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Luanda – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministers of Health and Ministers responsible for HIV/AIDS met in Luanda, Angola, on 28 November highlighting health sector progress in the region, sharing experiences, and developing common solutions to the challenges.

Huambo, November 16, 2023: To deepen knowledge about the health situation in Huambo province, strengthen dialogue and establish solid networks with local leaders, the WHO Acting Representative in Angola, Dr Humphrey Karamagi, accompanied by a team of six specialists, worked for three days in Huambo province, were the organisation with European Union Funds, is supporting local authorities with critical initiatives for meningitis fight.

LUANDA, ANGOLA - The World Health Organization (WHO) in Angola has been making significant strides in public health thanks to the robust support from various agencies of the United States Government such as United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

On 8 November 2023, the Ministry of Health and its health stakeholders launched the National Strategic Plan for Control of Tuberculosis (TB) 2023-2027. This contains the priorities that the Government intends to focus on in its efforts to end Tuberculosis in Angola.

Luanda, 8 November 2023 – Today, Angola has taken a significant step in the fight against tuberculosis with the validation of the National Tuberculosis Strategic Plan for 2023-2027, convening influential partners such as UNICEF, the Global Fund, UNDP, and UNAIDS in Luanda.

Cunene, Angola, 28 October 2023 - The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) organised 2-day field visit to Cunene, Angola to get direct insights into the ongoing efforts to eradicate Guinea Worm disease in Angola, which WHO has been involved in locally since 2020 with the support of The Carter Center. The mission was led by Dr.

In a bid to strengthen global health security, the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded a comprehensive assessment of Angola's readiness and response to health threats. This initiative, the Joint External Evaluation (JEE), took place between 25th and 29th September 2023.

Catarino Estêvão Fernandes Francisco, 21, is in his third year of medicine at the Private University of Angola (UPRA). He always dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon. 

In the early afternoon of 9 September, Catarino Francisco is coordinating the work of 12 monitors in the urban district of Ngola Kiluanje, whose task is to monitor the level of implementation of the polio vaccination campaign to the target group of children under five years.

Luanda, 24^th of October, 2023 ‒ In the neighborhood of Caope Velha, in the municipality of Cacuaco in Luanda, Elisa António de Melo, 70, is carrying a baby girl in her arms. She is waiting with her two granddaughters and four great-grandchildren for the polio vaccine to be administered to the children.