Niassa. Spread of the cholera outbreak

The cholera outbreak in the headquarters of the administrative post of Cobwè, district of Lago, is already spreading to other regions of the district.

 The director of the Provincial Health Services, in Niassa, said that there is a record of cases of this disease in the Ngofi region, along the shores of Lake Niassa.

José Manuel, who was speaking this Friday at the opening of the First Scientific Health Days taking place at the Lichinga Provincial Hospital, considered the situation to be worrying and appeals to the communities to scrupulously comply with the basic rules of hygiene and sanitation.

On the other hand, the director of the Provincial Health Services challenged the participants of the Scientific Health Days to investigate pathologies that endanger human health, with emphasis on trauma, non-communicable diseases, in addition to presenting solutions for the mitigation of cholera.

The director of the provincial health services in Niassa said that the government will continue to give unconditional support to researchers of various pathologies that endanger human health in Niassa province. (RM)  

“Bank of Mozambique must find solutions against the violation of banking secrecy” -António Niquice

The Assembly of the Republic's Planning and Budget Commission demands that the Bank of Mozambique quickly find solutions against violations of bank secrecy.

Parliamentarians understand that the lack of bank secrecy is one of the aspects that have proliferated kidnappings, as the kidnappers have information about the monetary values ​​available in the victims' accounts.

The President of the Planning and Budget Commission, António Niquice, wants to see those linked to the banking system that have provided the victims' data accountable. 

The President of the Planning and Budget Commission, António Niquice, was speaking this Thursday, in Maputo, in consultation with the Ministry of Economy and Finance on the proposed Law on bank accounts, which proposes the creation of a Single Bank Identification Number, NUIB. . (RM)

Niassa. Health Sector wants massive involvement of young people in vaccination against covid-19

The Health sector in Niassa reiterates the appeal to parents and/or guardians to mobilize young people to take the vaccine against covid-19.

The appeal was reiterated this Friday at the official launch of the vaccination campaign against covid-19, an act that took place at Eduardo Mondlane Secondary School, in the provincial capital, Lichinga.

In this campaign, the province of Niassa hopes to immunize more than 300 thousand young people from 12 to 17 years of age.

The director of the Provincial Health Services, in Niassa, José Manuel, said that with this measure the aim is to eliminate the serious forms of contamination of the viral pandemic, with particular emphasis on this target group. (RM)

STAE confident about holding municipal elections next year

The deputy director general of the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE), Estevão Fernandes, says there are signs that the budget deficit for holding the municipal elections next year could be overcome shortly.

 Estevão Fernandes says that the government and partners are committed to mobilizing the missing amount of 1.9 billion.

 “From the budget that the electoral bodies had presented to the government, which was 3.2 billion, there was a deficit, until very recently, of 1.9 billion. This amount will be disbursed very soon, in a process that is being dealt with at the level of the Ministry of Economy and Finance”, he said.

The Deputy Director General of the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration was speaking this Friday in the city of Beira, in Sofala, at the inauguration of new deputy provincial directors and heads of STAE departments.

 Regarding the voter registration process, whose process is scheduled for February next year, the Deputy Director General of STAE assured that everything had been taken care of. (RM)

President addresses message for the celebration of the International Day of the Elderly

The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, guarantees that the government will continue to promote actions for the well-being of the elderly population, adopting policies, strategies, practices and legislation that are more appropriate for their well-being.

In a message on the occasion of the International Day of the Elderly, Filipe Nyusi praises the contribution made by the elderly population in responding to the challenges of the covid-19 pandemic, conflicts and climate change.

“We are all called, first and foremost, to change the way people think and act about the elderly and to work for the defense of their rights” – reads the message

In the country, the elderly are faced with discrimination, exclusion, abuse and violence in their own family and community and often by those who should protect them.

Faced with this reality, the Head of State urges all Mozambicans to adopt an attitude that dignifies the elderly, ensuring that they enjoy equal rights, without discrimination, violence or exclusion of any kind.

The International Day of the Older Person is celebrated on October 1st, to honor the elderly and to raise society's awareness about the challenges of aging, in order to make decisions that better protect and promote the human rights of this layer of the population.

Established by the United Nations in 1990, this year's celebrations come the second year after the United Nations General Assembly declared the period 2021 to 2030 the Decade for Healthy Aging. (RM

Government wants to ensure proper ordering and management of artisanal fisheries and aquaculture in the country.

To that end, the Ministry of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries launched, last Friday, in Maputo, the Census that will allow the collection of data on artisanal fisheries and aquaculture, and also contribute to the development of the national economy.

The Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Lídia Cardoso, said that the Census will also provide information on the number of fishermen in the country, the number of vessels in use, as well as the number and type of fishing gear. used. (RM)

Bank of Mozambique raises monetary policy interest rate to 17.25

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique decided today to increase the monetary policy interest rate, the MIMO rate, from 15.25% to 17.25%.

A communiqué received in our editorial office states that the measure aims to ensure the return of inflation to single digits, in the medium term, in a context in which it is expected that the volatility of the prices of energy and food products will continue at international level, in view of the prolongation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

According to the document, forecasts of economic recovery in 2022 and 2023 are maintained, despite the prospects of a slowdown in external demand sustained by the execution of energy projects in Inhambane and in the Rovuma basin and by the start of liquefied gas exports, in the context of implementing the program with the International Monetary Fund and resuming external assistance from cooperation partners. (RM)

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