South African institute downplays threat of Chinese virus
10 january 2025 - 07:47:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday said there is no [...] Full text...
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday said there is no [...] Full text...
Global diabetes epidemic reaches critical levels with 800 million cases
15 november 2024 - 06:12:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global diabetes cases have quadrupled since 1990, affecting over 800 million adults worldwide, according to a [...] Full text...
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African cities strive to make roads less perilous for pedestrians and cyclists: UNEP Feature Article
12 november 2024 - 07:10:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - For Patience Ataliba, who lives in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, commuting was once a harrowing [...] Full text...
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Unhealthy eating drives $8 trillion in annual hidden costs
08 november 2024 - 13:07:17Rome, Italy (PANA) - Most of the hidden costs of agrifood systems worldwide stem from health impacts linked to non-communicable [...] Full text...
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Tuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer
29 october 2024 - 22:20:42Washington D.C., USA (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately [...] Full text...
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Three men die of liver cancer every week in Gambia - Health official
21 october 2024 - 11:04:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Professor Ramou Njie, a liver specialist at the University of The Gambia, has disclosed that liver [...] Full text...
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33 percent of deaths in Mauritius caused by cardiovascular diseases
15 october 2024 - 13:11:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Minister for Health and Quality of Life, Kailash Jagutpal, said on Tuesday that cardiovascular diseases, [...] Full text...
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Investing in healthy longevity could save 150 million lives: WB report
13 september 2024 - 09:24:35Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - By 2050, one in three people will be over 60 years old. With bold [...] Full text...
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Fourteen African countries, key partners unite to provide critical resources for health in WHO’s first-ever Investment Round
28 august 2024 - 11:38:48Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) — In an unprecedented show of unity in support of the World Health Organisation (WHO), 14 African [...] Full text...
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‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council
27 july 2024 - 05:47:01New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, and escalating threat [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for urgent action to curb alcohol consumption
26 july 2024 - 07:29:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It seems that Europeans don’t want to give up booze. A UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM gives orders for the creation of an organization specializing in care of diabetes patients
16 july 2024 - 16:13:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA )- The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has ordered the Ministry [...] Full text...
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South Africa notifies WHO of 20 confirmed mpox cases
09 july 2024 - 16:33:27Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) of the Republic of South Africa [...] Full text...
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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency
09 july 2024 - 15:37:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an [...] Full text...
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WHO announces MeDevIS platform to boost access to medical technologies and devices
08 july 2024 - 14:23:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday introduced an online platform called MeDevIS (Medical Devices Information System), [...] Full text...
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One-third of adults at risk of disease due to physical inactivity - WHO
28 june 2024 - 07:02:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly one-third of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of [...] Full text...
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WHO warns on falsified medicines used for diabetes treatment and weight loss
21 june 2024 - 18:46:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, the type of [...] Full text...
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Libya, WHO hold workshop on national strategy for combating non-communicable diseases
12 june 2024 - 18:16:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A high-level consultative workshop on Libya's national strategy for combating non-communicable diseases was held under the [...] Full text...
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Amid Gaza war, children work so families can survive: ILO
08 june 2024 - 06:27:43Geneva, Switzerland {PANA) - Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour agency, [...] Full text...
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Experts warn of serious health impacts from climate change for pregnant women, children, and older people
05 june 2024 - 19:12:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pregnant women, newborns, children, adolescents and older people are facing serious health complications due to climate [...] 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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Health experts discuss boosting efforts to transform care for severe chronic diseases in Africa
29 april 2024 - 09:49:43Dar 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 - 10:10:08N’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 - 05:41:55Geneva, 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 - 05:42:17Copenhagen, 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 - 06:04:49Paris, 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 - 07:23:07New 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 - 15:05:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated dire concerns for civilians caught up in the war in Gaza. This [...] Full text...
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Diabetes on the rise, warns WHO
14 november 2023 - 17:32:25Geneva, 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 - 12:46:36Cairo, 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 - 15:03:42Kiambu, 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 - 11:45:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday pleaded for desperately needed fuel [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'horrified' by strike on Gaza hospital, as warring sides blame each other
18 october 2023 - 07:01:05Cairo, 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 - 05:47:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Health Minister deplores high prevalence of NCDs
25 september 2023 - 12:04:27Ebene, 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 - 05:36:18New 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 - 07:44:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Breastfeeding rates remain low in Mauritius, the Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailash Jagutpal has observed, [...] Full text...
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WHO releases New Model Essential List of medicines
26 july 2023 - 15:33:28Geneva, 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 - 15:10:36Geneva, 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 - 05:39:53Geneva, 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 - 17:13:56Nairobi, 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 - 08:38:40Geneva, 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 - 16:16:25Port-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 - 05:26:37Geneva, 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 - 08:15:00Port-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 - 16:04:41Tripoli, 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 - 05:11:42Geneva, 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 - 05:53:29Geneva, 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 - 08:12:52Balaclava, 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 - 06:40:20Geneva, 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 - 12:28:30Cape 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 - 07:51:50Port-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 - 05:26:50Geneva, 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 - 05:19:59Geneva, 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 - 07:18:37Port-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 - 14:44:14Geneva, 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 - 19:42:07Geneva, 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 - 08:01:16Port-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 - 08:20:40Port-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 - 17:32:37Brazzaville, 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 - 07:59:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Monday launched a National Breastfeeding Action Plan 2022-2027 [...] Full text...
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Heart disease and diabetes mellitus, leading causes of deaths in Mauritius
22 july 2022 - 09:59:18Port-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 - 09:05:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The population of Mauritius comprised of 640,057 women compared to 626,003 men in 2021, Statistics Mauritius [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO forecasts dramatic drop in deaths, but warns no time to ‘sit back and relax’
03 june 2022 - 05:21:05Brazzaville, 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 - 07:00:04Port-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 - 16:46:57Acca, 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 - 11:36:08Brazzaville, 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 - 14:30:17USAID 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 - 05:24:08Brazzaville, 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 - 11:54:37Brussels, 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 - 19:59:50Addis 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 - 13:12:05Geneva, 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 - 05:50:25New 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 - 08:21:46Port-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 - 21:02:10Geneva, 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 - 12:22:07Tripoli, 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 - 14:25:05Geneva, 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 - 09:13:03Port-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 - 22:32:10Addis 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 - 08:12:05Port 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 - 12:19:09Cotonou, 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 - 05:50:12Geneva, 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 - 23:31:10Cotonou, 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 - 08:54:07Brazzaville, 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 - 17:27:47Cotonou, 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 - 10:20:32Cape 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 - 12:32:35Bamako, 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 - 07:15:48Port-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 - 14:19:47Tunis, 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 - 16:34:37Cotonou, 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 - 15:46:09Geneva, 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 - 13:38:15Candos, 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 - 21:31:05Tunis, 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 - 07:10:53Geneva, 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 - 07:33:56Brazzaville, 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 - 12:14:08Geneva, 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 - 00:01:02Addis 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 - 10:12:59Brazzaville, 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 - 21:57:49Geneva, 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 - 18:23:13Banjul, 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 - 06:25:19Port 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 - 07:02:56Port-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 - 17:37:30Brazzaville, 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 - 08:13:47Port-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 - 22:42:40Nairobi, 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 - 18:57:15Nairobi, 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 - 15:45:06Lusaka, 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 - 11:17:41Dar 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 - 10:49:49Abuja, 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 - 14:55:05Nairobi, 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 - 14:21:46Nairobi, 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 - 08:11:57Port-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 - 14:34:40Niamey, 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 - 10:26:26Abuja, 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 - 19:20:02Geneva, 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 - 13:15:05Kigali, 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 - 08:26:48Abuja, 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 - 16:43:50Ouagadougou, 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 - 13:42:49Conakry, 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 - 20:50:31Asmara, 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 - 12:21:26Geneva, 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 - 17:43:07Brazzaville, 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 - 11:55:24Dakar, 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 - 13:33:10Kinshasa, 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 - 16:02:50Bujumbura, 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 - 21:35:10Bujumbura, 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 - 06:01:49Port 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 - 10:16:54Nairobi, 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 - 14:27:22Bamako, 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 - 21:50:38Nairobi, 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 - 11:41:01Abuja, 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 - 17:22:19Libreville, 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 - 18:00:21Ouagadougou, 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 - 11:31:12Ouagadougou, 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 - 17:53:03Tunis, 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 - 05:10:17Tunis, 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 - 15:31:01Port 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 - 16:26:40L’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 - 21:47:06Cotonou, 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 - 17:07:23Ebène, 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 - 10:07:02Brazzaville, 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 - 08:01:52Bujumbura, 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 - 10:23:19Tripoli, 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 - 06:22:22Geneva, 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 - 08:03:47Geneva, 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 - 07:40:37New 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 - 22:17:22Tunis, 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 - 22:21:42New 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 - 11:32:54Geneva, 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 - 15:13:38Brazzaville, 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 - 13:39:49Brazzaville, 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 - 13:26:24Rome, 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 - 13:47:07Port 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 - 13:15:36Niamey, 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 - 14:59:32Port 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 - 15:09:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's drug industry is strategic and a central pillar of the country's health system. The North African [...] Full text...
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'Health situation in Zimbabwe's prisons pose a threat to inmates' - Report
21 september 2019 - 05:04:21Harare, 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 - 20:57:43Banjul, 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 - 11:01:47Accra, 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 - 13:48:04Accra, 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 - 19:38:12Abidjan, 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 - 10:34:14Cape 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 - 05:57:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world celebrates this year's World Breastfeeding Week from Thursday, two UN agencies and partners [...] Full text...
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Mauritius women live longer than men
20 july 2019 - 08:27:00Port-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 - 06:19:04Geneva, 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 - 04:57:20Cairo, 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 - 07:05:50Juba, 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 - 04:59:24New York, US (PANA) - A United Nations-backed report released on Wednesday has urged countries to invest more and take greater [...] Full text...
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Alcohol and tobacco abuse blamed for mortality
09 april 2019 - 19:13:07Gaborone, 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 - 13:12:59Trianon, 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 - 12:33:12Ouagadougou, 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 - 20:51:13Geneva, 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 - 17:05:28Tripoli, 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 - 14:59:33Conakry, 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 - 11:36:35Sydney, 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 - 18:38:52Cotonou, 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 - 22:39:26Katowice, 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 - 17:05:06Reduit, 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 - 04:56:27Geneva, 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 - 11:43:57Rome, 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 - 05:34:11London, 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 - 17:47:49Port 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 - 19:17:26New 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 - 06:21:35Rome, 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 - 07:02:38Port-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 - 06:56:10Geneva, 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 - 06:52:17Dakar, 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 - 09:19:12Port-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 - 10:14:04Geneva, 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 - 20:36:57Geneva, 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 - 11:22:52Geneva, 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 - 11:54:06Port-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 - 19:10:46Geneva, 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 - 06:26:25Geneva, 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 - 04:05:04Geneva, 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 - 14:41:18Nairobi, 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 - 19:23:08Cape 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 - 18:47:30Cape 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 - 15:04:17Johannesburg, 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 - 18:13:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to leave for Cuba on Tuesday for a three-day [...] Full text...
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