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The Sumbe Pediatric Hospital is under pressure due to the significant increase in measles cases in recent weeks. Currently, 23 children remain hospitalized with a diagnosis of the disease and, according to the hospital's management, there has been an average of eight new admissions a day. At times, such as last week, the unit has received up to 40 cases at the same time, with days when 15 children were admitted with symptoms compatible with measles. 

Luanda, 28 July 2025 – In response to Angola’s ongoing cholera outbreak, a two-week training programme has brought together national and international expertise to strengthen the country’s capacity in laboratory diagnostics and epidemiological surveillance. The initiative was led by the German Epidemic Preparedness Team (SEEG) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health.

Luanda, Angola - The World Health Organization (WHO) is betting on an innovative approach to stop preventable diseases: engaging digital influencers to directly convey prevention messages to the public through social media.

A high-level mission led by Pablo Torrealba, Head of the ECHO Regional Office for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, was successfully concluded in Angola following field visits and strategic meetings in Luanda, Namibe, and Huíla provinces. The mission, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, focused on evaluating progress in the cholera emergency response and nutrition interventions supported by the European Union.

Cuanza Sul, July 2025 - When José Domingos, a resident of the Panda neighborhood in the municipality of Gangula, began to feel pains in his stomach, followed by liquid diarrhea and vomiting, he thought it was just a bad mood. But within a few hours, his condition worsened. "I got really weak, I thought I was going to die. It was the neighbors who took me to the Gangula Health Center. There they said it was cholera," he said.

Lunda Norte, July 12, 2025 - A new round of the oral vaccination campaign against cholera was officially launched this Saturday in the municipality of Cafunfo, Lunda Norte province, an initiative of the Angolan government, through the Ministry of Health, with the support of GAVI - Global Alliance for Vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the European Union and other partners in the health sector.

Luanda, July 4, 2025 - With the number of cholera cases showing a sustained downward trend and no deaths reported in recent days, Angola today received 2 million oral cholera vaccines, in a joint effort between the Ministry of Health, Gavi - the Global Alliance for Vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the European Union and other partners in the health sector.

BENGUELA, 3 July 2025 — The World Health Organization (WHO) in Angola participated in the International Congress of Medicine hosted by the Private University of Angola (UPRA) in Benguela, underscoring its continued collaboration with academic institutions to advance universal health coverage and health systems strengthening in Angola.

In response to a recent polio outbreak in Benguela province, Angola has launched a polio vaccination campaign. The campaign aims to protect over half a million children and reaffirm the country’s commitment to eradicating disease.

In the Angolan province of Huíla, where the Serra da Leba rises like a poem carved in stone and the mountainous plateau borders Namibe, home to one of the oldest deserts in the world, dozens of unsung heroes rise every dawn with a noble mission: to save lives from cholera.