Algeria Takes Emergency Steps for Fire Victims Who Lost Health Cards
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Algeria had big fires in some areas. Many people lost their homes and things. Some people also lost their Chifa cards. A Chifa card is a health card. People use it to get free medicine and doctor visits.
The government made new rules to help these people. People who lost their Chifa cards can still get health help. This is an emergency plan. It means the government acts fast to help people in trouble.
In the town of Tizi-Ouzou, people liked the President's decisions about the fires. The President gave orders to help fire victims. People said thank you for this help.
A minister also had a meeting about the fires. A minister is an important person in the government. The minister met with walis. A wali is a leader of a region in Algeria. They talked about how to help people after the fires. They want to follow the President's orders well.
Vocabulary15 words
- fires
- when things burn badly and cause damage
- Chifa
- a card that gives free health care in Algeria
- emergency
- a bad problem that needs fast help
- minister
- an important person who works in the government
- walis
- leaders of regions in Algeria
- insurance
- a system that pays for health care
- victims
- people hurt by a bad event
- coordination
- when people work together well
- orders
- words that tell people what to do
- region
- a part of a country
- government
- the group that runs a country
- measures
- actions to fix a problem
- health care
- help for sick or hurt people
- President
- the top leader of a country
- meeting
- when people talk together about work
Quiz
Answer key
1. Getting free health care 2. To help people who lost their Chifa cards in fires 3. True
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Algeria had big _____ in some areas. Many people lost their homes and things. Some people also lost their _____ cards. A Chifa card is a health card. People use it to get free medicine and doctor visits.
The government made new rules to help these people. People who lost their Chifa cards can still get health help. This is an _____ plan. It means the government acts fast to help people in trouble.
In the town of Tizi-Ouzou, people liked the President's decisions about the fires. The President gave _____ to help fire victims. People said thank you for this help.
A _____ also had a meeting about the fires. A minister is an important person in the government. The minister met with _____. A wali is a leader of a region in Algeria. They talked about how to help people after the fires. They want to follow the President's orders well.