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Le président de Jil Jadid Soufiane Djilali a livré ce mercredi 3 mars, sa vision sur plusieurs points concernant la situation politique du pays notamment la reprise de la contestation populaire Hirak. Intervenant lors d’une conférence de presse à Alger le président du parti Jil Jadid est revenu sur la reprise du Hirak tout en […]

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Dans la nuit du dimanche 28 février au lundi 1er mars, les éléments de la police républicaine de Pira, une localité de la commune de Bassila, département de la Donga ont réussi à démanteler un réseau de braqueurs. Cette action des forces de sécurité a permis d'appréhender 04 individus.

Le réseau démantelé selon nos sources, est souvent auteur des braquages perpétrés sur l'axe Lougba-Alétan-Ottola-Doumè. Outre les 04 individus interpellés, un pistolet de fabrication artisanale, trois cartouchières et 06 munitions de calibre 12 ont été saisis.
Les présumés braqueurs seront présentés au procureur de la République.

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President Macron acknowledges that an Algerian nationalist was killed by the French army in 1957.

A healthcare worker at a testing facility collects samples for the coronavirus at Mimar Sinan State Hospital, Buyukcekmece district in Istanbul, Turkey. Credit: UNDP Turkey/Levent Kulu

By Joe Amon and Christina Wille
PHILADELPHIA, US, Mar 3 2021 (IPS)

In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, at a certain hour of the evening, people in cities around the world opened their windows or stood on their rooftops and banged pots and rang bells. As the coronavirus spread and the number of deaths mounted, it was a moment for people distancing themselves from others to show solidarity and appreciation for the heroic work of health workers. But even as health workers were being celebrated by some, others attacked them.

In 400 incidents last year around the globe, health workers were attacked, clinics, hospitals and COVID-19 testing facilities were targeted, or public health officials were threatened.

Fear, misinformation and conspiracy theories flourished alongside frustration with the actions and inaction by governments to stem the pandemic and address the massive social and economic upheaval that accompanied it. At the same time, police and security forces arrested and assaulted health workers for protesting governments’ inadequate responses to the pandemic.

Health workers were assaulted by people who feared they were spreading the disease, and health facilities treating patients with COVID-19 were targeted

These incidents, and others, are documented in a newly released, interactive map  developed by Insecurity Insight and the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition, with technical support from MapAction. Documenting these incidents and understanding their causes is important so that governments and health facilities can prepare for and prevent such atrocities.

Threats and attacks often arose from opposition to health measures to contain the spread of the virus, such as community-wide lockdowns. Health workers were assaulted by people who feared they were spreading the disease, and health facilities treating patients with COVID-19 were targeted.

For example, in Hong Kong, Molotov cocktails were thrown at four health centers after the government designated them  for COVID-19 treatment. Similarly, in Mexico, three health clinics under construction to fight the pandemic were threatened with or targeted in arson attacks.

Health workers were also threatened, or fired, by their employers, and in some cases arrested, for speaking out against the lack of protective equipment or government misinformation about the pandemic. Health workers were also targeted in settings of ongoing conflict.

For example, in Myanmar, a marked World Health Organization vehicle transporting COVID-19 testing samples came under gunfire, injuring a health care worker and killing the driver.

In Cameroon, a rebel militia destroyed a supply of hand sanitizers. In Libya, a plane reportedly carrying COVID-related equipment was shot down. And in Yemen, armed men in military vehicles stormed a health facility and confiscated COVID-19 disinfecting supplies.

Some of the attacks portray a desperation and despair in communities. In the Brazilian city of Belem, in April, dozens of people seeking medical treatment tore down the gate of a hospital that was reserved for COVID-19 patients and forced their way in.

In Dakar, Senegal, in May, people threw stones at Red Cross volunteers to prevent them from burying a person  who had died from COVID-19 in the local cemetery. In the Mexican state of Guanajuato, in August, a group of people attacked a nurse at a store owned by her family, accusing her of spreading the coronavirus.

The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition, as its name suggests, has previously focused exclusively on attacks in conflict settings. But 2020 was an exceptional year. The organizations in the coalition, which include academic and independent researchers, international nongovernmental organizations, and human rights, public health and health care associations, collected information on threats and attacks related to COVID-19 globally, from news accounts as well as confidential contributions from aid agencies and professional organizations. 

These types of attacks are not unprecedented. In past outbreaks of SARS, Ebola, and H1N1, there were also attacks on health workers, facilities and ambulances. For example, in 2014, people attacked health workers and the hospital in Guinea’s second largest city, Nzerekore, shouting: “Ebola is a lie!” Violence against polio vaccination workers has halted progress toward elimination in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria. 

Although most governments have detailed pandemic preparedness plans, few include measures to protect health workers and facilities. The 103-page “Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers” published by the US government mentions violence against health workers in only one sentence. 

More needs to be done to prepare and prevent attacks. Clear and honest communication is key. New, deadly, and poorly understood disease threats understandably cause anxiety and government policies such as quarantines can amplify fear and misinformation.

But communication is not enough. Governments, and health care workers, also have to show that their response is not only based upon the best available evidence, but that it is grounded on human rights principles such as transparency, participation and equity. 

Engaging with the most affected communities early in a pandemic will open lines of communication and trust, as will transparency in demonstrating that supplies (such as PPE) and access to care is available, without discrimination, to those most affected. 

There will be another global pandemic. Hopefully, not soon. But we should learn the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic that we have failed to learn with past outbreaks and anticipate and protect health workers and facilities from threats and attacks.

And governments should  act now to prepare for violence that  may occur around COVID-19 vaccine implementation and to end the COVID-19 related violence still occurring. Banging on pots to show appreciation of health workers is not enough. 

 

Joe Amon is clinical professor and director of global health at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University and a member of the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition.

Christina Wille is director of Insecurity Insight. As a member of the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition, Insecurity Insight collates data on violence against health care for the coalition.

 

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Les sapeurs-pompiers ont effectué la semaine écoulée plusieurs interventions sur le territoire national. Six décès ont été enregistrés du 22 au 28 février 2021.

Selon le point fait par le capitaine Nestor Dègbégnon du Groupement National des Sapeurs-pompiers, sur 279 interventions, les soldats du feu ont évacué 214 victimes. A l'en croire, les routes continuent de faire des victimes, des blessés graves et des décès en raison de l'imprudence et des excès de vitesse des usagers. Le secouriste a relevé l'accident mortel du vendredi 26 février 2021 à Abomey-Calavi. Un camion de la société Ebomaf a ramassé deux motocyclistes occasionnant un décès et un blessé grave. Le même jour à Abomey-Calavi poursuit-il, vers 20 heures, un véhicule en excès de vitesse a heurté deux motocyclistes. Présentant des traumatismes crâniens graves, ils ont été évacués à l'hôpital de zone de Calavi.
Le capitaine Nestor Dègbégnon recommande aux usagers de la route « le respect des règles de conduite pour se protéger et protéger les tiers contre les accidents tragiques ».

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Pour vol de noix d'anacarde, un homme de 35 ans a été abattu dans la nuit du dimanche au lundi 1er mars 2021 à Sori, dans la commune de Pèrèrè.

Selon "La Nation", deux hommes se sont rendus dans un verger pour voler les noix d'anacarde. Ils ont été pris au piège du propriétaire. Ce dernier a monté la garde dans la nuit du dimanche 28 février en raison des vols répétitifs. L'un d'eux a réussi à s'enfuir. Le second présumé voleur s'est fait tirer dessus dans sa fuite avec un fusil de fabrication artisanale. Il a rendu l'âme dans la matinée du lundi 1er mars 2021.

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 L’Ambassade de France en Algérie a démenti formellement, aujourd’hui, mercredi 3 mars, les « fausses informations » qui circulent sur les réseaux sociaux concernant des propos prêtés au président français » Macron » sur l’envoie des troupes l’armée Algérienne au sahel. En effet, dans un communiqué parvenu à notre rédaction,  l’ambassade de France en Algérie a affirmé, […]

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Der deutsche Verfassungsschutz hat die Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) als rechtsextremistischen Verdachtsfall eingestuft. Das bedeutet, die Bundespartei steht ab jetzt unter Beobachtung. 

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Des propriétaires de yachts et des organisateurs d’expéditions migratoires illégales, ont été identifiés par les services de sécurité de la wilaya d’Oran. Ce nouveau Modus Operandi avait permis à plusieurs harragas de quitter le pays vers les cotes européennes, moyennant des sommes astronomiques. En effet, et selon le journal arabophone El Chourouk, les éléments de […]

L’article Oran : les Harragas VIP dans le collimateur de la police est apparu en premier sur .

Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party is leaving the European People Party's (EPP) faction in the European Parliament, the Hungarian prime minister announced on Wednesday (3 March), after years of disagreements with the conservative group, which was preparing to vote on their expulsion.

EU ambassadors gave the green light to a joint declaration launching the Conference on the Future of Europe on Wednesday. The text set outs the structure, scope and timing of the conference. Until now, EU institutions have been locked in a debate on who should lead the conference, designed to involve EU citizens in policy-making. The EU's Portuguese presidency wants the conference to start on Europe's day (9 May).

Le nouveau film "Namaste wahala" est une comédie romantique sur un Indien et une Nigériane. Dans cette vidéo, des couples de mêmes origines nous parlent de leurs quotidiens et des similitudes avec le film.

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After Hungary, Slovakia has now also approved Sputnik V, and the governments of Poland and the Czech Republic are openly discussing following suit. Meanwhile Austria and Denmark have set their sights on a vaccination alliance with Israel. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen want to meet with Netanyahu on Thursday. Some observers see such unilateral efforts as reckless; others see no viable alternative for some states.