The current state of health in Senegal is characterized by a shortage of medicines to meet basic medical needs and weak health care in remote and rural areas. Hospitals are overcrowded and do not have enough medicines and basic medical equipment.
According to the World Health Organization, in 2011, Senegal's total national healthcare expenditure was 5% of GDP, and per capita healthcare expenditure in terms of purchasing power parity was 94 U.S. dollars.
The average number of doctors per 10,000 people during the period 2006-2013 was one, nursing and midwifery staff five, dentists one and pharmacists one. There are about 15 daily and weekly newspapers in the country. Le Soleil, founded in 1970, is the largest government-controlled French-language daily newspaper in the country, with a daily circulation of 65,000 copies. In addition, there is the weekly Aurora, which reflects the views of the Islamic community, as well as the privately owned newspapers Sud, Libération Duck, Politique, Le Soir de Dakar, and Le Journal d'économie, among others. The newspapers and weekly magazines are published in French.
The Senegalese News Agency (Agence Sénégalaise de Presse) is the national news agency, founded in 1957. There are seven branches in the country and no branches abroad. In August 1999, Ava Presse, the first private news agency, was founded.
The Radio and Television Directorate, established in 1973, was transformed in 1992 into a State-owned company called Radio and Television Senegal (RTS-Senegal), which is responsible for radio and television broadcasting. Since 1992, Senegal has had an FM station in cooperation with France, which can listen to France Internationale and Africa First in Gabon. The national television station does not yet cover the whole country, with a coverage area of 80 per cent. In Dakar, Western television stations such as CNN, France International, Canal Horizon and TV5 can be received via satellite dish.
In 2003, there were 672 Web sites, 225,000 Internet users, and 217,000 personal computers in all of Se***. The island of Gorée is situated in the Atlantic Ocean near Dakar and is about 900 meters long and 300 meters wide, with an area of about 0.17 square kilometers. Goree, which means "good anchorage", was once a major center for the slave trade, which was not abolished until 1815. It is estimated that 200,000 slaves were shipped from here.
The Djugi Bird Sanctuary is located in the delta of the Senegal River and covers an area of 160 square kilometers. The reserve is geographically privileged, it has a wide lake at its center and streams, reservoirs, canals and stagnant bays are located around the reserve. Three large rivers, including the Chugi River, flow through the area, from which the reserve gets its name. The main birds that live here permanently are white pelicans, great bustards, African white spoonbills, herons and night herons.
Tourism plays an important role in Senegal's economy. International tourists coming to Senegal account for 31% of the total number of tourists traveling to the West African Economic Monetary **** same body.
A survey by the National Association of Employers of Senegal (ANES) and the International Tourism Organization (ITO) shows that tourism is the third largest contributor to Senegal's economic growth, accounting for 12% of Senegal's foreign exchange earnings. in 2009, indirect value added generated by the tourism industry in Senegal amounted to 67.1 billion CFA francs, or about $127 million ($1 = 530 CFA francs), or about 4.6% of the gross domestic product (GDP); and it generated tax revenues amounting to 27.7 billion CFA francs, or about 52.26 million U.S. dollars; creating 75,000 direct jobs and 25,000 indirect jobs. Se*** has 815 hotel facilities with 31,229 beds, 276 travel agencies and 512 restaurants.
According to data published by the Department of Tourism Research and Planning of the Serbian Statistical Institute, the total number of arrivals from the Serbian capital's airport in 2009 was 682,622, a decrease of 7% compared to 736,648 in 2008. Of the total, 458,912 or 67 percent were tourists, 20,360 or 3 percent were transients and 203,390 or 30 percent were long-stay population.
In 2009, 198,978 French tourists came to Cyprus, down 6% from '08 but still with a 43% market share in first place; 111,525 tourists of African origin, down 8% from '08, were in second place at 24%; and 18,942 tourists from the Americas, up 6.5% from '08, were in third place. Other tourists came mainly from Belgium, 14,211; and Italy, 11,547.
Approximately 225,000 of the tourists coming to Senegal chose to stay in hotels, or 49%; 183,513 stayed with relatives and friends, or 40%, which is in a growing trend; and those who lived in self-rented apartments, stayed in small inns, and camping accounted for only a slight percentage, 3.21%; 0.18%; and 0.74%, respectively.
The Serbian government proposes to implement important projects to promote tourism:
- Provision of credit to businesses in the hotel industry, tourism; development of plans for cultural festivals and other culture-related events to boost tourism;
- Launching of a plan to use the European Development Fund (EDF) to finance the improvement of facilities in guesthouses;
- Proposed cut in the rate of value-added tax (VAT), which is planned to be lowered to 10 per cent from 18 per cent ;
- Organization of the International Tourism Salon;
- Annual Dakar Cultural Festival.
Rose Lake (English: Rose Lake)
Overview: Rose Lake is located in Senegal's capital city of Dakar, more than 30 kilometers north of the city, also known as Lake Rethyba, the local people call it "Pink Lake", and the Rose Lake is from the French Lac Rose. 19.67 million square kilometers. 19.67 million square kilometers. Located in western Africa. It is bounded on the north by Mauritania on the Senegal River, on the east by Mali, on the south by Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline is about 500 kilometers long, and Gambia forms an enclave in southwestern Serbia. The south-eastern part of the country is hilly and the central and eastern parts are semi-desert. The terrain slopes slightly from east to west, and the rivers all flow into the Atlantic Ocean. The main rivers are the Senegal River and the Gambia River. There are lakes such as Lake Gaelic. It has a savannah climate.
A mesmerizing pink. The lake is home to extremophiles, salt-loving organisms that live in a variety of extremely harsh environments and thrive in salt lakes with salt concentrations as high as 80-300 grams of salt per liter of water. It is because of these strange little creatures that the beautiful colors and romantic mood of the Rose Lake are produced. The Senegalese are hospitable and love to dance, especially the hand drum. Their biggest festival of the year is the Sheep Slaughter Festival. According to the Islamic calendar, May 25th is the Islamic festival of sheep slaughtering, named Tabaski, probably around the twelfth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. When the festival comes, the streets and alleys are filled with a festive atmosphere, and early in the morning Dakar is filled with the sound of chanting, and when the feast is over, the slaughter of sheep begins in the yards of many homes. People give the meat of the sheep to their friends and relatives and sprinkle the blood of the sheep in dug earth pits.
Religion has a strong influence on Senegalese customs, and most of them avoid using pig skins and pig offal as daily necessities or talking about pigs. They also respect the rules of Islam, in public **** occasion is prohibited to drink alcohol. Senegalese dress is generally relatively simple, men used to wear a white "Bubu" robe, women generally wear brightly colored dresses, some also covered with a scarf on the head. Especially in rural areas, there is also the custom of shaving the head, leaving only a piece of hair above the left ear.
In Senegal, it is customary to roast a whole goat when a guest of honor arrives. The lamb used for roasting is a baby lamb. After being roasted, they are put on a large metal plate and brought to the table. After the guests have washed their hands, it is customary to use the right hand to start tearing the food from the back of the lamb and the coarseness of the lamb. V Senegalese people are generally corn, rice, sorghum and other staple foods, their side dishes are mainly beef and lamb, of which lamb is especially prevalent. They are used to eating large pieces of beef and mutton, and do not like to eat dishes cooked with sliced, diced or shredded meat.
Their favorite dishes include tomatoes, radishes, carrots and various kinds of beans. In terms of taste, they like to eat fragrant and spicy food, are not afraid of grease, and generally have a large meal. Some people also love to eat French Western food, breakfast generally like to eat bread, butter, strong coffee. Also love to drink tea, especially love to drink Chinese green tea. They are accustomed to after meals, a side of tea, chatting to help digestion. Senegalese people generally avoid eating shrimp, chickweed, mushrooms and other fungi, as well as other oddly shaped food, such as: eel, turtle, squid and so on. They even avoid eating pork.
Senegal is rich in peanuts, every peanut harvest season, "base peanut" competition has become a local people's sports activities. Before the game, by a craftsman with lime on the ground to draw a white line, the provisions of the peanut bags stacked position. The competition is presided over by the local chief. The race began, the contestants shouldered the head, the peanut bags into the white line. As they run back and forth shuttle, peanut bags higher and higher, when the peanut bags to the "pyramid" shaped at the top, can only place a bag, that is, counting the stacking is complete.
Then the contestants quickly cleaned up around the peanut pile, waiting for the chief to accept. The competition is usually held in groups of 50, with the winning group receiving a bag of peanuts as a prize. This competition is an occasion for young men and women to socialize. At the end of each game, many young women run up to the winning young men to congratulate them, either by handing them a handkerchief to wipe off their sweat or a can of cool drink. If the young man is interested in the young woman, he will return a handkerchief and some honey within three days, indicating that he is willing to be united with her, and hopes that life after marriage will be as sweet as honey.