‘Critical gaps’ in understanding climate change fuel tropical disease spread

23 may 2024 - 06:24:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A comprehensive review by the UN health agency has revealed critical gaps in understanding the full [...] Full text...

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WHO assists South Sudan to fight neglected tropical diseases

31 january 2024 - 10:45:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says 19 of the 20 neglected tropical diseases are [...] Full text...

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Stigma, shame still surround leprosy victims, warn top rights experts

26 january 2024 - 05:35:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although leprosy is age-old and can be cured, the disease is still endemic in more than [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases

31 january 2023 - 05:17:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the [...] Full text...

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Benin to see 8% increase in grant projects in 2023

20 december 2022 - 13:16:22
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Project grants for Benin will increase by 8.6 percent in 2023, the Economy and Finance Ministry [...] Full text...

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Persons affected by leprosy excluded from conversations around disability: rights expert

06 november 2022 - 07:35:38
New York, US (PANA)- People affected by leprosy should be fully recognized as persons with disabilities, both at the national [...] Full text...

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End leprosy discrimination laws ‘without delay’, UN rights expert urges

30 january 2022 - 11:19:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100 laws that remain in place around the world which discriminate against people affected [...] Full text...

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Progress recorded in leprosy fight, but stigmatization persists

01 february 2021 - 05:53:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Progress is being made in the fight against leprosy, but millions are still affected by 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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Malian appointed WHO Special Envoy to French-speaking Africa in Coronavirus fight

02 march 2020 - 12:47:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Prof. Samba Ousmane Sow, was appointed on Friday [...] Full text...

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Congo launches project to combat yaws

24 february 2020 - 13:11:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Ministry of Health and Population has launched a yaws control project in the departments [...] Full text...

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Congo: Integrated leprosy surveillance strategy to be implemented in February

28 january 2020 - 15:22:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Effective from February, the Congolese government will put in place a mechanism for the control and [...] Full text...

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DRC government reassures populations over its determination to reach zero leprosy case

27 january 2020 - 21:38:55
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The minister of Public Health, Dr Eteni Longondo, Monday reassured the people of the determination [...] Full text...

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Congo, health charity sign MOU

31 january 2018 - 10:21:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo and a humanitarian and medical charity, Order of Malta, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of [...] Full text...

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WHO says world should focus on ending transmission of leprosy among children

28 january 2018 - 05:51:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world marks World Leprosy Day, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) says national programmes [...] Full text...

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Time to end leprosy stigma, says UN human rights expert

25 january 2018 - 18:11:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - People affected by leprosy continue to suffer discrimination and lack of access to medical care, a [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO launches global strategy to end leprosy

20 april 2016 - 16:36:35
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a new global strategy for a world [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Equal rights for persons with disabilities key for post-2015 development agenda'

09 june 2015 - 07:51:21
New York, US (PANA) - Mainstreaming the rights of persons with disabilities in the post-2015 development agenda will be the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya, US join hands in TB, leprosy fight

19 march 2015 - 17:37:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Ambassador to Kenya Robert F. Godec on Thursday joined the country's Director of Medical Services, [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO report urges boosting national-level investment to tackle neglected tropical diseases

19 february 2015 - 22:06:26
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday launched a new report stressing that countries must [...] Full text...

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WHO/AFRO plans regional strategy on neglected tropical diseases

05 september 2013 - 12:03:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) African Region is to set up a regional plan on neglected [...] Full text...

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Meeting on Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa opens in Brazzaville

21 march 2013 - 16:57:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A three-day regional consultative meeting on "Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) began Wednesday at the headquarters of [...] Full text...

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Sambo seeks more support to defeat NTDs as consultative meeting opens

20 march 2013 - 20:48:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The consultative meeting on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) opened in Brazzaville, Congo, on Wednesday with a [...] Full text...

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WHO to convene regional stakeholders’ consultative meeting on NTDs

14 march 2013 - 12:39:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is to convene a Regional Stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting on Neglected Tropical [...] Full text...

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WHO makes 'unprecedented progress' against 17 neglected tropical diseases

16 january 2013 - 18:20:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) Wednesday announced ''unprecedented progress'' against 17 neglected tropical diseases following a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria is on the brink of collapse and needs to be saved - Eminent citizens

07 february 2012 - 09:26:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Eminent Nigerian citizens began a two-day meeting here on Monday to take a critical look at [...] Full text...

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WHO research programme on tropical diseases wins award

17 june 2011 - 10:09:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), based at WHO headquarters [...] Full text...

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WHO says urgent action necessary to safeguard drug treatments

07 april 2011 - 12:11:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Drug resistance is becoming more severe and many infections are no longer easily cured, leading to [...] Full text...

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400 leprosy patients reported in Mali

14 march 2011 - 17:12:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Health authorities in Mali have reported the existence of 400 leprosy cases in a country of [...] Full text...

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5,113 new cases of leprosy recorded in DRC in 2010

31 january 2011 - 15:14:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – About 5,113 new cases of leprosy were recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC) [...] Full text...

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Mali close to eradicating leprosy

13 october 2010 - 13:28:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Mali has 0. 32 cases of leprosy for 100,000 inhabitants, me aning the country is close [...] Full text...

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Angola province records 722 new cases of tuberculosis in 3 months

21 april 2010 - 13:51:00
Huambo- Angola (PANA) -- About 722 new cases of tuberculosis were recorded in Hua mbo Province of Angola by the [...] Full text...

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Mali leprosy rates decline

15 march 2010 - 21:58:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Mali recorded a significant decline in the number of new l eprosy cases from 800 in [...] Full text...

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Gambia sensitises journalists on tuberculosis prevention

01 october 2009 - 18:33:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The Gambian National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Pr ogramme at the Ministry of Health and Social [...] Full text...

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How to address neglected tropical diseases - Sambo

01 september 2009 - 12:12:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director fo r Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has proposed a [...] Full text...

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Cotonou hosts summit on Neglected Tropical Diseases Monday

27 march 2009 - 16:29:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Cotonou will Monday host an African summit on Neglected Tropical Diseases, official sources in the Beninese [...] Full text...

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