Marburg outbreak in Rwanda declared over
20 december 2024 - 18:46:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease was declared over on Thursday by the Government of Rwanda [...] Full text...
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease was declared over on Thursday by the Government of Rwanda [...] Full text...
Cyclone Chido: Around 90,000 children impacted in Mozambique
18 december 2024 - 05:26:46Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that [...] Full text...
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Gaza: ‘Sickening normalization’ of suffering, amid attacks on people and aid convoys
14 december 2024 - 07:20:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israeli forces in Gaza continue to cause devastation for civilians trying to [...] Full text...
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Mozambique readies for intense tropical cyclone this weekend
13 december 2024 - 18:50:45Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to make landfall in Pemba (Cabo Delgado) province of Mozambique early [...] Full text...
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Quality, affordable health services for 1.5 billion people: A vision for healthier, more resilient world: World Bank Blog By Juan Pablo Uribe and Monique Vledder
13 december 2024 - 07:47:44Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The scale of the global health challenge is staggering. Global megatrends—such as decreasing investments in [...] Full text...
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New WHO report reveals governments deprioritizing health spending
12 december 2024 - 14:33:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2024 Global Heath Expenditure Report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the average [...] Full text...
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Aid pledges provide vital lifeline in humanitarian emergencies
11 december 2024 - 05:05:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN held a high-level pledging conference on Tuesday for its Central Emergency Response Fund [...] Full text...
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UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025
04 december 2024 - 04:51:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has secured early funding commitments of $1.5 billion for 2025, as [...] Full text...
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Droughts: The ‘slow onset, silent killer’
03 december 2024 - 15:22:03Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to [...] Full text...
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Shelter needs have doubled around the world in five years, says international charity
03 december 2024 - 12:23:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The number of crises-affected people in need of a home globally has more than doubled [...] Full text...
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The nightmare in Gaza must stop, urges UN deputy chief
03 december 2024 - 04:41:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Describing the situation in Gaza as “appalling and apocalyptic” the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed on [...] Full text...
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UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025
22 november 2024 - 06:44:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a $10 billion appeal for 2025 to meet critical [...] Full text...
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COP29: Putting people at the centre of climate solutions: World Bank Blog By Mamta Murthi and Juergen Voegele
18 november 2024 - 08:36:22Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Climate change is an urgent human crisis. Since 2022, 400 million students worldwide have faced school [...] Full text...
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COP29: World Bank expands lifeline to small States hit by disasters
13 november 2024 - 08:16:53Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The World Bank Group has expanded its lifeline to countries struggling to rebuild from disasters, allowing [...] Full text...
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WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on
12 november 2024 - 07:38:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to [...] Full text...
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Malaria poses significant public health challenge in Ethiopia
01 november 2024 - 21:53:54Addis Ababa, Ehiopia (PANA) - Between 1 January and 20 October 2024, over 7.3 million malaria cases and 1157 deaths [...] Full text...
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WHO reports Malaria outbreak in Ethiopia
01 november 2024 - 15:48:12Addis Ababa, Ehiopia (PANA) - Between 1 January and 20 October 2024, over 7.3 million malaria cases and 1157 deaths [...] Full text...
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WHO lists additional mpox diagnostic tests for emergency use
30 october 2024 - 19:07:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As part of ongoing efforts to enhance quality-assured testing options, the World Health Organization (WHO) has [...] Full text...
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WHO, partners activate Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time in response to mpox outbreak
29 october 2024 - 20:54:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency [...] Full text...
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Angola hosts inaugural national climate outlook forum
29 october 2024 - 13:17:08Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Climate Services Centre in collaboration with the National Institute of [...] Full text...
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Development Committee praises WBG resolve to contain Mpox pandemic in Africa
26 october 2024 - 16:54:11Washington, DC, United States (PANA) – The World Bank Group’s Development Committee has welcomed the steps taken by the institution [...] Full text...
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African road carnage a silent pandemic, warns UN envoy
25 october 2024 - 09:59:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopi (PANA) - While the world remains focused on headline-grabbing crises, a quieter but equally devastating catastrophe unfolds [...] Full text...
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How to advance women’s roles in peace and security
24 october 2024 - 11:26:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately affected [...] Full text...
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Guterres appoints Senegalese Coumba Sow as Resident Coordinator in Togo
10 october 2024 - 06:34:05New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Coumba D. Sow of Senegal as the United Nations Resident [...] Full text...
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IMF, WB, WHO step up cooperation on pandemic preparedness
06 october 2024 - 05:59:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian authorities urge citizens to leave Lebanon given 'deteriorating security'
05 october 2024 - 12:05:09Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Given the deteriorating security situation in Lebanon, the Government of Ghana has urged all Ghanaians living [...] Full text...
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WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
05 october 2024 - 05:20:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox diagnostic [...] Full text...
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Experts agree on African regional plan for health and climate change
27 september 2024 - 09:44:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than 80 health and climate change experts, partners and civil society representatives on Thursday agreed [...] Full text...
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WHO in Africa, Red Cross bolster partnership for enhanced public health emergency response
24 september 2024 - 14:39:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Federation of Red [...] Full text...
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Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA
16 september 2024 - 16:57:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and the constant threat of disease are [...] Full text...
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Data show increasing cases of global deaths from cholera - WHO
04 september 2024 - 15:50:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has published global cholera statistics for 2023, showing an increase in [...] Full text...
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UN provides emergency cash injection for global crisis hotspots
31 august 2024 - 07:37:39New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official on Friday allocated $100 million from the Organization’s Central Emergency [...] Full text...
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Nigeria becomes first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines: WHO
29 august 2024 - 06:31:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) = Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain [...] 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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Nigeria receives 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines
28 august 2024 - 11:06:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines, becoming the first country in the African [...] Full text...
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WHO seeks $135 million to defeat mpox
24 august 2024 - 04:22:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World [...] Full text...
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US assists DRC, Africa in mpox fight
23 august 2024 - 06:42:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it has been supporting the mpox response actions in Africa to fighting [...] Full text...
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UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’
21 august 2024 - 13:12:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern Africa has increased the risk of [...] Full text...
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UN alarmed at reported attacks on health care in Ukraine
19 august 2024 - 21:23:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since 24 February 2022, following the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the WHO Country Office [...] Full text...
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WHO declares mpox virus public health emergency of international concern
15 august 2024 - 05:59:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the rise in mpox cases [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe declares cholera outbreak over
10 august 2024 - 12:47:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has officially declared an end to a protracted [...] Full text...
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WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation
08 august 2024 - 07:58:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies [...] Full text...
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WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread
08 august 2024 - 07:17:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox following [...] Full text...
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WHO-warns of surge in polio, mpox infections
07 august 2024 - 19:47:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday announced the passing of Aidan O’Leary, the Director of the [...] Full text...
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More support for breastfeeding could save 820,000 young lives annually, UN agencies say
01 august 2024 - 05:06:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called [...] Full text...
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WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children
27 july 2024 - 05:55:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio [...] Full text...
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Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN rights chief
09 july 2024 - 14:15:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took [...] Full text...
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Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows
06 july 2024 - 09:06:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: We’ll never abandon Gaza, pledges top UN aid official
26 june 2024 - 19:01:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams and partner organizations remain deeply committed to delivering lifesaving supplies to Gazans in [...] Full text...
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Easing Guinea’s food insecurity: IMF’s Food Shock Window By Pilar Garcia Martinez, Joseph Ntamatungiro, and Neree Noumon
21 june 2024 - 15:42:02Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea’s efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned [...] Full text...
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Enhancing inclusive growth and resilience with support to Uganda’s development-focused refugee approach: World Bank Blog
21 june 2024 - 07:17:02Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda is hosting the largest refugee population in Africa and has gained international recognition for its [...] Full text...
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UNICEF says most African countries not allocating enough budget to education
16 june 2024 - 13:07:18Dakar, Senegal, (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) says most African countries are not meeting their commitments to allocate [...] 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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WHA reaches agreement on wide-ranging, decisive package of amendments to improve the International Health Regulations
03 june 2024 - 06:12:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In an historic development, the World Health Assembly, the annual meeting of its 194 member countries, [...] Full text...
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WHA approves first-ever resolution on social participation for primary health care
30 may 2024 - 12:31:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed on a resolution on social participation [...] Full text...
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WHO’s investment case launch draws expressions of support, pledges to sustainably finance four-year strategy
28 may 2024 - 18:41:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched an investment case that lays out the Organisation’s [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 77th session of the WHO General Assembly
28 may 2024 - 16:51:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ramadan Boujnah, Libya's Deputy Prime Minister and acting Minister of Health is attending the 77th session [...] Full text...
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WHO launches first Investment Round to sustainably finance its Health for All mandate
27 may 2024 - 06:57:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy - WHO
24 may 2024 - 15:54:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Data crunched by the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that the COVID-19 emergency reversed more [...] Full text...
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‘All for Health, Health for All’ sets the stage for 77th World Health Assembly
23 may 2024 - 13:03:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the most severe pandemic in a [...] Full text...
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Rival armed groups clash in Zaoui, west of Tripoli
18 may 2024 - 17:05:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Violent armed clashes broke out Saturday morning between rival armed groups in Zaouia, 45 km west [...] Full text...
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African countries to collaborate in disease surveillance under new plan
15 may 2024 - 17:36:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries, including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe [...] Full text...
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WHO holds workshop on mental health in Libya
13 may 2024 - 12:22:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Department of Health Emergencies of the Libyan Ministry of Health, in coordination with the World [...] Full text...
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Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief
15 april 2024 - 11:57:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group announces new approach to measuring impact
10 april 2024 - 08:16:04Washington, D.C., USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) is developing a new corporate scorecard that will track results [...] Full text...
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Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests will boost fight against cholera
05 april 2024 - 14:15:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Friday that more than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic [...] Full text...
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African island states take fresh step towards joint medicines procurement
28 march 2024 - 09:34:37Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) ‒ In a further move towards pooled procurement of essential medicines and medical products, Ministers of Health from [...] Full text...
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UN’s Guterres undertakes solidarity mission to Egypt, Jordan amid regional crises
23 march 2024 - 14:34:11Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In the face of escalating conflicts and humanitarian crises, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has embarked on [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC wants global health priotised as part of peacekeeping
22 march 2024 - 16:19:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has called on the global community [...] Full text...
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‘Historic milestone’ as child mortality hits record low of 4.9 million in 2022
13 march 2024 - 05:40:38New York, US (PANA) - The fight against child mortality has reached an historic milestone, the UN announced on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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Sudanese continuing to flee into Chad: UNHCR
02 march 2024 - 05:48:40N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, raised increasing concern on Friday that more refugees will cross into Chad [...] 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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With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine, UN chief launches rights protection pledge
26 february 2024 - 14:13:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An all-out Israeli offensive on Rafah would spell the end for UN-led humanitarian relief to the [...] Full text...
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UN allocates $100 million for underfunded emergencies
21 february 2024 - 06:50:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official on Tuesday released $100 million from the Organisation’s core humanitarian emergency [...] Full text...
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UN deputy chief calls for ‘courage, vision and solidarity’ to boost middle-income nations
07 february 2024 - 06:08:35Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Despite being the driving force for sustainable development, middle-income countries face unique challenges and require more [...] Full text...
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ICRC 'strongly' warns against escalating violence in the Middle East
06 february 2024 - 10:51:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), says it is "deeply concerned" by the [...] Full text...
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Cholera cases soar globally; Malawi, Haiti deadliest outbreaks, WHO reports
16 january 2024 - 18:44:35Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and [...] Full text...
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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises
16 january 2024 - 05:06:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza
14 january 2024 - 07:24:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Intense ground battles’ reported, hospital hit kills five
03 january 2024 - 14:03:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Continuing airstrikes were reported across Gaza on Wednesday with “intense ground battles” between Israeli forces and [...] Full text...
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Health charity announces new initiative to boost use of data for mental health research in Africa
27 december 2023 - 11:46:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with Wellcome, a charity supporting research [...] Full text...
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UNICEF appeals for $1.89 billion for West and Central Africa
22 december 2023 - 21:11:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, on Friday appealed for nearly two billion dollars to provide lifesaving [...] Full text...
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Urgent help needed for millions of children affected by conflicts and disasters: UNICEF
15 december 2023 - 18:37:18New York, US (PANA) - Protection needs for children in emergencies from Ukraine to Gaza and Sudan have never been [...] Full text...
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UN launches $46 billion appeal to respond to worsening crises in 2024
11 december 2023 - 14:25:44Doha, Qatar (PANA) - As conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies continue to wreak havoc on communities worldwide, the UN [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza humanitarian disaster heralds 'breakdown' of society
08 december 2023 - 17:11:02Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As intense Israeli bombardment of Gaza and fighting with Palestinian armed groups continued to impede aid [...] Full text...
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COP28: Our voices, needs must be put first in climate talks, young people declared
08 december 2023 - 16:51:18Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Friday said they will not sit idly by [...] Full text...
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Libya earns more than $22 billion in revenues since beginning of 2023 - BCL
06 december 2023 - 13:59:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 110,498 million dinars or around 22.87 billion US dollars in public revenue was [...] Full text...
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COP28: Bring the vulnerable to ‘front of the line’ for climate funding
04 december 2023 - 13:45:18Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Advocates showcased the devastating impacts of climate upheaval on their communities at COP 28 on Monday [...] Full text...
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COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis - WHO
04 december 2023 - 07:23:56Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Health has made it onto the agenda of a UN climate conference, and health advocates at [...] Full text...
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COP28: 'Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action'
02 december 2023 - 05:56:44Dubai, UAE (PANA) - A new report by the UN team combatting desertification reveals alarming trends over the past two [...] Full text...
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COP28: Climate change risks upending global fight against malaria
01 december 2023 - 07:28:59Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Climate change and its impacts, particularly extreme weather and heatwaves, pose a “substantial risk” to progress [...] Full text...
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Step up investment to end violence against women and girls: UN deputy chief
23 november 2023 - 06:30:44New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed has called for greater investment in preventing violence against women [...] Full text...
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Gambia receives $60M to boost sustainable growth and climate resilience
21 november 2023 - 13:44:04Banjul, to helpGambia (PANA)- The World Bank board has approved $60 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...
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Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty
21 november 2023 - 08:01:08New York, US (PANA) - Stronger action is needed to uphold children’s rights in a world where they are increasingly [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso records more than 500 deaths linked to dengue fever
15 november 2023 - 14:34:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Dengue fever claimed 511 lives in Burkina Faso by 12 November, 2023, the Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Palestine added to countries at risk of possible starvation
02 november 2023 - 06:16:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) added Palestine on [...] Full text...
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WHO outlines crucial research priorities for better refugee, migrant health
31 october 2023 - 11:22:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its first-ever Global research agenda on health, migration and [...] 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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Global funding for aid off-track: UN agency
13 october 2023 - 06:06:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarians face a funding shortfall of $37 billion to respond to emergencies which affect millions of [...] Full text...
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Senegal's PM outlines govt's priorities four months ahead of presidential election
12 october 2023 - 11:51:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Ba, who was reappointed on Wednesday, has unveiled his government's priorities four [...] Full text...
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Atrocity crimes still being committed in Ethiopia, UN experts warn
04 october 2023 - 05:40:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts are warning that there is “an overwhelming risk” atrocity crimes [...] Full text...
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Protecting older persons’ rights benefit everyone: UN chief
01 october 2023 - 06:17:13New York, US (PANA) - Protecting the dignity and human rights of older persons, and addressing the challenges they face [...] Full text...
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Dead bodies from natural disasters, conflict do not generally pose health risks - Red Cross, WHO
15 september 2023 - 16:13:57Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and two other sister organizations dismissed here Friday, amid devastating loss [...] Full text...
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Climate inaction puts lives on the line: WMO
14 september 2023 - 16:42:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing down the global fight against poverty, hunger and deadly [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: Death toll reaches 2,946
14 september 2023 - 07:45:00Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on 8 September has risen to 2,946, [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian agencies in South Sudan reduce aid amidst funding crisis
08 september 2023 - 08:07:17Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Dwindling resources amidst growing needs have forced humanitarian agencies to prioritise the delivery of vital [...] Full text...
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Poorly funded humanitarian crises to receive US$125 million from UN emergency fund
05 september 2023 - 11:49:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths on Tuesday released $125 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response [...] Full text...
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How an ad-hoc team transformed emergency operations in Tanzania’s commercial capital (A World Bank Blog)
16 august 2023 - 10:20:33Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - It was early March of 2023 in Dar es Salaam, and the Tanzania Meteorological [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for more investment to detect human trafficking
30 july 2023 - 07:03:37New York, US (PANA) - As World Day against Trafficking in Persons is marked on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has [...] Full text...
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Empower women through social protection: UN rights office
22 july 2023 - 06:51:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Access to social protection is a fundamental human right, yet a recent UN human rights report shows [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Medical charity MSF says latest attack of its staff jeopardised its presence in Khartoum
21 july 2023 - 13:16:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - International medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) , said on Friday that the latest incidence of [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC, WHO and RKI Launch Health Security Partnership to Strengthen Disease Surveillance
18 july 2023 - 18:54:35Geneva,Switzerland (PANA) - --The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the [...] Full text...
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Protectionism can jeopardise health outcomes in countries spending more on global trade in health goods
15 july 2023 - 11:23:38Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Global security has now assumed new dimensions, the latest being health security that reflects mounting [...] Full text...
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World ‘wilfully ignoring’ child deaths during dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossings - UNICEF
15 july 2023 - 07:46:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During the first half of the year, 289 boys and girls died while crossing the Mediterranean [...] Full text...
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World Bank board approves additional us$ 4.5 financing grant to strengthen essential health services in the Gambia
14 july 2023 - 16:48:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board has approved $4.5 million in additional financing from the International Development Association [...] Full text...
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World Bank Board approves additional grant to essential health services in The Gambia
14 july 2023 - 06:14:21Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board on Thursday approved $4.5 million additional financing from the International Development Association [...] Full text...
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Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy
17 june 2023 - 07:42:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee and migration agencies are calling for urgent and decisive action to prevent further [...] Full text...
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Armed group attacks displace nearly 1 million in DRC since January
15 june 2023 - 17:38:00Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced nearly one million [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group International Anti-Corruption Alliance Forum 2023 opens in Abidjan
14 june 2023 - 15:05:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Bank and government of Côte d'Ivoire opened the 2023 Forum of the International [...] Full text...
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WHO strongly condemns the deadly attack in Somalia
12 june 2023 - 06:15:14Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday condemned in the strongest terms the deadly attack on [...] Full text...
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Libya generates $3.23 billion surplus between revenues and expenditure since beginning of 2023
09 june 2023 - 13:58:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya realized a total of 47.7 billion dinars ( 9.87 billion US dollars) in revenue since [...] Full text...
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Critical humanitarian situation in Central African Republic
06 june 2023 - 05:52:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains critical, with more than half the [...] Full text...
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Tanzania declares end of Marburg Virus Disease outbreak
02 june 2023 - 13:08:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania on Friday declared the end of the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak which was [...] Full text...
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World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief
22 may 2023 - 16:30:17Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) - Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response [...] Full text...
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Over 500,000 children at risk of malnutrition in Malawi, UNICEF warns
19 may 2023 - 15:52:09Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking nearly $88 million to assist 6.5 million people in [...] Full text...
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IOM says 'ambitious, concrete action' needed to avoid the worst climate impacts
18 may 2023 - 16:16:52New York, US (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is calling for concrete action to prevent, avert and [...] Full text...
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EU denounces continued human rights violations worldwide
16 may 2023 - 16:48:04Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - It is unacceptable that human rights continue to be violated and abused on the basis of [...] Full text...
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Mpox public health emergency declared over
12 may 2023 - 06:14:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak [...] Full text...
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Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council
11 may 2023 - 14:53:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s descent into violent conflict and humanitarian catastrophe came under the scrutiny of the UN Human [...] Full text...
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New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms
04 may 2023 - 06:17:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more [...] Full text...
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WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 per cent
26 april 2023 - 17:25:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a new initiative to help strengthen countries’ ability to [...] 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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Libya rakes in more than US$5 billion in revenue since beginning of 2023
07 april 2023 - 15:58:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 26 billion dinars (US$5.46 billion) in revenues were made by Libya from the [...] Full text...
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New WFP chief Cindy McCain warns of funding crunch in fight against hunger
06 april 2023 - 07:07:35Rome, Italy (PANA) - Cindy McCain of the United States takes the helm of the UN emergency food relief agency [...] Full text...
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WHO enhances preparedness to tackle rising zoonotic diseases in Africa
05 april 2023 - 11:41:50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The ongoing Marburg virus disease outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are the latest of several [...] Full text...
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Marburg virus outbreaks highlight link between health and planet: WHO chief
30 march 2023 - 05:16:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the agency was [...] Full text...
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Holistic approach urgent for health of people, animals and environment
28 march 2023 - 05:18:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agency chiefs issued a call on Monday for global action to balance and optimise the [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa: Cyclone Freddy aftermath brings diseases, healthcare gaps
24 march 2023 - 05:17:54Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Southern African countries hit hard by tropical Cyclone Freddy are reeling from disease outbreaks, with health services [...] Full text...
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92pct of rural population without access to proper hand washing in Burundi
22 march 2023 - 16:44:36Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In Burundi, 92% of the rural population do not have access to hand washing with soap [...] Full text...
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Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease
22 march 2023 - 05:08:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania on Tuesday confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges China to be ‘transparent’ in sharing COVID-19 data
18 march 2023 - 09:25:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to call for China to be ‘transparent’ in sharing COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa hunger emergency: ‘129,000 looking death in the eyes’
10 march 2023 - 15:31:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Life-threatening hunger caused by climate shocks, violent insecurity and disease in the Horn of Africa, have [...] Full text...
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Dreams in crisis: Children send world leaders postcards from the edge
21 february 2023 - 05:53:53New York, US (PANA) - Dreams thrive, even in crisis, with a new UN-led campaign spotlighting the next generation and [...] Full text...
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Rising humanitarian needs require political will, increased funding: UN relief chief
21 february 2023 - 05:21:48New York, US (PANA) - As humanitarian needs spiral across the world, political will and funding are required to address [...] Full text...
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Despite challenges, Africa ‘poised for progress’ – Guterres
18 february 2023 - 18:26:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his support for an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa on [...] Full text...
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Parliamentarians mobilise political leadership for Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises
17 february 2023 - 07:00:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Parliamentarians from a wide range of countries have formally adopted the Geneva Declaration on Education in [...] Full text...
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Some 78 million children don’t go to school at all, warns UN chief in call for action
17 february 2023 - 05:55:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today “don’t go to school at [...] Full text...
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Disease outbreaks underline critical need to ramp up health systems: WHO chief
16 february 2023 - 05:20:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Current disease outbreaks highlight the urgent need for every country to ramp up its care systems, [...] Full text...
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ICRC: Human toll of conflict and violence strains healthcare system in South Sudan
02 february 2023 - 19:47:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that the increase of patients suffering [...] Full text...
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EU gives €65.5 million to WFP to address food shortages in 11 African countries
27 january 2023 - 16:55:51Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - An essential and timely contribution of €65.5 million from the European Union, received through its [...] Full text...
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$2.54 billion needed to tackle unprecedented health needs in 2023: WHO
24 january 2023 - 05:25:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that it would need $2.54 billion across [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches 3rd Country Cooperation Strategy 2023/2026 to achieve universal health coverage
19 january 2023 - 09:28:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius launched on Wednesday its Country Cooperation Strategy 2023-2026 prepared by the Ministry of Health and [...] 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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Nearly one billion served by healthcare facilities without reliable electricity
15 january 2023 - 08:29:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although electricity is critical to healthcare provision, nearly a billion people in poorer countries - one-eighth [...] Full text...
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Motorbike ambulance saves mothers and babies in Kenya: UNFPA
13 january 2023 - 06:51:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years has left [...] Full text...
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UN agencies warn acute malnutrition threatens lives of millions of vulnerable children
13 january 2023 - 05:59:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Several United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in [...] Full text...
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UN weather agency says 2022 confirmed as one of warmest on record
13 january 2023 - 05:44:19New York, US (PANA) - The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Thursday that 2022 was the fifth or sixth [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO continues to urge China to share more data amid COVID-19 surge
05 january 2023 - 05:18:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is concerned about the COVID-19 surge in China, Director-General, Dr. Tedros [...] Full text...
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2022 Year In health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’
27 december 2022 - 06:03:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In 2022 the UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, [...] Full text...
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Amidst ‘unimaginable suffering’ in South Sudan, over 260,000 in need slated for humanitarian support
23 december 2022 - 05:56:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths on Thursday released from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) [...] Full text...
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UN reproductive health agency appeals for $1.2 billion to support crisis-affected women and girls
14 december 2022 - 08:10:47New York, US (PANA) - Amid rising humanitarian needs worldwide, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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UN Emergency Response Fund, a ‘lifeline of hope’ to meet record needs, says Guterres
11 december 2022 - 05:41:43New York, US (PANA) - As humanitarian needs soar to unprecedented levels, top UN officials have highlighted the importance of [...] 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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UN appeals for record $51.5 billion to help 230 million on the brink in 2023
01 december 2022 - 05:16:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record $51.5 billion is needed to help 230 million of the world’s most vulnerable people in [...] Full text...
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WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics
21 november 2022 - 18:53:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to compile an updated list of priority pathogens that [...] Full text...
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Updated family planning guide promotes empowerment, health and wellbeing – WHO
15 november 2022 - 09:11:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wider access to self-administered contraceptives and the use of digital technologies by providers are just two [...] Full text...
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Meeting in Tripoli on the draft emergency response plan for migrants' health in Libya
04 november 2022 - 15:11:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Department of Health Emergencies of the Libyan Ministry of Health of the Government of National [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group calls for action to address 'accountability deficit' after peace deal
04 november 2022 - 05:51:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has described Wednesday's peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and [...] Full text...
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Greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge -WHO
03 november 2022 - 20:57:58Brazzaville, DRC(PANA) - New analysis by the the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce high-quality surveillance to prevent outbreak of measles
01 november 2022 - 08:36:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will combine high-quality surveillance and public health promotion with a strong childhood immunisation programme to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO
28 october 2022 - 18:53:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike [...] Full text...
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WHO says ready to support Libya in emergencies
25 october 2022 - 19:14:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Regional Director for Emergencies at the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern [...] Full text...
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UN education fund head appeals for support for millions of children caught in emergencies
24 october 2022 - 07:11:08New York, US (PANA) - The head of a UN educational fund is urging donors to step up support so that the [...] Full text...
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UN steps up protection for drought-hit women and girls in Kenya
23 october 2022 - 04:51:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the worst drought experienced in Kenya for 40 [...] Full text...
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Support to peacekeepers in CAR ‘decisive’ in security operations to protect civilians - UN official
20 october 2022 - 05:15:25New York, US (PANA) - Support from UN peacekeepers serving with the mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, has [...] Full text...
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Cholera vaccine shortage forces shift to one-dose regimen
19 october 2022 - 16:33:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A lack of global supply has prompted the international body which distributes oral cholera vaccines during [...] Full text...
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39 Ebola deaths recorded in Uganda, capital Kampala affected, says WHO
13 october 2022 - 15:59:19Ouagadougou, 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 - 06:21:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ministers of Health and government representatives from nine African countries on Wednesday agreed on joint measures [...] Full text...
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‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns WHO chief, in wide-ranging global health update
05 october 2022 - 19:23:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to [...] Full text...
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New WHO strategy aims to strengthen rapid response to health emergencies
05 october 2022 - 19:15:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid mounting health emergencies globally, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related crises, and the war in [...] Full text...
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WHO unveils its priority in Libya to provide medicines and equipment to emergency health services
04 october 2022 - 14:50:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Libya, Elizabeth saidHoff, revealed here Friday that the organization's [...] Full text...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak declared over, Uganda boosts response
27 september 2022 - 12:46:56Brazzaville, 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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77th UN General Assembly: Macky Sall calls for fairer global governance
21 september 2022 - 19:20:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, said on Tuesday, before the 77th General Assembly of the United [...] Full text...
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77th UN General Assembly: Africa must be able to exploit its resources, says Macky Sall
21 september 2022 - 17:43:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's President Macky Sall told the UN Assembly Tuesday Africa, the least polluting continent and the [...] Full text...
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Classrooms must be places of ‘peace and learning’: UN chief
10 september 2022 - 09:01:49New York, US (PANA) - Education is a fundamental human right and an essential driver for achieving peace and sustainable [...] Full text...
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UN: More than 12,400 schools closed last year due to insecurity in West and Central Africa
08 september 2022 - 13:08:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Persistent and growing insecurity in Africa's Sahel region, the Lake Chad Basin and the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF, USAID give Gambia supplies worth $500,000 for pandemic fight
06 september 2022 - 15:52:39Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) have handed over more than [...] Full text...
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Five civilians injured in new clashes southwest of Tripoli
03 september 2022 - 15:14:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At Least five civilians were injured in clashes overnight from Friday to Saturday morning in the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president pledges support for over 500,000 victims of floods
30 august 2022 - 18:41:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday pledged support for over 500,000 victims of floods in Nigeria since the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World reaches ‘tragic milestone’ of one million deaths so far in 2022
26 august 2022 - 05:15:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There have been one million COVID-19 deaths so far this year – a “tragic milestone” that [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN steps up post-COVID support in Africa
24 august 2022 - 16:17:05Lomé, Togo (PANA) - In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday a [...] Full text...
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Pan African Parliament, Africa CDC explore enhanced collaboration to address health emergencies
24 august 2022 - 11:49:23Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has committed to enhanced and continued collaboration [...] Full text...
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UN fund reports ‘solid results’ empowering girls and boys in crises with opportunity of quality education
24 august 2022 - 05:27:10New York US (PANA) - Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted [...] Full text...
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WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola
20 august 2022 - 05:26:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola [...] Full text...
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Children affected by conflict cannot wait for their education
11 august 2022 - 06:55:39New York, US (PANA) - From Ethiopia to Chad and Palestine, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN’s fund for education [...] Full text...
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Loan from UN fund allows FAO to scale up fertilizers for farmers in Ethiopia's Tigray region
09 august 2022 - 06:03:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A $10 million loan from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the [...] Full text...
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Somalia facing rising acute food insecurity - FAO
06 august 2022 - 05:18:09Rome, Italy (PANA) - Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes [...] Full text...
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Libya earns over $15 billion in revenues in first seven months of 2022
04 august 2022 - 20:56:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 77.2 billion dinars (about 15.8 billion US dollars) in revenue was realized by [...] Full text...
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Funding shortfall forces UNHCR to cut vital programmes in DRC
03 august 2022 - 06:31:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Due to insufficient funding, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is unable to adequately respond [...] Full text...
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