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"As legislators they will ensure that laws in place benefit the young and elderly, and the programme gets sufficient funding through the Ministry of Health’s national budget for its implementation."
"It is with mixed feelings that I am greeting all the nurses of Seychelles today."
"Each year nurses around the world under the direction of the International Council for Nurses (ICN) celebrate May 12 as the International Nurses Day which coincides with the anniversary of Florence Nightingale."
"The theme for 2020 is ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Nursing the World to Health’. The theme demonstrates how nurses are central to addressing a wide range of health challenges. The celebration encourages nurses and the public to celebrate the big day, and it also provides information that help to raise the profile of the profession throughout the year and to attract a new generation into the nursing family."
"2020 is special because the International Council of Nurses and World Health Organisation (WHO) have designated this year as the Year for the nurse and midwife. 2020 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the nursing pioneer. 2020 is also the 120th anniversary of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). We take a look at the founders of ICN who enforce how compassion, trust, person-centred care work alongside evidence, statistics and leadership are needed to create the modern nurse."
"This pronouncement by the UN body and ICN raises the exciting prospect of nurses being finally recognised for all the good that nurses do. The Nurses Association wants the voice of nursing to be heard in Seychelles and worlwide, to spread the word about our great profession and how it contributes to the wellbeing of the world. As carers, healers, educators, leaders and advocates, nurses are fundamental in the provision of safe, accessible and affordable care."
"I express the desire to dedicate more time to family and personal projects and undertakings that had been put on hold since my appointment as Seychelles Permanent Representative to the United Nations in March 2012."
"Humanity was on the cusp of achieving the immeasurable in terms of making a true difference to all the world’s peoples. The Seychelles was proud to have achieved most of the targets set out in the Millennium Development Goals, and was determined to maintain that momentum to implement the Sustainable Development Goals. Much progress had been made, but there was still much to be done, the world would need to stand together in ensuring that strong action was backed by adequate financial support."
"Incorporating a vulnerability index into development frameworks would allow a fairer measurement of economies than the traditionally emphasized GDP. Highlighting Sustainable Development Goal 14 on conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources, it was pivotal to the survival of small-island economies. I noted that illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing undercut development efforts and jeopardized the livelihoods of millions around the world."
"While noting the “tremendous gains” made in the battle against piracy, I emphasized that continued efforts, through such initiatives as the Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, currently chaired by the Seychelles, would be necessary to ensure safer oceans. As an island nation heavily dependent on the environment for its survival, the Seychelles was vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, and had been among the first 20 States to ratify the Paris Agreement."
"Other actions being undertaken to improve performances of students and schools alike for this academic year include the introduction of an end of cycle assessment, whereby groups of students will be tested in accordance with their grade every year, with the objective of detecting their limitations so as to improve on them."
"The ministry is also striving to meet its obligation and improve on support to schools through teaching and learning resources, by ensuring that all schools are provided with necessary and adequate equipment and supplies to accomplish all courses on their programmes of study."
"Secondly, a profile of the competencies that a pupil should have acquired after each accomplished year of their childhood education has been prepared and presented to schools, in order to compare what students have actually picked up during the school year."
"A profile of students will also be kept and accompany them through the different school years up to Primary 2, so that teachers will at all time be able to match their capability with that of a typical student of their age, as detailed by the profile."
"By reinforcing on early childhood education, the Ministry of Education is seeking to bridge the obvious link between early childhood, primary and secondary education, so as to further guarantee that the correlation between the different stages of education is given proper and earnest priority."
"The reinforcement is an integral part of the School Improvement Programme (SIP), designed to inspire better results from students and enhanced school performance all round during the school year."
"A new section, the Early Childhood Education Section, has been set up within the Ministry of Education to coordinate and guide the way forward for early childhood education in all schools, through the provision of training and other support for teachers who teach at that level."
"Several important studies are ongoing as the ministry requires evidence to support its policy decisions."
"It was obvious that Seychellois are inadequately informed about spinal problems and the best ways to avoid them. There are presently three orthopaedic surgeons, including one Chinese doctor who is familiar with spinal surgery and in fact performed an operation early this month."
"An Indian team who came a second time for knee replacement surgery said though the set-up was not state-of-the-art they carried out their surgeries uneventfully."
"The ministry is not too happy with the facilities and the state of our operating rooms. That is why we can’t wait to have all of them redone. We have plans to build new ones."
"There are nine ambulances in the country, of which two are based in Victoria, two on Praslin, one at Anse Royale, one at Anse Boileau, one on La Digue and two others are on stand-by."
"Definitely, we need more ambulances as we need one for Beau Vallon, one for Anse Aux Pins, one for Béolière and one for English River. She appealed to sponsors to donate generously as this might help save many lives."
"The blood bank at the hospital is at a critical level. Numerous attempts have been made to retain current donors and recruit new ones, but due to certain barriers, the process has always been a challenge."
"As yet, the blood bank is struggling to meet the demand for blood transfusion."
"I would like to appeal to everyone to come forward and donate blood which can save any life – your life, your friend’s or relatives’."
"It’s time for me to retire as an MNA, but this does not mean I will not be active in the Parti Lepep. However, the person who replaces me must be a woman, as women are more compassionate, more understanding and are people who are willing to push forward in life."
"My fate started to change when, in 1964, former President France Albert Rene came back to Seychelles after his studies abroad. When he founded the Seychelles People’s United Party, I attended one of his meetings and was inspired by his words."
"I saw his party as the only way forward for Seychelles and the only hope for poorer people."
"I chose to dedicate my life to bringing change to the people of this country and become a very active member of the party."
"My husband was an understanding man and my mother-in-law was also very supportive."
"Despite our hardships we managed to do very well in school, and our mother was a determined woman."
"After school, when I got home, I imitated all that my teacher did in class, including lecturing my playmates and correcting them if they were wrong."
"St that time many young girls started teaching at this age, but we were mature, had a great sense of responsibility and were ready to listen and learn more."
"I believe corrupt practices would involve acts such as bribery, doing favours for others while not following a transparent process and favouritism in regards to family and friends. Giving an example of corruption, when it comes to employing a family member rather than employing someone per their qualifications."
"Corruption exists in Seychelles, it is real and it is not a perception."
"There is a broad range of corrupt practices which can be found in the Anti-Corruption Act 2016 and the cases the ACCS receives are assessed using criteria set up under the Act."
"Those units cover our mandate which is to investigate, detect and prevent corruption. To date we have received 58 complaints."
"After the complaints are logged, the complaints department sifts through each case and once enough information is collected it is then moved to the investigation unit for further information gathering."
"At the complaints unit they will review whether the complaint has a corruption element to it, if it’s not a corruption-related matter then the complainant is informed or the case is referred to another authority. If the complaint is genuine and includes corruption then it is referred to the investigation unit which will then carry out further investigation and gather more evidence. Then recommendations can be made to the Attorney General (AG) to inform him of the person to be dealt with and taken to court."
"Seychelles is vulnerable, especially where climate change is concerned. So with everything we do, we have to keep in mind climate change and how it’s going to affect Seychelles. There’s a big boost in renewable energy, something that we are also incorporating here. The president also announced in his State of the Nation Address on 6th March 2018 the need for Seychelles to move to liquefied natural gas, which is another area where investment from China could be welcome."
"We’ve been very fortunate to have a very good relationship with China for a long time. They’ve always been at the forefront of our development. Some infrastructure has already been funded by the government of China, including the construction of the Palais de Justice, the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation Building and the Anse Royale Hospital. At the same time, we welcome more cooperation via bilateral agreements, grants or alternative funding options, such as PPPs. The tenders will also be international giving the opportunity for Chinese Investors to bid. Currently, there is one Chinese company that has a contract with the Seychelles through the Public Utilities Corporation. The company is called Sino-Hydro and they won an international tender to raise the La Gogue dam project, which will boost the water supply on Mahé. This is the kind of partnership that we really want to nurture and encourage."
"The road network is a huge challenge for us. It’s something that we’ve been battling with for years now on Mahé. Traffic can be bad, especially here in Victoria, so we need to fund and develop new road infrastructure. We have plans for bypasses, road extensions and bridges, but it all needs funding. Government has a plan to reclaim land in five locations around Mahe and Praslin islands creating an additional 82 hectares of land. The cost of the project is anticipated to be about Euro67million. Land reclamation is also important, for the socio-economic development of the country and to link regions (so instead of having to go through town to get from the north of the island to the south, we could utilize reclaimed land to link different areas) and avoid traffic congestion on the existing main road network."