Angola News

Angola is facing a generalised epidemic of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), with sexual transmission being the main form of spread. According to the Multiple Health Indicator Survey, the prevalence rate in the general population aged 15 to 49 is 2 per cent higher in women than in men.

Every year, more than 8 million people die worldwide from tobacco use. More than 7 million of these deaths result from direct tobacco consumption, and around 1.2 million are due to exposure of non-smokers to second-hand smoke. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that around 22,000 women in the African region die every year from preventable tobacco-related diseases. 

"I'm delighted because my children are protected against polio" — Lucie Lusungu.

The scene on the morning of May 17 in the community of Calumbo, in Viana, Luanda, was a testament to the power of unity. Parents, teachers, health authorities, community leaders and traditional authorities, all united in a common cause, took the front line in the fight for better health for all children.

As a result of the commendable work of the Ministry of Health and partners in strengthening immunisation, Angola has been free of wild poliovirus since July 2011 and declared the interruption of polio transmission in November 2015.

Luanda, 13 May 2024– The World Health Organization (WHO) participated in a workshop on Financing for the Sustainability of the National Health Service. The event was organised by the Angolan Ministry of Health (MINSA) and saw the participation of senior officials and technicians from MINSA, hospital managers, technical staff from the Ministry of Finance, and academics from the Faculty of Economics.

On April 6, 2024, more than two thousand people gathered in Luanda to take part in a walk the talk for health, a landmark event marking World Health Day.

Looking at the need to build a safer and healthier future for all, 1948 world leaders created the World Health Organization (WHO). The same year, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights also enshrined the right to health. That's why, every year on April 7, the world celebrates World Health Day to raise awareness of the need for concrete action to guarantee equitable access to health services.

To end tuberculosis and protect its citizens, Angola has been intensifying its actions to fight tuberculosis (TB), which resulted in a significant improvement in the service network's coverage in 2018.