Africa CDC and WHO update mpox strategy as outbreaks persist
17 april 2025 - 18:30:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa CDC and WHO have updated their joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as [...] Full text...
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa CDC and WHO have updated their joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as [...] Full text...
Countries finalise historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations
16 april 2025 - 13:09:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalised a draft global agreement aimed [...] Full text...
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Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war
15 april 2025 - 06:04:23New York, US (PANA) - The number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has doubled as the [...] Full text...
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Preventable ‘meningitis belt’ deaths targeted in health agency action plan
10 april 2025 - 12:53:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of deaths could be avoided from meningitis if countries are able to adopt new guidelines [...] Full text...
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DRC: Outbreaks of infectious diseases due to depletion of stocks due to budget cuts
30 march 2025 - 06:44:39Goma, DRC (PANA) - The near-total depletion of medical supplies, due to budget cuts and blocked access, is leading to [...] Full text...
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Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP
30 march 2025 - 06:41:58Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid [...] Full text...
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Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns
25 march 2025 - 16:00:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record [...] Full text...
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Foot and mouth disease outbreaks have not hindered South Africa’s beef exports
18 march 2025 - 11:48:24Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak that has impacted South Africa since 2021 continues [...] Full text...
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Conflict, weather events drive food insecurity in many countries: WB report
18 march 2025 - 10:08:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and weather-related events continue to drive food insecurity in different countries, says the [...] Full text...
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Suspension of US funding puts millions of lives at risk, warns WHO
18 march 2025 - 05:46:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, measles: decades of progress on these fronts risk being wiped out in the [...] Full text...
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WHO injects fresh support into DR Congo vaccination drive
12 march 2025 - 07:17:55Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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DRC: Vaccination campaign against Mpox targets 600,000 people in Kinshasa
07 march 2025 - 11:16:23Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A new "large-scale" vaccination campaign against mpox (monkeypox) began on Thursday in the DRC capital, Kinshasa.This [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Israeli aid cut threatens care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEF
06 march 2025 - 16:42:05Gava City, Gaza (PANA) - The unilateral halt to aid deliveries entering Gaza announced by the Israeli authorities on Sunday [...] Full text...
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Cholera cases soar in Sudan as fighting intensifies
27 february 2025 - 06:12:16Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As hostilities, insecurity and attacks on health facilities in Sudan continue to increase the risk [...] Full text...
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia confirms US $500 million commitment to global polio eradication effort
24 february 2025 - 20:53:21Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PANA) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Monday reaffirmed its US $500 million pledge to [...] Full text...
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New round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza
22 february 2025 - 20:32:27Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The latest round of a large-scale polio vaccination campaign in Gaza targeting nearly 600,000 young [...] Full text...
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Mass polio vaccination campaign to continue in the Gaza Strip
19 february 2025 - 17:01:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip is continuing, with a mass vaccination campaign [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone scales up mpox outbreak response
18 february 2025 - 11:05:55Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) ‒ Sierra Leone is deploying a range of measures to control and end an outbreak of [...] Full text...
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CAR takes steps to protect remote communities from polio
18 february 2025 - 10:54:33Bangui, CAR (PANA) – In the ongoing efforts to eradicate polio, the Central African Republic (CAR) has placed a special [...] Full text...
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Reinforcing pastoralism in the Sahel and West Africa: a decade of progress and the path forward: World Bank Blog By Chakib Jenane, Boutheina Guermazi and Olivier Buyoya
14 february 2025 - 11:26:35Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Pastoralism has long been a hallmark of the cultural, social, and economic landscapes of the Sahel [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Medical charity renews call for immediate action to prevent death, starvation
04 february 2025 - 12:51:18Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is urging international donors, the UN, Sudan’s [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire puts life into Gaza humanitarian situation
23 january 2025 - 14:25:45Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...
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Tropical cyclone recovery under way in Mozambique, says OCHA
17 january 2025 - 06:51:24Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - UN aid teams in northern Mozambique are doing their utmost to provide help to communities hit [...] Full text...
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WHO launches $1.5 billion appeal to tackle global health crises
17 january 2025 - 06:38:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is facing an extraordinary convergence of crises that has left 305 million people in [...] Full text...
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$82 million committed to Sudan’s crippled health system
14 january 2025 - 05:49:01Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The World Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have [...] Full text...
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Ghana cholera outbreak deaths rise to at least 40
12 january 2025 - 06:43:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A cholera outbreak in Ghana has so far claimed at least 40 lives, the Ghana News [...] Full text...
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Cholera outbreak claims 35 lives in Ghana
26 december 2024 - 08:35:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A cholera outbreak in Ghana has claimed 35 lives, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 epidemiological update – 24 December 2024
24 december 2024 - 21:35:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, largely circulates without clear seasonality and continues to infect, causing [...] Full text...
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Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis
23 december 2024 - 18:29:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 [...] Full text...
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European Council, European Commission and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-host Gavi High Level Pledging Summit
05 december 2024 - 13:31:12Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union and the Gates Foundation, together with the close support of other Gavi donors [...] Full text...
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Vaccine development challenges, health sovereignty in Africa highlighted in Dakhla Story by Hespress
24 november 2024 - 19:10:32Dakhla, Morocco (PANA) - The challenges of vaccine development in Africa and South-South cooperation for health sovereignty were the focus [...] Full text...
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Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023
15 november 2024 - 13:30:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from [...] Full text...
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Cases of measles surge by 20 per cent in 2023
15 november 2024 - 06:03:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A surge in measles cases has reached 10.3 million worldwide in 2023, marking a 20 percent [...] Full text...
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More than 890,000 vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge
06 november 2024 - 19:33:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses [...] Full text...
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Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative
06 november 2024 - 05:42:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaraia vaccination campaign amid 18 [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north
05 november 2024 - 05:21:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN-supported polio vaccine campaign concluded in besieged northern Gaza on Monday, with agencies inoculating [...] Full text...
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'Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans’ suffering'
05 november 2024 - 05:12:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency [...] Full text...
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Cholera, dengue fever hit war-torn Sudan
04 november 2024 - 12:47:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system [...] Full text...
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Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire
04 november 2024 - 04:52:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north
03 november 2024 - 13:24:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Final phase of polio vaccine campaign reaches ravaged north
03 november 2024 - 05:28:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began early Saturday morning in bombarded [...] 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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Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering
29 october 2024 - 09:44:41New York, US (PANA) - Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts [...] Full text...
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War reflects negatively on child vaccination in Sudan, UNICEF
25 october 2024 - 18:26:22Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that war in Sudan has hit the children section [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north
24 october 2024 - 05:45:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of [...] Full text...
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Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza force the postponement of polio vaccination campaign
23 october 2024 - 13:22:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) --Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across [...] Full text...
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Three men die of liver cancer every week in Gambia - Health official
21 october 2024 - 11:04:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Professor Ramou Njie, a liver specialist at the University of The Gambia, has disclosed that liver [...] Full text...
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Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now
19 october 2024 - 06:08:18New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has said the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar should lead to [...] Full text...
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Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger - UN
18 october 2024 - 05:02:33New York, US (PANA) - More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with [...] Full text...
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Gaza School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA
14 october 2024 - 11:49:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on [...] Full text...
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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’
12 october 2024 - 06:59:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north [...] Full text...
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Invest more in vaccines to reduce deaths from drug-resistant superbugs: WHO
11 october 2024 - 06:17:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More investment in vaccines could prevent deaths due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and reduce antibiotic use [...] Full text...
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UN agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city
08 october 2024 - 05:21:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] Full text...
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UN officials remember Hamas' 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace
07 october 2024 - 16:25:30New York, US (PANA) - Senior officials from across the UN system underscored the need for peace between Israelis and [...] Full text...
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Global immunisation coverage still below pre-pandemic levels: WHO
03 october 2024 - 05:27:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global immunisation coverage has remained below pre-pandemic levels and the number of children who have not [...] Full text...
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UN issues Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) on Hostilities in occupied Palestinian territory
28 september 2024 - 08:00:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although Gaza has suffered previous escalations, the current war stands out as unprecedented in the scale [...] Full text...
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Sahel, Lake Chad Basin countries coordinate joint polio eradication plan
17 september 2024 - 08:01:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In a significant move to combat the ongoing challenge of variant poliovirus transmission in Central and [...] Full text...
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WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign in Gaza amid tragic reality
14 september 2024 - 07:10:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 560,000 children under-10 have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an [...] Full text...
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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
13 september 2024 - 19:24:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff, 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe
13 september 2024 - 05:34:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in [...] Full text...
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UN continues polio vaccination in northern Gaza
12 september 2024 - 05:20:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN says that health workers continue efforts to vaccinate young children in northern Gaza [...] Full text...
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UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in Gaza humanitarian zone
10 september 2024 - 18:15:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...
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Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class
10 september 2024 - 05:23:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing [...] Full text...
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The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’ says WHO chief
09 september 2024 - 05:28:44Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s health system is “near collapse” after 16 months of war have left the country [...] Full text...
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160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza
07 september 2024 - 05:36:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a [...] Full text...
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Polio vaccination campaign in Gaza moves to southern areas
06 september 2024 - 05:34:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The second phase of a two-round campaign to vaccinate over half a million young children in [...] Full text...
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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza
05 september 2024 - 12:55:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented [...] Full text...
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Disease and war stalk children in Gaza, despite vaccine success
05 september 2024 - 06:04:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned [...] Full text...
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UN demands hostage release, urges protection and aid for Gaza civilians
05 september 2024 - 05:46:57New York, US (PANA) - Top UN political and humanitarian officials on Wednesday renewed urgent appeals for the unconditional release [...] 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 reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank
04 september 2024 - 05:17:33New York, US (PANA) - Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target
03 september 2024 - 16:43:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have been [...] Full text...
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Thousands more children protected on day 2 of Gaza polio campaign
02 september 2024 - 19:54:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN-led mass polio vaccination campaign entered its second day in central Gaza on Monday with [...] Full text...
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UN officials repeat calls for peace as Gaza polio vaccinations gets underway
01 september 2024 - 17:06:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has begun in the middle areas of [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations
31 august 2024 - 07:20:32Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza [...] Full text...
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Crisis in Gaza: UN Security Council briefed on latest humanitarian situation
30 august 2024 - 06:16:06New York, United States (PANA) – The UN Security Council met in emergency session in New York on the continuing [...] Full text...
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EU calls for immediate halt of hostilities to allow polio vaccination in Gaza
30 august 2024 - 05:47:55Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is urging immediate humanitarian pauses to enable the vaccination of all children in Gaza [...] Full text...
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African health ministers, partners urge equitable access to critical tools to curb cervical cancer threat
29 august 2024 - 18:45:43Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Inequitable access to vaccines and high-performance screening tools is hampering efforts to effectively reduce the growing [...] 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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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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UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine
28 august 2024 - 05:08:44New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered [...] Full text...
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Evacuation orders in Gaza threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again
27 august 2024 - 13:03:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing [...] Full text...
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African health ministers begin 74th health forum
27 august 2024 - 06:00:42Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – African health ministers and government representatives gathering in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, on Monday kicked off the [...] Full text...
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Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF
26 august 2024 - 18:40:55New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of [...] Full text...
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UNICEF raises alarm over diversion of nutrition supplements in Sokoto
25 august 2024 - 14:58:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) recently frowned at the alleged diversion of nutrition supplements in [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave
23 august 2024 - 14:54:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A 10-month-old girl paralyzed by polio in Gaza has become the first confirmed case of the [...] Full text...
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Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak
23 august 2024 - 14:54:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge [...] 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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Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline
21 august 2024 - 19:58:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with [...] Full text...
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Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO
20 august 2024 - 17:43:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to [...] Full text...
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Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency
20 august 2024 - 06:03:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the [...] Full text...
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Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza
17 august 2024 - 06:55:23New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down [...] Full text...
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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams
14 august 2024 - 12:48:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive [...] Full text...
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WHO reports on COVID-19 epidemiological update
13 august 2024 - 20:33:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO Tuesday gave a situation report on the SARS-CoV-2 PCR per cent positivity during the [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams
12 august 2024 - 15:58:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Israeli minister’s comment on starving Gazans to death
09 august 2024 - 16:40:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Friday for the Israeli authorities to monitor senior [...] 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-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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Mozambique introduces R21 vaccine, bolstering malaria control efforts
06 august 2024 - 16:21:45Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique on Monday reached an important milestone in malaria prevention among children with the introduction of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 making worrying comeback, WHO warns, amid summertime surge
06 august 2024 - 15:57:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline [...] Full text...
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Famine now prevalent in parts of war-torn Sudan - Report
02 august 2024 - 05:35:15New York, US (PANA) - Famine is now prevalent in areas of war-torn Sudan and will continue through the next [...] Full text...
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Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deadly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies
30 july 2024 - 14:02:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing [...] 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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Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn
19 july 2024 - 16:04:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans [...] Full text...
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Childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023: UN agencies
15 july 2024 - 05:04:12New York, US (PANA) - Immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection [...] Full text...
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WHO supports polio vaccination campaign in Angola
02 july 2024 - 06:09:29Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The authorities in Angola, supported by UN agencies, have initiated a vaccination campaign to curb the [...] Full text...
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EC adopts recommendation to combat vaccine-preventable cancers
21 june 2024 - 14:30:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted a recommendation that aims to combat vaccine-preventable cancers in the EU [...] 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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Shipment of newest malaria vaccine, R21, to CAR marks latest milestone for child survival
25 may 2024 - 10:32:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With two recommended vaccines and expanded supply, Gavi, UNICEF, WHO are working closely with governments and [...] Full text...
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Libyan authorities firm up arrangements for this year's pilgrimage to Mecca
16 may 2024 - 12:42:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Authority for Hajj and Umrah has announced the start of activities for this [...] Full text...
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WHO launches urgent vaccination in Niger to contain meningitis epidemic
03 may 2024 - 05:23:30Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) started a mass vaccination campaign in Niger’s Niamey region on [...] Full text...
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Health charity warns of catastrophic malnutrition crisis in Sudan's Zamzam camp
02 may 2024 - 06:56:56Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Health charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says in response to the escalating fighting in North [...] Full text...
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HPV vaccination can improve health and opportunities for women and girls in Africa: World Bank Blog By Hellen Wilson Lutta
30 april 2024 - 07:38:18Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Cervical cancer – often resulting from an infection by the human papillomavirus (HPV) – [...] Full text...
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New global campaign boosts lifesaving vaccines
25 april 2024 - 06:38:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi [...] 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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Nigeria is the first country to introduce ‘revolutionary’ meningitis vaccine - WHO
12 april 2024 - 22:01:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a “revolutionary” five-in-one vaccine against meningitis, the [...] Full text...
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Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report
09 april 2024 - 13:14:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for [...] Full text...
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Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby (A UN News feature)
07 april 2024 - 16:53:05Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km [...] Full text...
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WHO announces global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera
06 april 2024 - 07:12:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A massive cholera-busting initiative partnered by the UN is underway, with more than 1.2 million rapid [...] 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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Libyan Prime Minister stresses need for availability of vaccines
02 april 2024 - 11:33:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Aldabaiba, has stressed the need to pay attention to the supply [...] Full text...
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Urgent vaccination campaign needed to halt deadly measles outbreak in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state
01 april 2024 - 12:48:44Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A measles crisis is mounting in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state, just as health authorities [...] Full text...
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Shortage of cholera vaccine, lack of clean water, soap and toilets put millions at risk
21 march 2024 - 11:04:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to [...] Full text...
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Africa immunization advisory group urges single-dose HPV vaccine adoption
01 march 2024 - 10:24:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Cervical cancer poses a significant burden in sub-Saharan Africa, with 120,000 cases annually out of the global [...] Full text...
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Kenyan hyenas test positive for rabies, alert issued for mass vaccination of dogs, says Wildlife body
15 february 2024 - 18:55:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan authorities have issued an alert for the immediate vaccination of dogs for rabies after [...] Full text...
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Polio investment in Eastern Mediterranean nets nearly 39-fold return: WHO
15 february 2024 - 05:49:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every dollar invested in fighting polio in the Eastern Mediterranean region yields a return of nearly [...] Full text...
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Nearly 10,000 children vaccinated as malaria vaccine rollout in Africa expands
13 february 2024 - 09:11:18Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 children in Burkina Faso and Cameroon have now received the RTS,S malaria vaccine since [...] Full text...
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New malaria vaccines will save lives. How can we ensure a sustainable rollout? : World Bank Blog By Chijioke Okoro, Noel Chisaka and Carolina Kern
09 february 2024 - 08:06:34Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Last month, Cameroon became the first country to start rolling out malaria vaccination as part of [...] Full text...
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MRCG at LSHTM's integral role in the development RTS,S malaria vaccine
24 january 2024 - 20:05:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Researchers at The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and [...] Full text...
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Benin receives more than 200,000 doses of malaria vaccine
17 january 2024 - 12:47:02Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has received 215,590 doses of malaria vaccine, the Ministry of Health announced on [...] Full text...
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COVID risk still high, warns WHO
13 january 2024 - 07:33:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The public health risk from COVID-19 remains high, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on [...] Full text...
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COVID infections rising fast and under-reported, warns WHO
06 january 2024 - 05:12:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency confirmed on Friday that coronavirus numbers are spiking globally and that we “should [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: fighting hampers cholera response: UN agency
27 december 2023 - 07:00:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan continues to block efforts to respond to a deadly cholera outbreak that [...] Full text...
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Health services predict a rise in cases of coronavirus infections in Libya over coming period
26 december 2023 - 18:36:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Centre for Disease Control said on Tuesday that it expected an increase in cases [...] Full text...
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Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks, over 1,100 cases recorded
11 december 2023 - 11:44:24Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Five countries in East and Southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1,100 suspected [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Conflict-shattered health system overwhelmed by disease outbreaks
08 december 2023 - 18:35:36Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Almost eight months of conflict in Sudan have created a dire humanitarian crisis, forced some [...] Full text...
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Libya launches vaccination against flu
03 december 2023 - 15:15:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An extended seasonal flu vaccination campaign has been launched in Libya, running from 2 to 14 [...] Full text...
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WHO requests 'detailed information' from China on spike in respiratory illnesses in children
24 november 2023 - 06:47:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has made an official request to China for detailed information on a [...] Full text...
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Cameroon receives WHO-approved malaria vaccine
22 november 2023 - 21:15:11Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The arrival in Cameroon of the world’s first malaria vaccine recommended by UN health agency WHO has [...] Full text...
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Sudan: With hunger on the rise FAO helps farmers grow food, save livestock
16 november 2023 - 05:41:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One million farming households in war-torn Sudan have received seeds allowing them to grow food for up [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan
14 november 2023 - 17:42:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face [...] Full text...
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WHO updates guidelines on COVID-19 treatment
11 november 2023 - 08:57:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidelines on COVID-19 treatment, with revised recommendations for [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: WHO issues disease alert for Sudan
31 october 2023 - 16:18:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, cholera, measles, dengue and malaria are circulating in several states and a combination [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer
25 october 2023 - 06:05:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to [...] Full text...
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Diphtheria outbreak in Guinea
19 october 2023 - 06:54:35Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A diphtheria outbreak in Guinea has killed 58 people, amid hundreds of reported cases – many [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Epidemics hit Sudanese already exasperated by war (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
29 september 2023 - 10:00:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - While warplanes and mortars are hitting Khartoum inhabitants with fire from above, environmental degradation, brought by [...] Full text...
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Sudan refugee health crisis escalating, warns WHO
26 september 2023 - 06:19:17N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for urgent funding support in the face of [...] Full text...
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Healthcare in DRC in crisis - WHO
22 september 2023 - 16:39:06Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Increasing armed violence, forced displacement and devastating floods in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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WHO reports unusual increase in cases of ditptheriain Nigeria
14 september 2023 - 19:09:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The WHO said in a release issued Thursday that Nigeria has recorded an unusual increase in cases [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan
12 september 2023 - 05:38:05Khatroum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide [...] Full text...
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UN food aid hangs in the balance in eastern DRC amid severe funding crunch
23 august 2023 - 05:40:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dire humanitarian crisis fuelled by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO DG says number of reported cases, deaths declining globally
09 august 2023 - 20:39:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Diretor General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Thursday said despite a decline in COVID-19 cases worlwide, [...] Full text...
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Faith leaders find ‘hidden’ children living with HIV (Feature by UN News)
06 august 2023 - 07:22:20New York, US (PANA) - To find “hidden” children living with HIV around the world, you need to find their [...] Full text...
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Childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide (Embargoed until 00:01 GMT / 02:01 CEST 18 July 2023)
17 july 2023 - 18:48:47Geneva/New York (PANA) - Global immunization services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as [...] Full text...
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Mauritius’ priority is to empower girls and women - Health ministry
11 july 2023 - 08:15:11Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – On World Population Day, which falls on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has highlighted [...] Full text...
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Health system at breaking point in eastern DRC warns WHO
30 june 2023 - 20:34:01Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fuelled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern [...] Full text...
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DRC faces acute health crisis amid rising violence - WHO
25 june 2023 - 07:02:32Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has more [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian cholera outbreak claims 156 lives
22 june 2023 - 09:24:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A cholera outbreak in some 79 districts in Ethiopia has killed 156 people, mostly children [...] Full text...
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Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote received by president of Niger
19 june 2023 - 16:07:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On Monday 19 June, 2023, the President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, received [...] Full text...
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Ffve-day measles vaccination campaign begins in certain areas of southern Libya
06 june 2023 - 16:51:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Centre for Disease Control has announced that it will be launching a five-day measles [...] Full text...
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EU, WHO launch digital health initiative to strengthen global health security
05 june 2023 - 17:54:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission announced on Monday the launch of a [...] Full text...
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One billion people in 43 countries face cholera risk, amid ‘bleak’ outlook
19 may 2023 - 15:59:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After years of steady decline, cholera is making a devastating comeback and targeting the world’s most [...] Full text...
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Gambia Ministry of Health receives $1.5 million in supplies from Japan and UNICEF
16 may 2023 - 20:18:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF and the Embassy of Japan in Senegal, accredited to The Gambia, handed over more than [...] Full text...
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Burundi aims to become centre of excellence, regional reference centre in ICT by 2025
12 may 2023 - 18:51:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has the ambition to achieve universal access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) "to accelerate [...] Full text...
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Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery
03 may 2023 - 05:24:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health systems in most countries have started showing the first major signs of recovery three years [...] Full text...
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World Immunization Week: Libyans urged to immunize against COVID-19
25 april 2023 - 18:39:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Disease Control has called on Libyans and residents in the country [...] Full text...
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WHO releases largest global collection of health inequality data
25 april 2023 - 16:31:38Geneva, Switzerland PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday launched its Health Inequality Data Repository, the most comprehensive global [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Gambia receives 149,760 vaccines from Italy
24 april 2023 - 11:39:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has received 149,760 doses of Pfizer vaccines from the Italian government. The vaccines were delivered [...] Full text...
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African Vaccination Week, World Immunization Week kick off
24 april 2023 - 07:12:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches anti-influenza vaccination exercise 2023
05 april 2023 - 11:57:09Roses-Hill, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity, Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo Wednesday launched an [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 : The Gambia receives 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Spain
03 april 2023 - 11:33:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian Ministry of Health has received 500,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines from Spain, representing one [...] Full text...
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WHO concerned about rising measles cases in southern and western Libya
30 march 2023 - 15:07:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the increase of measles cases in the [...] Full text...
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Burundi announces first polio outbreak in more than 30 years
18 march 2023 - 09:56:45Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in Burundi on Friday said they had detected eight samples of polio, officially declaring [...] Full text...
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Kenya begins provision of malaria vaccine around Lake Victoria region
06 march 2023 - 13:50:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is starting the immediate provision of a groundbreaking malaria vaccine to children especially those living [...] Full text...
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IMF sees limited capacity in Madagascar’s structural reforms
02 march 2023 - 15:22:52Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Over the last three years, authorities in Madagascar have implemented several key policy recommendations, but ambitious [...] Full text...
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Mozambique targets 720,000 people in cholera vaccination drive
28 february 2023 - 05:39:48Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique on Monday kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign targeting around 720,000 people in eight districts as [...] Full text...
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African leaders call for urgent action to revitalise routine immunization
21 february 2023 - 06:18:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) ‒ African heads of state have agreed on key measures to revamp routine immunization across the continent [...] Full text...
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More investment in school health, nutrition, will realize childhood potential
09 february 2023 - 05:28:45New York, US (PANA) - Although investing in school health and nutrition has a positive effect on children’s academic outcomes, [...] Full text...
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Libya launches preparations for vaccination campaign against polio, measles and rubella
08 february 2023 - 13:20:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparations for a vaccination campaign in Libya targeting children aged 0-5 years, scheduled for the middle [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Aid access to the north improving but some areas still hard to reach
03 february 2023 - 05:19:51New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Thursday reported that aid access in the north is continuing to improve with [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Libya records 4 new cases in one week
16 january 2023 - 14:10:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to a coronavirus infection has been recorded in a week in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to extend HPV vaccination to boys aged 9 to 15 years old
16 january 2023 - 10:42:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Monday that for the first time the national Human Papilloma Virus [...] Full text...
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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )
06 january 2023 - 12:04:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Strict COVID-19 protocols at Accra's Kotoka International Airport go into effect
06 january 2023 - 09:39:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Stringent COVID-19 protocols at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra go into force on Friday under [...] Full text...
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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )
05 january 2023 - 14:20:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and [...] 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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Coronavirus: Ghana advises citizens to take precaution in China trips
04 january 2023 - 05:41:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's foreign ministry has issued an advisory note to the general public on travel to China [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libyan health official warns of virulent variant worldwide
03 january 2023 - 13:10:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The director of the Libyan National Centre for Disease Control, Haider el-Saeh, has warned of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Passengers from China to present negative PCR test result at Ghana Airport
03 january 2023 - 06:01:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The managers of the Kotoka International Airport in Accra have tightened COVID-19 protocols at the airport [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana to announce measures to check importation of cases
02 january 2023 - 05:49:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's health authorities say they will shortly announce measures to address the current threat of COVID-19, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Nationwide measles vaccination campaign integrates other live-saving interventions
31 december 2022 - 05:19:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN agencies, the Ethiopian authorities and partners on Friday kicked off a nationwide integrated measles [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians celebrate Christmas
25 december 2022 - 05:38:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Billions of Christians across the world are on Sunday celebrating Christmas to mark the birth of [...] Full text...
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WHO revises recommendations on lifesaving HPV vaccine
22 december 2022 - 05:29:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More girls could be getting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer, following [...] Full text...
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Benin to see 8% increase in grant projects in 2023
20 december 2022 - 13:16:22Cotonou, 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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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development
19 december 2022 - 15:29:50Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, 16 December [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for development of livestock production
19 december 2022 - 05:46:21Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reords one death
17 december 2022 - 07:51:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius recorded one death due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), 82 active cases out of which 38 [...] Full text...
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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO
17 december 2022 - 05:51:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to reach targeted one million tourist arrivals in 2022
16 december 2022 - 09:02:45Pte aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – The Acting Mauritian Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Mr Louis Steven Obeegadoo, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat
25 november 2022 - 14:45:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health [...] Full text...
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