US provides $100 billion to save more than 25 million lives in AIDS relief programme

29 january 2023 - 08:02:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As the US marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. President’s Emergency [...] Full text...

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Uganda, WHO announce end of Ebola epidemic that has caused 55 deaths in four months

12 january 2023 - 15:49:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ebola epidemic in Uganda is over, the Ugandan health ministry and the World Health [...] Full text...

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Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

11 january 2023 - 10:48:05
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda on Wednesday declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less [...] Full text...

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Ebola outbreak almost under control in Uganda, says WHO

07 january 2023 - 14:01:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ebola epidemic is on the verge of being brought under control in Uganda, with [...] Full text...

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2022 Year In health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’

27 december 2022 - 06:03:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In 2022 the UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, [...] Full text...

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Community-led responses ‘essential for ending pandemics’ – UNAIDS

16 december 2022 - 04:28:35
New York, US (PANA) - Communities must be empowered and appropriately resourced to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS and other [...] Full text...

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Strengthening regional trade offers Uganda sustainable path toward growth

15 december 2022 - 13:26:10
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - As the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, Uganda is returning to its pre-pandemic path to [...] Full text...

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Sudan hosts 48th IGAD Council of Ministers meeting

01 december 2022 - 13:00:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - East Africa's foreign ministers have concluded two days of deliberations in Khartoum focussing on security, economic [...] Full text...

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UN appeals for record $51.5 billion to help 230 million on the brink in 2023

01 december 2022 - 05:16:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record $51.5 billion is needed to help 230 million of the world’s most vulnerable people in [...] Full text...

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WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics

21 november 2022 - 18:53:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to compile an updated list of priority pathogens that [...] Full text...

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Doses of Ebola candidate vaccines expected to be shipped to Uganda next week: WHO

17 november 2022 - 06:16:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three candidate Ebola vaccines for a proposed clinical trial in Uganda should be shipped to the [...] Full text...

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Uganda confirms 135 Ebola cases, 53 deaths

11 november 2022 - 14:25:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Uganda has reported 135 confirmed and 21 probable cases of Ebola in eight different districts, [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State meets AUC Chairman

28 october 2022 - 06:17:33
Ottawa, Canada (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Thursday met with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa [...] Full text...

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Uganda: 9 new cases of Ebola in Kampala, WHO calls for vigilance

25 october 2022 - 13:55:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Uganda reported nine new cases of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, bringing the total [...] Full text...

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UNHCR warns of $700 million funding gap for its activities

25 october 2022 - 13:41:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over recent months, funding shortfalls have forced UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to make cuts [...] Full text...

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WHO chief says COVID-19 virus 'still continues to change'

20 october 2022 - 05:42:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that [...] Full text...

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39 Ebola deaths recorded in Uganda, capital Kampala affected, says WHO

13 october 2022 - 15:59:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reported 54 confirmed and 20 probable cases of [...] Full text...

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African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak

13 october 2022 - 06:21:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ministers of Health and government representatives from nine African countries on Wednesday agreed on joint measures [...] Full text...

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WHO supports Uganda Ebola response

13 october 2022 - 05:12:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Uganda as the Government there responds to a [...] Full text...

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‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns WHO chief, in wide-ranging global health update

05 october 2022 - 19:23:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to [...] Full text...

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IGAD calls for swift response to Ebola outbreak in Uganda

27 september 2022 - 15:37:11
Djibouti, (Djibouti) - The Ebola outbreak in Uganda requires urgent steps to combat, the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak declared over, Uganda boosts response

27 september 2022 - 12:46:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that re-emerged [...] Full text...

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Uganda's Ebola outbreak now in three districts, says health ministry

26 september 2022 - 06:35:28
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan Ministry of Health says the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the country is [...] Full text...

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Uganda Ebola deaths climb to four; seven suspected deaths under investigation

24 september 2022 - 10:40:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan health ministry said here Saturday three more patients had died from the Ebola Virus [...] Full text...

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WHO bolsters Ebola disease outbreak response in Uganda, as seven cases confirmed

22 september 2022 - 12:03:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  In an accelerated effort to scale up response to the Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, World [...] Full text...

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Uganda declares Ebola Virus Disease outbreak

20 september 2022 - 14:20:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The health authorities in Uganda on Tuesday declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of [...] Full text...

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Ghana declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

17 september 2022 - 05:42:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Friday declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly [...] Full text...

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DR Congo declares Ebola resurgence in North Kivu as new case cinfirmed

23 august 2022 - 11:12:36
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a resurgence of Ebola on Monday night, following [...] Full text...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo investigates suspected Ebola case in North Kivu

21 august 2022 - 13:38:38
Brazzaville/Kinshasa – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are investigating a suspected case of Ebola virus disease in [...] Full text...

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WHO: DR Congo investigates suspected Ebola case in North Kivu

20 august 2022 - 19:36:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are investigating a suspected case of Ebola virus [...] Full text...

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WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola

20 august 2022 - 05:26:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken meets DRC PM Lukonde

10 august 2022 - 15:05:39
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met the prime minister of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease

18 july 2022 - 20:08:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Africa sees 63% jump in diseases spread from animals to people in last decade

14 july 2022 - 14:29:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is facing a growing risk of outbreaks caused by zoonotic pathogens, such as the monkeypox virus [...] Full text...

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Ghana detects two suspected cases of Marburg Virus Disease

08 july 2022 - 08:07:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has announced the preliminary finding of two cases of Marburg virus disease and if confirmed [...] Full text...

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Democratic Republic of Congo declares 14th Ebola outbreak over

04 july 2022 - 12:44:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on MOnday declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months [...] Full text...

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Funding cuts could affect vital humanitarian flights to hard-to-reach areas in Guinea, Niger: WFP

15 june 2022 - 05:29:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that its UN Humanitarian Air Service [...] Full text...

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WHO Director-General Tedros re-elected for second term

24 may 2022 - 16:42:50
 Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Member States on Tuesday re-elected Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a [...] Full text...

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Thirty trucks loaded with cotton fibre en route to port of Conakry

10 may 2022 - 15:23:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is determined to make the autonomous port of Conakry, conceded to the Turkish [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Record profits, while COVID treatment often ‘out of reach’ for the poor

05 may 2022 - 06:04:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in [...] Full text...

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Ebola vaccination begins in DRC after latest cases

27 april 2022 - 13:27:38
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday kicked off Ebola vaccination in Mbandaka, the [...] Full text...

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New Ebola outbreak declared in DRC

24 april 2022 - 04:55:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The health authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have declared a new outbreak of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Vaccine access in conflict areas remains critical'

12 april 2022 - 05:26:08
New York, US (PANA) - Although safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations are available, the pandemic is still far from over, [...] Full text...

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Infectious diseases present ‘clear and present danger’ everywhere: Guterres

27 december 2021 - 14:23:01
New York, US (PANA) - COVID-19 continues to demonstrate how quickly “an infectious disease can sweep across the world”, pushing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Omicron 'outpacing' Delta, says WHO chief

21 december 2021 - 07:22:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to [...] Full text...

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Democratic Republic of Congo declares Ebola outbreak over

16 december 2021 - 16:30:00
Brazzaville, Kinshasa (PANA) - The Ebola outbreak that erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu Province in October [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African President Ramaphosa addresses concerns

01 december 2021 - 15:08:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken a swipe at African countries which have implemented travel [...] Full text...

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New cases of Ebola detected in DR Congo

04 november 2021 - 06:43:40
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said new cases [...] Full text...

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Former Malian Health Minister elected to the US National Academy of Medicine

23 october 2021 - 19:36:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A former Malian Minister of Health and current Director General of the National Institute of Public [...] Full text...

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WHO announces plan for ‘profound transformation' following sexual abuse allegations in DR Congo

22 october 2021 - 06:50:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The suffering of survivors of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by World Health Organization staff during the 10th Ebola outbreak [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Six in seven infections go undetected in Africa: WHO

15 october 2021 - 05:16:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A new assessment by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that only 14.2% – or one in [...] Full text...

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DR Congo starts Ebola vaccination after latest confirmed case

14 october 2021 - 05:42:13
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Ebola vaccination began on Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu Province where [...] Full text...

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New Ebola case detected in DR Congo's North Kivu

09 october 2021 - 15:56:47
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday announced that a [...] Full text...

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Insufficient funding means tough choices for humanitarians in DR Congo

09 october 2021 - 09:23:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a lack of funding, are leaving humanitarians with a [...] Full text...

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WHO: Abuse allegations amid DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘a sickening betrayal of the people we serve’

29 september 2021 - 05:50:08
Gene,a Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN [...] Full text...

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Guinea declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

17 september 2021 - 08:19:46
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinea has declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new cases over [...] Full text...

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Eating wild meat significantly increases zoonotic disease risk: UN report

16 september 2021 - 06:04:30
New York, US (PANA) - The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has  significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank, UNICEF support vaccine deployment, lifesaving health services in South Sudan

10 september 2021 - 13:45:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)  – The World Bank and UNICEF are collaborating to implement a $53.5 million project in South [...] Full text...

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New data-driven hub aims to detect and prevent next pandemic

02 september 2021 - 06:46:15
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - A new centre in Berlin, Germany, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims [...] Full text...

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New test finds 'no evidence' of Ebola virus in Cote d’Ivoire case

01 september 2021 - 06:06:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The government of Cote d’Ivoire has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that a second laboratory has tested [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso announces suspected case of Ebola

23 august 2021 - 10:46:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso announced on Sunday evening that a suspected case [...] Full text...

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Ebola vaccination campaign launched in Middle Guinea

21 august 2021 - 19:30:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A vaccination campaign against the Ebola virus began here Thursday in the prefecture of Labe, central [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: West Africa deaths surge amid Ebola and other outbreaks: WHO

20 august 2021 - 08:03:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – West Africa has recorded its highest number of COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began as several countries [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire begins vaccination against Ebola

18 august 2021 - 05:25:12
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The vaccination against Ebola of high-risk populations began in Côte d’Ivoire on Monday following the discovery of [...] Full text...

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Guinean experts sent to Côte d'Ivoire to fight Ebola

16 august 2021 - 11:13:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Sunday dispatched a team of experts and 5,000 doses of vaccine to [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire declares first Ebola outbreak in more than 25 years

15 august 2021 - 10:46:03
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ministry of Health of Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday confirmed the country’s first case of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges support for new COVID-19 origins studies

13 august 2021 - 14:54:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned all countries “to put differences aside” in order to speed [...] Full text...

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WHO supports Guinea after detection of first-ever case of Marburg disease

11 august 2021 - 18:52:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting Guinea following a confirmed death from Marburg virus disease, the first [...] Full text...

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GuInea confirms outbreak of Marburg virus to WHO

09 august 2021 - 22:47:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Orgaization (WHO) said here Monday Guinea's ministry of Health had reported a confirmed [...] Full text...

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Helen Clark brief Member States at the UN General Assembly on pandemic response

28 july 2021 - 22:48:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former president of Liberia, and Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand, Wednesday [...] Full text...

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WFP and WHO launch innovative project on Emergency Health Facilities

19 july 2021 - 13:58:21
Brindisi, Italy – Following the recent G20 side event co-hosted by the Italian Government and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...

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DR Congo sees fresh government impetus to fight unrelenting violence in the east

08 july 2021 - 06:34:25
New York, US (PANA) - A new government action plan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to reverse the urgent [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF commends Guinea’s response to pandemic, urges support for vulnerable households and businesses

01 july 2021 - 08:30:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Guinea needs to diversify the economy and secure more inclusive, [...] Full text...

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Ebola outbreak in Guinea declared over

19 june 2021 - 16:50:38
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Ebola outbreak that emerged in Guinea in mid-February was declared over on Saturday, the first [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccines donated next year, ‘too late for those who are dying today’: WHO chief

19 june 2021 - 07:10:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions more COVID vaccines need to be donated now to save lives and help the UN [...] Full text...

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Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks- WHO

09 june 2021 - 23:48:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) will Thursday launch the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022 titled "Delivering on [...] Full text...

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Africa can salvage social, economic fortunes after devastating pandemic - Mo Ibrahim

02 june 2021 - 17:50:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity for Africa to reinvent its economic growth plan, a governance think-tank, [...] Full text...

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ArcelorMittal to restart $800m Liberia iron-ore expansion this year

24 may 2021 - 13:35:33
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Global steel major ArcelorMittal plans to restart the expansion of its iron-ore operations in Liberia this [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges humanity to make ‘peace with the planet’

22 may 2021 - 06:46:19
New York, US (PANA) - Humanity is “waging a war on nature”, threatening biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, [...] Full text...

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US allows flights from Guinea after Ebola outbreak

15 may 2021 - 12:14:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement issued by the US Embassy in Conakry, the United States announced the lifting, [...] Full text...

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UN denounces attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo

11 may 2021 - 13:56:54
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned Monday’s attack on the UN peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...

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Guinea's mining sector supports growth despite COVID-19, IMF says

03 may 2021 - 17:08:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean mining sector is expected to continue to support overall growth in 2021 in Guinea, [...] Full text...

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Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over

03 may 2021 - 17:00:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared officially over on [...] Full text...

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Guinea’s growth forecast to reach 5.2 per cent in 2021 - IMF

01 may 2021 - 09:37:07
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s economy weathered the coronavirus (COVID-19) shock with a strong growth of 7 per cent in [...] Full text...

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WHO warns of risk of major measles outbreaks as countries delay vaccination drives

23 april 2021 - 05:14:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning of risk of major [...] Full text...

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Armed attacks kill hundreds, displace 40,000 civilians in northeast DR Congo: UNHCR

19 march 2021 - 12:01:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is warning about an alarming increase in the number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccination gains pace, nearly seven million doses given

19 march 2021 - 05:57:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa, where after months of waiting on [...] Full text...

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Japan supports Guinea's efforts to fight diseases

16 march 2021 - 13:42:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Japanese government on Monday granted  US$1,469,772 to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as part [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF disburses US$50 million to Sierra Leone to address pandemic impact

16 march 2021 - 09:21:31
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – Though the Sierra Leonean authorities’ quick and decisive actions mitigated the impact of the COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 120 new cases

06 march 2021 - 10:58:41
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Friday recorded 120 new positive cases of coronavirus after tests carried out on 1,758 [...] Full text...

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1,600 vaccinated in Guinea Ebola virus outbreak but more jabs needed - WHO

06 march 2021 - 04:58:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 1,600 people have received Ebola virus vaccinations in Guinea where four have died in [...] Full text...

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West African health ministers in joint fight against Ebola

03 march 2021 - 16:33:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Ministers of Health from Guinea – which is combating a new Ebola outbreak – and neighbouring countries [...] Full text...

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Guinea has recorded six deaths related to Ebola fever

01 march 2021 - 11:58:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea recorded as of last Friday a cumulative total of 11 confirmed cases of Ebola virus [...] Full text...

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China writes off Guinea's US$23 million debt

27 february 2021 - 11:20:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean and Chinese governments on Thursday signed two economic and technical cooperation agreements on debt [...] Full text...

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West Africa steps up efforts to tackle latest Ebola threat

26 february 2021 - 05:09:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As a new Ebola outbreak threatens Guinea, six neighboring countries are urgently scaling up preparation and [...] Full text...

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Sixth Ebola-related death recorded in Guinea

25 february 2021 - 10:28:41
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A suspected case of Ebola haemorrhagic fever died of the disease on Monday, bringing to six [...] Full text...

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Irish NGO urges global collaboration in fighting Ebola

25 february 2021 - 10:21:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Behavioral change and working with communities to create awareness of Ebola symptoms are some of the [...] Full text...

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Ebola vaccination starts in Guinea to curb new outbreak

24 february 2021 - 06:20:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Ebola vaccination of people at high risk kicked off on Tuesday in Guinea as the emergency response [...] Full text...

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Thick layer of dust covers Guinea

23 february 2021 - 11:06:28
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A thick layer of dust from the Sahara Desert has enveloped the Guinean capital, Conakry, and [...] Full text...

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UN chief expresses condolences for three killed in DR Congo WFP convoy attack

23 february 2021 - 07:04:24
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the three people who [...] Full text...

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WHO steps up efforts to curb Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and DR Congo

20 february 2021 - 07:13:36
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – With efforts gathering pace to promptly tackle the new Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Ebola virus disease in Guinea has multiple causes – ANSS

19 february 2021 - 15:56:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three hypotheses are at the root of the resurgence, eight years later, of the Ebola virus [...] Full text...

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No case of Ebola virus disease registered in Mali - Health Minister

16 february 2021 - 15:01:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Health assured, on Monday at a meeting with technical and financial partners that [...] Full text...

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Guinea steps up measures to curb spread of Ebola virus disease

16 february 2021 - 12:25:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - About 115 contacts of the Ebola virus disease have been identified in Nzérékoré,  about 1,000 km [...] Full text...

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WHO expresses 'huge concern' about resurgence of Ebola in Guinea

15 february 2021 - 06:52:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed "huge concern" about the resurgence of Ebola in Guinea.  “It’s [...] Full text...

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Suspected cases of Ebola virus disease spotted in Guinea

14 february 2021 - 16:13:07
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Suspected cases of Ebola virus disease were detected on Saturday in the Guinean southern region of [...] Full text...

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WHO sends research team to DR Congo after Ebola outbreak

09 february 2021 - 07:02:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has dispatched a research team to the eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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WHO announces detection of new Ebola case in DR Congo's North Kivu

08 february 2021 - 09:47:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Sunday announced that a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Russian company helps Guinea in combating pandemics

05 february 2021 - 13:23:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Covid-19 tests carried out in Guinea in a laboratory built at the Centre for Research in [...] Full text...

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Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi thanks Diplomatic Corps for support

23 january 2021 - 20:09:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Saturday thanked members [...] Full text...

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One dead, one injured and 1,214 households displaced by floods in Burundi

23 january 2021 - 19:57:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The torrential rains of January 8 and 11 left at least one dead, one injured, and [...] Full text...

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Amid pandemic and unrest, midwives undeterred in saving lives in Conakry

22 january 2021 - 17:01:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – “Our midwives who work during this period of political crisis are brave and courageous because they [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court resumes virtual Court Sessions with Cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and Others

18 january 2021 - 17:19:40
ABuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has resumed virtual court sessions with cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners establish global Ebola vaccine stockpile

12 january 2021 - 07:02:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a major milestone in the fight against deadly diseases, United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners [...] Full text...

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UN chief ‘shocked’ at massacre of civilians in eastern DR Congo

07 january 2021 - 15:33:05
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has expressed shock at the massacre of civilians in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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Africa's economic growth to slow to negative 4.1% in 2020 - ECA

15 december 2020 - 19:31:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Economic growth in Africa is projected to drop drastically to negative 4.1% before making a [...] Full text...

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Political tensions, armed attacks, displacement and COVID threats continue in DRC

08 december 2020 - 05:26:44
New York, US (PANA) - There is a critical need for State institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...

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Congo: Russian envoy sees US$ one billion trade with Africa as "good result"

03 december 2020 - 18:35:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Russian Ambassador in Congo, Georgy Chepik, said Wednesday in Brazzaville that the level of trade between [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian coordinator calls on DRC to be vigilant even with the end of Ebola epidemic

19 november 2020 - 17:47:20
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN humanitarian coordinator in DR Congo, David McLachlan-Karr, has called on the government to [...] Full text...

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WHO announces end of 11th Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

18 november 2020 - 11:58:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday announced the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the [...] Full text...

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WHO appoints co-chairs of Independent Commission on sexual misconduct during Ebola response in DR Congo

15 october 2020 - 20:28:38
GENEVA, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization has appointed two distinguished leaders to co-chair an Independent Commission on sexual [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 70 per cent of cases located in just 10 countries, WHO reports

06 october 2020 - 05:53:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While COVID-19 has affected all countries, the pandemic is “uneven”, and it is estimated that 10 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Countries face ‘critical moment’ in pandemic response: WHO chief

03 october 2020 - 05:21:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With strong leadership and comprehensive strategies it’s never too late for countries to change the trendlines [...] Full text...

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Alpha Condé satisfied with the fight against COVID-19 in Guinea

02 october 2020 - 13:15:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Conde on Thursday hailed the "collective effort" made in recent months in response [...] Full text...

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WHO Africa head condemns 'deeply horrific and heartbreaking' sexual exploitation by aid workers

01 october 2020 - 06:48:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, has condemned reports of allegations [...] Full text...

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WHO to investigate sexual exploitation, abuse in Ebola response in DRC

29 september 2020 - 19:45:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday expressed outrage at recent reports of alleged sexual exploitation and [...] Full text...

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With lessons from Ebola outbreak, DRC moved swiftly to curb coronavirus spread - Tshisekedi

24 september 2020 - 05:56:45
New York, US (PANA) - Learning its lessons from the Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) took swift [...] Full text...

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Expert panel approves phytotherapy clinical trial protocol for COVID-19

20 september 2020 - 14:06:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19, formed by the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 illustrates ‘woefully under prepared’ world – UN health chief

19 september 2020 - 05:57:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite efforts to break the global cycle of panic and neglect seen throughout multiple disease outbreaks, [...] Full text...

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WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond

12 september 2020 - 08:39:58
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 110 cases of Ebola patients recorded since 1 June 2020

03 september 2020 - 22:56:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The total number of patients affected by the Ebola disease since the 11th epidemic was [...] Full text...

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Ebola outbreak in western DR Congo reaches 100 cases

21 august 2020 - 16:03:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of cases in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in western Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, UNICEF urge safe school reopening in Africa

20 august 2020 - 18:24:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The unprecedented and prolonged school closures aimed at keeping students safe from COVID-19 are harming them in [...] Full text...

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U.S. government gives Congo: US$ 1 million for vulnerable households in Likouala

19 august 2020 - 16:37:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Congo on Wednesday unveiled an estimated US$1 million grant from the United [...] Full text...

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Millions ‘on the edge’ in DR Congo, warns WFP

15 august 2020 - 05:11:54
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Millions of lives could be lost to hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...

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WHO working to contain spread of latest DR Congo Ebola outbreak, says Dr Tedros

14 august 2020 - 05:47:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Youth in resilient economies need access to skills and employment

12 august 2020 - 11:09:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - While the first stage of fighting COVID-19 had to focus on protecting the older [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 17th Lomé International Fair cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

11 august 2020 - 15:35:46
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 17th Lomé International Fair (FIL), scheduled for November 20 to December 7, has been cancelled [...] Full text...

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78 cases of Ebola virus disease recorded in Equateur, DR Congo

08 august 2020 - 17:12:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Seventy-eight cases of Ebola virus disease, including 74 confirmed cases and four probable cases, have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany donates 98 million FCFA to enable Congo fight COVID-19

06 august 2020 - 18:03:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The German embassy in Congo on Thursday donated 150,000 euros (about 98 million CFA francs) to [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Third consecutive day without confirmed case of Ebola in Equateur

04 august 2020 - 22:17:53
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo for three consecutive days recorded no new confirmed case of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB approves $53 million grant for COVID-19 response in Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone

26 july 2020 - 15:42:02
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $53.25 million multi-country grant to Gambia, Liberia [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa's access to coronavirus vaccine lies on local manufacturing: Africa CDC

23 july 2020 - 22:37:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that access to the coronavirus vaccine in Africa may [...] Full text...

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Number of separated children rising fast as Ebola spreads in Equateur Province of DRC

23 july 2020 - 18:02:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - More than 32 children have lost or have been separated from one or both parents [...] Full text...

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WHO warns new Ebola outbreak in Congo faces funding gap

21 july 2020 - 19:22:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it is facing a "serious funding gap'' to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China picks Egypt as future hub to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine in Africa

21 july 2020 - 19:02:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt has been selected by China to serve as a future hub for manufacturing a coronavirus [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 60 cases of Ebola notified since 1 June in Equateur province

20 july 2020 - 22:50:26
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Sixty cases of the Ebola virus disease have been recorded since the declaration of the [...] Full text...

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WHO expresses concern about growing Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

17 july 2020 - 05:35:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are concerned about the growing Ebola outbreak in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Don’t make schools a political football’ -senior WHO official

13 july 2020 - 20:52:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday called for the question of school re-openings [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria receives $8m from ECOWAS health organisation for pandemic fight

12 july 2020 - 09:52:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The federal government Saturday took delivery of $8million medical equipment from the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IOM water facilities help resettled communities fight pandemic in Sierra Leone

11 july 2020 - 15:43:11
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, handwashing remains among the most difficult preventive measures for millions of Sierra Leoneans to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

10 july 2020 - 09:08:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa has joined immunization experts in [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: WHO expresses concern after Africa reached 500,000 cases Wednesday

09 july 2020 - 00:17:28
Paris, France (PANA) - The African continent on Wednesday exceeded 500,000 cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) with 12,000 deaths [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: WHO to issue new brief on airborne transmission, after ‘active engagement’ with scientists

08 july 2020 - 04:06:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to issue a brief on the modes of transmission [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 15 deaths linked to Ebola recorded in 5 weeks in DRC province

05 july 2020 - 19:41:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Fifteen deaths caused by the Ebola virus disease (12 from confirmed cases and 3 from [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: DRC and IFAD partner for better nutrition, resilience for small-scale farmers facing pandemic

03 july 2020 - 13:00:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Friday announced support for a new programme in [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 2 new confirmed cases of Ebola registered in Bolamba, Equateur

30 june 2020 - 23:37:45
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two new confirmed cases of the Ebola virus were recorded Monday in the zone of [...] Full text...

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WHO says Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo is over

25 june 2020 - 16:23:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA ) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday the end of the 10th Ebola outbreak [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's 10th Ebola outbreak over

25 june 2020 - 11:59:09
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The health authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday declared the end of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 10 million infections milestone looms – WHO chief says

25 june 2020 - 04:45:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is on track to reach 10 million coronavirus cases within the next week, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO hails early results on use of dexamethasone in most sick patients but warns it’s ‘no cure-all’

18 june 2020 - 05:31:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday hailed news from the United Kingdom that a [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: No new confirmed case of Ebola on Monday

16 june 2020 - 22:47:28
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - No new confirmed case of the Ebola disease was reported Monday in the province of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'AfDB's COVID-19 response is moving from commitment to action'

14 june 2020 - 18:18:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it responded swiftly to the needs of its member [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Elections and governance issues in Africa - By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

14 june 2020 - 14:32:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elections in Africa during normal times are a huge challenge, in terms of logistics, operations and [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 14 cases of Ebola reported

12 june 2020 - 17:22:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Fourteen cases of the Ebola virus disease have been reported since the start of the [...] Full text...

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WHO says 'no link' between two ongoing Ebola outbreaks in DRC

09 june 2020 - 19:48:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - New genetic sequence analysis by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) National Institute of Biomedical Research [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: At 29 percent, Kenya's recovery falls below global rate

09 june 2020 - 16:43:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Coronavirus recovery rate stands at 49 against the global rate of 29 percent, Health Chief [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s moment to redefine public health system (By Olajide Ademola and Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Guest writers)

08 june 2020 - 20:53:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic has drastically challenged and strained health systems worldwide. In Africa, it is [...] Full text...

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No new confirmed case of Ebola for the 27th day running in DRC

07 june 2020 - 19:01:07
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The national multi-sectoral committee for response to the Ebola disease said here on Sunday that, [...] Full text...

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Cuban medical doctors arrive in Guinea

05 june 2020 - 23:24:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-one Cuban medical doctors Friday arrived in the Guinean capital from Havana to participate in the [...] Full text...

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WHO sends team to DRC on Ebola outbreak

04 june 2020 - 06:51:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 50 staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners arrived in Mbandaka in [...] Full text...

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WHO pledges support to DR Congo as Ebola resurfaces in the northwest

02 june 2020 - 05:16:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) will assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as it [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Ebola reappears in Mbandaka

01 june 2020 - 23:30:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo Minister of Health Eteni Longondo said here Monday the Ebola virus disease had [...] Full text...

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New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest DR Congo

01 june 2020 - 19:32:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Monday that a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa must play central role in vaccine development - Africa CDC

29 may 2020 - 21:50:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Vaccine developers around the world must make African countries and scientists at the centre of [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 12th day without new confirmed case of Ebola

26 may 2020 - 19:43:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The countdown to the declaration of an end to the Ebola virus disease in DR [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 11th day without new confirmed case of Ebola

25 may 2020 - 23:28:14
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  -  The countdown to the declaration of an end to the Ebola virus disease in DR [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU appeals for donations for its Coronavirus Response Fund

24 may 2020 - 15:27:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat is appealing to the public to donate to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief hails 'landmark resolution’ to accelerate virus response

21 may 2020 - 04:56:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With  “unprecedented solidarity”, the World Health Assembly adopted a “landmark resolution” on Tuesday, which sets out [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Africa must act now to avoid a catastrophe, say rights chiefs

20 may 2020 - 13:38:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – Human rights chiefs from the United Nations and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights [...] Full text...

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CAF rules in Botswana's favour after boycotting U-17 Women's World Cup clash with Morocco

16 may 2020 - 19:50:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African football governing body has refused to punish Botswana for failing to honour their away [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Accra hosts regional hub to maintain lifesaving operations in Africa as virus spreads

15 may 2020 - 13:23:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A regional humanitarian response hub in Ghana, set up by the United Nations World Food Programme [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief appeals to ‘common humanity’ across all faiths, in tackling the virus

13 may 2020 - 05:45:10
New York, US (PANA) - Our shared vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic reveals “our common humanity”, the UN chief said [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

12 may 2020 - 10:47:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: NGOs advocate for the specific protection of women, girls during COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

08 may 2020 - 16:25:41
Paris, France (PANA) - Three organizations on Thursday called on authorities in sub-Saharan Africa to ensure that measures adopted to [...] Full text...

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No new confirmed case of Ebola notified for the seventh day

28 april 2020 - 22:55:23
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The national multi-sectoral committee for response to the Ebola disease said here Tuesday that, for [...] Full text...

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DR Congo registers four days without confirmed case of Ebola

27 april 2020 - 05:39:17
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The DR Congo national multisectoral committee of response to the Ebola virus has not reported [...] Full text...

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Learning from Ebola experience, Liberia deploys contact tracers to break COVID-19 transmission (A UNFPA feature)

24 april 2020 - 07:42:27
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – On 16 March 2020, Liberia confirmed the presence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within its borders [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Hard-fought gains in immunization coverage at risk without critical health services, warns WHO

23 april 2020 - 19:54:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shutting down immunization services in the COVID-19 pandemic risks triggering a resurgence of diseases that can [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries not to let virus eclipse other health issues

23 april 2020 - 16:18:24
Brazzaville, Congo PANA) – Public health systems in Africa are coming under severe strain as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic persists, the [...] Full text...

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Guinea's chief of health security tests positive for COVID-19

23 april 2020 - 13:35:28
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's  Director-General of the National Health Security Agency (ANSS), Dr. Sakoba Keita, tested positive for coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Economic impact of virus threatens hard-won progress across Great Lakes region

23 april 2020 - 04:19:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Sweeping preventive measures seem to be curbing the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the Great Lakes [...] Full text...

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China-Africa friendship to gain new strengths amid joint battle against COVID-19- Jianchun

21 april 2020 - 22:40:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   The Chinese ambassador to The Gambia, Ma Jianchun,  said here Tuesday China-Africa friendship would gain new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says African regulatory agencies, ethics committees to expedite clinical trial reviews

21 april 2020 - 11:31:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - National regulatory authorities and national ethics committees from across Africa have agreed to combine their expertise to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Lifting lockdowns does not signal the end of virus: WHO chief

21 april 2020 - 05:24:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated its stance on the lifting of lockdown measures aimed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana Private Sector Fund begins construction of 100-bed Isolation, Treatment Centre

19 april 2020 - 13:41:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has begun the construction of a 100-bed Isolation and Treatment Facility in the country funded [...] Full text...

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Guinea election body chairman dies

17 april 2020 - 20:37:57
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The chairman of the national independent electoral commission (CENI) in Guinea, Amadou Salif Kébé, died Friday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa mobilising to minimise losses

16 april 2020 - 05:39:49
New York, US (PANA) - From procuring test kits to promoting debt relief, the UN will stand in solidarity with [...] Full text...

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More than 9,000 people vaccinated against Ebola in North Kivu

15 april 2020 - 15:55:15
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Around 9,560 people were vaccinated against Ebola virus disease (EVD) in DR Congo, with the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Not all Gloom and Doom (Feature by Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

11 april 2020 - 07:13:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The dates for the celebration of Easter, Ramadan, Passover and other religious feasts may vary from [...] Full text...

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