ARCHIVES | APRIL 2020
| 16.04.2020 |
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On behalf of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, and in accordance with the Presidential Decree of 15th April 2020, the Major General CHANEGRIHA Saïd, Interim Chief of Staff People's National Army proceeded, this morning 16th April 2020, to the official installation of the Major General BOUZIT Mohammed, in the functions of General Director of Documentation and External Security, replacing Colonel REMILI Kamel-Eddine.
 On this occasion, the Major General demanded to the executives of this Directorate, all combined categories, to support and assist their new Chief, through their commitment, at all levels and within the limits of their prerogatives, by accomplishing the missions assigned to them, with rigor and assiduity, in order to ensure the protection of the supreme interests of Algeria. |
| 14.04.2020 |
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Within the dynamics of the inspection visits to the different Military Regions and within the framework of supervising the degree of execution of the measures taken to fight the epidemic of the Coronavirus, the Major General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Interim Chief of Staff of People's National Army carried out a working and inspection visit to the 2nd Military Region in Oran on Tuesday, 14th April 2020.
  At the end of the welcoming ceremony at the entrance of the Regional Command headquarters, the Major General observed a moment's silence in memory of the deceased Moudjahid "Boudjenane Ahmed" called "Si Abbès", whose name is borne by the Command headquarters of the Region. For the circumstance, he laid a wreath in front of his commemorative stele and recited the Fatiha in his memory and that of our valiant Chouhada.   After that, the Major General met the executives of the Region, in the presence of different security forces representatives, and followed a presentation by the adjunct Commander of the 2nd Military Region, on the several measures taken to deal with the Coronavirus epidemic, before giving an orientation address to all executives of the units in the Region via videoconference. In the speech, the Major General emphasized on the importance of the measures taken by the country's high authorities for the prevention of the Coronavirus pandemic, as he greeted Algerian people for their understanding and their solidarity, aiming to reduce health crisis repercussions on needy and poor class:   «Our country has taken, under the leadership of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, preventive measures from the first days of the first epidemic cases appearance. It is obvious that these relevant measures taken by the country's High Command could not be efficient on the ground, without the understanding and conscience of our people, as well as their patience when dealing with trials and adversities. Indeed, as one man, as he has always been, our people have given their assistance and support to the State, by being cohesive with needy citizens, within a historic spirit of mutual aid. For this noble Algerian people, to whom we dedicate so much esteem and respect, we are ready within People's National Army to sacrifice ourselves and to provide efforts as hard as they are devoted to ensure their well-being and security on all levels and in all areas. That fact is proved by the remarkable success of our Air Forces crews in erecting an air bridge between Algeria and People's Republic of China, to transport medical materials and equipment in record time, which once again indicates the high operational availability of all the components of People's National Army to intervene in all conditions and circumstances».   At the Regional Military University Hospital of Oran, the Major General followed a presentation by the director of the Hospital concerning the efforts made to combat the Coronavirus epidemic, to inspect, afterward, the service dedicated to the contaminated cases, where he expressed his gratitude and esteem on behalf all the personnel of People's National Army toward the executives and the personnel of the medical and paramedical corps, for the efforts they provide every day by being mobilized on the first front facing this epidemic. As such, he urged them to provide more devoted efforts, coordinated and synergistic, focusing on the main target to ensure necessary medical care for infected persons among the military personnel, and to be ready to intervene, if necessary, to provide assistance to citizens and to reduce the burden on national health system.     At the Military Health Application School in Sidi Belabès, the Major General strictly inspected the field hospital, with all the modern equipment and medical means to deal with a considerable number of contaminated people by the Covid-19 virus.     The Major General has also paid a visit to the School of the Infantry Executives in Sidi Belabès, where he gave the executives and the staff of the School, instructions and guidelines, mainly, on the prevention of Coronavirus epidemic spread and on the need to undertake the necessary measures. He also stressed on the imperative to grant an importance to the main mission entrusted to the School, namely, training, which should make the military a conscious person, aware of all the details of the arms profession, and able to accomplish the missions with honesty, professionalism and competence. In addition, a solid basic training will constitute cognitive capital allowing the preparation to start a successful professional career.     |
| 13.04.2020 |
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On behalf of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, the Major General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Interim Chief of Staff of People's National Army presided today Monday 13th April 2020, the official installation ceremony of the General Abdelghani Rachdi, in the position of Interim General Director of Internal Security:
  "On behalf of Mr. President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, I officially install, the General Abdelghani Rachdi, in the functions of Interim General Director of Internal Security, replacing the General Ouassini Bouazza. For this purpose, I order you to exercise under his authority and to execute his orders and his instructions in the interest of the service, in accordance with the military regulation and the laws of the Republic in force, and by fidelity to the sacrifices of our valiant Chouhada and the values of our Glorious Revolution".   The General-Major seized this opportunity to give, to the executives of this sensitive Directorate, instructions and guidelines on the need to provide more efforts in the service of Algeria and its supreme interests, while urging them to support the new director and to assist him in the accomplishment of his missions, through their total and immutable commitment to fulfil their missions, with the required rigor and perseverance.   |
| 13.04.2020 |
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The Major General CHANEGRIHA Saïd, Interim Chief of Staff of People's National Army will carry out, tomorrow Tuesday, 14th April 2020, a working and inspection visit to the 2nd Military Region in Oran.
 The visit will be an occasion for the Major General to inquire about the execution of the preventive measures against the Coronavirus pandemic, and also an occasion to inspect some units and to preside over an orientation meeting with the Command and the executives of the Region. |
| 08.04.2020 |
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Within the framework of the supervising, in the field, of the execution degree of the taken measures to fight against Coronavirus COVID-19, the Major General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Interim Chief of Staff of People's National Army carried out, this Wednesday, 08th April 2020, a working and inspection visit to the 1st Military Region in Blida.
  At the end of the welcoming ceremony, the Major General, Interim Chief of Staff of People's National Army observed a moment's silence in the memory of the valiant Chahid "Amhamed Bouguerra", Commander of the 4th Historic Wilaya, whose name is borne by the Regional Command headquarters. For the circumstance, he laid a wreath in front of his commemorative stele and recited the Fatiha in his memory and to our valiant Chouhada.   After that, alongside the Major General Ali Sidane, Commander of the 1st Military Region, and the Major General Abdelkader Bendjeloul, Central Director of Military Health Services, the Major General, Interim Chief of Staff of People's National Army started his visit from the Regional Medical-Surgical Centre in Blida, where he inquired, at the Health Confinement Centre, of the different measures taken in order to support the military personnel infected by the virus, as well as the preventive procedures for securing medical staff working in the front ranks and having direct contact with patients.   On the field, the Major General gave to the executives and to the managers, instructions and orientations aiming to effectively counter the epidemic and to avoid its propagation in the ranks of the People's National Army, in addition to taking necessary measures to preserve the availability of units and the Forces at the highest level.   On the occasion of this visit, the Major General inspected the University Military Regional Hospital under construction and which recorded a considerable progress rate. On the site, he gave the regional managers particularly, those in charge of the military infrastructures, instructions and orientations about the need to respect the realization deadlines and to watch over the quality of works, because it is about a high quality health building with international standards and which ensures, after entry into service, optimal medical coverage for the benefit of all military personnel working under the 1st Military Region, knowing that a part of this hospital was devoted to fight against the epidemic by the admission of the contaminated cases. The Major General met with the members of the medical staff in charge of this pavilion and presented them his warm thanks for their efforts provided in the care of the cases, and he urged them to continue their work with professionalism and devotion.   At the Research and Development Institute under the Directorate of Military Manufacturing, the Major General followed a presentation on the missions and the activities of the Institute, particularly, those about the research to deal with Coronavirus, by using protective equipment dedicated to medical and paramedical staff, in addition to artificial respiration devices, of which the Institute has developed prototypes which will be realized after validation.   The Major General devoted the second stage of the visit to the Central Hospital of Army "Doctor Mohamed Seghir Nekache in Aïn Naadja/Algiers, where he inquired about the latest measures and procedures initiated by the components of the Hospital for a perfect care of military staff and their right-owners contaminated by the epidemic, as he inquired about the different modern equipment and medical means available to the Hospital.   After that, the Major General, Interim Chief of Staff of People's National Army met with the executives and staff of the Central Hospital of Army, including doctors, nurses and paramedical personnel, where he expressed his warm thanks and gratitude for the efforts they have devotedly and selflessly provided since the spread of this dangerous epidemic.   "First, I would like to present to you, on my behalf, on behalf of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, as well as on behalf of all the staff of People's National Army, the deepest gratitude, consideration and recognition for the sacrifices and the efforts you provide, especially since the beginning of the spread of this dangerous virus. These devoted and provided efforts are not unrelated to the descendants of the Mujahedeen of National Liberation Army during our Glorious Liberation Revolution, during which the Mujahedeen doctors and nurses, with modest means, had perfectly accomplished their sacred duty, and had greatly succeeded in treating not only the wounded soldiers of the National Liberation Army, but also the inhabitants of isolated villages mountains, desert and borders areas, by ensuring the necessary medical care for women, children and the elders. On the same path of our ancestors, Military Health today accomplished its role in a perfect manner, and spares no effort to provide medical coverage to our citizens, especially those in isolated and border areas throughout national territory, making a Military Health a solid link between People's National Army and its popular depth".   The Major General emphasized the imperative of the read state of the Military Health sector, of our hospitals and health structures to support the national health system if necessary:   "I want to highlight on the imperative of the ready state of the Military Health sector, of our hospitals and health structures to support the national health system in case of need and to engage alongside our people in this dangerous pandemic, especially because Military Health has a long experience in crises and natural disasters management that our country has already known, like the earthquakes of Asnam and Boumerdes, as well as the floods of Bab El Oued knowing that health security is an integral part of public security in its largest sense".   |