Merck empowers Ugandan infertile women for the second year through 'Merck More than a Mother' in partnership with Uganda Ministry of Health

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGp49ULKXxcbkxSb78NaIy-6jfsWFNBE2tsod5u8QqfBMD2Q0-S9AlqLnoRpjDL_9Q7hGb4LKQpgoqaahkbLDaQpPgnHwDV0vY-jDYaWewVpqwMXc3GB6IqtgiPFanENfaa1nctwgXMRz/s1600/merck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGp49ULKXxcbkxSb78NaIy-6jfsWFNBE2tsod5u8QqfBMD2Q0-S9AlqLnoRpjDL_9Q7hGb4LKQpgoqaahkbLDaQpPgnHwDV0vY-jDYaWewVpqwMXc3GB6IqtgiPFanENfaa1nctwgXMRz/s400/merck.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Through ‘Empowering Berna’ project, “Merck More than a Mother” empowers infertile women socially and economically.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Merck More than a Mother” aims to improve access to information, education, healthcare and change of mind-set to break the stigma around infertility.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /><a href="http://www.merckgroup.com/">Merck</a>, a leading science and technology company, today continues their commitment for the second year to empower infertile women in Uganda through improving access to information, health, change of mind-set and economic empowerment.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Through ‘Empowering Berna’, Merck in partnership with Uganda Ministry of Health inaugurates today small businesses that been established this year to support infertile women across the country.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />The day’s program also included a courtesy visit to Uganda’s First Lady H.E. Janet Museveni at State House, Kampala by the Merck delegation to brief her on the ‘Merck More than a Mother’ initiative and to explore possible areas of collaboration. The delegation consisted of H.E. Madame Brigitte Touadera, First Lady, Central African Republic; Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health, Uganda; Belen Garijo, CEO, Merck Healthcare; Virginie Baiokua, Minister of Social Affairs and National Reconciliation, Central African Republic; Zuliatu Cooper, Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone; Joyce Lay, Member of Parliament, Kenya; Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare; and Lina Ekomo, Central African Republic.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Speaking at the event, Belén Garijo, Member of Executive Board and CEO of Merck Healthcare emphasized: “I believe in women empowerment and especially childless women - they are mistreated and discriminated in many cultures for being unable to have children and start a family. Empowering these women through access to information, health, and change of mind set to remove the stigma of infertility is needed. Through ‘Merck More than a Mother’ we are supporting this strong message together with our partners and we will continue our commitment to improve access to regulated and effective fertility care in Africa.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />“In Africa including Uganda, infertile women still suffer discrimination, stigma and ostracism. More often an inability to have a child or to become pregnant results in the woman being greatly isolated, disinherited or assaulted. This sometimes also results in divorce or physical and psychological violence. I am glad to see an initiative that addresses this challenge in the public domain in Africa as it is something that no one talks about and is treated as secret. ‘Merck More than a Mother’ is therefore very important for Africa since it aims to define interventions to reduce the stigma and social suffering of infertile women across the continent,” said, Sarah Opendi, Minister of State of Health, Uganda.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Madame Brigitte Touadera, the First Lady of the Central African Republic (CAR) said: “I am very happy to participate in today’s launch another milestone of ‘Merck More than a Mother’ in Uganda as it follows the one we had for the Central African Republic (CAR) last month and in Kenya yesterday. As the champion for the initiative in CAR and for Francophone Africa, I acknowledge the social suffering infertile women go through and the role that ‘Merck More than a Mother’ is playing to eliminate this suffering and stigmatization by raising awareness about infertility prevention, male infertility and the necessity of a team approach to family building among couples which is very critical for Africa.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare explained: “Empowering those women across Ugandan rural villages was very essential, those women suffered great deal of discrimination, violence and isolation. Moreover meeting community members and leaders there to emphasize the importance to change their perception of infertility and infertile women in specific was very productive. I have witnessed firsthand the instant change of their mind-set and the transformation of those vulnerable childless women to strong, proud and productive community members.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />According to the World Health Organization (WHO), lower levels of development are thought to be associated with higher levels of non-genetic and preventable causes of infertility such as poor nutrition, untreated sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unsafe abortion, consequence of infections caused by the practice of female genital mutilation, exposure to smoking and to leaded petrol and other environmental pollutants. Hence prevention awareness is very important,” Sarah Opendi added.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />“The businesses established by ‘Empowering Berna’ project are benefitting over 800 women in many districts in Uganda who have come together in groups and have been trained and supported to establish bakery, catering and tent hire businesses and more. They are currently able to earn an income to support themselves from their own new businesses - they are now ‘more than mothers’,” Rasha Kelej added.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Over 1,000 infertile women in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, CAR, Ethiopia, Liberia and Cote D’Ivoire who can no longer be treated have been empowered socially and economically to lead independent and happier lives through ‘Empowering Berna’.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />The event in Uganda was attended by policy makers including ministers and fertility experts and included: Sarah Opendi, Minister of State of Health, Uganda; Zuliatu Cooper, Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone; Virginie Baikoua, Minister of Social Affairs and National Reconciliation, CAR; Joyce Lay, Member of Parliament, Kenya; Oladapo Ashiru, President of Africa Fertility Society; Joe Simpson, Past President, International Federation of Fertility Societies; Paul Le Roux, President of Southern African Society of Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecological Endoscopy; Kamini Rao, Chair International Institute for Training & Research in Reproductive Health, India; and Mohamed Kamal, President of Future Assured Foundation, Nigeria.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Watch videos below of Ugandan women who are infertile and have been supported to start their own businesses through ‘Merck More than a Mother’s’ ‘Empowering Berna’ Project:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Watch below the video of a Ugandan couple Byansi and Sawuya and their battle with infertility and how they sought fertility care together and got a baby:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Merck More Than a Mother with Byansi Adrian Ssemugga and Sawuya Ntongo, couple from Uganda: </span></div> </div>

Merck empowers Ugandan infertile women for the second year through 'Merck More than a Mother' in partnership with Uganda Ministry of Health

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Balozi Seif ataaka taaluma ya sayansi itolewe ipasavyo

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-9MHJ8Pzu8RmnRwLj3xLiP2toxIan2irKoAIInunEDIX8AxUVRiR9A965p35cmiszDxpvZspPz1s3dJx2ggRZicPAuSbz508LoiDfSbajw63NDMtrlV00i9zoLNTk2C1ZrEXIfN28vhQ/s1600/balo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-9MHJ8Pzu8RmnRwLj3xLiP2toxIan2irKoAIInunEDIX8AxUVRiR9A965p35cmiszDxpvZspPz1s3dJx2ggRZicPAuSbz508LoiDfSbajw63NDMtrlV00i9zoLNTk2C1ZrEXIfN28vhQ/s400/balo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi aliitahadharisha Jamii kuelewa kwamba maendeleo kwa wana Taaluma wa Fani ya Sayansi iwe Maskulini au vyuoni yataendelea kuwa ndoto iwapo hakutakuwa na mipango imara ya kuimarisha miundombinu kwenye Majengo ya Maabara katika maeneo husika.<br /><br />Alisema Wazazi kwa kushirikiana na Kamati za Maskuli na vyuo kupitia usimamizi wa Wizara inayosimamia masuala ya Elimu bado wana jukumu la kuhakikisha vilio vya Wanafunzi kutokana na kukabiliwa na ukosefu wa Maabara kwenye Taasisi zao vinamalizika.<br /><br />Balozi Seif Ali Iddi ambae pia ni Mwakilishi wa Jimbo la Mahonda alitoa tahadhari hiyo wakati wa hafla fupi ya kukabidhi pamoja na kulizindua rasmi Jengo la Maabara ya Skuli ya Sekondari ya Kitope iliyomo ndani ya Wilaya ya Kaskazini “B”.<br /><br />Jengo hilo aliloligharamia yeye pamoja na kupata msaada wa nguvu za ufadhili wa baadhi ya vifaa kutoka Ubalozi wa Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China na Kampuni ya mitandao ya simu za mkononi ya Tigo limegharimu jumla ya shilingi za Kitanzania Milioni 38,780,000/-.<br /><br />Balozi Seif alisema wanafunzi wa Skuli ya Sekondari ya Kitope kwa sasa hawana sababu ya kufanya vibaya katika mitihani yao ya Kitaifa kutokana na kumalizika kwa Jengo hilo la Maabara ambalo lilikuwa kilio kwao na walimu wao kwa karibu miaka Kumi sasa.<br /><br />Aliwaasa Wanafunzi hao kuhakikisha kwamba Vifaa walivyopatiwa kwenye Maabara ya Skuli yao wataendelea kuvitunza kwa tahadhari ili viweze kudumu kwa kipindi kirefu na kutumiwa pia na wanafunzi wenzao watakaofuatia baada ya wao.<br /><br />Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif aliupongeza na kuushukuru Uongozi wa Ubalozi wa Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China hapa Nchini pamoja na ule wa Kampuni ya Mitandao ya Simu za mkononi wa Tigo kwa upendo wao wa kuunga mkono Sekta ya Elimu hapa Zanzibar.<br /><br />Katika kusaidia kupunguza changamoto zinazowakabili walimu na wanafunzi wa skuli ya sekondari ya Kitope Balozi Seif aliahidi kuwapatia mashine Moja ya Fotokopi itakayosaidia kukidhi mahitaji yao hasa wakati wa kujiandaa na mitihani ya majaribio.<br /><br />Balozi Seif aliuagiza Uongozi wa Skuli hiyo kufanya tathmini ya matengenezo ya vyoo, milango na madirisha kwa Darasa wanaloendelea kulijenga kwenye skuli hiyo na kumpatia gharama zinazohitajika kwa ajili ya kuangalia mbinu zitakazosaidia kukamilisha ujenzi huo.<br /><br />Mwakilishi huyo wa Jimbo la Mahonda aliwahakikishia Wananchi wa Jimbo hilo kwamba kazi kubwa iliyopo mbele kwa Viongozi wa Jimbo hilo ni kupeleka nguvu zao katika uimarishaji miundombinu ya Maabara kwa Skuli iliyobakia ya Sekondari ndani ya Jimbo hilo iliyopo katika Kijiji cha Mahonda.<br /><br />Akisoma risala kwa niaba ya walimu na wanafunzi wa Skuli ya Sekondari ya Kitope Mwalimu Wanu Ndende Juma amemuelezea Mwakilishi wa Jimbo liliomo Skuli hiyo Balozi Seif Ali Iddi kuwa anapenda Elimu kiasi kwamba amekuwa mdau muhimu na mshirika mkubwa katika maendeleo ya skuli ya Kitope.<br /><br />Mwalimu Wanu alisema juhudi za Mwakilishi huyo zimewezesha kulipatia ufumbuzi wa kudumu tatizo zito la ukosefu wa Maabara lililokuwa likiwakabili wanafunzi pamoja na walimu wa Kitope kwa miaka mingi na kupelekea wanafunzi wengi waliowahi kusoma skuli hiyo kukosa mafunzo ya vitendo.<br /><br />Wamemshukuru na kumpongeza Balozi Seif kwa uzalendo wake wa kujikubalisha kuwa Mkombozi katika kuchangia Sekta ya Elimu uliomuwezesha ndani ya kipindi cha Miezi Mitatu kufanya mambo mengi katika Sekta hiyo kwenye Jimbo analolitumikia la Mahonda.<br /><br />Mapema Waziri wa Elimu na Mafunzo ya Amali Zanzibar Mheshimiwa Riziki Pemba Juma aliwaomba Wanafunzi wa Skuli hiyo ya Sekondari Kitope kuongeza juhudi katika masomo yao hasa yale ya fani ya Sayansi ili kujitengenezea fursa pana ya kuendelea na masomo yao katika viwango vya Vyuo vya juu.<br /><br />Mh. Riziki alisema Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar kupitia Wizara ya Elimu na Mafunzo ya Amali imeanzisha utaratibu maalum wa kutenga nafasi kumi za kufadhili wanafunzi watakaopata Daraja la Kwanza kwenye Mitihani yao ya Kidato cha sita katika Fani ya Sayansi ili waendelee na masomo yao katika kiwango cha Digirii ya kwanza.<br /><br />Waziri Riziki alisema ataona fahari itakapofikia wakati miongoni mwa wanafunzi watakaobahatika kupata fursa hiyo za kuendelea na elimu ya Digirii wanatoka katika skuli ya Sekondari ya Kitope kutokana na miundombinu waliyoekewa ya upatikanaji wa huduma za Maabara Skulini pao.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /> Othman Khamis Ame<br />Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> </div>

Balozi Seif ataaka taaluma ya sayansi itolewe ipasavyo

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Intracom Telecom Supplies its StreetNode™ Platform to MTN for Trial in South Africa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8CpV2ihaQxyuys3BUpDlcuh9xdhfpcNgf-CG2G-w9WS7Z5Os5Hy-khZ5R5LZEFtpkRxgbN08LRu5_ITZYLNNOK_fSRVkMX0L_C2PVSJ6fyQvSkGHZgfAX8Qc59PXUoPpGHZjvZGjT16j/s1600/ita.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8CpV2ihaQxyuys3BUpDlcuh9xdhfpcNgf-CG2G-w9WS7Z5Os5Hy-khZ5R5LZEFtpkRxgbN08LRu5_ITZYLNNOK_fSRVkMX0L_C2PVSJ6fyQvSkGHZgfAX8Qc59PXUoPpGHZjvZGjT16j/s400/ita.png" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The trial took place in Johannesburg and the aim was to evaluate the platform’s unique capabilities to provide the most advanced high-quality and high-availability services to MTN’s enterprise customers<br /><br />Intracom </span><a href="http://www.intracom-telecom.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Telecom</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> , a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, announced today that it has successfully completed the live field trial of StreetNode™, its SON (Self Organizing Network) based Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP) platform, implemented by MTN’s South African operation. </span><a href="http://www.mtn.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">MTN</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> is a digital and telecommunication service provider operating in 22 countries across Africa and the Middle East. Intracom Telecom is a supplier of PtMP solutions to MTN Group.<br /><br />The trial took place in Johannesburg and the aim was to evaluate the platform’s unique capabilities to provide the most advanced high-quality and high-availability services to MTN’s enterprise customers. MTN was assessing ease of deployment and the capability of the platform. The StreetNode™ solution was tested in both lab environment and external network, and the platform’s software-defined operation allowed activation and reconfiguration in the field in Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP) mode, demonstrating unparalleled flexibility.<br /><br />While traditional PtMP technology only allows homing to a single base station, the trial successfully proved that StreetNode™ automatically reconnects to alternative base stations in the event of the primary base station failing, thus re-establishing connectivity for subscribers rapidly. The trial also confirmed that non-technical telecom engineers could install and commission the StreetNode™ unit quickly and easily, even at night, assisted greatly by the unique auto-alignment feature of the platform.<br /><br />Navindran Naidoo, Chief Technology Officer at MTN Group, stated: “StreetNode™ demonstrated the same features as its traditional WIBAS™ PtMP platform, but StreetNode’s auto-alignment feature and capability to automatically reconnect to an alternative base station when needed, is certainly an advanced feature.”<br /><br />John Tenidis, Marketing Director of Intracom Telecom's wireless solutions, stated: “This was a great opportunity to supply our StreetNode™ to MTN and demonstrate our capabilities to continuously innovate and provide solutions to customers that are in need of differentiated services. We are pleased to work with MTN and look forward to further contributing to their critical projects with our products and services.”<br /><br />The company has been active in the South African market since 2010 and has extensive experience in the design, implementation and support of PtMP networks in Africa. Intracom Telecom innovates in the PtMP field featuring its SON-capable StreetNode™ platform, which is designed to implement any type of network architecture through software-defined radio operation. The platform’s highly-compact form factor together with street friendly aesthetics, allow the platform to blend invisibly with street level furniture. <br /><br />Distributed by APO on behalf of Intracom Telecom. </span></div> </div>

Intracom Telecom Supplies its StreetNode™ Platform to MTN for Trial in South Africa

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The Next Einstein Forum launches Process for New Class of NEF Fellows, Africa’s Top Scientific Talent

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uy4PF5Ds6dPCmQ_ttR6rlCHUp0NeRGWeKkjksoZ3kNAq7IvEqynKPY6YYHGHbOoM7xfq6wLuKJVnDzi8kihPgT5Iv6CkQjwp5bTi5OqNXL-O6ittRwO_ifKeukSkVNrnVqSk0Pyn20vX/s1600/kigali.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uy4PF5Ds6dPCmQ_ttR6rlCHUp0NeRGWeKkjksoZ3kNAq7IvEqynKPY6YYHGHbOoM7xfq6wLuKJVnDzi8kihPgT5Iv6CkQjwp5bTi5OqNXL-O6ittRwO_ifKeukSkVNrnVqSk0Pyn20vX/s400/kigali.png" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The new class will join 15 of Africa’s top young scientists, the NEF’s first Fellows Class, and will present their research and innovations at the NEF Global Gathering 2018, to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, in March 2018<br /><br />The Next </span><a href="http://nef.org/"><span style="font-size: large;">Einstein </span></a><span style="font-size: large;">Forum (NEF) Africa’s global forum for science in Africa – today launches its second call for applications for its NEF Fellows Programme. The new class will join 15 of Africa’s top young scientists, the NEF’s first Fellows Class, and will present their research and innovations at the NEF Global Gathering 2018, to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, in March 2018.<br /><br />The NEF, an African Institute for Mathematical Science (AIMS) initiative in partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung, is a global platform that connects science, society and policy in Africa and the rest of the world – with the goal to leverage science for human development globally. In March of this year, the NEF, in partnership with the Government of Senegal, hosted the NEF Global Gathering 2016, the first global forum for science on African soil with more than 1000 participants from research, academia, government, the private sector and civil society fields to discuss how science and technology can solve global challenges.<br /><br />“After a successful NEF Global Gathering 2016, we are excited to launch the process to recruit the next class of Africa’s most brilliant young scientists. The first class, through their compelling presentations during the NEF Global Gathering in Dakar, demonstrated to the world that Africa is a source of cutting-edge research, life changing innovations and scientific leadership. The NEF Fellows are changing perceptions, breaking barriers and inviting global collaboration that is necessary for Africa’s and the world’s development trajectory. We are so confident that this year we have expanded the number of NEF Fellows from fifteen to twenty spots,” said Mr. Thierry Zomahoun, NEF Chair and President and CEO of AIMS.<br /><br />Application to the NEF Fellows programme is open to Africans from around the world - including those who currently reside in the Diaspora - in all fields of science, including the social sciences, humanities and technology fields. Applicants must be under 42 years, hold a PhD and demonstrate a strong track record of research/findings that have a global impact.<br /><br />Dr. Ingrid Wuenning Tschol, Senior Vice-President Strategy of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, which has partnered with AIMS to create the NEF, said: “As we saw in Senegal, the NEF Fellows are excellent representatives of their fields. They are doing brilliant research, mentoring the next generation of African scientists and they are showing the potential of Africa to the rest of the world, but also to the African leaders. As we open the new call for applications, we hope to ignite greater collaboration among scientists on the continent and globally. We also believe that strengthening research on the African continent will have sustained positive impact for the world. We encourage all who qualify to apply to the NEF Fellows programme.” <br /><br />In addition to attending and presenting at the NEF Global Gathering 2018, NEF Fellows will participate in research tours and visiting scientist weeks with partners. NEF Fellows will be facilitated in speaking and publishing globally and supported in their research. The tenure of the NEF Fellows runs until 30 June 2019.<br /><br />The applications to the NEF Fellows programme will run from 15 November 2016 to 27 January 2017 and applications can be </span><a href="http://nef.org/nef-fellows"><span style="font-size: large;">accessed</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. The selected NEF Fellows will be announced in June 2017. To meet some of the current NEF Fellows, watch the video.<br /><br />Distributed by APO on behalf of Next Einstein Forum (NEF). </span></div> </div>

The Next Einstein Forum launches Process for New Class of NEF Fellows, Africa’s Top Scientific Talent

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Natural Disasters Force 26 Million People into Poverty and Cost $520bn in Losses Every Year, New World Bank Analysis Finds

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5uN_nJebZCEP6b0x-HEmoP4iHww4ySUJwtjR7-ZrETG7vbtwLsyo9JIZ1CsBRn4Dgajo30nNEa0vDVUn2ywrapwZHyDDGp-JftLCsYircOda6M2S9CRUs32ww60j_qYzsS05ED1UfK3u/s1600/bank.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5uN_nJebZCEP6b0x-HEmoP4iHww4ySUJwtjR7-ZrETG7vbtwLsyo9JIZ1CsBRn4Dgajo30nNEa0vDVUn2ywrapwZHyDDGp-JftLCsYircOda6M2S9CRUs32ww60j_qYzsS05ED1UfK3u/s640/bank.png" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The impact of extreme natural disasters is equivalent to a global $520 billion loss in annual consumption, and forces some 26 million people into poverty each year, a new report from the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) reveals.<br /><br />“Severe climate shocks threaten to roll back decades of progress against poverty,” said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. “Storms, floods, and droughts have dire human and economic consequences, with poor people often paying the heaviest price. Building resilience to disasters not only makes economic sense, it is a moral imperative.”<br /><br />The report, Unbreakable: Building the Resilience of the Poor in the Face of Natural Disasters, warns that the combined human and economic impacts of extreme weather on poverty are far more devastating than previously understood. In Sub-Saharan Africa, disaster damages are double traditional estimates, averaging $14 billion per year.<br /><br />In all of the 117 countries studied, the effect on well-being, measured in terms of lost consumption, is found to be larger than asset losses. Because disaster losses disproportionately affect poor people, who have a limited ability to cope with them, the report estimates that impact on well-being in these countries is equivalent to consumption losses of about $520 billion a year. This outstrips all other estimates by as much as 60 per cent.<br /><br />With the climate summit, COP22, underway, the report’s findings underscore the urgency for climate-smart policies that better protect the most vulnerable. Poor people are typically more exposed to natural hazards, losing more as a share of their wealth and are often unable to draw on support from family, friends, financial systems, or governments.<br /><br />Unbreakable uses a new method of measuring disaster damages, factoring in the unequal burden of natural disasters on the poor. Between 2006 and 2011, for example, Senegalese households affected by a natural disaster were 25% more likely to slide into poverty.<br /><br />The report assesses, for the first time, the benefits of resilience-building interventions in the countries studied. These include early warning systems, improved access to personal banking, insurance policies, and social protection systems (like cash transfers and public works programs) that could help people better respond to and recover from shocks. It finds that these measures combined would help countries and communities save $100 billion a year and reduce the overall impact of disasters on well-being by 20 percent.<br /><br />“Countries are enduring a growing number of unexpected shocks as a result of climate change,” said Stephane Hallegatte, a GFDRR lead economist, who led preparation of the report. “Poor people need social and financial protection from disasters that cannot be avoided. With risk policies in place that we know to be effective, we have the opportunity to prevent millions of people from falling into poverty.”<br /> <br />Efforts to build poor people’s resilience are already gaining ground, the report shows. For example, Kenya’s social protection system provided additional resources to vulnerable farmers well before the 2015 drought, helping them prepare for and mitigate its impacts. And in Ethiopia, the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) is supporting individuals in chronically food-insecure areas with food, cash—or both—in exchange for their help to build more resilient communities. To date, millions of Ethiopians have benefited from the program.<br /><br />Building resilience is key to meeting the World Bank Group’s twin goals of ending global poverty and boosting shared prosperity.<br /> </span></div> </div>

Natural Disasters Force 26 Million People into Poverty and Cost $520bn in Losses Every Year, New World Bank Analysis Finds

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Life Time Wells yachimba visima 37

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FvEm0KvbPvzZc6qVyOxgf1ZnxEgdGSJvblsXiaIdCs1ib6mFQdIrXxYx0b8e4Kxlxh7_wHSGGWPbgM83yi_i4bewM_T8cTKNZKZxkFHX4wU_vk6hU_4KJGd422KNe8uGTTBlUEZuBAo9/s1600/visima1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FvEm0KvbPvzZc6qVyOxgf1ZnxEgdGSJvblsXiaIdCs1ib6mFQdIrXxYx0b8e4Kxlxh7_wHSGGWPbgM83yi_i4bewM_T8cTKNZKZxkFHX4wU_vk6hU_4KJGd422KNe8uGTTBlUEZuBAo9/s400/visima1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  <span style="font-size: large;">Na Jumbe Ismailly-Mkalama <br /><br /> SHIRIKA lisilokuwa la kiserikali linalojishughulisha na utoaji wa huduma za maji safi na salama nchini la Life Time Wells kwa kushirikiana na serikali za vijiji katika Halmashauri ya wilaya ya Mkalama wametumia zaidi ya shilingi milioni 400 kuchimba visima vya mdundiko 37 katika Halmashauri ya wilaya hiyo.<br /><br />Mkurugenzi Mtendaji Halmashauri ya wilaya ya Mkalama,Bwana Gedfrey Sanga aliyasema kwenye mkutano wa hadhara wa Kijiji cha Ilunda,wakati alipokwenda kuwasalimia wananchi waliokuwa kwenye mkutano ulioitishwa na diwani wa kata ya Ilunda,Bwana Mohammed Imbele.<br /><br />Aidha Bwana Sanga alifafanua kwamba kati ya kiasi hicho cha fedha kilichotumika,Shirika hilo limetumia shilingi milioni 481 na serikaali za vijiji shilingi milioni 37 na kwamba wafadhili hao wanachimba visima vya mdundiko kwa masharti kuwa kila kijiji kuchangia shilingi milioni moja.<br /><br />Hata hivyo baada ya kukamilisha uchimbaji wa visima hivyo,Mkurugenzi mtendaji huyo aliwahakikishiaa wananchi hao kwamba wafadhili hao watarudi tena wilayani hapa mwezi januari,mwaka ujao na hivyo endapo watakuwa wamekamilisha michango yao watawekwa kwenye orodha ya kuchimbiwa visima wanavyovihitaji.<br /><br />Kwa mujibu wa Bwana Sanga Halmashauri hiyo itasaidia kutoa wataalamu kwa ajili ya kwenda kutoa mafunzo kwa mafundi wa Kijiji ili kisima kinapokuwa na matatizo waweze kusaidia kutengeneza wao wenyewe badala ya kutegemea mafundi kutoka nje ya Kijiji.<br /><br />Awali akizungumza na wananchi wa Kijiji cha Ilunda,diwani wa kata ya Ilunda,Bwana Mohamedi Imbele alikiri kuifahamu kero ya upatikanaji wa maji,na kwamba ameshaanza kuishughulikia kwa kuiomba Kampuni ya mawasiliano ya simu za mkononi ya Airtel,iwachimbie visima katika vijiji vya Iambi,Ilunda pamoja na Nkungi.<br /><br />“Ofisi yangu imefikia uamuzi wa kukuandikia barua ya ombi hili kutokana na kuona kuwa Kampuni hii ipo karibu sana na jamii,hivyo ni vizuri kutusaidia kutatua changamoto hii kwa wananchi wa kata ya Ilunda na kwa kuwa ninyi ni wadau wakubwa wa maendeleo”alisisitiza diwani Imbele.<br /><br />Kwa upande wao baadhi ya wananchi,Bwana Edward Mtaturu,Bwana John Daaudi na Bwana Charles Mpinga pamoja na kutaka kufahamishwa juu ya utaratibu utakaotumika kuchimbiwa visima hivyo lakini walilalamikia pia kutokamilika kwa muda mrefu kwa ujenzi wa Kituo chao cha afya.<br /><br />Kwa mujibu wa Bwana John Daudi mradi wa ujenzi wa kituo hicho cha afya umeanza tangu mwaka 2008 na mpaka sasa ni miaka minane hakijakamilika,licha ya kuchangia nguvu zao bila mafanikio na kuomba wapetiwe majibu yatakayoonyesha ni lini wataanza kupata huduma katika kijiji hicho.<br /><br />Wananchi wa Kijiji cha Ilunda,tarafa ya Nduguti hulazimika kufuata huduma ya maji safi na salama umbali wa kilomita tatu kutoka wanapoishi,licha ya sera ya taifa inayomtaka kila mwananchi kupata huduma hiyo kwa umbali usiozidi mita 400 kutoka nyumbani kwake</span></div> </div>

Life Time Wells yachimba visima 37

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BAKWATA maulidi yatofanyika Singida

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatEPztH0bP-t77vi61Y93weTc5WzbuRW-aKXJZ-JlZgiWDQKqVjUFnLS7r0UpPumMmXm1hdcKvWhumuEETXE5O-lIo1aI5t2nhJHmp3NtX5vS9-cQ4Px9KiVGSSKqXqFr6UATSebdv6Io/s1600/madrsa.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatEPztH0bP-t77vi61Y93weTc5WzbuRW-aKXJZ-JlZgiWDQKqVjUFnLS7r0UpPumMmXm1hdcKvWhumuEETXE5O-lIo1aI5t2nhJHmp3NtX5vS9-cQ4Px9KiVGSSKqXqFr6UATSebdv6Io/s640/madrsa.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Na Jumbe Ismailly- Singida <br /> <br />MAADHIMISHO ya sherehe za Kitaifa za Maulid ya Mtume Mohammad (SAW) kwa mwaka huu zinatarajiwa kufanyika Mkoani Singida katika Kijiji cha Shelui,wilaya ya Iramba,Mkoani Singida.<br /><br />Katibu wa Bakwata Mkoa wa Singida,Alhaji Buruhani Mlau aliyasema hayo wakati akiongea kwenye ofisi za Bakwata Mkoa wa Singida na wenyeviti na makatibu wa matawi,maimamu wa misikiti wa wilaya ya Singida pamoja na masheikh kutoka katika wilaya ya Singida vijijini.<br /><br />Alhaji Mlau alifafanua kwamba BAKWATA makao makuu kwa kupitia barua ya Katibu mkuu wake ya Feb,11,mwaka huu wameupatia heshima Mkoa wa Singida kuwa mwenyeji wa maadhimisho ya sherehe hizo<br /><br />“Napenda kuwataarifu kuwa Bakwata Makao makuu taifa kupitia barua ya katibu mkuu wa taifa yenye kumbu kumbu imeandikwa hapa ya tarehe 11,feb,mwaka huu wametupatia heshima ya kuwa wenyeji wa maadhimisho ya maulidi ya Mtume wetu(SAW) kitaifa katika Mkoa wetu wa Singida, wilaya ya Iramba mwaka huu wa 2016”alifafanua katibu huyo.<br /><br />Hata hivyo Alhaji Mlau alitumia fursa hiyo kuomba ushirikiano wa dhati kutoka kwa viongozi,waislamu wa ngazi zote pamoja na wadau mbali mbali ili kufanikisha sherehe za maadhimisho hayo yanayotarajiwa kufanyika mwezi disemba,2016.<br /><br />“Kipekee tunawashukuru waislamu,viongozi pamoja na wadau mbali mbali wa wilaya ya Iramba kwa dhamira yao ya ushirikiano walioanza kuuonyesha kwa kupokea na kuanza maandalizi”alisisitiza Mlau.<br /><br />Aidha Katibu huyo aliweka bayana kwamba kwa kuwa heshima hii ni ya Mkoa mzima,hivyo wilaya zote ukiondoa wilaya ya Iramba zinaagizwa kuchangia shilingi 1,500,000/= na kuziwasilisha kabla ya nov,30,mwaka huu na kukatiwa stakabahi stahili.<br /><br />Alhaji Mlau hata hivyo alisisitiza kwamba pamoja na majukumu mengine,kila katibu wa wilaya akishirikiana na walezi katika wilaya awasilishe mapema kwa katibu wa Mkoa miradi ya baraza watakayoona ni vyema ikafunguliwa ama kuzinduliwa na viongozi kutoka makao makuu kupitia sherehe hizo.</span></div> </div>

BAKWATA maulidi yatofanyika Singida

Na Jumbe Ismailly- Singida  MAADHIMISHO ya sherehe za Kitaifa za Maulid ya Mtume Mohammad (SAW) kwa mwaka huu zinatarajiwa kufanyika Mk...

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Rais wa Zanzibar, Dk. Ali Mohammed Shein, alifanya uzinduzi wa majengo mawili ya wodi ya akina mama na watoto hapo katika hospitali kuu ya Mnazi Mmoja na mara baada ya kufika katika eneo la lutukio, Rais Shein aliweza kubadilishana mawazo na Muwakilizi wa Balozi ya Norway nchini Bw.Victor Mlunde

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Rais wa Zanzibar, Dk. Ali Mohammed Shein, alifanya uzinduzi wa majengo mawili ya wodi ya akina mama na watoto hapo katika hospitali kuu ya Mnazi Mmoja na mara baada ya kufika katika eneo la lutukio, Rais Shein aliweza kubadilishana mawazo na Muwakilizi wa Balozi ya Norway nchini Bw.Victor Mlunde

 

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Every Breath Counts Campaign Strives to Reduce Pneumonia in Nigeria

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfgZWQKYTlFPla8oqi4W6JvnSHdVTUzu9SbblM5shS3kR74TW4nhfYIjutkCT_Kj_4qs8PyppmlJEIfkqbI0GRf2a95ad6Qud2cC6ZpYhYsgT6cvqtYQyjfFL-qLigMugSVAkS21GuBKA/s1600/mtoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfgZWQKYTlFPla8oqi4W6JvnSHdVTUzu9SbblM5shS3kR74TW4nhfYIjutkCT_Kj_4qs8PyppmlJEIfkqbI0GRf2a95ad6Qud2cC6ZpYhYsgT6cvqtYQyjfFL-qLigMugSVAkS21GuBKA/s400/mtoto.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Every Breath Counts declared November: Pneumonia Month. Nigeria has the second highest pneumonia mortality in the world and primarily affects children under five. Pneumonia kills more children than any other infectious disease - almost 1 million children every year. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In light of World Pneumonia Day (November 12), Every Breath Counts decided that the disease needs more attention then just one day. Using social and traditional media, Pneumonia Month is dedicated to raising awareness to pneumonia's prevalence and burden in the country.<br /><br />Building from Her Excellency Aisha Muhammadu Buhari's, Wife of the President of Nigeria, participation and endorsement, the Every Breath Counts campaign features nationally recognized influencers: Hadiza Aliyu, Rahama Sadau and Ali Nuhu. They have each raised their voices to speak up against pneumonia in various PSAs. Ali Nuhu (@alinuhu) will lead a twitter chat to discuss his role in the campaign on November 11th at 11AM (Nigeria). Pneumonia Month jumpstarts the campaign that is expected to run through January 2017. <br /><br />Distributed by African Media Agency on behalf of Every Breath Counts.</span></div> </div>

Every Breath Counts Campaign Strives to Reduce Pneumonia in Nigeria

Every Breath Counts declared November: Pneumonia Month. Nigeria has the second highest pneumonia mortality in the world and primarily af...

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DHL Regional Conference highlights sector growth opportunities in Africa’s Life Sciences & Healthcare sector

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhR1Kmm3-_cvPfGfPlNFb44C8Rgdgex0VihaH07TG35eJHDvmfGNYRAuAJWjNzFInghzb9kmyNAb66SnZDwChuYQX4mh31jdOPv6Ai5HW6lOUV3Q8tcfb42HakR3vqJRN_PfcY_XDQtDeX/s1600/dhl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="87" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhR1Kmm3-_cvPfGfPlNFb44C8Rgdgex0VihaH07TG35eJHDvmfGNYRAuAJWjNzFInghzb9kmyNAb66SnZDwChuYQX4mh31jdOPv6Ai5HW6lOUV3Q8tcfb42HakR3vqJRN_PfcY_XDQtDeX/s400/dhl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Over 125 healthcare professionals and logistics experts came together last week to discuss ‘Delivering <a href="http://www.dpdhl.com/">Healthcare</a> to Africa’ at DHL’s 6th annual Regional Life Sciences & Healthcare conference in Pretoria, South Africa.<br /><br />According to Deloitte, the Sub-Saharan region as a whole is on a positive growth trend although growth rates vary considerably from as low as 1.52% in South Africa to as high as 9.94% in Ethiopia. Growth in healthcare spend across Africa is forecasted at around 3 percent until 2020, with the top 15 countries with the exception of Gabon currently spending over US$ 1 billion per annum on health.<br /><br />Africa has positive growth potential in the healthcare sector, but continuous investment in capabilities, quality and innovation are needed to operate successfully across the continent, noted Thomas Ellmann, Vice President EMEA, DHL Life Sciences & Healthcare in his opening speech. <br /><br />Africa is considered the final frontier in delivery of healthcare services and there are a number of service delivery challenges to be overcome. According to Ellmann, companies in the sector have quality and process standards high on their list of requirements, in addition to visibility and control throughout the supply chain, from the point of manufacture to the end customer. Temperature control, Good Distribution Practice, trade compliance and regulations, and innovation are all key to success when it comes to the supply chain. “We wanted to address the requirements of the life sciences and health care industry at the conference with leading companies and experts in the sector, and discuss how the industry can adopt the best supply chain strategies to capitalize on Africa’s growth potential,” says Ellmann.<br /><br />Hennie Heymans, CEO of DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) adds, “We have been in Africa for 38 years and have established ourselves as the market leaders. Africa is home to one of the fastest growing middle classes and access to healthcare products and services is critical. DHL Express is perfectly positioned to support healthcare supply chains in Africa – a market where we continue to see enormous potential and opportunity. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Over the past two years we have equipped 16 countries in SSA to handle dangerous goods, enabling the movement of temperature-controlled consignments throughout our network. An additional seven countries are planned for DG-certification in 2017. We have also set up Express Logistics Centers and capabilities in 21 countries across SSA providing the ideal locations for short-term stock holding and the distribution of medical device and diagnostics equipment, electronics and spare parts, with further investment envisioned in this area.”<br /><br />As the leading logistics provider for the life sciences and healthcare industry, DHL serves customers globally and provides industry-leading capabilities, including time-definite international (TDI) express network covering 220 countries and territories, life sciences-qualified DHL Medical Express services in over 70 countries that enable global access to healthcare through continuous investments in skills, scale and solutions that adapt to ever-changing needs.<br /><br />Distributed by APO on behalf of Deutsche Post DHL. </span></div> </div>

DHL Regional Conference highlights sector growth opportunities in Africa’s Life Sciences & Healthcare sector

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MainOne chooses Minkels to enhance position in West-African Data Center Market

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1cVXqdQDlIPO1l6vvLi2Hb33Iv53rOwIIxZfxEFYAfKSMOKCqvKyA3IH6ZZyJCke8rjRMcnv0wOwVi23FioP9Q9wSkDAjuP5rHlgh32ZLYicUQ0mogdU5ZYrbVChCT3NtkxhhzYk6Mc6/s1600/money.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1cVXqdQDlIPO1l6vvLi2Hb33Iv53rOwIIxZfxEFYAfKSMOKCqvKyA3IH6ZZyJCke8rjRMcnv0wOwVi23FioP9Q9wSkDAjuP5rHlgh32ZLYicUQ0mogdU5ZYrbVChCT3NtkxhhzYk6Mc6/s400/money.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.minkels.com/">Minkels</a>, part of the publicly traded company Legrand (NYSE Euronext Paris: LR), has been chosen as data center supplier for premier West African connectivity and data center solutions company, <a href="http://www.mainone.net/">MainOne</a>. MainOne blazed a trail in Africa with its undersea fibre optic cable connecting West Africa to Europe and the construction of West Africa’s largest commercial Tier III+ Data Center, MDXi. <br /><br />MainOne observed a strong market demand for a world class, carrier-neutral co-location data center in Nigeria in 2012. According to Ms. Funke Opeke, CEO of MainOne: “The market demand rapidly outstripped the co-location space in our landing station and necessitated the construction of a purpose built Tier III facility with 600 rack capacity. We developed the Lekki data center (MDXi) over 24 months and launched in January 2015 to keep up with customer demand.”<br /><br />MainOne, in search of best of breed solutions, conducted a global search for a more flexible Cold Aisle Containment System (CAC) to accommodate the various needs of their global customers with racks of varying widths and heights. “We considered manufacturing in China to meet our specifications and also direct purchase from various OEMS. A global evaluation followed: all top industry players, custom CAC vendors and local manufacturers were evaluated to provide racks, Cold Aisle Containment, PDUs and accessories for customers at our data center. Minkels met our requirement to provide a Cold Aisle Containment solution: flexible concerning rack width and height, able to accommodate a free standing 47U solution, and lend itself to caging. In addition, Minkels has the technical ability to understand our requirements and quickly make custom engineering modifications based on experience with many of our global customers.”<br /><br />MainOne has successfully deployed the Cold Aisle Containment solution and custom support frames to meet the requirements of their international co-location customers who will be deploying their server racks shortly. “As the premier Data Center in West Africa, it is important we lead in innovation, professionalism and delivery of world-class solutions. Our partnership with Minkels ensures our ability to respond to customers with different technical requirements and volumes. Feedback from our customers is that they are impressed with the Minkels CAC and it makes the decision and process of co-locating with us easier. Given the success of this first-of-its-kind custom CAC deployment, we are in early discussions exploring the possibility to partner in the further deployment of Minkels solutions across MainOne’s MDXi data centers to ensure we remain very competitive in a dynamic and growing market.”<br /><br />Christiaan van Terheijden, CEO of Minkels, is also delighted with the partnership with MainOne: "We are very proud that MainOne has selected Minkels as their data center supplier. We see MainOne as a company that knows how to drive Internet use across the West African region. MainOne invests heavily in growing the broadband ecosystem in West Africa. This benefits both inhabitants as Internet enabled business models across the region. We are more than happy to be part of that development."<br /><br /><br />Distributed by APO on behalf of MainOne. </span></div> </div>

MainOne chooses Minkels to enhance position in West-African Data Center Market

Minkels , part of the publicly traded company Legrand (NYSE Euronext Paris: LR), has been chosen as data center supplier for premier Wes...

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Africa Code Week's Big Return to the Continent

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9wRKpTWBv8Px4yX-VvqxI4R6vrpfZVut2rEe6G9ZPs3WTWAk28xX9_i28XARTKk7pm0Ots8XCMfnb6zx0ERV39gEE9S-Fdc1oVGmraAxjIOsyHiWwQ3geJI6fTjeKZkBFoZUGM0qAHUu/s1600/sap.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9wRKpTWBv8Px4yX-VvqxI4R6vrpfZVut2rEe6G9ZPs3WTWAk28xX9_i28XARTKk7pm0Ots8XCMfnb6zx0ERV39gEE9S-Fdc1oVGmraAxjIOsyHiWwQ3geJI6fTjeKZkBFoZUGM0qAHUu/s400/sap.png" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">SAP wrapped-up the second edition of Africa Code Week on Saturday in Cape Town, after a week marked by over 1,500 coding events taking place across 30 African countries. This year, with the participation of UNESCO's YouthMobile initiative and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development as strategic partners, the nine-day event aimed at introducing coding to 150,000 young Africans aged 8 to 24 through free coding workshops and online courses ranging from Scratch all the way to Web programming. <br /><br />The second edition of this award-winning digital literacy initiative officially kicked off on October 15 in Kigali, Rwanda, with officials from SAP, the Rwandan Ministry of Education, UNESCO and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Founded and orchestrated by SAP in partnership with the Cape Town Science Centre and the Galway Education Centre, Africa Code Week relies on a growing network of nonprofits, government bodies, educational organizations, NGOs and corporations across the continent. For the second year in a row, Google Inc. supported Africa Code Week 2016 by empowering organizations across Africa with micro-grants so they could multiply computational thinking and coding activities all over Africa using Google CS First enrichment materials. <br /><br />"Beyond coding as the 21st century language, we are imparting the right skills and attitudes and a culture of innovation and creativity among young Africans", says Claire Gillissen-Duval, Director or EMEA Corporate Social Responsibility at SAP and Africa Code Week Global Lead. "Africa Code Week sheds light on how public-private partnerships can be renewed in the digital age for greater scale and impact: if young Africans see that governments, nonprofits and the private sector are working as one voice to deliver on joint education priorities, trust is seeded and they feel encouraged to start owning and living their dreams," she concludes.<br /><br />In preparation for Africa Code Week 2016, SAP has deployed its own IT experts as skilled volunteers to train 6,000+ teachers, parents and local volunteers throughout the year, all over Africa. These live Train-the-Trainer sessions, combined with access to online courses on the openSAP platform beyond the actual event time, enable Africa Code Week and partners to scale the impact continent-wide and in the long-run. "Africa Code Week is all about mobilizing the collective expertise and resources at the local level; Train-the-Trainer sessions provide a sound, scalable structure for inter-group knowledge sharing, unlocking people's potential and desire to serve as resources for each other," says Gillissen-Duval.<br /><br />SAP - Africa Code Week received a C4F (Communication for Future) award in the category 'Education of the Future' from the World Communications Forum in Davos in March 2016, as well as the Judges' Choice Award in the Corporate Initiative Category from the MIT Inclusive Innovation Competition in September 2016.<br /><br />Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of SAP Africa.</span></div> </div>

Africa Code Week's Big Return to the Continent

SAP wrapped-up the second edition of Africa Code Week on Saturday in Cape Town, after a week marked by over 1,500 coding events taking p...

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The new App enables customers to open a new digital account with no more than a few clicks, with no paper references

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAklWgK1QXUZncS7dffQapGtmWGKH47dem3WAkZaL5VOg73tw8AL4gb55NMl-Jtd_ucOaaPUor7YHIU1LYMPYQ6uNnCGcmhGAtDELuE24R9cMaFz-odFc4ejBcnK4LaByPICufMXnyhRlA/s1600/eco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAklWgK1QXUZncS7dffQapGtmWGKH47dem3WAkZaL5VOg73tw8AL4gb55NMl-Jtd_ucOaaPUor7YHIU1LYMPYQ6uNnCGcmhGAtDELuE24R9cMaFz-odFc4ejBcnK4LaByPICufMXnyhRlA/s400/eco.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ecobank (Ecobank.com) has launched the Ecobank Mobile App, an instant and convenient way of banking via the mobile phone. It is the first unified app delivered by any institution for use in 33 countries. Group CEO, Ade Ayeyemi unveiled the new App at a large product launch in Lagos, which brought together a wide range of customers, including students, various professionals, traders and transporters. Ecobank board members, shareholders, staff and media were also present at the event.<br /><br />The Ecobank Mobile App uniquely leverages the power of digital to deliver real convenience to customers. The App gives Ecobank the scale and capacity to achieve its target of attaining 100 million customers in a profitable and sustainable way. <br /><br />The new App enables customers to open a new digital account with no more than a few clicks, with no paper references.<br /><br />Ade Ayeyemi said: “The Ecobank Mobile App opens up opportunities for customers by allowing them to shop, transact and do business without cash. At scale, this will be transformational for Africa. Through its purchasing power and Ecobank’s partnerships with Visa and Mastercard, the Ecobank Mobile App will be an accepted means of payment. With its removal of barriers to entry and affordable price points, the Ecobank Mobile App will empower the consumer to be on the move.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Ecobank’s Group Executive for Consumer Banking, Patrick Akinwuntan, said: “This product launch fulfils our promise to create relevant solutions for consumers. With the Ecobank Mobile App, Ecobank customers can now make and receive instant payments across 33 African countries on their mobile devices. They can also pay in store with their mobile phones. This is genuine convenience delivered to our consumers.”<br /><br />At the launch, Mr. Akinwuntan demonstrated how to make a payment, how to send funds, and how to receive money from merchants using Ecobank Masterpass QR technology. He also showed that opening an XpressAccount was an instant and easy transaction.<br /><br />Ecobank Nigeria’s Managing Director, Charles Kié, said: “Nigeria is a leading hub for entrepreneurship and technology for Ecobank. This is why we chose Lagos as the venue to launch the Ecobank Mobile App. This new product will allow customers in Nigeria and other affiliates across our vast network, to grow their businesses by giving them a convenient and secure way of banking.”<br /><br />The innovative new platform reduces the need to carry cash. It gives customers the opportunity to deposit money through a mobile transfer.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Distributed by APO on behalf of Ecobank. </span></div> </div>

The new App enables customers to open a new digital account with no more than a few clicks, with no paper references

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Record Number of Economies Carried Out Business Reforms in Past Year: Doing Business

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9rVoIRdLTIP1imtxBMtmv5SqGrEwLhnM3SvSuWEvknBQI8wskp_NtRdbrshdorjSrJa0JpblIp9cCRUaNN0NvP4h_FlKCbWwrZIR-pNFJnY8zRAwUOSZu6VWRAXegETEgQWbMfmlB9Hd/s1600/bank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9rVoIRdLTIP1imtxBMtmv5SqGrEwLhnM3SvSuWEvknBQI8wskp_NtRdbrshdorjSrJa0JpblIp9cCRUaNN0NvP4h_FlKCbWwrZIR-pNFJnY8zRAwUOSZu6VWRAXegETEgQWbMfmlB9Hd/s400/bank.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">A record 137 economies around the world have adopted key reforms that make it easier to start and operate small and medium-sized businesses, says Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All, the World Bank Group’s annual report on the ease of doing business. <br /><br />The new report finds that developing countries carried out more than 75 percent of the 283 reforms in the past year, with Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for over one-quarter of all reforms. <br /><br />In its global country rankings of business efficiency, Doing Business 2017 awarded its coveted top spot to New Zealand, Singapore ranks second, followed by Denmark; Hong Kong SAR, China; Republic of Korea; Norway; United Kingdom; United States; Sweden; and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. <br /><br />The world’s top 10 improvers, based on reforms undertaken, are Brunei Darussalam; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Belarus; Indonesia; Serbia; Georgia; Pakistan; United Arab Emirates (UAE); and Bahrain. <br /><br />The report cites research that demonstrates that better performance in Doing Business is, on average, associated with lower levels of income inequality, thereby reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity. <br /><br />“Simple rules that are easy to follow are a sign that a government treats its citizens with respect. They yield direct economic benefits – more entrepreneurship; more market opportunities for women; more adherence to the rule of law,” said Paul Romer, World Bank Chief Economist and Senior Vice President. “But we should also remember that being treated with respect is something that people value for its own sake and that a government that fails to treat its citizens this way will lose its ability to lead.” <br /><br />Doing Business data points to continued successes in the ease of doing business worldwide, as governments increasingly take up key business reforms. Starting a new business now takes an average of 21 days worldwide, compared with 46 days 10 years ago. Paying taxes in the Philippines involved 48 payments 10 years ago, compared to 28 now and in Rwanda, the time to register a property transfer has dropped from 370 days a decade ago to 12 days now. <br /><br />This year’s Doing Business adds gender measures to three indicators - Starting a Business, Registering Property and Enforcing Contracts - finding disparities in 38 economies. Of these, 23 economies impose more steps for married women than men to start a business. Sixteen limit women’s ability to own, use and transfer property. Doing Business finds that, in these economies, fewer women work in the private sector both as employers and employees. <br /><br />The report also features expansions to the Paying Taxes indicator, to cover post-filing processes, such as tax refunds, tax audits and administrative tax appeals, to better understand the overall tax environment. Since 2004, when Doing Business started, a total of 443 reforms have been recorded under the Paying Taxes indicator, the second highest number of reforms, with 46 reforms implemented in the past year. <br /><br />However, easing the requirements for Starting a Business is, by far, the most common area for reform, with almost 600 reforms recorded since 2004. Of these, 49 reforms were introduced during the past year. <br /><br />“Government policy plays a huge role in the daily operations of domestic small and medium-sized firms and onerous regulation can divert the energies of entrepreneurs away from developing their businesses or innovating. This is why we collect the Doing Business data, to encourage regulation that is designed to be smart, efficient, accessible, and simple,” said Augusto Lopez-Claros, Director of the World Bank’s Global Indicators Group, which produces the report. <br /><br />This year’s Doing Business report includes a pilot indicator on public procurement regulations. The report studies procurement in 78 economies across five main areas: accessibility and transparency, bid security, payment delays, incentives for small and medium enterprises and complaints mechanisms. Public procurement represents, on average, 10 to 25 percent of an economy’s GDP, making the procurement market a unique pool of business opportunities for the private sector. <br /><br />By region, East Asia and the Pacific is home to two of the world’s top 10 ranked economies, Singapore and Hong Kong SAR, China, and two of the top 10 improvers, Brunei Darussalam and Indonesia. The pace of reforms picked up significantly in the past year, with the region’s economies implementing a total of 45 reforms to improve the ease of doing business. <br /><br />The Europe and Central Asia region was also a major reformer during the past year, with Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Serbia amongst the world’s top 10 improvers. Europe and Central Asia has consistently been the region with the highest average number of reforms per economy and is now close to having the same good practices in place as the OECD high-income economies. <br /><br />Business reform activity accelerated in Latin America and the Caribbean with over two-thirds of the region’s economies implementing a total of 32 reforms in the past year, compared with 24 reforms the previous year. The bulk of the reforms were aimed at improving tax payment systems, facilitating cross-border trade and starting a new business, with Brazil implementing the most reforms in the past year. <br /><br />The Middle East and North Africa region saw the most reforms implemented in the past year since 2009, with 35 reforms in 15 of the region’s 20 economies. Among the reformers, the UAE and Bahrain were among the world’s top 10 improvers. However, the region features the greatest gender disparities, with 70 percent of the economies creating barriers for women entrepreneurs. <br /><br />In South Asia, five of the region’s eight economies implemented a total of 11 reforms in the past year, compared with nine the previous year. Pakistan, which was among the world’s top 10 improvers, implemented several reforms this past year, as did India and Sri Lanka. The bulk of the business reform activity in the region was aimed at facilitating cross-border trade. However, Afghanistan and Pakistan, stipulate additional hurdles for women entrepreneurs. <br /><br />Sub-Saharan Africa economies stepped up the pace of reform activity, with 37 economies undertaking a total of 80 business reforms in the past year, an increase of 14 percent from the previous year. For the second consecutive year, Kenya was among the world’s top 10 improvers, while seven economies implemented four or more reforms each in the past year. However, 13 economies in the region stipulate additional hurdles for women entrepreneurs. <br /><br />“The overarching goal of Doing Business is to enable entrepreneurship, for women and men, particularly in low and middle income countries. That governments around the world are taking up the challenge of improving the business climate, to enable job creation, is worth celebrating and we look forward to continue recording the successes we have seen this past year in the years to come,” said Rita Ramalho, Manager of the Doing Business project. </span></div> </div>

Record Number of Economies Carried Out Business Reforms in Past Year: Doing Business

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African Economies Adopt Record Number of Reforms, Says Latest Doing Business Report

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9rVoIRdLTIP1imtxBMtmv5SqGrEwLhnM3SvSuWEvknBQI8wskp_NtRdbrshdorjSrJa0JpblIp9cCRUaNN0NvP4h_FlKCbWwrZIR-pNFJnY8zRAwUOSZu6VWRAXegETEgQWbMfmlB9Hd/s1600/bank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9rVoIRdLTIP1imtxBMtmv5SqGrEwLhnM3SvSuWEvknBQI8wskp_NtRdbrshdorjSrJa0JpblIp9cCRUaNN0NvP4h_FlKCbWwrZIR-pNFJnY8zRAwUOSZu6VWRAXegETEgQWbMfmlB9Hd/s400/bank.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sub-Saharan Africa economies carried out a record number of reforms in the past year to improve the business climate for local entrepreneurs, says the World Bank Group’s annual ease of doing business report. <br /><br />Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All, released today, finds that 37 of the region’s 48 economies adopted 80 reforms in the past year, an increase of 14 percent from the previous year. More than half of the past year’s reforms were implemented by the 17 members of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA). <br /><br />The region’s economies reformed most in the areas of Resolving Insolvency (with 18 reforms) and Starting a Business (15). Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa, for example, made starting a business easier by introducing or improving online portals. Furthermore, as a part of the OHADA reform agenda, Cameroon, among other things, introduced a new conciliation procedure for companies in financial difficulties. This now makes resolving insolvency easier by allowing additional outlets to settle debts. <br /><br />Seven economies implemented reforms related to Trading Across Borders. For example, Niger made trading across borders easier by removing the mandatory pre-shipment inspection for imported products. Also, Mauritania made trading across borders easier by upgrading to the ASYCUDA World electronic data interchange system, which reduced the time for preparation and submission of customs declarations for both exports and imports. For example, it now only takes 51 hours in Nouakchott, Mauritania to comply with documentary procedures for exports, compared with 59 hours previously. <br /><br />As governments continue to take up the reform agenda, Doing Business data shows continued successes on the ground. For example, it now takes an average of 27 days to start a business in Sub-Saharan Africa, compared with 37 days five years ago. <br /><br />“Although the region still has work to do to make itself more business-friendly, we see steady improvements within various economies in the region,” said Rita Ramalho, Manager of the Doing Business project. “To see a record number of reforms take place in Africa is very encouraging for local entrepreneurs and the global business community alike.” <br /><br />Mauritius once again ranks best in the region, with an overall Doing Business global ranking of 49. Mauritius performs best in the areas of Protecting Minority Investors and Dealing with Construction Permits, with a rank of 32 and 33 respectively, on those indicators. For example, it takes 156 days to complete the construction permitting processes for simple buildings, compared to 183 days in France and 222 days in Austria. <br /><br />Ranks of some other economies in the region are Rwanda (56), Botswana (71) and South Africa (74). This year’s report also covers Somalia for the first time, bringing the total number of economies covered globally to 190. Somalia is ranked 190. <br /><br />For the second consecutive year, Kenya places among the global top 10 improvers. Ranked 92, Kenya implemented reforms in five Doing Business areas. For example, in the area of Resolving Insolvency, the economy introduced a reorganization procedure and introduced regulations for insolvency practitioners. Starting a Business was made easier by removing the stamp duty fees required for the nominal capital, memorandum and articles of association and eliminating requirements to sign the compliance declaration before a commissioner of oaths. <br /><br />Kenya also streamlined the process of Getting Electricity by introducing a geographic information system which eliminates the need for a site visit, thereby reducing the time and interactions needed to obtain an electricity connection. This reform reduced the time for grid connection by almost two weeks. <br /><br />This year’s Doing Business report includes, for the first time, a gender dimension in three indicators: Starting a Business, Registering Property and Enforcing Contracts. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 13 economies require additional legal hurdles for women entrepreneurs. For example, six economies (including Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau) require additional steps for women to formally register a business compared to men. <br /><br />The Paying Taxes indicator has been expanded to cover post-filing processes, such as tax audits and VAT refund. The report finds that the region has room for improvement in these new areas. In most economies in Sub-Saharan Africa—where it is likely for an audit to take place—taxpayers are exposed to a field audit whereby the auditor visits the taxpayers. This is the case in Botswana, The Gambia, Malawi, Niger, Zambia and Zimbabwe.</span></div> </div>

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Abdallah Mzee yakamilika

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mradi Mkubwa wa ujenzi wa Hospitali ya rufaa ya Abdulla Mzee iliyopo<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Mkoani Kisiwani Pemba tayari umeshaweka alama ya Kihistoria<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>itakayoendelea kuimarisha uhusiano wa muda mrefu uliopo kati ya<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China na Zanzibar ambao una zaidi ya miaka 52<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>sasa.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Balozi wa Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China Nchini Tanzania Bwana Lu Youqing<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>alisema hayo wakati akipokea salamu za shukrani kutoka Serikali ya<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar zilizowasilishwa kwake na Makamu wa Pili wa Rais<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi Nyumbani kwake Mtaa wa Namanga Bara<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>bara ya Haile Selassie Jijini Dar es salaam.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Balozi Lu alisema Serikali ya nchi yake kwa makusudi imeamua kufanya<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>ushirikiano wa kina na wa ndani kati yake na Zanzibar kutokana na<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Viongozi Wakuu wa pande hizo mbili kuasisi mafungano hayo yenye kuleta<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>faraja na upendo baina ya wananchi wa sehemu hizo mbili.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Alisema upo ushahidi wa wazi unaothibitisha ushirikiano wa pande hizo<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>mbili ukijikita zaidi katika uanzishwaji wa miradi ya maendeleo ya<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>kiuchumi na ustawi wa jamii Visiwani Zanzibar na kuungwa mkono wa<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>kiuwezeshaji na ndugu zao hao nwa Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Balozi Lu Youqing alielezea faraja yake kutokana na mabadiliko makubwa<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>ya teknolojia ya Kisasa yanayoendelea kupamba moto ndani ya Visiwa vya<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Zanzibar jambo ambalo hukleta matumaini kwa Wananchi wake hawa Vijana.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Akizungumzia utanuzi wa eneo la maegesho ya ndege katika Uwanja wa<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>ndege wa Kimataifa wa Zanzibar {Terminal 2 } Balozi wa Jamuhuri ya<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Watu wa China Bwana Lu Youqing alisema hakuna matatizo yoyote katika<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>uendelezaji wa mradi huo kwa Vile Benki ya Kimataifa ya Exim<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>imeshapata njia ya kupata fedha kwa ajili ya kukamilisha wa mradi huo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Balozi Lu Youqin kilichochelewesha kuendelea kukamilika kwa mradi huo<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>ni mabadiliko yaliyotokea ya Uongozi wa Benki ya Exim yaliyokwenda<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>sambamba na mabadiliko mengine ya Uongozi wa Wizara ya Fedha na<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Mi<span style="font-size: large;">p</span>amgo ya Jamuhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania ambayo ndio mratibu wa<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>mradi huo wa Kimataifa.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Bwana Lu Youqing alimuhakikishia Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>kwamba Serikali ya Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China utatoa kipaumbele ombi la<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar la ujenzi wa Nyumba za Madaktari<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>katika Hospitali ya Rufaa ya Abdulla Mzee Mkoani.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Alisema kipaumbele hicho kitaingizwa katika mipango inayokusudiwa<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>kutekelezwa na China katika kipindi cha mwaka ujao kupitia mpango wake<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>wa kuunga mkono mataifa ya Bara la Afrika.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Mapema akitoa ashukrani kwa niaba ya Serikali ya Ma9induzi ya<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Zanzibar, Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi<br />alieleza kwamba kazi inayofuatia kwa sasa na kutafuta mbinu za ujenzi<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>wa nyumba za Madaktari katika Hos9itali ya Abdulla Mzee.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Balozi Seif Alisema kazi hiyo itakwenda sambamba na Serikali<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>kujitahidi kutafuta madaktari mabingwa watakaoweza kutoa huduma za<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>afya kulingana na mahitaji halisi ya wagonjwa ndani ya Kisiwa cha<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Pemba pamoja na maeneo jirani yaliyokuzunguuka kisiwa hicho.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Makamu wa ili wa Rais wa Zanzibar ameelezea faraja yake kutoka na<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>hatua kubwa na ya mwisho ilizofikiwa na wahandisi wa ujenzi wa<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Hospitali hiyo itakayokuwa mkombozi mkubwa kwa wananchi walio wengi.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Hospitali ya Abdulla Mzee Mkoani imejengwa katika mfumo wa teknolojia<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>ya kisasa utakaokuwa na uwezo wa kutoa huduma mbali mbali ikiwemo zile<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>za upasuaji mkubwa, uchunguzi wa maradhi mbali mbali itaweza kukidhi<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>mahitaji ya huduma za Kiafya kwa wancchi walio wengi ndani ya Visiwa<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>vya Zanzibar pamoja na ukanda wa mwambao wa Tanzania.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Wagonjwa wapatao 130 wanaweza kulazwa kwa wakati mmoja kwenye<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Hospitali hiyo zikiwemo huduma zote muhimu kama vyumba Vitatu vya<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>upasuaji, chumba cha wagonjwa mahututi { ICU }, Wodi ya wazazi pamoja<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>na jengo la msikiti litakalotumiwa na wagonjwa pamoja na familia zao<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>kwa ajili ya ibada.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Balozi Seif alitumia mazungumzo hayo kuishukuru pia Serikali ya<br />Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China kwa kukubali kugharamia ujenzi wa uwanja wa<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>michezo wa Mao Tse Tung uliopo Mperani Kikwajuni Mjini Zanzibar.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Alisema ujenzi wa uwanja huo utasaidia kurejesha hadhi ya jina la<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Kiongozi na muasisi wa Taifa hilo lilioko katika Bara la Asia.<br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame<br />Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> </div>

Abdallah Mzee yakamilika

Mradi Mkubwa wa ujenzi wa Hospitali ya rufaa ya Abdulla Mzee iliyopo Mkoani Kisiwani Pemba tayari umeshaweka alama ya Kihistoria itakay...

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SMZ yawapa onyo wawekezaji

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-size: large;">Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar imeonya kwamba haitasita kumfukuza Muwekezaji yeyote aliyepewa fursa kuwekeza miradi yake Nchini na akashindwa kufuata masharti na taratibu zilizowekwa kwa mujibu wa vigezo vya uwekezaji liliwemo suala la kunyanyasa Wananchi wa maeneo ya uliopo mradi.</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Onyo hilo limetolewa na Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi baada ya kusikiliza kero zinazowakabili wananchi wa Vijiji vya Matemwe Kijini na Mbuyu Tende kuhusu kutolipwa fidia kwa maeneo yao ya ardhi yaliyochukuliwa kwa ajili ya ujenzi wa Mradi Mkubwa wa Hoteli ya Kimataifa ya Penny Royal.<br /><br />Akijibu na kutoa ufafanuzi wa changamoto za Wananchi hao wa Matembwe Mbuyu Tende na Kijini Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi alisema azma ya Serikali katika kukaribisha wawekezaji ya kuanzisha miradi yao nchini imelenga kusaidia pato la Taifa sambamba na kunyanyua maisha ya Wananchi.<br /><br />Balozi Seif alisema pamoja na kumuagiza Muwekezaji wa Mradi huo kulipa fidia Wananchi waliochukuliwa ardhi yao lakini Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar imeunda Kamati Maalum itakayofuatilia suala hilo ili itowe ripoti itakayozingatia kutolewa haki kwa kila upande.<br /><br />Aliwaeleza Wananchi hao wa Vijiji vya Matemwe Mbuyu Tende na Kijini kwamba Serikali Kuu hadi sasa haiendelea kumuongezea eneo zaidi ya Hekta 411 ilizompa Mwekezaji wa Mradi huo wa Penny Royal hadi hapo itakaporidhika na maendeleo ya hatau ya awali ya mradi huo.<br /><br />Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar aliwahakikishia Wananchi hao wa Jimbo la Kijini kwamba kila mwenye haki yake hatokosa kupatiwa lakini aliwaomba kuendelea kuwa na subra na uvumilivu ili maamuzi yatakayotoka yasije zaa kero jengine.<br /><br />Balozi Seif aliwataka Wananchi wote waliohusika na tatizo hilo kuorodhesha majina na vielelezo vyao kwa Kamati husika kwa lengo la kutoa fursa za upatikanaji wa malipo yao bila ya dhulma wala ghushi yoyote.<br /><br />Alisema Serikali haitaki kuona mizozo ya ardhi inaendelea katika maeneo mbali mbali nchini na hatimae kupelekea baadhi ya wawekezaji kuonyesha tabia ya kunyanyasa wananchi.<br /><br />Mapema Balozi alisikiliza kero za Wananchi hao zilizowasilishwa kwa niaba yao na Mzee Khamis Hassan, Mzee Zaja Haji Khamis, Mzee Ali Mcha Ali, Mzee Simai Mshindani pamoja na Mzee Makame Haji hapo Mbuyu Tende pembezoni mwa eneo la maegesha ya boti zinazopeleka watalii katika Kisiwa cha Mnemba.<br /><br />Wazee hao walitoa maduku duku yao hayo kubwa zaidi likiwa ni lile la muwekezaji huyo kushindwa kulipa fidia ya maeneo yao kwa takriban miaka mitano sasa wakiweka wazi kutokataa kuwekwa kwa mradi katika eneo lao lakini cha kuzingatia mwanzo na umuhimu wa kufuatwa kwa masharti na taratibu zilizokubalika kwa pande zote husika.<br /><br />Walisema katika kutafua ufumbuzi wa tatizo hilo ipo haja kwa Wananchi, Serikali pamoja na Muwekezaji husika kukaa pamoja katika kuangalia njia sahihi itakayosaidia pande zote kupata muwafaka kwa amani.<br /><br />Naye Mzee Makame Haji akizungumza kwa hamasa alitahadharisha wazi kwamba Serikali inapoamua kuwapelekea Wananchi muwekezaji lazima izingatie masuala ya utamaduni na silka za eneo husika ili kuwepuka mapema mtafaraku kwa pande zote mbili.<br /><br />Mzee Makame alisema Jamii ya watu wa Matemwe Mbuyu Tende na Kijini hivi sasa imepata ufa na mtafaruku kufuatia eneo wanalolitumia kwa shughuli za mazishi ni miongoni mwa maeneo yaliyomo ndani ya mradi huo wa Hoteli.<br /><br />Kampuni ya Penny Royal iko mbioni kuanzisha mradi mkubwa wa Hoteli ya Kimataifa itakayopewa jina la Zanzibar Amber Resort katika kijiji cha Matemwe Mbuyu Tende ndani ya Mkoa wa Kaskazini Unguja.<br /><br />Mradi huo utakwenda sambamba na ujenzi wa Skuli, Hospitali, Kituo cha Polisi sambamba na ujenzi wa Kituo cha Jamii kitakachowapa fursa Wananchi wa Matemwe hasa wajasiri amali kuendesha miradi yao katika eneo la kisasa.<br /><br />Mbali ya ujenzi wa uwanja wa ndege na kiwanja cha mchezo wa Golf unaopendwa zaidi na matajiri wakubwa Ulimwenguni, Wataalamu wa Kampuni inayosimamia mradi huo watatengeneza Visiwa vidogo vidogo kwa kufukia Bahari ili kuongeza mandhari nzuri ya mradi huo wa Hoteli.<br /><br />Matengenezo hayo ya visiwa vidogo vidogo yatakwenda sambamba na ujenzi wa mkahawa maalum utakaojengwa chini ya Bahari zikiwemo nyumba za wafanyakazi.<br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> </div>

SMZ yawapa onyo wawekezaji

Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar imeonya kwamba haitasita kumfukuza Muwekezaji yeyote aliyepewa fursa kuwekeza miradi yake Nchini na akash...

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DHL Express recognized as Top Employer in Africa for the third consecutive year

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedT3ALBn5UggZTE341udxdcZzEDqmGuxADDyUOHoKMu0by1pDbv9QEcgYz4ELYJjflm6D4QCeDoPGPSBZMHY-7EAjo4KQiMUkPrjeUxTmO8lh_PltQ8nW9H1-Mahxb3epR9XQdMRA7yZD/s1600/dhl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedT3ALBn5UggZTE341udxdcZzEDqmGuxADDyUOHoKMu0by1pDbv9QEcgYz4ELYJjflm6D4QCeDoPGPSBZMHY-7EAjo4KQiMUkPrjeUxTmO8lh_PltQ8nW9H1-Mahxb3epR9XQdMRA7yZD/s400/dhl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.dpdhl.com/">DHL</a> Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has been certified as a Top Employer in Africa by the Top Employers Institute at the prestigious Top Employer 2017 ceremony on Thursday 13 October at the Sandton Convention Centre.<br /><br />The company was certified as a Top Employer in twelve markets, including Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda. Hennie Heymans, CEO of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), says, “We are extremely proud of this achievement. This is testament to how much we value our employees and reaffirms that DHL Express is a rewarding place to work at.”<br /><br />“Having motivated people is the first pillar of our global internal Focus strategy and being an Employer of Choice is one of our three bottom lines. This demonstrates how seriously we take employee engagement and development at a global level and on the ground in SSA. We’re committed to having a team of high performers who operate in a high performance culture and in a region that promotes and drives diversity of leadership.”<br /><br />“I believe that DHL Express has something very unique. You don’t often find a company that can maintain the same culture across the world. The fact that you can walk into any one of our offices around the world and feel that same drive towards customer centricity from the minute you walk in the door is truly amazing. Our Focus pillars lay the foundation for this success and the abundance of employee engagement and recognition programs are perfectly positioned to support this.”<br /><br />“These initiatives and programs include our Certified International Specialist (CIS) program, which is a cultural change program that all our employees across SSA have gone through. An extension of CIS is our Certified International Manager (CIM) program, which focuses primarily on ensuring that our leaders are equipped with the knowledge and skills to meet the demands of today’s complex working environment and promote effective and quality leadership among managers.”<br /><br />“We also run an annual Employee Opinion Survey which is 100 percent anonymous. This gives us great insight into areas that require improvement, as well as reaffirms areas that we are doing well in. Much like how we rely on customer feedback to improve our customer service quality, direct feedback from employees is imperative to our success. From an employee recognition point of view, we run Employee Appreciation Weeks and functional focus weeks which celebrate and recognize our employees’ achievements in each country. In addition, we present quarterly and annual awards to our star performers, based on employee nominations,” adds Heymans.<br /><br />To be certified as a Top Employer in Africa, a company needs to operate in four or more countries and have exceptional employee conditions. The Top Employers Institute conducts comprehensive and independent research by getting employees in the relevant companies to complete a HR best practice survey.<br /><br />The survey assesses the company’s HR strategy, policy implementation, practices and employee offerings, to reveal whether the company provides exceptional employee conditions, develops talent on all levels and demonstrates leadership through optimizing the development of its employees and employee practices.<br /><br />Each completed survey is reviewed by the Top Employer Institute and subsequently audited by a third party. Only organizations that qualify from the selection process receive the Top Employers title and Certification Seal but all participants receive a comprehensive Feedback Report.<br /><br />“We are delighted to have been certified as a Top Employer in Africa for the third consecutive year and strive to ensure that we continue to achieve this prestigious certification every year,” concludes Heymans.<br /><br />Distributed by APO on behalf of Deutsche Post DHL. </span></div> </div>

DHL Express recognized as Top Employer in Africa for the third consecutive year

DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has been certified as a Top Employer in Africa by the Top Emp...

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