Neglected tropical diseases: Niger becomes first in WHO African Region to eliminate onchocerciasis

31 january 2025 - 05:44:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Niger has met the criteria for elimination of onchocerciasis, making it the fifth country in the [...] Full text...

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‘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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2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief

27 december 2023 - 06:55:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and [...] Full text...

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WHO congratulates Benin and Mali for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem

16 may 2023 - 15:01:49
Geneva -Switzerland (PANA) -  The WHO has validated Benin and Mali as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, [...] 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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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

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

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Mali celebrated Global Handwashing Day on Tuesday

16 october 2019 - 13:30:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Tuesday celebrated the 12th edition of Global Handwashing Day, established on 15 October each [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens urged to imbide the culture of handwashing with soap

15 october 2019 - 18:47:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Minister of Works (Hydraulics) and Sanitation on Tuesday urged Nigerien "families, schools, health centres, [...] Full text...

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One billion people have preventable eye conditions, increasingly linked to lifestyle choices: WHO

08 october 2019 - 19:27:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 2.2 billion people already suffer from eye conditions and visual impairment today. However, the [...] Full text...

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African 1st Ladies meet in Niger on Reducing the Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases

08 july 2019 - 18:37:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Neglected tropical diseases threaten the lives of more than 1.5 billion people around the world, and [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of millions of people no longer at risk of blindness infection trachoma: WHO

28 june 2019 - 07:33:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people at risk of trachoma – the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness [...] Full text...

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NGO performs free cataract surgery in Burkina Faso

22 january 2019 - 09:45:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Islamic Organization for Relief, Health and Development, in collaboration with the Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Ghana eliminates trachoma, freeing millions from suffering and blindness

14 june 2018 - 06:32:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) today congratulated Ghana for having eliminated trachoma as a public health [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO Africa Region announces new organizational reforms

24 may 2017 - 05:41:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa has announced four new flagship programmess for [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 'Unprecedented progress' made against neglected tropical diseases - WHO

19 april 2017 - 09:51:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says "remarkable achievements"have been made in tackling neglected tropical diseases [...] Full text...

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US: UN report calls for radical investments to meet global water and sanitation targets

13 april 2017 - 16:54:59
New York, US (PANA) - Against the backdrop of almost two billion people around the world relying on sources of [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO calls for radical increase in water, sanitation investment

13 april 2017 - 08:43:18
Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) - Countries are not increasing spending fast enough to meet the water and sanitation targets under the [...] Full text...

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US: Carter Center gets US$800,000 grant for trachoma elimination in Mali, Niger

27 march 2017 - 16:20:21
Atlanta, US (PANA) - The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has awarded The Carter Center a grant of US$800,000 [...] Full text...

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Togo: Togo launches public treatment campaign against neglected tropical diseases

07 may 2016 - 09:41:00
Lome, Togo (PANA) - A nationwide treatment campaign against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) will be underway in Togo from [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO unveils sanitation, hygiene plan to eradicate tropical diseases by 2020

27 august 2015 - 18:55:36
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced it is strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene [...] Full text...

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UN: 2.4 billion people worldwide still lack basic sanitation – UN report

30 june 2015 - 22:18:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN agencies tracking access to water and sanitation targets against the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Every dollar invested in water, sanitation brings four-fold return in costs'

19 november 2014 - 19:10:41
New York, US (ANA) - For every dollar invested in water and sanitation, there is a US$4.3 return in the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: When villagers say ‘No More Open Defecation’ (Feature by Buki Ponle, PANA Special Correspondent)

23 may 2014 - 07:43:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The children of Abule Oke Akeju farming community in Odeda Local Government Area of Nigeria's South-west [...] 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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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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African Public Health Emergency Fund ready to take off - Sambo

16 february 2013 - 15:07:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The proposed African Public Health Emergency Fund (APHEF) is now ready to take off with the [...] 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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Mining firms grant Mali 380m FCFA for fight against neglected tropical diseases

06 november 2012 - 12:41:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mining companies operating in Mali have granted the Malian government FCFA 380 million (US$742,000) for the [...] Full text...

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Ghana to give US$1m to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases

26 june 2012 - 08:57:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has announced it will contribute about US$1 million towards the prevention and control of endemic [...] 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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