Nigeria launches ambitious initiative targeted at renewing health sector

STORY: Nigeria launches ambitious initiative targeted at renewing health sector SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 12, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and government officials at the event 2. various of stakeholders 3. various of speeches from officials 4. various of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu speaking STORYLINE: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday launched an ambitious initiative focused on the comprehensive revitalization of the country's health sector, saying his administration was prioritizing and improving the wellness of citizens through massive investments. Tinubu outlined the ambitious goals and strategic measures to address longstanding challenges in the healthcare system, at the unveiling of "Nigeria's Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative" held in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, in commemoration of the Universal Health Coverage Day, observed globally on Dec. 12. He said the government has alr

Chinese embassy donates electric wheelchairs to Syrian war victims

STORY: Chinese embassy donates electric wheelchairs to Syrian war victims DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of electric wheelchairs in package 2. various of receivers of the donated wheelchairs 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD SEIF AL-DEEN, Syrian minister of social affairs and labor 4. various of meeting 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YANG XU, Chinese charge d'affaires to Syria STORYLINE: The Chinese embassy on Wednesday donated a batch of electric wheelchairs to Syrians who were maimed during the prolonged war. Syrian ministry of social affairs received the wheelchairs at a delivery ceremony. Muhammad Seif al-Deen, the minister of social affairs and labor, and Yang Xu, Chinese charge d'affaires to Syria, attended the ceremony. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD SEIF AL-DEEN, Syrian minister of social affairs and labor "We will distribute the chairs to the people who need them as we have secured the names of those in need, the people who have alr