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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports of intensified heavy shelling in north, central and southern Gaza, the head of the [...] Full text...
EU Council adopts new rules on substances of human origin
27 may 2024 - 11:24:06Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted new rules aimed at improving the safety and quality of blood, [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for greater attention to violence against women with disabilities, older women
27 march 2024 - 11:38:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely [...] Full text...
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UNFPA launches State of World Population Report 2023
11 july 2023 - 12:18:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday launched the state of World Population Report 2023, [...] Full text...
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UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans
30 june 2023 - 05:35:07Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and four partner agencies have been tasked with leading [...] Full text...
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One in six people globally affected by infertility: WHO
04 april 2023 - 09:22:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Large numbers of people are affected by infertility in their lifetime, according to a new report [...] 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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‘World is failing adolescent girls’ warns UNFPA chief
06 july 2022 - 05:27:13New York, US (PANA) - Nearly a third of all women in developing countries, start having children at the age [...] Full text...
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Sea cucumber smuggling in East Africa threatens livelihoods and ecosystems
01 july 2022 - 05:40:24Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The high demand for sea cucumbers in China is leading to their over-exploitation along the East [...] Full text...
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Mali-Météo forecasts agricultural production of over 10.5 million tonnes of cereals this year
23 june 2022 - 18:41:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Meteorological Agency (Mali-Météo) has predicted this year's agricultural production to be just over 10.5 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches fertility clinic for women
09 march 2022 - 06:49:41Pamplemousses, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Tuesday launched a fertility clinic and an epidural [...] Full text...
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UNFPA says $835 million needed for ‘lifesaving’ reproductive healthcare in crisis settings
14 december 2021 - 06:00:57New York, US (PANA) - Life-saving sexual and reproductive health services are more vital than ever, the UN Population Fund [...] Full text...
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Burundi cabinet adopts draft decree on manufacture and reproduction of keys
23 july 2021 - 12:02:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian cabinet has adopted a draft decree regulating the manufacture and reproduction of keys in [...] Full text...
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Scientists continue plan to create test tube northern white rhino
20 august 2020 - 12:07:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The international team of scientists and conservationists working to conserve the northern white rhino has made [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Effects on economic activities to cause drop in economic growth by 3.2 points
10 july 2020 - 23:56:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on economic activities will cause a reduction in economic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Niger ranks in 5 top countries with the highest cure rates'
02 june 2020 - 16:55:12Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger is among the 5 top countries with the highest recovery rates of Covid-19, according to [...] Full text...
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Libyan papers highlight US-Russian friction over Libya; Risk of transposing Syrian scenario
30 may 2020 - 18:08:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on friction between the United States and Russia over Libya with [...] Full text...
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No locust threat in Tunisia, says Ministry of Agriculture
22 may 2020 - 10:11:22Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The locust situation in northwest Africa is currently not a cause for concern, Tunisia's Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa and Yemen - says FAO
12 may 2020 - 05:39:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Cigarette and Tobacco firm, BAT, to develop COVID-19 cure
03 april 2020 - 17:30:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Kingdom-based cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company, British American Tobacco (BAT) plc, says it’s developing a [...] Full text...
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Congo sets up interministerial commission to ensure compliance with maritime fishing law
09 march 2020 - 20:18:24Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of state for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, at the weekend announced [...] Full text...
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Congo sets up inter-ministerial commission to ensure compliance with maritime fishing law
09 march 2020 - 13:55:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of state for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, at the weekend announced [...] Full text...
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More funding needed to combat locust swarms ‘unprecedented in modern times’ - UN officials
26 february 2020 - 05:37:39New York, US (PANA) - Along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, the East Africa region now faces [...] Full text...
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FAO raises red flags again about potentially destructive locusts in East Africa
21 january 2020 - 07:02:25Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dealing with desert locust swarms of “unprecedented size and destructive potential” [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Scientists fertilise another embryo from northern white rhino
16 january 2020 - 22:12:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have created a new embryo out of an artificial fertilisation of eggs taken from one [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Pro-life petitions government against global reproduction health conference
11 november 2019 - 19:27:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A coalition of pro-life non-governmental organizations and activists on Monday held a demonstration against what they [...] Full text...
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Benin: Young people from French-speaking Africa participate in a forum on reproductive health
06 november 2019 - 17:28:55Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Young people from eight African countries are currently participating in the second edition of the French [...] Full text...
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Scientists make breakthrough in international bid to save white rhino from extinction
11 september 2019 - 16:16:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scientists have achieved a milestone with the successful creation of two embryos from eggs havested from [...] Full text...
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Kenya leads international effort to save northern white rhinos from extinction
27 august 2019 - 14:47:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan and Italian scientists have joined forces to stop the northern white rhino from going extinct [...] Full text...
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Pharmaceutical company Merck to assist in reproduction of northern white rhino
30 july 2019 - 03:02:14Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Pharmaceutical company Merck is contributing its expertise to the BioRescue project team in the development [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde issues commemorative coin to mark 200 years of friendship with US
24 july 2019 - 16:01:18Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Bank of Cape Verde (BCV, Central) has issued a commemorative coin with a face [...] Full text...
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Rights group says pregnant girls, young mothers denied school in Africa
17 june 2019 - 01:29:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tens of thousands of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers are denied their right to education across [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s National Development Bank diversifies its financing
11 june 2019 - 10:40:27Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The National Development Bank of Botswana (NDB), which has been always been known locally as the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania’s opposition alliance calls for mobilization for change
21 may 2019 - 11:13:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An electoral opposition alliance in Mauritania, which includes political parties, civil society organisations and individuals, has [...] Full text...
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Sensitization campaign on reproductive health launched in Mali
20 april 2019 - 16:32:28Bamako, 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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Plastic-busting fungi may help tackle pollution, climate change: UN Environment
01 november 2018 - 05:04:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When it comes to helping green our world, organic mushrooms from the local market may be [...] Full text...
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Ugandan leader calls for public awareness on non-genetic causes of infertility
03 march 2018 - 09:41:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for countrywide sensitization of the people about non-genetic causes [...] Full text...
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UN youth envoy spotlights need to boost support for reproductive health
15 february 2018 - 07:01:42Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - In this century, child marriage cannot be allowed to happen, and similarly, children should not [...] Full text...
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100 babies born in Rwanda using IVF in three years
07 november 2017 - 16:54:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 100 babies have been born in Rwanda using in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and other assisted [...] Full text...
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South Africa: SADC urged to recommit to human rights protection
07 august 2017 - 10:43:18Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Monday urged the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to use the [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO warns antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise
07 july 2017 - 01:50:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning that antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise and new [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Make girls’ access to education a reality, says human rights group
17 june 2017 - 04:44:20Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Millions of pregnant and married adolescent girls across many African countries are being denied their education [...] Full text...
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UN: UN, AU launch report on women's struggle for human rights in Africa
07 march 2017 - 19:42:20New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights office on Tuesday launched a joint report with the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...
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Belgium: Brussels hosts int'l confab on health, family planning in Africa
02 march 2017 - 13:01:15Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Representatives of four African countries, Mali, Chad, Cape Verde and Ethiopia, are participating in an international [...] Full text...
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Mexico: Countries urged to prioritise protection of pollinators for food security
07 december 2016 - 08:33:08Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are increasingly under threat from human activities and countries must transform [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: FMD again highlighted by the media this week in Mauritius
27 august 2016 - 12:44:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) that has been ravaging Mauritian livestock for the past three [...] Full text...
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UN: Education and reproductive health for girls key to sustainable development – UN
13 march 2016 - 05:08:46New York, US (PANA) - Investing in adolescent girls – especially in their education and reproductive health and rights – [...] Full text...
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Togo: Minister urges concrete measures to end FGM practice in Togo
06 february 2016 - 07:53:36Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Minister of Social Action, Promotion of Women and Literacy Ms. Tchabinandi Kolani Yentchare has called [...] Full text...
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Senegal: 1,971 cases of pregnancies reported in Senegal schools
25 june 2015 - 21:44:17Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A total of 1,971 cases of teenage pregnancies were recorded in the past three school years [...] Full text...
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WHO: 'Caesarean sections should only be performed when medically necessary'
10 april 2015 - 11:17:29Geneva,. Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has said Caesarean Section should only be performed when medically necessary [...] Full text...
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Senegal: UNFPA hails human rights defenders
10 december 2014 - 15:37:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Wednesday applauded human rights [...] Full text...
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UN: FAO-backed study on fruit flies prompts better pest controls
28 october 2014 - 18:10:17New York, US (PANA) - A new study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has shown that what [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Gambia on course to increase biodiversity coverage
26 october 2014 - 19:38:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia is on course to increase its biodiversity protection coverage from 0.6 per cent to [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Gambia adopts Citizens Budget concept
24 october 2014 - 13:07:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has adopted what it called "The Citizens' Budget", saying the measure is to [...] Full text...
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Mali: Mali gets mobile clinic for family planning
16 august 2014 - 16:21:13Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian minister of Health and Public hygiene, Ousmane Koné, on Saturday inaugurated a mobile clinic, [...] Full text...
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Senegal: 'Saving lives at Birth' project launched
25 july 2014 - 05:36:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese NGO “Africare” Thursday launched a project called 'Saving Lives at Birth' in the capital [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Meeting to reduce vulnerability of women opens
09 july 2014 - 21:23:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A regional meeting on a project that will contribute to reduce the vulnerability of women and [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Senegal records sharp decline in infant, maternal mortality
23 june 2014 - 16:57:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has reduced the rate of infant, child and maternal mortality from 121% to 65% over [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Africa to benefit from nuclear science research on mosquito
01 june 2014 - 07:46:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries stand to benefit from the ongoing research to sterilize the mosquito using nuclear [...] Full text...
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Mali: National family planning campaign launched in Mali
06 may 2014 - 19:48:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, Ousmane Koné, on Tuesday launched the 10th edition [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Religious structures built in Mauritian Prisons
06 march 2014 - 17:31:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Prison Service has built four places of worship in the yard of the new [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Amnesty to launch global campaign on sexual, reproductive health
04 march 2014 - 12:23:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International will launch a global campaign Thursday encouraging young people to claim their sexual and [...] Full text...
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UNFPA to support 8 African nations on access to reproductive health services
05 august 2013 - 19:44:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said it would support programmes in eight African countries over [...] Full text...
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UN forum adopts treaty for access to books for visually impaired
28 june 2013 - 06:56:41New York, US (PANA) - Negotiators at a UN-backed forum in Marrakesh, Morocco, have adopted a landmark copyright treaty to [...] Full text...
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Angolan authorities 'satisfied' with Antelope conservation project
13 december 2012 - 13:42:41Malanje, Angola (PANA) - Angolan authorities have expressed their satisfaction with the ongoing project to protect the extinction-threatened giant sable [...] Full text...
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IPPF to unveil new youth research at 60th anniversary
21 november 2012 - 19:13:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Wednesday announced it will release, during its 60th Anniversary celebrations [...] Full text...
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20 new Biosphere Reserves added to UNESCO’s MAB programme
11 july 2012 - 17:49:24Paris, France (PANA) - The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), meeting in Paris from [...] Full text...
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Sahel region under threat of desert locusts
25 june 2012 - 22:29:01Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Sahel region faces a threat of locusts following rains recorded on some countries in the [...] Full text...
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UNFPA hails progress made in family planning in West Africa
02 december 2011 - 17:28:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Director, Sub-Regional Office for West and Central Africa, of the United Nations Fund for Population [...] Full text...
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USAID official charges women on family planning methods
01 december 2011 - 18:15:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Saying that women should be able to choose a method to protect themselves both against unwanted [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president wants couples to limit number of children
30 november 2011 - 15:39:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade on Tuesday in Dakar urged couples to voluntarily limit the number of [...] Full text...
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AU rights panel regrets lack of AIDS drugs for Kenyan gays
11 october 2011 - 16:45:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An African Union (AU) human rights panel has expressed fears that Kenyan same-sex partners and lesbian [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to fight maternal and neonatal mortality
19 september 2011 - 22:58:14Saly, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) expert in reproductive health, Esabelle Moreira, on Monday urged Afrian [...] Full text...
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UNFPA to spend US$42m for reproductive, maternal health in Nigeria in 5 years
11 july 2011 - 18:42:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is to spend US$ 42 million for reproductive and maternal [...] Full text...
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UNFPA advocates more efforts towards reproductive health in Africa
18 june 2011 - 17:07:11Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) Regional Director in Senegal, Faustin Yao, said on [...] Full text...
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DR Congo records 549 deaths per 100,000 births
30 march 2011 - 14:20:26Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The maternal mortality rate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is estimated at 549 [...] Full text...
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Burundian minister hails Rwanda's birth control policy
15 march 2011 - 22:00:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Burundian health minister, Mrs Sabine Ntakarutimana, on Tuesday hailed Rwanda's birth control policy, saying her country [...] Full text...
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Locust swarms threaten agriculture in Madagascar
12 august 2010 - 16:20:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Madagascar is at the risk of a significant plague of cro p-eating locusts, FAO warned Thursday. [...] Full text...
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Women groups threaten action against Senator over 13-year-old bride
28 april 2010 - 16:25:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Women's groups in Nigeria have threatened a mass action against a 49-year-old Senator, Ahmed Sani Yerimah, [...] Full text...
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UNFPA plans battle against HIV-linked maternal deaths
31 december 2009 - 11:35:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- A joint UN programme is to be launched to tackle the increasing number of deaths [...] Full text...
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Libya, Mauritania review locust control
20 october 2009 - 22:31:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) â" Libya is to send an emerg-ency team from the Libyan Nat ional Locust Control Centre to [...] Full text...
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Education: a new antidote to conflicts in Africa
28 september 2009 - 19:19:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Although it dated back to a very long time, the idea of "education for peace" has [...] Full text...
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Hunger escalating in Eastern Africa - FAO
22 september 2009 - 07:39:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Poor 2009 crop prospects in Eastern Africa following bel ow-average rains, combined with conflict and displacement [...] Full text...
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Civil Society Organisations consult on Maputo health plan
12 august 2009 - 15:34:00Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The leaders of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Central Africa are meeting in the Congolese capital, [...] Full text...
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Exhibition on Timbuktu manuscripts launched in Bamako
15 april 2009 - 19:25:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Malian Minister of Culture Mohamed El Moctar on Wednesday at the National Museum of Mali, launched [...] Full text...
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DR Congo's population to hit 186.6 million in 2050
08 january 2009 - 16:19:00Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- The population of the DR Congo, estimated at 64. 7 mi llion in 2008 will [...] Full text...
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