Rapports

Kuito - The State Secretary for Health Carlos Alberto Masseca said Thursday that there is a plan underway to deal with the yellow fever epidemic in the country. The official was speaking to the press in central…

SUMMARY A yellow fever outbreak was detected in Angola late in December 2015 and confirmed by the Institut Pasteur Dakar (IP-D) on 20 January 2016. Subsequently, a rapid increase in the number of cases has been observed. As…

Amid the ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in the Republic of Angola, the European Union has deployed a team of medical experts under the European Medical Corps established earlier this year. Experts from three EU Member States…

Luanda - The health authorities of Luanda province will strengthen its vaccination strategies campaign against yellow fever to cover more than five hundred thousand citizens who have not been immunized during the campaign taking place since…

I. Key Highlights MoH and WHO started preparation for the next phase of vaccination campaign, to include 4 provinces Angola will receive 2,434,900 doses of yellow fever vaccine on 12 May 2016 from the Institute Pasteur Dakar and…

SUMMARY A yellow fever outbreak was detected in Angola late in December 2015 and confirmed by the Institut Pasteur Dakar (IP-D) on 20 January 2016. Subsequently, a rapid increase in the number of cases has been observed. As…

By Heitor Lourenco 4 May 2016 Registering a child in Angola is sometimes a real challenge. The lack of information, the weaknesses of the services and the bureaucracy of the system are among the main constraints. These problems…

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…

Highlights • Reduced and irregular rainfall is seriously affecting the 2016 agriculture campaign in Cunene and Namibe provinces. • Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) rates have doubled, affecting 95,877 children in 7 provinces. • In January and February 2016, 710…

26 April 2016: Geneva - As efforts to bring an outbreak of yellow fever in Angola under control continue, the World Health Organization is reminding all travellers to the country that they are required to receive…