Day: January 4, 2022

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Mozambique’s President and Wife Test Positive for COVID

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi and his wife Isaura Nyusi have gone into isolation after testing positive for coronavirus.

According to a presidential media statement, President Nyusi and his wife are not showing any symptoms but have gone into isolation as a precaution.

Mozambique’s Minister of Health Armindo Tiago said on state Radio Mozambique late Monday that the positive diagnosis was confirmed after a rapid test for the new coronavirus.

He says his excellency the president of the republic and his wife decided to carry out a test for SARS-CoV-2 for precautionary reasons. It was a rapid test, says Tiago, and the rapid test was positive. Due to it being a rapid test, he says, they will carry out a PCR test for confirmation.

Tiago did not reveal the where the country’s first family are isolating but said they would be watched by a team of doctors.

In a media statement, President Nyusi renewed his appeal for compliance with COVID measures to prevent and combat the pandemic.

He urged all citizens over 18 years of age to get vaccinated.

Mozambique has seen a surge in coronavirus infections in recent weeks with daily confirmed infections averaging 3,000, the highest figure during the pandemic.

Mozambique’s official death toll from the virus stands at over 2,000 people from nearly 200,000 reported infections.

 

 

Source: Voice of America

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Mali’s Military Authorities Propose 5-Year Extension of Transition Period

In Mali, a coalition of political parties has rejected the military government’s plan for a five-year transition before elections. Mali has been under pressure from West African governments to hold elections since a May military coup d’etat, the second in less than a year.

Mali’s military leaders recently released a new timetable for the transition period to regional bloc ECOWAS, proposing a five-year plan that calls for the next presidential elections to be held in 2026.

The transition was originally projected to last 18 months, after a military junta headed by current President Assimi Goita first took power in a coup that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August of 2020.

Elections were previously scheduled for this February.

A coalition of major political parties in Mali released a letter rejecting the five-year plan, having also boycotted four days of national meetings, which they say were only held so that the government could propose a longer transition.

The spokesperson for the coalition, Amadou Koita, says that the grouping is calling on current military leaders to respect the transition charter.

He says the main goal of a transition is the end of the transition. It’s to work for a return to constitutional order.

“Those who want to be in power should be candidates and submit to the will of the people. We are a democracy, we are in a country where we have rights, we are a republic. Let’s respect the law,” he said.

One of the reasons given for the extension was the security situation, which has steadily declined for a decade.

Doussouba Konaté, who works for the Mali office of Accountability Lab, a transnational group that promotes good governance, says there is some truth to the claim that elections cannot be held due to insecurity.

“The insecurity argument is an argument that is really, really heavy,” she said. “It’s an argument that is really going to play a part in this, because we’re talking about democracy. What does democracy mean? Democracy means inclusivity, and taking into consideration all of the Malian population. We know very well that because of insecurity, there is a big part of the Malian population who won’t be able to be taken into consideration in the next elections.”

Konaté says that though many people oppose a longer period of military rule, some citizens support a longer transition because they appreciate seeing a Malian president who can confront the international community.

But Mali’s relationship with the international community, whether with its ECOWAS neighbors in ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, or with European countries, remains complicated.

France recently pulled out of all but one of Mali’s northern military bases, a decision French President Emmanuel Macron called a reorganization of its anti-insurgent Operation Barkhane forces, and which came after months of anti-French protests in Bamako.

ECOWAS has threatened further sanctions on Mali if the military government cannot abide by a February election deadline.

Nana Akufo-Addo, the current president of ECOWAS, is due to visit Mali Wednesday to discuss the transition timetable. An ECOWAS summit on Mali is scheduled for this Sunday in Accra.

 

 

Source: Voice of America

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US Envoy Feltman to Visit Ethiopia Thursday, Meet With Officials

U.S. Horn of Africa envoy Jeffrey Feltman will visit Ethiopia Thursday for meetings with senior government officials to discuss peace talks, a senior State Department official said, in Washington’s latest push to bring an end to the conflict.

The yearlong war between Ethiopia’s government and the leadership of the northern Tigray region, among Africa’s bloodiest conflicts, has killed thousands of civilians and displaced millions.

Washington repeatedly has called for an end to hostilities and a negotiated resolution to the conflict, an end to human rights abuses and violations, and for unhindered humanitarian access.

“Feltman will be in Addis on January 6 for meetings with senior government officials to discuss peace talks,” the official said on Feltman’s upcoming visit to Addis Ababa.

Tigrayan forces fighting the central government last month withdrew from neighboring regions in Ethiopia’s north, a step toward a possible cease-fire after major territorial gains by the Ethiopian military.

Last week, State Department spokesman Ned Price said the withdrawal, and the Ethiopian government stating it did not intend to pursue those forces into Tigray, offers an opportunity for parties to come to the negotiating table.

But airstrikes in Tigray have continued, reportedly killing dozens of civilians, and no aid convoys have been able to enter since mid-December, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a December 30 report.

Washington has increased pressure to try to bring an end to the fighting, with Feltman traveling to the region several times in a diplomatic push.

The United States cut Ethiopia Saturday from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe Biden’s threat in November to do so over alleged human rights violations in the Tigray region.

In November, the United States imposed sanctions on the Eritrean military and other Eritrea-based individuals and entities, as Washington warned it was prepared to take action against other parties to the conflict.

 

Source: Voice of America

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NetSfere Nomeada para a NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) para Avançar a Digitalização de Cuidados de Saúde do Reino Unido

A NetSfere conquistou um lugar da Estrutura de Soluções de Comunicação e Engajamento para Pacientes/Cidadãos do NHS SBS de £ 250 milhões, através do qual todas as organizações do NHS podem acessar plataformas de comunicação

CHICAGO, Jan. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A NetSfere, fornecedora global de soluções de mensagens e de mobilidade seguras e compatíveis de última geração, foi nomeada fornecedora de comunicação aprovada da Estrutura de Soluções de Comunicação e Engajamento para Pacientes/Cidadãos do NHS Shared Business Service (NHS SBS), sob a qual as organizações do NHS e o setor público do Reino Unido podem contratar serviços.

Através da estrutura de £ 250 milhões projetada para melhorar as interações com os pacientes e promover a digitalização do sistema de saúde do Reino Unido, todas as organizações do NHS têm acesso ao portfólio de produtos da NetSfere.

A estrutura visa fornecer uma rota simples, eficaz, eficiente e compatível com o mercado para o fornecimento de métodos de comunicação para o engajamento com pacientes, cidadãos e força de trabalho em todas as organizações do NHS e órgãos mais amplos do setor público.

“O foco principal da NetSfere tem sido ajudar as organizações de saúde a simplificar as comunicações de forma segura e eficiente”, disse Franz Obermayer, vice-presidente da NetSfere no Reino Unido e na Europa. “Como parte da Estrutura de Soluções de Comunicações e Engajamento do Paciente/Cidadão, as plataformas da NetSfere estão disponíveis para apoiar as necessidades das organizações do NHS de ferramentas digitais em grande escala, à medida que o sistema de saúde procura melhorar a eficiência e a segurança clínica para aumentar a satisfação do paciente e abordar as preocupações que surgiram com a pandemia.”

Com o fornecimento de várias formas de agilizar as comunicações internas e externas às organizações do NHS, a plataforma NetSfere é o principal serviço de mensagens móveis corporativas que fornece todos os meios preferidos de comunicação – texto, vídeo e voz – em uma plataforma criptografada. Com recursos de alerta de emergência e omnicanal, o portfólio da NetSfere oferece a solução de comunicação mais holística, segura e completa do mercado.

“A pandemia do coronavírus aumentou a complexidade das listas de consultas e de espera dos pacientes”, disse Adam Nickerson, Gerente Sênior de Categoria de Digital e TI do NHS Shared Business Services. “Nossa Estrutura de Soluções de Comunicações e Engajamento do Paciente/Cidadão foi projetada para responder à necessidade dentro do NHS de melhores comunicações pré e pós-agendamento, para reduzir o atraso de consultas urgentes e melhorar a jornada, o caminho e os cuidados do paciente.”

Abordando a necessidade de métodos de comunicação interna compatíveis e eficientes, a NetSfere Enterprise apresenta soluções que capacitam os funcionários com tecnologia potente de mensagens de classe empresarial, eliminando a necessidade do uso de aplicativos de mensagens arriscados e de nível do consumidor. Criada com criptografia e controle completo de TI, a plataforma está em conformidade com os regulamentos globais e fornece às empresas um serviço de mensagens privado, altamente seguro, confiável, gerenciado e controlado centralmente, com base na nuvem.

No lado da comunicação com o paciente, a NetSfere Omnichannel permite o envolvimento digital do cliente a partir de uma única plataforma com multicanais para orquestrar a jornada de comunicação do cliente, incluindo mensagens SMS, MMS e RCS unidirecionais e bidirecionais, notificações push, voz, e-mail e mensagens de rede social. A plataforma oferece benefícios importantes, como roteamento inteligente e otimização de custos, gerenciamento de conteúdo, validação de números para taxas de abertura aumentadas, controles completos de administração empresarial, análises avançadas e arquivamento de dados. A plataforma protege a equipe médica e os pacientes com o mais alto nível de segurança e atende a todos os padrões de conformidade regulatória, incluindo HIPAA, GDPR e PCI DSS.

As organizações do NHS também podem implementar a NetSfere Lifeline através da estrutura. A solução permite que as empresas enviem mensagens críticas de alta prioridade para as equipes-alvo ou para toda a empresa para disseminar as informações de emergência de maneira chamativa. As mensagens podem incluir texto, imagens ou locais, garantindo que todas as informações essenciais possam ser compartilhadas rapidamente em situações críticas.

Como um dos fornecedores selecionados, as soluções da NetSfere foram aceitas em cinco lotes: Comunicação digital (online), E-mail, SMS, Comunicação da força de trabalho e Soluções multifuncionais integrais.
Para obter mais informações sobre o portfólio de produtos da NetSfere, visite www.netsfere.com.

Sobre a NetSfere
A NetSfere é um serviço e plataforma de mensagens corporativas seguras da Infinite Convergence Solutions, Inc. A NetSfere fornece recursos de segurança e entrega de mensagens líderes do setor, incluindo disponibilidade de serviços globais com base na nuvem, criptografia dispositivo a dispositivo, recursos com base na localização, e controles administrativos. O serviço também é oferecido globalmente em parceria com a Deutsche Telekom GmbH, uma das principais empresas de telecomunicações integradas do mundo, e com a NTT Ltd., uma provedora global de serviços de comunicação e tecnologia da informação, para oferecer conjuntamente a NetSfere aos seus clientes em todo o mundo. O serviço aproveita a experiência da Infinite Convergence na entrega de soluções de mobilidade para operadores móveis de nível 1 e tecnologia em todo o mundo que dá suporte a mais de 400 milhões de assinantes e mais de um trilhão de mensagens anualmente. A NetSfere também está em conformidade com os requisitos regulatórios globais, incluindo GDPR, HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, ISO 27001 e outros. A Infinite Convergence Solutions tem escritórios nos Estados Unidos, Alemanha, Índia e Cingapura. Para mais informação, visite www.netsfere.com.

Sobre o NHS Shared Business Services
O NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) foi criado em 2004 pelo Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) para fornecer serviços corporativos ao NHS. Uma joint venture única com a Sopra Steria, líder europeia em serviços digitais e desenvolvimento de software, facilita a vida dos funcionários, pacientes e fornecedores do NHS e oferece valor ao contribuinte.

Membro orgulhoso da família do NHS, o NHS SBS fornece serviços de finanças e contabilidade, compras e força de trabalho para mais da metade do NHS da Inglaterra. Compartilhando valores e unidades comuns de propósito com o resto da família do NHS, suas soluções são sustentadas por tecnologias de ponta e pela experiência das equipes, compreensão profunda do NHS e compromisso com a excelência do serviço.

Contato com a Mídia
Rachel Gunia
Uproar PR em nome da NetSfere
312-878-4575 x246
rgunia@uproarpr.com

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‫CCTV+: شي يقود الصين نحو تنفيذ تنمية أكثر حفاظًا على البيئة بخطوات راسخة

بكين، 4 يناير 2022 / PRNewswire / — بناءً على توجيه من الرئيس شي جين بينغ، اتخذت الصين خطوات راسخة نحو تنفيذ تنمية اقتصادية واجتماعية أكثر حفاظًا على البيئة في جميع الجوانب بالإضافة إلى متابعة التحديث الذي يتميز بالتناغم بين الإنسان والطبيعة خلال السنة الأولى من فترة الخطة الخمسية الرابعة عشرة (2021-2025) للتنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية الوطنية.

كان قطيع الأفيال الآسيوية الذي عاد إلى موطنه المناسب وسط مرافقين من البشر بعد أكثر من 110 يومًا من التجول في مقاطعة يونان بجنوب غرب الصين في معظم أوقات عام 2021 مجرد مثالاً على جهود الصين في الحماية البيئية.

صرّح شي أثناء إلقائه الكلمة الرئيسية عبر رابط الفيديو خلال قمة القادة بالاجتماع الخامس عشر بمؤتمر الأطراف في اتفاقية التنوع البيولوجي ( COP15 ) المُنعقد في مدينة كونمينغ بمقاطعة يونان في 12 أكتوبر 2021 “تُظهر قصة التنقل باتجاه الشمال وعودة قطيع من الأفيال في مقاطعة يونان بجنوب غرب الصين النتائج القوية لمساعينا لحماية الحيوانات البرية. وستواصل الصين دفع التقدم البيئي، بالإضافة إلى الالتزام بتنفيذ فلسفة التنمية الجديدة التي تؤكد على التنمية المبتكرة والمنسقة والخضراء والمفتوحة للجميع، فضلاً عن إضفاء طابع الجمال على الصين”.

كمّا دعا شي خلال القيمة إلى بذل جهود مشتركة لإقامة مجتمع يضم جميع أشكال الحياة على كوكب الأرض، وتوفير عالمًا نظيفًا ورائعًا للجميع.

كمّا أصدر شي خلال جولاته التفقدية في جميع أنحاء الصين في عام 2021 تعليمات لتوجيه التنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية الأكثر حفاظًا على البيئة لثاني أكبر اقتصاد في العالم.

في إطار الجهود المبذولة للتصدي لتغير المناخ، والذي يُعد أحد التحديات المشتركة التي تواجهها البشرية، قدّم شي التزامًا رسميًا بأن تتضع الصين هدفًا نحو تحقيق ذروتها في انبعاثات ثاني أكسيد الكربون بحلول عام 2030 وتحقيق الحياد الكربوني بحلول عام 2060.

في عام 2021، أجرى شي تقييمًا لصناعة الطاقة في البلاد، وأصدر توجيهاته خلال زياراته لإحدى الشركات الكيميائية في مدينة يولين بمقاطعة شنشي الشمالية الغربية ومنصة التنقيب في حقل شنغلي للنفط في مدينة دونغ ينغ بمقاطعة شاندونغ الشرقية.

كمّا حث شي خلال مؤتمر العمل الاقتصادي المركزي السنوي في ديسمبر 2021 على إحراز تقدم بخطى ثابته في العمل بشأن حياد الكربون، والذي يقول إنه مطلب طبيعي من أجل تنيمة عالية الجودة.

بلغ معدل تغطية الغابات في الصين أكثر من 23 في المائة في عام 2021، كمّا انخفض استهلاك الطاقة لكل وحدة من الناتج المحلي الإجمالي بنسبة 2.3 في المائة سنويًا خلال الأشهر التسعة الأولى.

الرابط:  https://youtu.be/mm64TSpkfZI

الفيديو –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm64TSpkfZI

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