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00:00Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Median TV.
00:18Thank you for joining us for a new newscast.
00:21Here are the headlines.
00:22The launch of the African Academy of Health Sciences in Derladeu.
00:27Several Moroccan and African experts took part in this event, which aims to address
00:32the complex health systems challenges in Africa.
00:35After two weeks of negotiations, a final agreement was adopted at the COP29, an agreement
00:41arousing mixed reactions.
00:43We'll talk about it at the end of the newscast.
00:49Two new Israeli bombings have targeted the Lebanese border today, according to
00:54Magim David, the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross.
00:57Several people were injured.
00:59We'll talk about it in a moment.
01:04Faced with the complex health systems challenges in Africa, the African Academy of Health Sciences
01:08positions itself as a key player in scientific and medical development on the continent.
01:13Its launch was inaugurated in Derla.
01:15The goal is to create a space for exchange and partnership to promote scientific research
01:20that adapts to the specificities of Africa.
01:27What are the objectives of this new African Academy of Health Sciences?
01:32Ja'afar Heikel, member of the board of directors of the academy, tells us more.
01:38At this academy level, there will be at least three important dimensions.
01:42We will train future health science researchers, doctors, health science researchers
01:49from Derla for all of Africa, with Moroccan and African skills.
01:55They were present yesterday in Derla, great professors, great researchers,
02:00Moroccans from Morocco and Moroccans from abroad, great scientists as well.
02:06The second part is to share scientific data for scientific research,
02:11but for the improvement of citizens' health,
02:15and other forms of access to medicines and vaccines.
02:19This is the scientific research dimension.
02:21The third dimension is an innovation dimension,
02:24where, thanks to what is called e-health, telemedicine,
02:28and all forms of medical technology,
02:31we will be able to bring health services closer to citizens
02:35by thinking together with African researchers for the health of Africans.
02:41This academy will be an extraordinary, unique laboratory
02:46for gathering African skills
02:49to reflect on the issues of health today and tomorrow,
02:54with the necessary skills,
02:56and by training future generations in health science,
02:59whether they are doctors, pharmacists, dentists,
03:01but also all paramedical professions
03:04who have an extremely important role in the performance of health systems.
03:09Bourja Farhaékel, professor of public health medicine,
03:12health economist and member of the academy,
03:15Morocco is positioned in this context as a health hub
03:18and a leader in cooperation.
03:21Listen, first of all, you have seen that in Morocco
03:23there is an extremely important refound on health,
03:27so it is a royal project that is already being implemented
03:31in these dimensions of governance,
03:33so infrastructure, human resources,
03:35but also digitalization of the health system.
03:39And I think it can be an extremely important school case.
03:42And thanks to this academy,
03:44we will also be able to share the good practices.
03:46There are very good practices carried out in Morocco
03:48that we can share with our African brothers.
03:51In the same way, there are other extremely interesting practices
03:54carried out in several African countries
03:56that we will share together.
03:58And the idea of this academy is that it is, as I said,
04:01a laboratory of science, research, innovation
04:06in the service of health by Africans and for Africans.
04:10And the leadership of Morocco,
04:12in the case of South-South cooperation,
04:14of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Health Sciences,
04:16is a tool that will allow this new reality,
04:19this new reflection, once again,
04:21for the purpose of health sovereignty.
04:25Present at Dakhla, Jean-François Meillet,
04:27professor of obstetric gynecology,
04:29honorary dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Libreville
04:31and director-general of the CHU of Libreville,
04:33comes back on the importance of this sovereignty of health
04:37at the African level.
04:40First of all, I would like to thank you.
04:41I would like to thank the Foundation for Health Sciences,
04:45which invited us, and all the organizers.
04:47I would like to tell you that the sovereignty we are talking about,
04:50you know that when we talk about health,
04:53it is our first wealth.
04:55As human beings, health is our first wealth.
04:57And access to health care is our first freedom.
05:02We have all noticed during COVID
05:06that most Western countries have abandoned us.
05:10We found ourselves facing ourselves
05:12to be able to face this disease.
05:14And so we had no sovereignty to take charge of this disease.
05:18Neither did advanced countries like Morocco.
05:20I would like to congratulate the Kingdom of Morocco
05:22who took the initiative to help a number of countries
05:25from the beginning of this disease.
05:27Because most African countries were in a difficult situation
05:31and could not face this disease.
05:33So, if we have health sovereignty,
05:36we will not need external help.
05:38And we can make sure that things work very well.
05:41We, the necessity of this academy,
05:43we, the importance of this academy,
05:45will try to federate a group of researchers
05:49so that we think in the same way,
05:52so that our health policies are impacted,
05:54so that we can federate our energies,
05:58so that we can have the same objectives,
06:01so that we can find the means,
06:02so that we can define the necessary strategies
06:05to be able to face these health problems.
06:11And you know that in today's Africa,
06:13where the big problems are essentially infectious pathologies,
06:19are essentially emerging pathologies,
06:23such as diabetes and hypertension,
06:26of course, cancer problems as well.
06:28If we work together,
06:29maybe we can move forward for great sovereignty
06:33and to make Africa move forward in terms of health.
06:37The international conference on the Siamese twins
06:39started this Sunday in Riyadh.
06:41It is to meet the participation of ministers,
06:44doctors, leaders and international experts
06:46specialized in the field.
06:48Saudi Arabia has one of the most important programs in the world,
06:51the Separation Operation of Siamese twins.
06:54This is a report by Mohamed Bouroué,
06:55Faysal Abroch and the story of Sohail Jalil.
07:0230 years of success of the Saudi Siamese twins program.
07:06Riyadh hosts the International Conference on Siamese Twins,
07:10a program that is going from success to success.
07:13To date, 61 separation operations have been carried out
07:17with a success rate close to 100%.
07:21The National Guard Hospital is one of the top centers.
07:25The National Guard Hospital is one of the best structures in the world
07:29for the separation operations of Siamese twins,
07:32especially the Siamese twins,
07:34which represents a real challenge for doctors around the world
07:37due to the hardness of the task,
07:39requiring the separation of the mucous membrane
07:41inside the cranial box,
07:43which makes this task really difficult.
07:46Who is the most critical of these cases?
07:48Of course, it is a multi-team that includes all the surgeons.
07:54Our teams include several medical disciplines,
07:57doctors, nurses, anesthetists,
08:00kinesiotherapists, social workers.
08:03All these people are necessary to carry out these humanitarian tasks.
08:07We are in the process of separation operations.
08:15The discussions of this conference call
08:17for developing solutions to overcome the physical constraints
08:20of the beneficiaries of separation operations
08:23and allow them to access the specialized care centers
08:26that Saudi Arabia has.
08:29I benefited from the help of the King Salman Center for Humanitarian Aid.
08:35Me and my sister, Marwa,
08:36may God have mercy on her,
08:39I was delighted to come to this beautiful country where my life was saved.
08:44Launched in 1990,
08:46this program reflects the humanitarian values
08:49deeply rooted in Saudi Arabia
08:52and embodies its commitment to Siamese twins around the world.
08:55Note that on the occasion of this conference,
08:58a number of agreements related to the humanitarian efforts of Saudi Arabia
09:01will be signed with international organizations
09:04taking care of children around the world.
09:08Nearly 500 doctors from public and private sectors
09:11have made an appointment in Tangier in the midst of their exchanges.
09:14The means to strengthen the role of the Omnipracticien
09:17in the implementation of the reforms committed by Morocco.
09:20The story is by Younes Ben Sid.
09:24Under the Omnipracticien theme,
09:26an essential author for the reconstruction of the health system,
09:29the Federation of Omnipracticiens of North Morocco
09:32has organized its second National Congress of General Medicine in Tangier.
09:36This event has brought together
09:38a number of medical experts and health professionals
09:41to discuss several issues related to general medicine
09:44and the latest advances in research in this area.
09:53This event is marked by the participation
09:56of more than 450 doctors from the public and private sectors
09:59from different regions of Morocco.
10:03One of the main objectives of this congress
10:06is the medical training of doctors
10:09and the strengthening of their skills
10:12in the field of family medicine
10:15and this to actively contribute to the implementation
10:18of the royal strategic vision in the reform of the health sector.
10:25In the program of this edition,
10:27several full sessions focused on the themes
10:30of new techniques for the diagnosis of tuberculosis,
10:33artificial intelligence and mental health
10:36and the role of the general practitioner in the treatment of cancers.
10:46The role of the general practitioner in the diagnosis,
10:49follow-up and treatment of cancer of the blood is multidimensional
10:52and essential at several stages of the care path.
10:59It plays a central role as a first point of contact
11:02for patients from the suspicion of cancer
11:05to the follow-up to the treatment of the disease.
11:14This congress takes place in a context
11:17where the health sector faces a set of challenges,
11:20including the improvement of health care
11:23and the guarantee of quality medical services to citizens.
11:28At the end of a chaotic summit in Baku,
11:31the Nigerian government, which was engaged this Sunday,
11:34paid 300 billion dollars per year,
11:37a count of 2035, for countries threatened by climate change.
11:40The head of the negotiators of the African Accra Group
11:43regrets a too weak and too late financial commitment.
11:46The Nigerian Kiroka Madweke,
11:49CEO of the National Council on Climate Change,
11:52qualifies this agreement as an insult and a joke.
11:55His counterpart qualifies the sum as derisory.
11:58After the agreement concluded at COP29,
12:01the international reactions did not take long.
12:04For the UN climate leader, it is not the time to make honours.
12:07The US president has made a significant step
12:10in the fight against global warming.
12:13For France, the text is disappointing and not up to the challenges.
12:16Baku was a painful experience.
12:19Marina Silva, Brazilian Minister of the Environment,
12:22the UN Secretary-General,
12:26The final agreement was adopted on Saturday night,
12:29after two weeks of negotiations,
12:32which provides financing of 300 billion dollars per year by 2035,
12:35for developing countries.
12:38We listen to the answer of the international expert
12:41on water resources and former senior cadre of FAO, Mohamed Baza.
12:44I will not go so far for several reasons.
12:47First, because no country is so satisfied
12:50with this meeting,
12:54this conference.
12:57Everyone was not satisfied, which is quite normal.
13:00But also because efforts have been made compared to the past.
13:03This is an extremely difficult area.
13:06When we compare COP29 today
13:09to the situation a few years ago,
13:12a lot of effort has been made.
13:15Progress has been made,
13:18first on the progress of the implementation
13:21of the agreement,
13:24of the COP in general,
13:27but also what is being done in countries.
13:30Let's not forget that a lot of things are being done in countries.
13:33Moreover, the Secretary-General
13:36of the International Energy Agency
13:39estimated that
13:42for 2024,
13:45investments in green energy
13:48will reach 2 billion dollars.
13:51You see, 2 billion dollars
13:54is what will be invested
13:57this year, 2024, in green energy.
14:00Then I see that
14:03already for financing,
14:06there was three times the amount
14:09on which the previous agreement was
14:12talking about 100 billion dollars per year
14:15which has been partially implemented.
14:18This is not quite ideal,
14:21but it has also allowed many countries
14:24to benefit from the financing.
14:27Now we have reached 300 billion dollars
14:30in one year,
14:33which is really extraordinary in my opinion.
14:36Of course, the ideal would have been
14:39that there would be much more than that,
14:42because the donor countries
14:45certainly have a responsibility
14:48for climate change,
14:51and the rich countries are largely responsible.
14:54But there is also a fatigue
14:57of this financing,
15:00because a lot of financing
15:03has been put into play.
15:06But also, and unfortunately,
15:09it does not help the United States,
15:12which would be a great loss.
15:15But the other advantage is that
15:18the other countries have decided
15:21and will certainly decide to continue
15:24on the way, even without America.
15:27The African group has hoped
15:30that 1,300 billion dollars
15:33to qualify this financing
15:36for the African continent.
15:39I know Africa well,
15:42I have been to Africa a lot
15:45and I know a little about the problems
15:48that Africa is experiencing
15:51because of climate change.
15:54It is definitely the continent
15:57most affected by climate change.
16:00We have an acute desertification
16:03which is very close to the equator,
16:06now to the south,
16:09but also unfortunately to the north.
16:12We are not spared as a North African country.
16:15We are very affected
16:18in the same way as other African countries.
16:21So, on the one hand,
16:24African countries are very affected
16:27by climate change,
16:30while greenhouse gas emissions
16:33are only less than 5%.
16:36So, imagine a continent
16:39that has contributed very little
16:42to greenhouse gas emissions
16:45is at the forefront of the continents
16:48that are affected by climate change,
16:51although today climate change
16:54is becoming more and more widespread.
16:58It is not very developed
17:01in terms of infrastructure,
17:04in terms of means
17:07that allow them to adapt
17:10to climate change,
17:13not by the necessary financing,
17:16but at the same time it is in a situation
17:19where it depends a lot
17:22on international cooperation,
17:25but I would like to say
17:28that there are parties,
17:31some countries,
17:34not all, but individuals,
17:37who believe that the United Nations Convention
17:40on Climate Change
17:43is a highway to money,
17:46although this is not the case.
17:49The Convention is really
17:52about financing that is poured
17:55into adaptation,
17:58into the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
18:01and they are conditional.
18:04These are funds that are preconditional.
18:07Moreover, this convention,
18:10this meeting this time,
18:13COP29, allowed us to put our finger
18:16and go into detail to put in place the standards
18:19to force the different parties
18:22to be more rigorous
18:25and to work to put,
18:28let's say, to put climate change
18:31really in their agenda
18:34because there are countries,
18:37it is very common,
18:40they only participate in the conference
18:43and they have to come back,
18:46although it is really extremely important,
18:49without an effort, let's say,
18:52supported and combined
18:55from all the countries of the world.
18:58I don't know what the planet requires,
19:01and besides, the risk is always there
19:04as long as all the countries
19:07don't move and don't make an effort.
19:10But I'm still optimistic
19:13For another reason,
19:16it's because there are no other alternatives.
19:19It's very important.
19:22We can't just slam the door,
19:25do nothing, because there is no alternative.
19:28Everyone has to work together.
19:31The attacks on Hezbollah and Israel
19:34intensified this Sunday in Lebanon.
19:37More than 20 dead and 60 injured
19:40Details with Sourel Jalil
20:10It is tragic that we could not
20:13get this war to an end.
20:16But this must happen.
20:40This was agreed.
20:43This proposal is pending
20:46with the final agreement
20:49with the Israeli government.
21:10As the European Union,
21:13we are supporting the Lebanese people,
21:16the Lebanese army,
21:19and the Lebanese institutions.
21:22We are ready to provide 200 million euros
21:25to help strengthen the Lebanese army,
21:28not only financially,
21:31but also technically.
21:34What and how we can do
21:37to support your army?
22:08In Gaza, 11 Palestinians were killed
22:11in Israeli strikes.
22:14At least 35 people were killed
22:17in the last 24 hours.
22:20A new report shows 44,200 dead
22:23and 100,000 injured in the Palestinian enclave
22:26since October 7, 2023.
22:29The director of the Kamal Adwan hospital,
22:32Hossam Abou Safi, was seriously injured
22:35in the Gaza Strip.
22:38Hamas announced the death of a hostage
22:41in the north of Gaza yesterday.
22:44In a statement, the Palestinian movement
22:47indicated that this woman had been killed
22:50in an Israeli army operation area.
22:53No details have been provided
22:56on the identity or circumstances
22:59of the victim's death.
23:03Donald Trump is distributing
23:06the latest portfolios in his new government.
23:09The White House lawyer was named yesterday
23:12as Secretary of Agriculture.
23:15Until now, she was the president
23:18of the American First Policy Institute.
23:21She was the director of the White House
23:24from the end of Trump's first term.
23:27This is the end of this news.
23:30Stay tuned for more.