Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby (A UN News feature)

07 april 2024 - 16:53:05
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km [...] Full text...

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AfDB empowering vulnerable women in Togo (A feature by AfDB)

13 march 2024 - 08:36:39
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Some 45 kilometres from Lomé, Togo, in the village of Aného, a transformative initiative is reshaping [...] Full text...

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Burundi health authorities step up sensitization on obstetric fistula

19 may 2023 - 16:33:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's medical authorities are stepping up their sensitization of communities on obstetric fistula, for which patients [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Nationwide measles vaccination campaign integrates other live-saving interventions

31 december 2022 - 05:19:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN agencies, the Ethiopian authorities and partners on Friday kicked off a nationwide integrated measles [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese probe sought over persistent sexual violence

28 november 2022 - 19:41:18
London, Britain (PANA) - The government of South Sudan should immediately remove from office and investigate Governors and County Commissioners [...] Full text...

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.Gambia,Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, organize global calls to eliminate obstetric fistula in West, Central Africa by 2030

20 september 2022 - 17:09:10
New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund, in partnership with the governments of Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, [...] Full text...

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Burundi Journalists attend awareness-raising workshop on fight against obstetric fistula

02 september 2022 - 14:34:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against HIV/AIDS, in collaboration with the United [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report

11 august 2021 - 12:53:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by [...] Full text...

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UNFPA chief urges more international support for stability in Sudan

21 march 2021 - 14:43:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for increased international support for [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 threatening fight against obstetric fistula

22 may 2020 - 19:32:52
New York, US (PANA) - The fight to end obstetric fistula, one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can [...] Full text...

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Lamordé hospital in Niamey to get new pavilion to strengthen the dialysis unit

13 february 2020 - 18:10:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The uranium group, made up of the mining company of Air (SOMAIR), the mining company of [...] Full text...

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Senegal Women's Platform for Peace in Casamance commits to eradicating obstetric fistula

24 december 2019 - 13:14:02
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Women's Platform for Peace in Casamance, southern Senegal, with support from the United Nations Population [...] Full text...

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UNFPA again calls for elimination of fistula to end ‘shame, isolation’ of sufferers

24 may 2019 - 05:03:35
New York, US (PANA) - Although obstetric fistula has largely been eliminated in developed countries, more than two million women [...] Full text...

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Senegal records 400 new cases of obstetric fistula per year

23 may 2019 - 19:09:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Every year, Senegal records an average of 400 new cases of obstetric fistula, 150 of which [...] Full text...

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Sensitization campaign on reproductive health launched in Mali

20 april 2019 - 16:32:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The international NGO, "Save The Children", on 15-22 April in Kadiolo, Malian southern region of Sikasso, [...] Full text...

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25th edition of Miss Togo scheduled for August 24

26 march 2019 - 19:00:30
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 25th edition of the election of the beauty queen of Togo will be held at [...] Full text...

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Nigerien first lady launches dialysis centre at Niamey hospital

22 january 2019 - 17:46:41
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's First Lady, Dr Malika Issoufou, Sponsor of the Association Nigérienne des dialysés et insuffisants rénnaux [...] Full text...

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Niger’s girls find sanctuary in fistula treatment centres (A UN feature)

10 july 2018 - 06:39:58
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Twenty-three-year-old Kodi Moumdau laughs with a group of young women in brightly coloured shawls in her [...] Full text...

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Short period of postoperative bladder catheterization effective for repair of simple urinary fistula (A WHO Feature)

14 january 2018 - 06:31:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Oraganisation (WHO) has issued a new recommendation on the length of bladder [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: South Sudan rape victims battling mental distress, stigma - Report

24 july 2017 - 06:27:48
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of South Sudanese women and girls, and some men, who have been raped in [...] Full text...

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US: UNFPA urges 'hope, healing, dignity' for fistula sufferers

23 may 2017 - 20:02:48
New York, US (PANA) – Obstetric fistula has largely been eliminated in developed countries, but more than two million women [...] Full text...

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US: UN honours midwives as family 'partners for life'

05 may 2017 - 21:50:04
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations population agency on Friday urged governments and development partners to expand midwifery [...] Full text...

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US: UN chief criticises US funding cut to UNFPA as based on 'inaccurate perception'

04 april 2017 - 19:39:42
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday voiced deep regret at the decision by the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges more investment in teenage girls

11 july 2016 - 15:40:54
New York, US (PANA) - Leaders and communities must focus on and stand up for the rights of teenage girls, [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Repairing fistula, restoring women’s dignity (Feature By Assane Ba of UNFPA)

25 may 2016 - 11:04:05
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - When Sarah Nyirangirimana, 33, became pregnant with her second child four years ago, she felt [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials urge end to obstetric fistula

23 may 2016 - 21:26:02
New York, US (PANA) - Obstetric fistula is a preventable and treatable condition causing added suffering and isolation to at [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges international community to end obstetric fistula

23 may 2015 - 06:21:26
New York, US (PANA) - Obstetric fistula is a devastating yet completely preventable and, in many cases, treatable injury of [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges focus on adolescent girls to reduce maternal mortality

29 june 2014 - 08:01:35
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said initiatives must focus on adolescent girls by allowing them [...] Full text...

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Sweden: Experts urge Nigeria, DR Congo to clean up oil spills, cancel oil license

27 june 2014 - 11:42:41
Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - Eleven award-winning experts from Africa and Switzerland have called on the governments of Nigeria and the [...] Full text...

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Mali: Malian villages committed to ending FGM

26 june 2014 - 17:30:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty of the thirty targeted villages in Malia's Koulikoro region, 60 km east of the capital [...] Full text...

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US: UN urges reparations for victims of sexual violence in conflict

11 june 2014 - 22:29:19
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Wednesday launched a set of guidelines on reparations for the individuals and [...] Full text...

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US: UN urges more global efforts end to obstetric fistula

23 may 2014 - 16:20:04
New York, US (PANA) - UN officials on Friday called for concerted efforts to eradicate the obstetric fistula, a consequence [...] Full text...

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UNFPA report tasks governments on adolescent pregnancy

30 october 2013 - 22:09:02
New York, US (PANA) - A UN Population Fund (UNFPA) report released on Wednesday has called on governments to help [...] Full text...

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World Population Day: UN spotlights teen pregnancy, need to empower girls

11 july 2013 - 20:28:22
New York, US (PANA) – The UN marked World Population Day on Thursday by spotlighting the issue of adolescent pregnancy, [...] Full text...

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UNFPA calls for greater attention to safe childbirths

23 may 2013 - 21:39:11
New York, US (PANA) - Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), on Thursday called for [...] Full text...

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'Gender violence, major health, human rights concern'

08 march 2013 - 17:05:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has said gender-based violence remains a major health and human rights [...] Full text...

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International charity 'Mercy Ships' in Conakry

21 august 2012 - 21:20:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The international charity, Mercy Ships, on Tuesday docked at the port of Conakry in Guinea where [...] Full text...

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Banda: 'Law breakers must face the law'

19 july 2012 - 20:32:43
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - As Malawians mark the first anniversary of the gunning down of at least 20 anti-government demonstrators [...] Full text...

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UNFPA chief calls for secure supply of contraceptives in developing countries

08 september 2011 - 15:52:10
New York, US (PANA) - Professor Babatunde Osostimehin, Executive Director, UN Population Fund (UNFPA), said here Thursday that voluntary family [...] Full text...

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Kenya now to train traditional birth attendants

20 june 2011 - 17:14:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Determined to make up for the shortage of nurses and midwives in the country, the Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Kenya embraces traditional midwives to plug staff shortage (hold - Vin)

20 june 2011 - 08:44:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Determined to make up for the shortage of nurses and midwives in the country, the Kenyan [...] Full text...

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USAID offers CFAF 35m medical equipment to Mali hospital

18 april 2011 - 14:04:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The US government has endowed medical surgical equipment, worth more than 35 million CFA francs, as [...] Full text...

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WHO, UNFPA offer Mali equipment worth 145 million CFAF

20 december 2010 - 15:10:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Fund for Population and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday offered Mali [...] Full text...

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UN panel urges support for sexual violence victims in DRC

14 october 2010 - 14:41:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A high-level panel convened by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to hear directly [...] Full text...

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UN calls for US$750m to treat women with obstetric fistula

12 october 2010 - 17:24:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for US$ 750 mi llion to treat some 3. [...] Full text...

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UNFPA tasks world leaders on reproductive health

21 september 2010 - 07:37:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged world leaders to boost funding for reproductive health, [...] Full text...

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UNFP evaluates campaign against fistula in Congo

07 september 2010 - 13:19:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The Africa coordinator of the United Nations Populat ion Fund (UNFP) for the campaign to eradicate [...] Full text...

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Congo launches free fistula operation campaign

25 august 2010 - 15:06:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- A free fistula operation campaign is underway in Con go, funded by the United Nations Population [...] Full text...

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Nigerian women want Senator husband of Egyptian minor prosecuted

04 may 2010 - 08:15:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The last may not have been heard of the marriage of former governor of the 'pro-Islamic' [...] Full text...

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Free maternal care extended to chronic diseases in Burundi

16 february 2010 - 20:56:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- High blood pressure and diabetes among pregnant wome n will be among diseases to be managed [...] Full text...

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Mauritania hosts conference on obstetric fistula

16 december 2009 - 14:35:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- A three-day international conference on the mana gement of obstetric fistula opened Tuesday in Nouakchott, the [...] Full text...

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Population explosion to stop Africa's attempt to attain MDGs

18 november 2009 - 18:47:00
Munyonyo- Uganda (PANA) -- At the age of 42 years, Isabirye Kakaire Mutwalibi of Bulugodha village, Iganga district, one of [...] Full text...

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Africans urged to fight obstetrical fistula in Sub-Sahara Africa

04 november 2009 - 16:27:00
Tambacounda- Senegal (PANA) -- The reproductive health expert of the United Natio ns Population Fund (UNFPA), Fanding Badji, on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Abidjan to host West Africa conference on urology

13 june 2009 - 13:39:00
Abidjan- Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The first conference on urology in West Africa will be held in the Ivorian city [...] Full text...

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US grants US$ 50 million to UNFPA

12 march 2009 - 18:41:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The US government has granted US$ 50 million to the Unit ed Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), [...] Full text...

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