Day: April 14, 2024

OSHAKATI: The suspect who fled after reportedly stabbing one person to death and seriously wounding another at a bar in Oshakati's Oneshila Evululuko location in the early hours of Sunday, has been arrested. His arrest follows a manhunt initiated by the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Oshana region. According to Chief Inspector Thomas Aiyambo of the NamPol Oshana Community Policing Sub-division, late Sunday, the suspect who is from Oshandumbala village was arrested with the assistance of his parents who accompanied him to the Oshakati police station. 'It is alleged that the suspect got into a fight with the deceased at around 01h30 after he was thrown wine in the face and in the process, stabbed the deceased twice in the back and once in the head. It is further alleged that the suspect proceeded to stab another person, who is currently receiving treatment at the Oshakati State Hospital,' he said. Aiyambo noted that the suspect is charged with murder and attempted murder and is expected to appear in the Oshakati Magistrate's Court during the week. Police investigations into the matter continue. Source: The Namibia Press Agency

Beja: Five scientific inventions have won the official competition of the Regional Festival of Scientific Inventions dedicated to combating the effects of climate change. The event was organised at the seat of the municipality of Beja on the initiative of the Tunisian Association of Inventors without Borders and the Ministry of the Environment, with 20 projects taking part. President of the Association of Inventors Without Borders, Chedli Guizani said in a statement to TAP Sunday "the 2024 edition of the festival saw the participation of 20 students and student inventors aged between 10 and 30." The inventions presented at this edition stood out for their use of artificial intelligence to help cities, populations and agriculture adapt to climate change, he added. The first prize went to Raslan Jendoubi for his invention of a flood management system based on an electronic rainwater drainage system. Arij Kadhaii came second for his invention of a natural air-conditioning system, while Azer Bjeoui won third prize for his invention of a robot for automatic sterilisation of premises, and Mohammed Adem Dakhli won fourth prize for his invention of a solar-powered car. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunis: The immigration of healthcare professionals represents a major challenge to the Tunisian healthcare system, if no major measures are taken to deal with it, according to a survey entitled 'Immigration of Healthcare Professionals: Challenges for the Tunisian Healthcare System', recently published by the Tunisian Institute of Strategic Studies (French: ITES). The survey offers an in-depth analysis of the situation and calls for concrete action to be taken so as to combat the phenomenon of immigration of healthcare professionals. According to figures provided by the Tunisian Technical Cooperation Agency (French: ATCT) included in the survey, the number of cooperators in the health sector is increasing more quickly than the overall number of guest workers. From 2016-2022, the average annual growth rate of healthcare guest workers was 8% compared to 5% in total, the same source said. Healthcare professionals (nurses, senior technicians, midwives, etc.) represent on average 72% of total recruits, includi ng specialist doctors (21% on average) and only 7% for general practitioners over from 2009 to 2022. Until April 2023, the share of 'healthcare personnel' recruits exceeded 92% of the total healthcare recruitments. In addition, cooperators in the field of healthcare represent, in Europe, 48% of the total cooperators. According to ATCT data, 52% of guest workers in the 'healthcare' field are based in Arab countries, followed by Europe. However, Europe and Canada recorded the highest growth rates in the number of recruits (22 and 21% respectively on annual average from 2009 to 2022) while the number of recruits in Arab countries and Africa is evolving with a respective annual growth rate of 4% and 5% over the same period. Until April 2023, over 65% of recruits immigrate to Europe, particularly Germany with 190 personnel. The European destination, particularly Germany, records the highest growth rate for the 'healthcare professionals' category (21% per year on average from 2009 to 2022), followed by Canada w ith a rate of 20 % per year over the same period, followed by Africa with 10% and the Arab countries with a rate of 7%. Germany has become the leading destination for the 'healthcare professionals' category since 2019 with an increase of 50% on average per year between 2019 and 2022. In 2022, 93% out of 459 recruited in Germany are healthcare workers According to the ITES survey, these figures are confirmed by a study carried out by the Institute of Healthcare Professions (IMS). They were presented during the healthcare professions fair in June 2023. The destination countries for nurses and midwives are: Germany (47%), Saudi Arabia (12%), Qatar (12%), United Arab Emirates (6%) and France (6%) respectively. Until 2019, Saudi Arabia is the most favorite destination for healthcare specialists with an average annual growth rate of 11% from 2009 to 2019. Most general practitioners were hired in Saudi Arabia from 2009-2020. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse