Informes

Luquembo - Eleven children under the age of 15 died this month (October) in the commune of Capunda, municipality of Luquembo, Malanje province, victims of measles, which has affected that district since the beginning of September…

Executive summary A scarce rainy season affected parts of southern Angola (and southern Africa in general) during the first few months of 2019, providing insufficient water to buffer the long dry season ahead. The general picture is…

Luanda - The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF reiterated their support to the Angolan Government on Friday (18), in order to develop a robust surveillance and monitoring vaccination system to prevent, detect and respond quickly…

The African Development Bank has approved a grant of $1 million to boost a children’s food and nutrition security program in Bié province in Angola. The resources are from a special relief fund to the government of…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Land preparation for and planting of 2020 cereal crops started in September Cereal production in 2019 adversely affected by rainfall deficits, resulting in below-average harvest Food prices increased throughout 2019, on back of reduced agricultural output…

In Numbers 131,685 mt of food assistance distributed in September 2019 US$ 3.3 million for six months (October 2019 to March 2020) net funding requirements, representing 62% of total 8,152 people assisted in September 2019 Operational Updates • In response to…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE GAMBOS This report documents how over the past two decades after the civil war, the encroachment of commercial cattle ranchers on the traditional grazing land of Tunda dos Gambos and Vale de Chimbolela has eroded…

Ondjiva - The southern Cunene province has recorded moderate rain on Sunday night after 12 months of extreme drought in the region, therefore reviving the hope of more than 800,000 people and nearly one million cattle…

Lubango - The drought-stricken population in Huila province has risen from 173,000 to 206,000, with the arrival of people from Namibe and Cunene, particularly herders looking for cattle pasture in the municipalities of Gambos and Matala. The…

Luanda, October 9, 2019 - The Angolan Ministry of Health, with technical support from WHO, carried out a data review and validation of five key Neglected Tropical Diseases. namely lymphatic filariasis (LF), onchocerciasis (Onco), schistosomiasis (SCH),…