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Tunis: "Tunisia is a preferred destination for plastic surgery and attracts more than 30,000 foreign visitors every year," said Nabil Jellazi, president of the Tunisian Federation of Aesthetic Medicine. Speaking during a study day at the ARP on the draft law on the rights of beneficiaries of health services and medical liability, Jallazi pointed out that aesthetic medicine in Tunisia is experiencing exponential growth in terms of the number of visitors, both from within the country and from abroad. "Aesthetic medicine is not considered a luxury. In some cases, it makes it possible to correct congenital deformities or injuries after an accident," he adds. "However, as with any medical procedure, there is no such thing as zero risk," he said, explaining that medical errors are possible in this field, as in other areas of activity. The president of the Federation of Aesthetic Medicine added that doctors are obliged to inform patients in advance of the side effects that may result from a medical procedure. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

The Changing Lives in Innovative Partnerships (CLIP), a civil society organisation in Northern Ghana, has launched an 18-month project to strengthen the socio-economic resilience of cross-border areas in the face of the regional security crisis. The project dubbed: 'Support for the Populations Affected by Sahel Crisis in Northern Guinea, La Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin', (APAC) is being implemented in six priority districts in the Upper East and Upper West Regions namely Bawku West, Garu, Kasena-Nankana West, Lambussie-Karni, Sissala West and Sissala East Districts. The project is being implemented in partnership with Acting for Life, a French organisation, with funding support from the Crisis Support Centre (CDCS) through the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. Participants during the launch included key stakeholders from the various districts and other CSOs. Mr Lukman Yussif, Director of CLIP, speaking during the launch in Tamale, said it was to provide support and build the resilienc e of cross-border areas to enhance peaceful coexistence between the communities and the refugees drawn into the country because of the prevailing tension from the Sahel regions including Burkina Faso, Mali, and Northern Niger. He said: 'The cross-border areas have received several herders, due to the insecurities in the Sahel regions. 'So, it is prudent that we take the necessary steps to avoid any possible clashes between the nomadic men and the communities' hence, the project. He said the project would amongst other things provide support for refugee livestock farmers, especially those extremely vulnerable, female heads of households and young adults, host households and guardians taking care of disaster victims. Mr Yussif said the project would adopt a stabilisation mechanism, which would empower local authorities to manage the livestock sector for sustainable development as well as undertake conflict prevention efforts, targeting rural areas to avoid escalations. It would also collaborate with the va rious beneficiary districts to facilitate the vaccination of about 4,535 livestock to help minimise the spread of diseases. Mr. Yussif appealed to the various stakeholders in the districts to support the project to enhance peace, stability, and sustainable development. Mr. Abubakari Musah, Director of Administration, Upper West Regional Coordinating Council, lauded the project saying it would help boost socio-economic activities and strengthen bilateral relations with the neighbouring countries. He added that the project's implementation would also help address needless clashes and confrontations between the herders and the communities. Mr Iddi Musah, an Assistant Director of Administration at the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council said the project would complement the government's vaccination campaign agenda, which was currently ongoing in the country to minimise the spread of diseases. He gave assurance to support the initiative, urging other stakeholders in the area to embrace it for sustainable development. Source: Ghana News Agency

The National Archaeological Institute with Museum under the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences will participate in the initiative 'European Night of Museums - Sofia', organized by the French Institute in Bulgaria in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Sofia Municipality, the Museum said. 'In an effort to socialize and promote Bulgaria's cultural and historical heritage, the National Archaeological Museum is announcing free admission on the evening of May 18,' the NAIM-BAS said. The team notes that in addition to the permanent exhibition, archaeology lovers will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the temporary exhibition 'Bulgarian Archaeology 2023', presenting the most interesting discoveries of the past archaeological season The museum narrative will be recreated by its employees, interns and mediators. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the permanent exhibition of the museum and the temporary exhibition 'Bulgarian Archaeology 2023', presenting the most interesting and impressive discov eries and research from the past archaeological season. Included are 30 artefacts illustrating the development of cultures in today's Bulgarian lands from the Neolithic (6000 years BC) to the Renaissance (19th century). Among the exhibits are gold, silver and bronze ornaments, exquisite ceramic anthropomorphic figures and vessels, a bone sceptre, a bronze flute, marble votive tablets and bronze figurines, glass vessels, tools, weapons, coins. Source: Ghana News Agency

Tunis: The Ministry of Health announced in a statement the start of the implementation of the recruitment plan approved in the state budget for 2024, which includes the authorisation of 3,000 new posts, from the second half of 2024. The ministry noted that the number of job positions and the conditions and procedures for applying for the competitions that will be opened for this purpose will be issued later, according to the regulations in force for each corps. Paramedical staff recruitment is the responsibility of the regional health departments, according to the ranking of candidates in the waiting lists after they have received recruitment authorisations,' the ministry said. It is noteworthy that 13,586 new posts were approved in the state budget for 2024. They are distributed as follows: 3094 for the Ministry of Defence, 3000 for the Ministry of Health, 2372 for the Ministry of Education, 198 for the Ministry of Interior, and 82 for graduates. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo says the more robust human rights protection within a community, the more attractive it is as an investment destination.  She said the more assertive in efficiency, integrity, and transparency that a justice delivery system was, the more attractive it was as an investment destination for citizens, foreigners, and every vehicle of business creation. Chief Justice was speaking at the opening of the 18th International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) Africa Regional Conference on the theme: 'Combating Negative Cultural Practices- The Role of Women Judges.' She said Judges, therefore, were in prime place to apply the law in a manner that sends a signal of abhorrence of every form of exploitation, including the promotion of human rights and protection of women from harmful cultural and traditional practices.  'By virtue of the unique position we hold in our society, Judges exert influence that will always be a force for good,' he added.  The Chief Justice said the nat ure of the judicial career provided knowledge of the socio-cultural topography of the national environment and the communities in which they work, which was useful raw material for contributing thought to other policymakers on how to combat and eradicate harmful cultural practices. She said in addition to their various Judiciaries, their voice as a powerful caucus should be strong in the advocacy for the introduction and implementation of policies that promote the rights of women and the vulnerable in society.  'Our numbers and voice must count for something in shaping the social direction and institutions,' Chief Justice Torkornoo said. He said it was noteworthy that steadily, the representation of women on the Ghanaian Bench kept increasing. Ghana has seen a significant increase in the number of Judges/Magistrates in the Judiciary over the past four years and in 2019, the Judiciary recorded a total of 138 females. The Chief Justice said by the 2022/2023 Legal Year, this number had appreciated to 218, s ignifying an increase of approximately 58 per cent within the four years.  She said while there were still more Male Judges/Magistrates than women, this rate of increase was encouraging for gender parity in the coming years.  She said the contribution to the fight against domestic and gender-based violence in Ghana's Judiciary led to the establishment of Child-Friendly Gender-Based Violence Courts across the country as a special division of the District Court.  Chief Justice Torkornoo said studies on economic status show that women from families with economic power and women exposed to higher education, were less likely to be subjected to most of these negative cultural practices that persisted on the continent of Africa.  She said many of the named and unnamed cultural practices that affected the health and quality of life of women thrived strongest in poverty and illiteracy. She urged women Judges to contribute effectively to the need to combat negative cultural practices by keeping in view the intric ate linkages between all parts of human life.  She said another way in which women Judges could combat harmful cultural practices was the mentoring of women and girls. She said the Chief Justice's Mentoring Programme was designed as an educational programme of the Judicial Service for students in Second Cycle Institutions to familiarize themselves with the work of the Judiciary in Ghana. It serves as a platform for participating students to interact with members of the Bench and the Bar to demystify the legal profession and encourage students to consider future careers in the legal profession. With the support of the UNFPA, the Programme was expanded in 2016 to include young kayayei who had dropped out of school but still had the ambition of furthering their education. She said since she assumed Office in June last year, 'we have further deepened the Mentoring Programme and established Justice Clubs in Senior High Schools, the first two of which I inaugurated a couple of weeks ago.' The goal is to creat e a dedicated corps of students in Senior High Schools, who have been mentored and equipped with knowledge about their rights and responsibilities to pass on that knowledge to their colleagues. It is also to raise the consciousness of young adults in second-cycle institutions regarding the concept of rights, entitlements, and obligations which make for a strong regime in the rule of law. Source: Ghana News Agency