WHO supports Angola in strengthening the regulation of medicines and health technolo...

Access to safe, effective, and quality medicines and health technologies is one of the fundamental pillars for ensuring public health and achieving Universal Health Coverage. In Angola, this goal is being achieved through a structured process of institutional strengthening, led by the Regulatory Agency for Medicines and Health Technologies (ARMED) with ongoing technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO), co-financed by the European Union.

BFA and WHO join forces for health in Angola

In a gesture of solidarity and commitment to protecting the population in the face of the cholera emergency, Banco de Fomento Angola (BFA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) today formalised a strategic partnership to support the national response to the outbreak affecting thousands of families in Angola.

Angola strengthens Ebola outbreak preparedness measures

Following the declaration of Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola is stepping up disease surveillance, prevention and preparedness measures especially in the country’s Lunda Norte province which borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Calumbo reinforces national polio vaccination effort

Surrounded by the wide Kwanza River, the municipality of Calumbo is known for the resilience and hard-working spirit of its people. Between August 15 and 17, the municipality joined the rest of the country in the First Round of the National Polio Vaccination Campaign, a large-scale operation that mobilized 1,000 health workers to administer 1.5 million doses of vaccine to 100,000 children.