• ALGIERS, Algeria, March 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), leader in radiotherapy systems and software for the treatment of cancer, today announced the official opening of a new strategic operating entity in Algeria, providing support to customers across North Africa. (varian.com)
  • That they enable Algeria to position itself as an essential pole of new technologies in Africa. (africanews.com)
  • Algeria is covered by the OHCHR Regional Office of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). (ohchr.org)
  • Sub-Saharans bring disease to North Africa and Algeria, so therefore, Sub-Saharan or Black Africa is the source of disease. (africasacountry.com)
  • In Algeria today, no one speaking out bravely and critically is safe from the authorities' repressive clutches, anyone deemed to be a threat from students to the elderly - have found themselves facing harassment, intimidation or arbitrary arrest simply for exercising their human rights," said Heba Morayef, Amnesty International's Director for the Middle East and North Africa. (amnesty.org)
  • Webcams in Algeria country (Africa). (meteosurfcanarias.com)
  • Algeria is where the malaria parasite was first discovered in humans almost a century and a half ago, and that was a significant milestone in responding to the disease," said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO's Regional Director for Africa. (co.ke)
  • Now Algeria has shown the rest of Africa that malaria can be beaten through country leadership, bold action, sound investment and science. (co.ke)
  • On our Algeria, Tunisia & Malta tour, the entire country of Algeria makes for a fascinating historical journey and we make full use of our days in its locale, taking in the innumerable remnants of the once-great Roman Empire, ancient Phoenician trading posts, splendid mosques, museums and some of the best-preserved relics and sites of antiquity in all of North Africa. (adventures-abroad.com)
  • UNAIDS partnered with Africa CDC to implement the PACT initiative in seven countries, i.e. (bvsalud.org)
  • Three countries had a southern hemisphere pattern: Central African Republic, South Africa, and Zambia. (cdc.gov)
  • Regarding the strength of armies and armaments, Algeria was ranked 26th out of 145 countries included in the 2023 Global Firepower Report . (fanack.com)
  • April 14, 2023 - ---A new CDC study published in the Lancet Global Health looked at 10 years of laboratory flu data from 25 African countries in order to provide new, policy-relevant information about when to expect annual flu epidemics. (cdc.gov)
  • Morocco has found fault with the restoration of France's diplomatic relations with Algeria, as well as the reduced number of visas granted to Moroccans by France in 2021. (medscape.com)
  • In 2021 UNAIDS introduced an innovative technical virtual support mechanism for COVID-19 Response Mechanism proposal development to help countries quickly implement COVID-19 interventions while at the same time adapting HIV and related services to the pandemic's circumstances and mitigate its impact while maintaining hard-won gains. (bvsalud.org)
  • In 2021, applications from 18 sub-Saharan African and Asian countries received in-depth remote peer reviews. (bvsalud.org)
  • Demonstrators carry banners and gesture during a protest rejecting the presidential election in Algiers, Algeria December 10, 2019. (hrw.org)
  • Algeria in 2019 experienced the largest and most sustained anti-government demonstrations since gaining independence in 1962. (hrw.org)
  • On 19 December 2019, Former Prime Minister Abdel Majid Taboun became the president of Algeria after multiple presidential elections. (fanack.com)
  • At 3,189,239 Metric Tons in 2019, the country was number 38 comparing other countries in Milk Production. (nationmaster.com)
  • Varian is proud to meet our commitment to the Algerian Ministry of Health and the country's clinical community by creating a strategic hub here in Algiers," said Fouad Rahal, managing director of VMS Algeria SPA. (varian.com)
  • Today we arrive in Algiers - welcome to Algeria! (adventures-abroad.com)
  • The capital Alger is located in that northern part of the country. (fanack.com)
  • They are following the example of colleagues in India, Turkey, and other countries, who are responding to being exploited by fighting back. (ei-ie.org)
  • The Algerian Minister of Health's chief of staff and the U.S. Chief of Mission in Algeria joined with local dignitaries and senior Varian personnel at an inauguration ceremony today to mark the launch of Varian Medical Systems Algeria SPA. (varian.com)
  • In Algeria, the currency is the Algerian dinar. (livepositively.com)
  • This Selected Issues paper for Algeria analyzes the growth prospects of the Algerian economy. (imf.org)
  • Since November 2017, 17 churches, members of the Protestant Church of Algeria, have been closed by the Algerian authorities, who justify these closures by a lack of authorisation from the National Commission for the exercise of non-Muslim worship. (wikipedia.org)
  • He had stood near a stadium in Cairo where the Algerian team was playing, carrying a sign demanding the departure of those who hold power in Algeria, before being deported to Algeria, where he was prosecuted and sentenced. (hrw.org)
  • Until recently, the Sahara desert has never been a destination for black African migrants, but as trans-Saharan travel from Niger to Algeria has increased due to closures of other migration routes to Europe, Algerian desert towns and cities have become the new landing spots for many black migrants. (africasacountry.com)
  • The presence of the African migrants and refugees in several places of the country could cause problems for the Algerians, notably the proliferation of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases … From where, the decision of the Algerian authorities to expel them in order to avoid a catastrophe. (africasacountry.com)
  • The Algerian press relatively enjoys freedom compared to the rest of the Arab countries. (fanack.com)
  • Ice cream is a hugely popular snack in Algerian, accounting for significant value sales, and is, in fact, one of the most popular snacks in Algeria, with volume sales supported by a hot climate. (euromonitor.com)
  • The ongoing economic hardship in Algeria was exacerbated by the start of the war in Ukraine leading to rising inflation and the depreciation of the Algerian dinar in 2022. (euromonitor.com)
  • At the end of the second decade of this century, Algeria witnessed a peaceful revolution that forced President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign. (fanack.com)
  • ALGERIA (ANS) - With President Abdelaziz Bouteflika quitting as President of Algeria, the worry is that Al Qaeda terrorists will now seize control in that country. (assistnews.net)
  • The departure of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika now gives Al Qaeda an opening to muscle in on Algeria. (assistnews.net)
  • Barnabas Aid reported that a leading official of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) recently called on Muslims to "unite" to ensure Algeria is ruled according to Islam "alone" in a speech designed to take advantage of continuing street protests against the 20-year rule of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. (assistnews.net)
  • Algeria photographs taken on 7 September 2018. (wikimedia.org)
  • Algeria has a large reserve of crude oil estimated at 12 billion barrels, in addition to a huge gas reserve of 4.5 trillion cubic meters in 2018. (fanack.com)
  • The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranks 180 countries on 24 performance indicators across ten issue categories covering environmental health and ecosystem vitality. (msu.edu)
  • The country is bordered to the west by the Kingdom of Morocco and to the southwest by Western Sahara. (fanack.com)
  • The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco is certainly one of the worst catastrophes the country has seen, leaving nearly 3000 dead and 5530 wounded, according to recent official reports. (medscape.com)
  • Although Morocco has restricted its aid, it's highly likely that it will accept help from several other countries once the first phase of the emergency response has passed. (medscape.com)
  • Despite this support, Morocco announced on Sunday that it would only be accepting aid from four countries: Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and the United Kingdom. (medscape.com)
  • Algeria is bordered to the southwest by Mauritania and by Libya and Algeria to the east. (fanack.com)
  • The northern part of Algeria enjoys a Mediterranean climate with mild and relatively rainy winters. (fanack.com)
  • Algeria, the country where malaria parasite was first discovered in 1880 by French physician Dr Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, was certified Malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. (co.ke)
  • Study authors looked at data from 34 World Health Organization (WHO) member states on the African continent that report surveillance data to Global Influenza Surveillance and Response (GISRS) and used the 25 countries that had at least 3 years of consecutive surveillance data for their analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • After the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022 led to severe economic hardship in Algeria, with inflation rates surging. (euromonitor.com)
  • Demand for sun care rebounded in 2022 as holiday travel resumed in the country alongside the return of international travel. (euromonitor.com)
  • Wipes in Algeria remained limited to personal wipes is 2022 as local consumers do not regard home care wipes and floor cleaning systems as essential products. (euromonitor.com)
  • The Government of Algeria appoints imams to mosques and provides general guidance on sermons. (wikipedia.org)
  • ABSTRACT A serological study was carried out in Tiaret province in western Algeria on 1032 cows distributed in 95 flocks to estimate the prevalence of Brucella infection and to compare the sensitivity and specificity of a range of agglutination tests. (who.int)
  • The study was carried out between January 2002 and May 2003 in the Tiaret province of western Algeria. (who.int)
  • The records cover more than 80 years up to 2020 and link to people and companies in more than 200 countries and territories. (icij.org)
  • In 2020 the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria initiated a new funding modality, the COVID-19 Response Mechanism, to mitigate the pandemic's effects on HIV, TB and malaria programmes and health systems in implementer countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • The company Yassir is a pioneer of Vehicle for Hire (VFH) in Algeria, where it was founded in 2017 by two childhood friends. (africanews.com)
  • These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the 2nd WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 module on actions related to the prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition. (who.int)
  • Worldwide, only 38 countries have been certified for eliminating Malaria. (co.ke)
  • This comes as another third world country Argentina was also declared Malaria-free. (co.ke)
  • Algeria and Argentina reported their last cases of indigenous malaria in 2013 and 2010 respectively. (co.ke)
  • Algeria and Argentina have eliminated malaria thanks to the unwavering commitment and perseverance of the people and leaders of both countries," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. (co.ke)
  • The paper also analyzes labor market developments and assesses the factors that may hinder employment creation in Algeria. (imf.org)
  • The Global Enabling Trade Report analyzes which countries across the world enable trade from country to destination based on the free flow of goods across borders. (msu.edu)
  • Several other weaknesses meant that some countries would have to refine their programme design and implementation model in the final version of their funding application. (bvsalud.org)
  • Al-Anabi's call to unity in Islam, rejecting "tribal identities", refers to the deep divide between the Arab community (about 70%) and Berber community (about 30%) in Algeria. (assistnews.net)
  • Algeria would be facing a challenging period in the upcoming years as the low hydrocarbon prices will affect the country's income. (northafricapost.com)
  • Human trafficking can take place within a country's borders, especially in a large country, as well as between countries. (lu.se)
  • It was first reported in 2012 in Saudi Arabia and is thus far linked to countries in or near the Arabian Peninsula (United Arab Emirates [UAE], Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen, and Lebanon). (medscape.com)
  • The majority of cases of harassment and security threats against non-Muslims come from the now nearly destroyed Armed Islamic Group, an organization fighting the government who are determined to rid the country of those who do not share their extremist interpretation of Islam. (wikipedia.org)
  • Earlier in March, leading Al Qaeda official Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Anabi urged Muslims to "unite" to ensure Algeria is ruled by sharia law. (assistnews.net)
  • On March 22, Albania suspended all commercial flights to and from the country, allowing only flag carrier Air Albania to fly to Turkey's Istanbul and operate humanitarian flights. (aljazeera.com)
  • In Algeria, Islam is the state religion, ie the constitution defines Algeria as an Islamic country and the religion claims that governmental power is based on it. (ehangzhou.org)
  • Those 25 African countries are home to 1.1 billion people or 89% of continent's total population. (cdc.gov)
  • Anti-migration efforts have focused on the Sahara desert, the new path to Europe, deporting thousands of black African migrants from Algeria and "repatriating" or dumping them in Niger each year. (africasacountry.com)
  • The conviction of Hadj Ghermoul is a severe blow for freedom of expression in Algeria. (amnesty.org)
  • Algeria's dire human rights record is subject to some rare international scrutiny amid an ongoing visit by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association to the country. (amnesty.org)
  • The Freedom of the Press Survey assesses the degree of print, broadcast, and internet freedom of every country in the world. (msu.edu)
  • The most important cities are located on the coastal plains, facing the Mediterranean, and benefit from the mild Mediterranean climate.Since Antiquity, this country has inherited an exceptional cultural and architectural heritage. (livepositively.com)
  • This series of 85 climate risk and adaptation profiles offers a common platform to guide access, synthesis, and analysis of relevant country data and information for Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation to Climate Change. (geonode-gfdrrlab.org)
  • Sources on climate and climate related information are linked through the country profiles' on-line platform, which is periodically updated to reflect the most recent publicly available climate analysis. (geonode-gfdrrlab.org)
  • Travelers who have recently visited countries in or near the Arabian Peninsula are advised to contact their healthcare provider if they develop MERS symptoms (ie, fever, cough, shortness of breath) within 14 days of travel. (medscape.com)
  • The certificates were presented by the WHO Director-General to representatives from Algeria and Argentina on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly. (co.ke)
  • The official language in Algeria is Arabic.People do not speak literary Arabic, but they learn it in school, and it is used by the media and by political, administrative, academic, and economic circles. (livepositively.com)
  • Drawing on the findings of the empirical growth literature, the paper combines growth accounting and cross-country growth regressions to examine the role of macroeconomic and institutional factors in driving economic growth. (imf.org)
  • He said the collapsing hydrocarbon prices will affect the revenues of the country and the government would need to formulate a "new economic vision" to overcome, what he termed, the "difficult" situation. (northafricapost.com)
  • The Global Competitiveness Report provides a description of the economic competitiveness of a country based on enabling high productivity levels. (msu.edu)
  • The Milken Institute Global Opportunity Index (GOI) tracks countries' performances around five categories: Economic Fundamental, Financial Services, Business Perception, Institutional Framework, and International Standard and Policy. (msu.edu)
  • Residents of Angola, airline crew and nationals of Angola who arrive from, or have been in those seven countries, will be put in quarantine. (aljazeera.com)
  • In an effort to boost its economy, Algeria is creating a culture of start-up business enterprise. (africanews.com)
  • To unleash an economy that has long been dependent on hydrocarbons, Algeria has created a Ministry of Start-ups, the first one in the region. (africanews.com)
  • The economy of Algeria depends mainly on the oil and gas sector. (fanack.com)
  • Below is the criteria for the award of our Excellence scholarships, further information of which can be found on your country page . (uclan.ac.uk)
  • More actions and programmes be accessed through the country page. (who.int)
  • List of the websites of the German Missions abroad in alphabetical order of the different countries. (drupa.com)
  • Since February 22, hundreds of thousands of Algerians across the country have been staging weekly protests, taking up the chant "leave means leave. (assistnews.net)
  • At today's inauguration ceremony, former Minister of Health and head of the Algeria National Cancer Plan Professor Messaoud Zitouni presented on global and regional cancer trends and discussed the importance of collaboration with Varian in helping to address a growing cancer burden. (varian.com)
  • Algeria travel tips is our subject for today's article. (livepositively.com)
  • The Global Innovation Index provides detailed metrics about the innovation performance of 127 countries and economies around the world. (msu.edu)
  • Our premier, award-winning syndicated market research database provides detailed data and analysis on industries, economies, countries and consumers across 781 cities, 210 countries. (euromonitor.com)
  • Locations out of US (Birth Country) and jurisdictions within US (states) that are potentially relevent to current condition. (cdc.gov)
  • Algeria, the reigning African champion, was held in check on Tuesday by Sierra Leone, in the first match of Group E in the African Cup of Nations. (africanews.com)
  • Such rhetoric feeds the xenophobia and racism towards black African migrants in Algeria but the insistence that black Africans are diseases evokes a biological racism that not only condemns blacks as inferior to Arabs, but also equates blacks with death. (africasacountry.com)
  • Treated as less than human, black migrants in Algeria cannot be diseased, however, to the scores of people advancing this racist disease-discourse in the media, black African migrants are actual diseases . (africasacountry.com)
  • Algeria, (officially People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ), is located in northwestern part of the African continent. (fanack.com)
  • Algeria is the largest African and Arab country and the tenth globally by area (2,381,740 square kilometers). (fanack.com)
  • An intensive government effort has been made in Algeria as well as in other North African countries to eradicate brucellosis or at least to keep the infection at a manageable level [4]. (who.int)
  • The findings of this study lay the foundation for timely public health interventions with the potential to reduce flu illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths in these 25 African countries. (cdc.gov)
  • Assessing the timing of flu activity in tropical countries has been challenging in the past because data were sparse in most WHO African countries, and annual epidemics may not have aligned with traditional northern (October-March) or southern (April-September) hemisphere epidemic patterns. (cdc.gov)
  • However, the extent and quality of flu surveillance data reported by African countries to the GISRS FluNet network has improved substantially in the past decades, making the current analysis possible. (cdc.gov)
  • The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations. (ohchr.org)
  • There are implications for future assistance to countries trying to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on their health programmes and innovative ways to deliver technical support using new technologies and local expertise. (bvsalud.org)
  • Assembly: Algeria has a bicameral Parliament ( Majlis ) consisting of the Council of the Nation ( Majlis al-Oumma ) with 144 seats and the National People's Assembly ( Al-Majlis Ech-Chaabi Al-Watani ) with 462 seats. (electionguide.org)
  • Algeria Venture is where start-ups are officially registered and it is also here that the tech players can meet to generate partnerships. (africanews.com)
  • Algeria is overtaken by South Sudan, which was ranked number 37 with 3,479,203 Metric Tons and is followed by Czech Republic with 3,155,790 Metric Tons. (nationmaster.com)
  • One such example is Yassir, a transport service already operating in several countries in the region. (africanews.com)
  • EI urges the Government of Algeria to engage in immediate negotiations with education unions to offer educators decent work and living conditions, as well as ensuring that they can focus on providing students with high quality education. (ei-ie.org)
  • Nationals of Australia are not allowed to travel out of the country, except those with a residency in another country, airline and maritime crew and associated safety workers, those travelling to offshore facilities for essential work and people travelling on official government business. (aljazeera.com)
  • Out of 33 national TV channels in Algeria, 16 are broadcasted in Arabic, one in French, 4 in Amazigh. (fanack.com)
  • Human cases have been reported from most countries in Southeast Asia and are associated with activities in forest or forest-fringe areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Countries still fell short on comprehensive community, human rights and gender interventions, as well as innovations in HIV service delivery, especially in prevention and gender-based violence. (bvsalud.org)
  • Among the main tip of Algeria travel tips that you should know before going is to know about its currency. (livepositively.com)
  • We extract and organise ecommerce data from over 1,500 online retailers in 40 countries providing daily updates on pricing, assortment size and key attributes. (euromonitor.com)