates' - Report

21 september 2019 - 05:04:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights and governance think tank, Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), has said that the [...] Full text...

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Former Gambian health minister says ex-president HIV/AIDS treatment was a joke

19 september 2019 - 20:57:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Former Gambian health minister Dr Mariatou Jallow told the Gambia Truth Commission  here Thursday that former [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

16 september 2019 - 11:01:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

13 september 2019 - 13:48:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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Falsified medical products pose serious threats to public health, says Ivorian doctor

05 september 2019 - 19:38:12
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Inferior or falsified medical products pose serious threats to public health, Dr Siembou Koné, a [...] Full text...

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South African humanitarian group attempts to facilitate release of kidnapped paramedic in Libya

05 august 2019 - 10:34:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African humanitarian group,"Gift of the Givers", is attempting to facilitate the release [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners reiterate importance of breastfeeding

01 august 2019 - 05:57:01
Geneva, 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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Mauritius women live longer than men

20 july 2019 - 08:27:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said that  Mauritian women have a higher life expectancy than men, living [...] Full text...

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WHO launches plan to improve quality, safety of health products

02 july 2019 - 06:19:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a five-year plan to improve the quality [...] Full text...

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Rights groups demand independent investigation into former Egyptian president Morsi's death

18 june 2019 - 04:57:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights groups have expressed shock at the death in custody on Monday of former Egyptian [...] Full text...

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UN blue helmets in South Sudan use Sustainable Development Goals to help build peace

19 may 2019 - 07:05:50
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has concluded the week by harnessing the [...] Full text...

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Countries must up their game to reduce low birth weights, warns UN-backed report

16 may 2019 - 04:59:24
New 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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Alcohol and tobacco abuse blamed for mortality

09 april 2019 - 19:13:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Alfred Madigele, has blamed alcohol and tobacco abuse [...] Full text...

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Non-communicable diseases will be reduced by 25% by 2025 - Mauritian PM

09 april 2019 - 13:12:59
Trianon, Mauritius (PANA) - Bemoaning that too many Mauritians suffer from non-communicable diseases, the Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, said [...] Full text...

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Tuberculosis is priority public health concern in Burkina Faso

24 march 2019 - 12:33:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Tuberculosis is a priority public health concern in Burkina Faso, the health ministry said on [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Idai displaces 1.5 million across Mozambique, Malawi

15 march 2019 - 20:51:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major aid operation is under way in Mozambique and Malawi to help victims of Tropical [...] Full text...

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Libya plans to revive organ transplant centre to alleviate suffering of patients

10 march 2019 - 17:05:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya says efforts are being made to overcome the difficulties and obstacles at the organ transplant [...] Full text...

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High blood pressure, a serious public health concern in Guinea

29 january 2019 - 14:59:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Health authorities are repeatedly sounding the alarm in Guinea where they consider that non-communicable diseases, such [...] Full text...

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IAAF installs air quality monitor in Sydney

07 january 2019 - 11:36:35
Sydney, Australia (PANA) - After launching air quality monitor in Addis Ababa in November, the International Association of Athletics Federations [...] Full text...

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Consumer rights watchdog alerts Beninese on junk foods during holiday season

25 december 2018 - 18:38:52
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Beninese civil society organization devoted to protection of consumer rights, Consumer's Voice, has warned [...] Full text...

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A million lives could be saved by 2050 through climate action, WHO says

05 december 2018 - 22:39:26
Katowice, Poland (PANA) - Taking bold climate action now, could help save a million lives and a lot of money [...] Full text...

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Half of Mauritian population suffer from diabetes

19 november 2018 - 17:05:06
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life minister Anwar Husnoo on Monday said the Government is spending [...] Full text...

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'Make healthy choices’ to prevent and manage chronic diabetes - WHO

15 november 2018 - 04:56:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global prevalence of adult diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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World Food Day official ceremony highlights Zero Hunger goal still possible

16 october 2018 - 11:43:57
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Speakers at the global World Food Day ceremony in Rome on Tuesday called for stronger political [...] Full text...

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Mental illness will cost the world US$$16 trillion by 2030 - Lancet report

10 october 2018 - 05:34:11
London, UK (PANA) - A new Lancet Commission report on mental health says that mental disorders are on the rise [...] Full text...

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Mauritius health authorities to develop strategies for reducing salt intake

01 october 2018 - 17:47:49
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health ministry will develop strategies to cut down salt intake in diets as recommended [...] Full text...

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UN stands up to stop 41 million avoidable deaths per year

27 september 2018 - 19:17:26
New York, US (PANA) - “Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic Lyme disease, depression” – just some of the illnesses [...] Full text...

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Trade and consumption of cheap junk food are an obstacle for healthy diets - FAO

15 september 2018 - 06:21:35
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The globalized food system is not delivering the diets that people need for a healthy life, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases

10 september 2018 - 07:02:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Anwar Husnoo on Sunday launched a national prevention campaign [...] Full text...

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Inactivity puts physical, mental health of more than 1.4 billion adults at risk, says WHO

05 september 2018 - 06:56:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Insufficient physical activity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable disease, negatively impacting mental health and [...] Full text...

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68th session of WHO Regional Committee for Africa opens in Senegal on Monday

25 august 2018 - 06:52:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ministers of Health and senior officials from 47 African countries will meet in Dakar, Senegal, for [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases

06 august 2018 - 09:19:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 10-day campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) was launched over the weekend by the Mauritian Health [...] Full text...

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WHO launches Global Action Plan on Physical Activity

04 june 2018 - 10:14:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is on Monday joining Prime Minister António [...] Full text...

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Commission calls for urgent action against chronic diseases

01 june 2018 - 20:36:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) Independent High-level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) [...] Full text...

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Delegates to World Health Assembly call for stepped up action against NCDs

25 may 2018 - 11:22:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Delegates to the 71st World Health Assembly in Geneva have called for stepped up action in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to debate Human Tissue Bill in Parliament

21 may 2018 - 11:54:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - As the Mauritian Parliament prepares to begin the second reading the Human Tissue (Removal, Preservation and [...] Full text...

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WHO boss to open World Health Assembly with 'ambitious agenda for change'

18 may 2018 - 19:10:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After one year in office, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will open the 71st World [...] Full text...

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Obese people more likely to smoke, says new gene research

17 may 2018 - 06:26:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New research indicates that people who are genetically prone to being overweight have a higher risk [...] Full text...

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WHO launches new diagnostic tool to ensure effective treatment

16 may 2018 - 04:05:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although correctly identifying disease is essential for successful treatment, many have no way of accessing an [...] Full text...

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Health experts at UN meeting press for action to address malnutrition in Africa

21 april 2018 - 14:41:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa’s attempts to achieve health for all by 2030 could be threatened unless the continent addresses [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa visits Madikizela-Mandela's Soweto home

02 april 2018 - 19:23:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday visited the Soweto home of liberation [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Mother of the Nation dead at 81

02 april 2018 - 18:47:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in for South Africa’s “Mother of the Nation” Winnie Madikizela-Mandela who [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela passes on

02 april 2018 - 15:04:17
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, veteran of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) and ex-wife of former [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta set for Cuba visit

12 march 2018 - 18:13:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to leave for Cuba on Tuesday for a three-day [...] Full text...

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EAC leaders hold summit on infrastructure, health financing and development

21 february 2018 - 13:17:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli arrived in Kampala on Wednesday to attend the 19th [...] Full text...

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New UN high-profile panel set to take on non-communicable diseases

17 february 2018 - 05:01:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Bold, innovative solutions are now on the table to accelerate the prevention and control of deadly [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia working with UN to strengthen national NCD response (A WHO feature)

25 december 2017 - 08:51:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - All of government action is needed to prevent and control the health and development impacts [...] Full text...

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Up to 650,000 people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year - Health partners

14 december 2017 - 10:22:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Up to 650,000 deaths annually are associated with respiratory diseases from seasonal influenza, according to new [...] Full text...

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WHO commends South Africa's parliament for passing tax bill on sugary drinks (A WHO feature)

10 december 2017 - 04:41:34
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Parliament has taken a brave and powerful step towards promoting the health [...] Full text...

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Number of people affected by dementia to triple in next 30 years - WHO

07 december 2017 - 11:26:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the global population ages, the number of people living with dementia is expected to triple [...] Full text...

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UNESCO - MERCK Africa Research Summit (MARS) opens in Mauritius

29 november 2017 - 07:26:34
Ebène , Mauritius (PANA) - The third edition of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) - MERCK [...] Full text...

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Promote affordable, equitable access to diabetes medicines, information for women, UN urges

15 november 2017 - 07:27:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – On World Diabetes Day on Tuesday, the United Nations health agency noted that women – especially [...] Full text...

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Women more affected by diabetes in Mauritius - Ministry of Health

14 november 2017 - 13:12:43
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Diabetes affects women slightly more than men in Mauritius, according to the latest non-communicable disease [...] Full text...

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WHO enhances efforts to reduce burden of chronic diseases in Libya

10 november 2017 - 20:04:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Libya’s burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD) is estimated to account for more than 76% all deaths [...] Full text...

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Gov'ts endorse UN-backed plan to tackle non-communicable diseases - WHO

19 october 2017 - 20:12:31
Montevideo, Uruguay (PANA) – Global leaders have pledged to take bold action to reduce suffering from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which [...] Full text...

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UK: New study finds tenfold increase in childhood, adolescent obesity in four decades

11 october 2017 - 07:11:32
London, UK (PANA) - The number of obese children and adolescents (aged five to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO establishes high-level commission to tackle noncommunicable diseases

10 october 2017 - 17:45:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations health agency on Tuesday announced the establishment of a high-level global commission on [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African court allows extradition of suspected Australian paedophile

05 october 2017 - 17:23:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Cape Town court has cleared the extradition of an alleged Australian paedophile who [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: ‘Window of opportunity’ closing on non-communicable diseases, warns WHO

18 september 2017 - 20:59:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Millions around the globe are dying prematurely from diseases such as cancer or heart disease, the [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO study finds industry interference in tobacco control policies

19 july 2017 - 17:52:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Despite measures protecting a majority of people from tobacco-related illness and death, the tobacco industry continues [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Rights group slams Egyptian gov't for isolating ex-president Morsy

19 june 2017 - 05:43:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egyptian authorities have unlawfully prevented former President Mohamed Morsy from contacting or receiving visits from his [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO highlights threats of tobacco to development worldwide

30 may 2017 - 09:29:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and [...] Full text...

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Congo: WHO calls for high taxes on tobacco to finance health for all in Africa

20 may 2017 - 15:23:17
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Increasing tobacco taxes to reduce demand for tobacco could generate revenue for African governments to finance [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO warns excessive speed contributes to high traffic fatalities

05 may 2017 - 17:52:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging drivers to kill the speed as speeding on the [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO to begin pilot prequalification of biosimilar medicines for cancer treatment

04 may 2017 - 09:57:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) will this year launch a pilot project for prequalifying biosimilar medicines, [...] Full text...

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