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Ambulance Services Market Growth Opportunities and Competitive Landscape Report to 2033

Market Definition

The Ambulance Services market plays a critical role in emergency medical response, transportation, and patient care delivery, constituting an integral component of the healthcare system globally. This market encompasses a wide range of emergency medical services, including ground-based ambulances, air ambulances (helicopter and fixed-wing), and critical care transport services, designed to provide swift and efficient medical assistance during emergencies and patient transfers. Key factors driving the market include the growing demand for timely emergency medical care, advancements in ambulance equipment and technology, and increasing healthcare infrastructure development.

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Market Outlook

The Ambulance Services market outlook remains dynamic, driven by evolving healthcare needs, technological advancements, and changing demographics. The market is poised for continued growth, fueled by increasing demand for emergency medical services, especially in urban areas witnessing higher rates of accidents, trauma cases, and critical medical emergencies. Factors such as population growth, aging demographics, and the rising prevalence of chronic diseases contribute to the sustained demand for timely and efficient ambulance services. Moreover, technological innovations in ambulance equipment, communication systems, and medical devices, including telemedicine integration and advanced life support systems, are reshaping pre-hospital care, enhancing response times, and improving patient outcomes.

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Research Objectives :

Estimates and forecast the overall market size for the total market, across product, service type, type, end-user, and region

Detailed information and key takeaways on qualitative and quantitative trends, dynamics, business framework, competitive landscape, and company profiling

Identify factors influencing market growth and challenges, opportunities, drivers and restraints

Identify factors that could limit company participation in identified international markets to help properly calibrate market share expectations and growth rates

Trace and evaluate key development strategies like acquisitions, product launches, mergers, collaborations, business expansions, agreements, partnerships, and R&D activities

Thoroughly analyze smaller market segments strategically, focusing on their potential, individual patterns of growth, and impact on the overall market

To thoroughly outline the competitive landscape within the market, including an assessment of business and corporate strategies, aimed at monitoring and dissecting competitive advancements.

Identify the primary market participants, based on their business objectives, regional footprint, product offerings, and strategic initiatives

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Market Segmentation

The Ambulance Services market exhibits a diverse segmentation reflecting various service types, transport modes, and specialized care offerings. Primarily, segmentation occurs based on the types of ambulance services, encompassing emergency ambulances, non-emergency patient transport services, air ambulances, and specialty care transport, each tailored to different medical situations and patient needs. Another crucial segmentation factor is based on transport modes, including ground-based ambulances, helicopter ambulances, and fixed-wing air ambulances, catering to different geographical considerations, accessibility, and urgency of medical situations. Additionally, the market is segmented by the level of care provided, such as basic life support (BLS), advanced life support (ALS), critical care transport (CCT), and mobile intensive care units (MICU), ensuring specialized medical assistance and interventions according to the severity of the patient’s condition.

Major Players

The key players in the Global Ambulance Services Market are Envision Healthcare, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Acadian Ambulance Service, BVG India Limited, America Ambulance Services, Inc., Falck Denmark A/S, Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc., Air Methods Corporation, Ziqitza Healthcare Limited, Medivic Aviation

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Research Scope

Scope – Highlights, Trends, Insights. Attractiveness, Forecast

Market Sizing – Product Type, End User, Offering Type, Technology, Region, Country, Others

Market Dynamics – Market Segmentation, Demand and Supply, Bargaining Power of Buyers and Sellers, Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, Threat Analysis, Impact Analysis, Porters 5 Forces, Ansoff Analysis, Supply Chain

Business Framework – Case Studies, Regulatory Landscape, Pricing, Policies and Regulations, New Product Launches. M&As, Recent Developments

Competitive Landscape – Market Share Analysis, Market Leaders, Emerging Players, Vendor Benchmarking, Developmental Strategy Benchmarking, PESTLE Analysis, Value Chain Analysis

Company Profiles – Overview, Business Segments, Business Performance, Product Offering, Key Developmental Strategies, SWOT Analysis

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calliecat93 · 4 years

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So to recap briefly, the heroes made it Atlas! But they are now going to jail! Is that the fastest that everything has gone wrong in a volume? Anyways! We’re now going from the grimy city of Mantle, to the so-called utopia in the sky. What will happen now? Will our heroes become jailbirds and we get the RWBY rendition of Jailhouse Rock? Or will ironwood be able to bail them out… although if he does, I still would love a RWBY version of Jailhouse Rock. Someone tell Jeff Williams to get on that! But I guess we better answer the question, so to the review!

Overview

Atlas personnel are airlifting RWBYJNRQO to Atlas along with some random guy. As Nora tries to chew her way out like I do when I can’t get a bag of chips open, Jaune complains about how easily they got taken down with Weiss confirming that the Ace-Ops are Ironwood’s specialized forces. This catches random guy’s, who the credits reveal is named Forest, attention. He’s surprised since, in his own words, they are Ironwoods personal attack dogs so them going after anyone is kind of a big deal. He himself got arrested for protesting about the mistreatment of Mantle… well okay, it was because he threw a brick at a ship, but same deal! But from him, we learn of a woman named Robyn Hill and the Happy Huntresses, who are graduates of Atlas who stayed in Mantle to defend the people and try to make those people’s lives better. Robyn’s fighting for a seat on the council to end Ironwood’s ‘tyranny’. Weiss questions that last bit as dramatic, with Forest calling her out for living a cushiony life due to being a Schnee. To which Weiss can only reply that she isn’t anymore.

Things take a turn, however, as the gang isn’t taken to jail. Instead, they are taken to Atlas Academy. As they’re taken inside, Ruby isn’t sure what to do but says that they should be careful with that they say and Blake says that they’ll all follow her lead. Everyone is led to Ironwood and, to the surprise of Weiss, Winter. Oh, and Penny’s there too! Yay!!! Winter has the guards free them, or she will start hurting them. Ironwood apologizes as he leads everyone into his office, having assumed that the ship was stolen… and Ruby confirms that’s the case. Winter gets angry due to how dangerous and irresponsible that was… but she’s stopped when Weiss hugs her. Weiss explains that they had to, to which Winter calms down and hugs back. Aww~ That being said, she’s not happy that Qrow allowed it, which leads us to the topic at hand. Qrow says that they have confidential intel to give… but to his and everyone’s surprise, both Penny and Winter are fully aware of the Relics and Maidens. Yep, Ironwood told them as well as Ace-Ops, but he does have a reason.

He explains that when Oz died, he had to formulate his own plans in order to ensure Atlas’ safety against Salem. Ace-Ops gave him the Relic of Knowledge after the arrest, with the Staff of Creation safely sealed in the Vault and the Winter Maiden is in stable condition. But now we get to the topic of Atlas’ current image due to the Embargo, the troop recall, the closed-off borders, and as the teens point out, the discourse and poor treatment of Mantle. This makes Ironwood look… well, bad, and he knows it. But again, he explains the reason why. Remember Amity Colosseum? The location for the Vytal Festival? Well, the plan is to turn it into essentially a satellite and with its launch, they can re-establish global communications and as such, even if another CCT were to fall then they can avoid that issue again. Which… is a good thing! It is a huge handicap for everyone across Remnant that locks them from the rest of the world, and fixing that is a very good idea. The problem? Well…

The second part of the plan is to go public about Salem. Let me repeat: the plan is to GO PUBLIC about SALEM. You see the problem with that, right?! Well, this is why Ironwood has his troops on high alert. He knows that this will cause mass panic and thus mass Grimm attacks. So he has all of his forces on standby to be ready when all Hell breaks loose. After everything is secure, then he’ll go global with the reveal. Essentially, Ironwood thinks that keeping the fight secret is now outdated, especially after the Fall, and as the title suggests, it’s time for a new approach. With Ozpin not there to guide them, Ironwood is doing what he feels is best despite knowing how many lives that Oz spent keeping the secret. It’s at this point, however, that they reveal that Oscar is the new Ozpin. He’s happy to hear this and begins to express this to Oz… until Oscar breaks it to him that Oz is currently gone. Which naturally gets Ironwood to question how that is.

Before Oscar can say anything, Ruby steps in and answers the question… by saying that after the train crash, he was just gone. Nothing about Jinn. Nothing about Salem and Oz’s history. Nothing about Salem’s immortality. Oz was just gone, and they don’t know the reason why. When pushed about what Oz said about the Relics, she says what Oz originally told them; that the questions had all been used up, which she fully well knows is not the case. Ironwood seems to accept this and assures Oscar that he’s safe in Atlas. He then gives Ruby back the Relic of Knowledge as a sign of trust before offering the resources of the Atlas Military to help get the gang upgraded and ready for the fight ahead.

Everyone is free to go, and they briefly encounter the Ace-Ops. Clover apologizes for what happened earlier and that he and the others are looking forward to fighting alongside them. We also get to see and hear the other four and the credits reveal their names as Elm Ederne, Marrow Amin, Harriet Bree, and Vine Zeki. Harriet seems to be clearly based on The Hare from Tortoise and the Hare and Marrow could be one of many things since Aesop had a lot of wolf-inspired stories. But due to his brief fib about not looking forward to working with the team, I’ll say The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Not 100% sure about Elm and Vine, though there is a fable called The Elm and the Vine so that could be the inspiration, but we’ll see when we learn more about them. As Penny goes to give the gang a tour, despite their exhaustion and just wanting to go to bed… and not being pleased that they have to stay in dorms like the Beacon days, Ironwood stops Qrow. Why? Just to tell him that he is genuinely happy to see him again. He even hugs him! Aww~ Hopefully, THAT won’t lead to anything horrible later!

Speaking of horrible, remember in V6 when Tyrian revealed that he and Watts were being sent to Atlas? Weeeeellllll…

We cut to Watts, a suitcase with who knows what in hand, walking through Mantle during a rainy evening. He and Tyrian are using mobile communications since being in one location makes it easier for them to be found out. He seems to have full control over the security tech of Mantle since unlike Atlas, the coding is never updated and we learn that he helped write said coding. He demonstrates this by knocking out the cameras and we end with Tyrian (with his fancy V4 coat back!) exiting a building. He walks away, a pool of blood spilling out from the cracks, and the cameras fail to see the man who caused it. A dark sign of what’s to come…

Review

HO BOY, do we have a LOOOT to talk about. So, we’re not gonna waste any time. Let's talk about Ironwood and his current plan.

Let's weigh both sides here. On the one hand, Ironwood’s plan… makes sense. At least logically. The plan to use Amity Colosseum to reestablish global communications is a sound one, and is something that should be done. Doing so could also help clean up Atlas’ tarnished image after all the recent decisions and after being painted as the bad guys at the Fall of Beacon. His plan about going public also does have a legitimately good point. What has keeping the fight secret solved? All they’ve ever been able to do is push Salem back, never stop her. The people deserve to know what’s actually happening, especially after the Fall where many got killed because of it. Ironwood is keeping it secluded to Atlas first and needs his forces ready for the fallout as well as all the ammo and safety precautions needed. It explains the Embargo. It explains the police state. It explains the closed borders. You can look at all of Ironwood’s actions, and it makes sense when you look at his plan. Chaos is going to break out, and he has to be ready for it.

But, of course, we have the other hand. For one, he’s depriving other kingdoms of safety and resources due to his actions, making it harder for them to protect themselves. And even then, Mantle is being treated like garbage, even though Ironwood should also be keeping them safe instead of acting like a dictator. Even if he accepts that as a necessary evil, there are better ways to help Mantle without making them terrified or feel like lower class. We saw last chapter that even children are fighting back against the drones and hanging up political posters. Children. That… is not a state that any city should be in. As Qrow said, they don't need the whole military for the Amity Colosseum, and there are better ways to prep troops without causing panic. Ironwood did this at the Fall when the Vale Council gave him control, and he had a huge army set out. The result? Well… I don’t think I need to recap that. He is doing the exact same as before, but without anyone there either capable or willing to talk back against him.

But now we get to the public plan. This is a horrible plan. As they said in V3, this breaks pretty much everything that the world ever knew and is going to cause mass panic. IDC if the army is ready for it, they are severely underestimating the results of this decision. Ones that are going to cost the kingdom. Badly. Like… brink of destruction levels of badly. Plus again, Ironwood is doing exactly what he did the last time. He’s opening the floor up for the exact same results. Even if they updated their coding, Watts will likely find a way through it. Look at how easily he did it in V3 with the virus he supplied Cinder. The same thing is bound to happen again, only this time I highly doubt that they’re going to get things under control until… well, there’s nothing left to take back.

This is insanely risky. Too risky. Now, could there be a way to break the news to the world without the same risks? I don’t know. But I do know that this is the wrong way to do it. It has too much room for error and doesn’t take into account any of the things that went wrong so badly last time. Then again, with Ironwood’s paranoia, who knows what else is going on that he just hasn’t said yet? Trust seems to be the theme of this volume, and Ironwood seem willing to give the gang his. But… IDK. Something feels off. There are some theories going around about him using the hug to bug Qrow, or bugging the Relic. IDK if I belive that, but I’m not ruling it out either. Maybe he does trust them, but the ‘what-ifs’ are too much in his mind and he can’t help himself. After all, as he said in V4, Oz didn’t listen to him. What’s going to stop anyone else from doing the same?

This is why I don’t blame Ruby for lying. Anyone can tell that Ironwood is on edge. How dangerous and reckless his current plans are. Ruby’s in no real position to argue, nor does she likely have an argument. So the best thing to do, until she can think of something better, is to go along with it and try to help the people. Yes, she is lying as Ozpin did. Some have argued how she didn’t technically lie since the train crash did happen and she did tell Ironwood what Ozpin told them, just as he asked. But it’s STILL not being truthful. She’s telling half-truths. She’s giving answers that she knows are false. Now I will say that this isn’t exactly like with Oz. Ruby is only lying to Ironwood and has a valid reason to do so, along with having very little time to think of much else. As she said before going in, they had to be careful with what they said, and she was. Oz lied and it wasn’t without reason, but he did so even without reason and to the people risking their lives for his quest that he didn’t explain the full extent of. Plus unlike Ruby, Oz had years to master the facade. Ruby had to make a split-second choice, and she was clearly uncertain about it in her body movement and in Lindsay’s performance. There is a big difference in this instance and in Ozpin’s instances.

But it’s a slippery slope, isn’t it?

No matter how much you justify it, it’s still lying. It’s doing the same thing that they called Oz out for in V6. I’m not calling Ruby a hypocrite though. Why? Because them doing this? This is a good thing. This is what I wanted to happen. Ruby is now the leader. She has to make difficult choices and face the consequences due to said choices. Previously, she only lead Team RWBY and she didn’t have to make many hard choices then. With Team RNJR, it was more or less the same except not as much since it wasn’t her team technically and when Qrow and Oz came into the picture, she didn’t have to make choices at all. She did as she was told because those who supposedly knew what they were doing were there, But then they were either gone or incapable of doing the job, so she stepped up and despite the setbacks, got them to Atlas with minimal consequence. I mean we just saw here that Ironwood let them free, so that solves that issue.

That’s not going to be so easy now. These choices are going to cause problems. Maybe Ironwood will find out on his own or if he did infact bug them. Maybe Ruby or someone else like Oscar will tell him the truth and he takes it badly. Maybe Ruby says nothing, and it leads to a disaster that she could have prevented if she had spoken up. No matter what route the show goes down, Ruby is about to get another harsh reality lesson, and that is how difficult leadership can be. This isn’t like at Beacon where if she messed up, they could solve it easily. No, this time she’s part of something much more complicated. She has to make the choices that Oz has had to make for centuries. I think that this will help her see where Oz is coming from and allow them to reconcile, but also allow Ruby to see where Oz went wrong and better herself. She’s not just going to understand Oz, but she’s going to become better than Oz. But that’s going to come with a lot of hardship, and it is something that she will have to deal with. Not just with herself, but chances are, with her team as well…

Okay, that’s enough on harsh and complicated topics. This is our general set-up episode, and it does a very good job! We have the plan for the arc established, setting up Amity Colosseum for launch and in the meantime doing work around Atlas and Mantle with Ace-Ops. We get to see Atlas Academy, and it looks gorgeous. We get to properly see Winter again, and Weiss hugging her just melted my heart. Makes me worry about later considering Winter’s loyalty to Ironwood and Weiss clearly not liking what’s happening, but still, I’ll take the happy for now. Penny was a delight, especially with the tour, which excellent animation there! Man, it’s just a joy to have her back~! Forest was fun and we learn about Robyn Hill and her group from him, which will likely come into play later. Especially since we can confirm that she’s going up against Jaques for council. That’s… gonna be interesting, to put it lightly.

This was Kiersi Buckhart’s first episode as a writer, and she nailed it! The exposition wasn’t boring and the characters felt very strong here, Ironwood especially. You know that he’s making bad choices, but the writing makes you understand why and that and Jason Rose’s’ performance as Ironwood was genuine with his views. I could understand all of these decisions, even if I don’t agree, and that’s what makes for good and compelling drama. It was strong in the character department and the pacing, os good job Kiersi! Connor Pickens directed the episode, and it looks excellent! Especially for all the camera angles as Watts walks through Mantle. Like when he steps into a puddle with the reflection of Ironwood on screen? Excellence!. Great job Connor~!

Speaking of that scene though… yeah, that was dark. No idea who Tyrian killed, maybe some kind of informant or something that's no longer needed. But man, what a grim (no pun intended) scene to end on. But it establishes the threat very well. Tyrian we all know is not a force to be taken lightly. But neither is Watts. He did his job in Mistral perfectly, and that only failed because of Cinder taking control and keeping Watts out of it after the new plan was made. But he’s the one in charge now and he is in his wheelhouse now. He has control over Mantle’s security, and if he could break Atlas’ before, he can probably do it again. And remember the Election Map that he had in the opening. IDK what the plan is, but with Watts heading it, it's gonna be bad. Add that with Tyrian, and we indeed have a lethal combination. Will our heroes be able to stop it? Only time will tell…

Chapter Three Predictions

It’s all but guaranteed that this is when we’ll get the new outfits, the haircuts, ad the new gear. It’ll probably be a bit of a lighter episode and maybe allow some nice character stuff and maybe even see the Ace-Ops more or see more around the Academy. But I do think that Ruby may have a bit of conflict as a follow-up to here. Remember the line in the trailer about her being uncertain about if the best thing is right? Well… IDK who she was talking to. Could be Oscar. Could be her team. Could be Qrow. IDK, but I imagine that it may very well bein this episode. Either someone confronts her (which judging by his expressions might be Oscar) or someone sees that something is wrong and get her to talk. Maybe it’s even part of some talk where Ruby expresses her uncertainty but tries to get spirits lifted and ignore her own conflicts as she normally does. Either scenario is possible.

Still, I imagine that it will be a lighter episode with some fun hijinks and maybe some emotional like Blake getting her haircut… or hilarious if they play up Jaune’s horrible haircut. Maybe we could get a bit of a glimpse into stuff with Robyn and the election or we see the Schnees again or something else. I think that it might end with the scenes in the trailer of the girls jumping out of the plane, ready for a mission, and it will lead to the scenes of everyone fighting in the mines that’ll cross into Chapter 4. Either way, as I said, we’re at least guaranteed the upgrades next volume and those are gonna be fun~! I can’t wait~!!!

Episode Stats

Favorite Character: Ruby Rose Favorite Scene: Penny’s Tour Least Favorite Scene: The airlift to Atlas, the lighting looked kinda off to me… Forest was a delight though. Favorite Voice Actor: Jason Rose (James Ironwood) Favorite Animation: Final scene in Mantle. The camera angle when Watts is walking through Mantle in the rain were amazingly done, especially with Ironwood's reflection in the puddle. Final Ranking: 9/10

Final Thoughts

This chapter was fantastic! It’s a setup episode done very well. We learn all that we need to know for now, and it works with strong character personalities. It was funny, it was heartwarming, but most of all it was intense. THere’s a lot of good, compelling drama here and sets up so much for later on with Ruby, Ironwood, the villains, and the plans for Atlas. There’s a lot that’s coming, and if it’s already this intense then I can’t imagine how the remaining 11 chapters are gonna be. But I’m ready for it… I hope… still, great chapter!

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phgq · 4 years

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Bacolod City begins registration for contact tracing system

#PHnews: Bacolod City begins registration for contact tracing system

BACOLOD CITY – Residents here are required to register online in the Bacolod City Covid-19 Contact Tracing (BaC-Trac) system as part of the strengthened local response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis.

Upon registration, an individual will be issued a BaC-Trac card which includes the holder’s name, address, identification number, and a uniquely-assigned quick response (QR) code.

City administrator Em Ang, executive director of Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), said they first listed up the employees at the Bacolod City Government Center.

“By next week, the system will be up and running. We plan to put up registration booths and kiosks in public places such as markets and shopping malls. We will assign technical staff to help register the residents of Bacolod. Those who have access to the internet can now register on their own,” Ang said in a radio interview on Saturday.

To register, a user can visit www.bacolodcity.gov.ph and access the Bac-Trac page.

The city government adopted the South Cotabato Covid Contact Tracing System (SC-CCTS) in developing a web-based and mobile-based application customized for Bacolod.

“It’s very simple. It’s free for everyone. It is also accessible. Once you are registered, a QR code will be generated for you. You can have it printed out and then keep it in your wallet,” Ang said.

Once a person enters a government building or a shopping mall, the QR code from his or her card will be scanned.

The cards will serve as a digital logbook for the purpose of recording the date and time of entry of visit.

Business and government establishments are required to download the mobile application CCTS Logger on Google store to be able to scan BaC-Trac cards.

“We require all residents of Bacolod to register. You cannot enter the malls and the markets, you cannot enter the Government Center if you don’t have a QR code. That’s why, all those residing in Bacolod should register,” Ang said.

Meanwhile, individuals who are not residents of Bacolod and may have temporary personal or business transactions in the city, or who may have to report for work daily will be issued a BaC-Trac visitor’s card.

In adopting the SC-CCTS as its online contact tracing system, the city government will be able to record the movement of residents around the city and elsewhere in the province and easily locate people suspected of having had contacts with Covid-19 patients.

“I came across an online article about the contact tracing system developed by South Cotabato. I shared the article with the members of our data management cluster and they agreed that it is an easy, accessible, and fool-proof system,” Ang said.

She added that Mayor Evelio Leonardia immediately contacted South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr., who willingly agreed to share the system with Bacolod.

On Sept. 22, the EOC Task Force held a virtual meeting with Melody Joy Cosep of the South Cotabato Information and Communications Division, and the following day, the province’s information technology officer Mike Sonza Galang met with the city’s Management Information Technology and Computer Services (MITCS) personnel led by officer-in-charge Ramon de los Reyes for a technical orientation.

Galang taught the Bacolod team how to obtain the BaC-Trac card through online registration and how to install a CCTS logger for private and government establishments.

As of Saturday night, Bacolod recorded 3,765 Covid-19 cases, including 2,566 recoveries, 1,133 active cases, and 66 deaths. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Bacolod City begins registration for contact tracing system." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1116755 (accessed September 28, 2020 at 02:04AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Bacolod City begins registration for contact tracing system." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1116755 (archived).

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vistapostng-blog · 5 years

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Tradermoni : Fayose, PDP, Mischievous Says Presidency

The Presidency says it is mischievous, but not entirely out of character, for the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, to attack TraderMoni. TraderMoni is an interest-free N10,000 loans given to petty traders under the Federal Government Social Investment Programme. Fayose was quoted to have recently described the TraderMoni scheme as a direct “re-looting of the Abacha loots”. The Social Investment Programme (SIP) Response Team, Presidency, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said that the issue of TraderMoni had been addressed several times in the public space. It said that the disbursement of TraderMoni was transparent and direct, while the enumeration was technology-driven. “It is infantile for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Fayose to keep rehashing outright falsehood. “It is clear from their actions that Fayose and his cronies are bereft of workable ideas and do not have any clear-cut agenda for their campaigns, so they have no choice but to resort to regurgitating spurious allegations like this. “Their resort to the unending generation of fake news as a campaign strategy is not shocking, coming especially from Fayose, but it is nonetheless pitiful.’’ The presidency noted that the TraderMoni scheme was helping the lives and businesses of ordinary Nigerians like petty traders at the bottom of the economic ladder. It said that the scheme was another proof that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was irretrievably focused on improving the lives of the common man. The presidency said that Fayose ought to be reminded that under Buhari administration’s, N2.7 trillion had been spent in two budget cycles on capital projects, the highest in the nation’s history. It said that expenses on capital projects would not have been possible if not for the prudent management of resources and the absence of grand corruption for which his party PDP was well known. “This government has been able to do far more with less resources, than what was obtained under past administrations, where profligacy; gross mismanagement of the country’s resources were rife. “Thus, Fayose’s feeble attempt to lump the Vice President or the Buhari administration into the sordid happenings under the PDP in past administration through spreading falsehood is not only mischievous, but a disrespect to hardworking Nigerians in their millions who are now enjoying the impact of the Social Investment Programmes of this administration. “It must be emphasised that, for the records, the repatriated 322 million dollars is now currently being applied to support the Buhari administration’s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme under the Social Investment Programmes. “Part of the conditions under which the looted funds were restored to Nigeria is that the World Bank would be involved in over-sighting its disbursements, which is what is being done now. “Thus, any claim of re-looting of any kind is totally false and must be ignored by Nigerians. Fayose and his ilk merely cry wolf where none exists; a shameless habit for which he is now well known.’’ It said that currently, almost 300,000 Nigerians in 21 states were benefitting from the CCT, where they received a monthly stipend of N5,000. It said that the beneficiaries were registered in the National Social Register across these states and the process of selecting beneficiaries was transparent. “It is based on the World Bank’s Community Based Targeting whereby the different communities themselves identify the beneficiaries in a transparent process that is open to review and public auditing, even by Fayose, if he chooses to be that reasonable. “That the vice president is championing the scheme across the states is because of the commitment of the administration to the common man and to ensure effective implementation. “It obviously appears that the PDP are riled by the impact of the TraderMoni scheme, where over 1.2 million petty traders are beneficiaries at the last count. “The disbursement process of the TraderMoni loans is transparent and direct, while the enumeration is technology-driven, whereby enumerators meet traders at their business locations to get their data, which includes names, phone number and account number.’’ The presidency explained that the process was largely tied to a phone number which also doubled as a mobile money wallet. It said that the registered phone numbers were then credited with the loan via a mobile money platform, from which the agents transferred the money to the beneficiary’s bank account or give physical cash of N10,000 in cases where no account existed. “The Bank of Industry facilitates the loan disbursements in partnership with third-party agents to ensure transparency, accountability and efficiency of the process. “What is reassuring is that Nigerians are aware of the desperation of people like Fayose, who are rehashing old, baseless and worn-out allegations because they really have nothing to offer Nigerians, nor any shard of honour left to their names.’’ (NAN) Read the full article

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Songs to write my muse

whether it be melodies that give you inspiration for your muse or songs that get you into the writing mood — pick 10 songs you find that give you the urge, the drive, or the creativity to write your muse !!

1. What You Want (Evanescence)

2. Rainy Day (Ice Nine Kills)

3. Hunter's Moon (Ghost)

4. Hard to Kill (Beth Crowley)

5. Welcome to the Playground (Arcane OST)

6. Hero (RWBY OST)

7. Love the way You Hate Me (Like a Storm)

8. You Know My Name (Chris Cornell/Casino Royale OST)

9. Dangerous (Within Temptation)

10. Black Vultures (Halestorm)

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SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL CHANGE COMMUNICATION (SBCC) SPECIALIST #Vacancy #Freed

20 Apr 2017

Abuja, Nigeria

Full-time

CDGP

sav-74827

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ROLE PURPOSE:

The SBCC Specialist will be responsible for providing highest level strategic SBCC technical and program guidance to the National cash transfer Programme. The National Cash Transfer Programme (NASSP) is targeted at the absolute poor to improve their nutrition by providing consumption support to their households as well as increase human capital through their compliance to the co-responsibilities. This will ensure that beneficiaries do not plunge back to their former poverty status since Government has indicated its commitment to promote social protection as a key priority to fight poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion.

The Cash transfer programme seeks to deliberately provide cash benefits to various categories of the poor and vulnerable, some with expectations to fulfilling co-responsibilities to make the project achieve goals of reducing maternal/child mortality, increase school enrolment and engagement in sustainable livelihood activities will likely address poverty and vulnerability challenges. Compliance to the co-responsibilities will guarantee that the programme impacts on beneficiaries. However a number of conditional cash transfers (CCTs) ran in Nigeria were not designed with the recognition that conditionality requires special strategies to influence the behaviours of the beneficieries. There is also the challenge of demands for the supply side to fulfill the conditions. This has posed a major threat to the effectiveness of such programmes. Consequently, implementing CCT under such circumstances would require carefully planned strategies that would circumvent limiting issues.

Therefore this position will support in the design, implementation, monitoring, and improvement of an SBCC framework for the National cash transfer programme. The position is to assist the programme to develop the capacity to effectively develop and implement key initiatives as indicated in the project design documents in line with the coresponsibilities.

The objective of the assignment is to facilitata and lead on the design and development of SBCC strategies for effective delivery of the cash transfer services to address the needs of the poor as relates to human capital development. Provide high quality technical assistance, training, and program oversight on the planning, development, implementation, and reports on SBCC advocacy, interpersonal communication, community mobilization, mass communications, and strategic collection and use of data (e.g., formative assessments; landscaping; rapid in depth/FGD interviews; media monitoring)

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

The Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Specialist is employed by Save The Children and seconded to the NCTO and will be responsible for developing and or adopting the SBCC framewiork/strategy including messages, materials and trainings for the National Social Safety Nets Programme. Specifically, the consultant will be responsible for performing the following activities;

Lead the design, development, planning, implementation and reporting of the National BCC strategy for the cash transfer programme.

Coordinate trainings on BCC processes as necessary, including the adjustment/development of relevant training materials.

Provide technical support on BCC;

To the State cash transfer Units (SCTUs) in each state participating in the NCTO on the options for services for the co-responsibilities.

On the Development of TORs for engaging service providers for fulfilling the soft conditions by CCT beneficiaries that could be used by SCTUs.

On the Development of Training of Trainers’ guide on delivering of co-responsibilities trainings/workshops.

to SCTUs in the development of design mechanisms to track beneficiary compliance as well as the effectiveness of co-responsibilities, including training as well as other possible options, and to develop the required modules in the state information systems to support the gathering and transmission of the related data.

In Monitoring and supporting state activities in order to ensure states comply with CCT implementation plans

To Monitor state performance on tracking compliance to co-responsibilities (both completeness of reporting as well as beneficiary performance) and identify challenges and suggest remedial measures.

Support the design, implementation of the BCC monitoring and evaluation process including data use to inform program changes, data collection oversight and build the capacity of staff in BCC M&E.

Facilitate learning across states through experience sharing of best practices and training materials on the implementation of the co-responsibilities

Lead the design , development and roll out (deployement) of BCC materials such as success stories, newsletters, BCC messages and other IEC for effective programme implementation

QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree in the social sciences, such as economics, geography, development studies, rural development/sociology or other related fields.

Any training on BCC will be an added advantage

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Minimum five years professional experience in working on SBCC preferable in the field of social protection with conditional cash transfer project and/or programming with a focus on cash-based interventions and targeting of assistance and services.

Able to use project management tools in planning.

Previous experience with cash-based programming in Sub-Saharan Africa is an asset.

Must have strong research, advocacy, communication skills, facilitation and materials development.

Should have strong collaboration and networking skills.

Should have prior experience with data driven decision making for BCC

Experience using Political Economy Analysis (PEA) that informs on-going program iteration

Experience interfacing with feedback loops and using context specific infographics to communicate the project with internal and external stakeholders

Excellent written and spoken English is require, fluency in at least one or more major Nigerian language(s) is an advantage.

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