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Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Angola | Oct 30, 2024

Promoting creative expression in the mental health approach

On October 10, 2024, the world celebrated World Mental Health Day, a global occasion dedicated to raising awareness about mental health, fighting stigma and mobilising efforts to promote its support

Tito Vicente Samossi Joaquim, artistically known as Tito Vibes, is a young artist who has found a way to express his dreams, struggles, and aspirations for the future in painting. Born in the Santa Tereza neighbourhood of Viana, where, from an early age, his joy was drawing, Tito filled his…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Angola | Sep 16, 2024

Angola receives vaccines to fight cervical cancer

Figures from the Angolan Cancer Control Institute reveal that in Angola, 915 cases of cervical cancer were treated in 2022 alone, around 17 per cent of all cancer cases

More than 1,400,000 doses of vaccines against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), scientifically recognised as the leading cause of more than 90% of cervical cancer, arrived in Angola today for the immunisation of girls aged 9 to 12, as part of the national strategy for prevention and protection against cervical cancer.…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Angola | Aug 23, 2024

Angola holds a comprehensive review and methodological meeting to speed up vaccination

Angola needs to reinforce the immunisation of children against polio due to an ongoing outbreak caused by the importation of the virus from neighbouring countries

To ensure that all children are vaccinated and protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, the Ministry of Health, with the support of the WHO, is holding a methodological meeting in Luanda on 20, 21 and 22 August with the participation of partners and health technicians from all the country’s provinces. According to…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Angola | Jul 29, 2024

Protecting Angolan children from vaccine-preventable diseases

Despite the progress that has been made, Angola still faces several challenges in terms of increasing immunization indicators and reducing vaccine-preventable deaths

After graduating from medical school in 2012, Fadário had a dream: to help get as many Angolan children vaccinated as possible, to reduce vaccine-preventable deaths. Thanks to the joint efforts of government authorities at all levels, national and international partners, civil society and the population in general, Fadário has witnessed…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Angola | Jul 12, 2024

World Health Organization (WHO) carries out mission to eradicate dracunculiasis in Angola

The Ministry of Health has implemented all the interventions recommended by the WHO, including community-based surveillance, vector control and the proactive trapping of domestic animals

Angola is one of five countries where dracunculiasis has not yet been eradicated. Between 2018 and 2020, human cases were identified in Cunene province, making the country endemic for this disease. Dracunculiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Dracunculus medinensis, a long white worm that can measure between 60 and…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Angola | Jul 08, 2024

Strengthening Partnerships to Promote an Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/AIDS-Free Angola

According to the Demographic Health Indicators Survey (2015/16), the HIV prevalence rate in the general population 15-49 years is 2% and is higher amongst women

Angola faces a generalized Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic, with sexual transmission being key to its spread. According to the Demographic Health Indicators Survey (2015/16), the HIV prevalence rate in the general population 15-49 years is 2% and is higher amongst women. The HIV epidemic is mostly concentrated in urban…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Angola | May 24, 2024

Angola aims to vaccinate over 5 million children to ensure a polio-free nation

After Angola reported poliovirus imported from neighbouring countries, the fight against polio gained momentum in the Lóvua refugee settlement

"I'm delighted because my children are protected against polio" — Lucie Lusungu. During chaos, sometimes you can only find relief away from home. Memories are left behind because being safe is now worth more than anything. The experience of migration is a determining factor in health and well-being. Lucie Lusungu and her…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Angola | Apr 16, 2024

From crisis to collaboration: Reducing meningitis mortality in Huambo province, Angola

Between January and December 2023, Angola recorded a significant increase in suspected cases of meningitis, with 68,169 cases and 169 deaths

It’s early morning, but Soba Arão Moma, a traditional leader in Benfica neighbourhood in Huambo province, Angola, is already interacting with residents and handing out leaflets. His mission is clear: to ensure everyone is fully informed about the meningitis outbreak affecting Angola’s Huambo province and that no sick children are…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Angola | Apr 11, 2024

World Health Day: More than two thousand people walk for health

This inclusive event marked a significant milestone in celebrating the progress of public health in Angola

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. Organised by the Ministry of Health and the Luanda Provincial Government, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), this…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Angola | Mar 25, 2024

Eliminating tuberculosis to protect citizens

Angola is among the 20 countries most affected by tuberculosis worldwide, with an annual average of 65,000 new cases of tuberculosis in the last five years

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. According to the Secretary of State for Public Health, Professor Dr. Carlos Pinto de Sousa, tuberculosis represents the 3rd leading…

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