Informes

Highlights An estimated 1.42 million people are affected (including 756,000 children) by the drought, including 800,000 people food insecure in the provinces of Cunene, Namibe and Huila. There are an estimated 95,877 Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) caseloads…

On 21 January 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Angola notified WHO of an outbreak of yellow fever (YF). The first case with onset date on 5 December 2015 was identified in Viana municipality, Luanda…

Huambo - The vaccination campaign against yellow fever in the central Huambo Province is starting this Tuesday, with over one million doses of vaccines available, informed last Monday the provincial health department director, Frederico Carlos Juliana. Speaking…

Luanda - The World Health Organization (WHO) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) embarked on contacts with the four vaccine manufacturers for the production of antigens to respond to the need of Angola. In a press conference on…

Purse strings may be tight, but investing in immunisation brings economic rewards, reducing healthcare costs and improving school attendance Dr Sam Agbo The author is chief of survival and development for Unicef Angola Angola was declared polio-free by the…

I. Key Highlights The UN Resident Coordinator and the WHO Country Representative will be visiting Huambo Province on Thursday The overall administrative coverage of the vaccination campaign in Luanda province is 90% of the targeted population (5,900,775 of…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Since December 2015, Angola has been experiencing its first Yellow Fever outbreak in more than 30 years. As of 11 April 2016, according to data collected by the Cruz Vermelha de…

Mbanza Congo - Migration and Foreigners Department (SME) in northern Zaire province has recorded 800 movements in the last seven days in different border check points with the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The SME spokesman,…

7 April 2016, Luanda – The World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti and the Director-General of WHO, Dr Margaret Chan have concluded a three-day official visit to Angola. The visit aimed at…

Luanda - The ambassador of Namibia to Angola, Cláudia Grace Uushona Thursday, in Luanda, delivered a donation of medicines, consisting of 10.200 paracetamol boxes of 120 and 500 mg, respectively, and 1.800 syringes. According to the diplomat,…