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Huambo Primary Health Care Programme
Health services in Angola have deteriorated since the 1980's mainly due to the war. As a result the people in Angola have very limited access to health services and those that do exist are poorly resourced and badly managed.
Immunization Profile - Angola
Number of reported cases and reported percent of target population fully vaccinated, by antigen.
Polio Outbreak in Angola
More than 600 cases have occurred since March, most of whom were among children younger than five years old. At least 39 people have died. The first cases were reported in the capital city of Luanda and neighboring areas in Bengo province.
International Medical Corps Humanitarian Relief: Angola
Information from this non-profit humanitarian relief organization working to save lives and relieve suffering through health interventions and medical training.
Health Precautions
All visitors over one year of age arriving from infected areas must have a yellow fever vaccination certificate. Hepatitis B, malaria, cholera, trachoma, schistosomiasis, river blindness, and sleeping sickness are all hazards.
Outbreak of Poliomyelitis -- Angola, 1999
Many case patients resided in overcrowded municipalities where families displaced by civil war had settled. Ministry of Health suspected the outbreak was poliomyelitis and began planning a vaccination campaign to control the epidemic.
Angola Briefing Note
The main public health threat is epidemics, particularly malaria, diarrhea disease and meningitis; and malnutrition is a long-term consequence of food shortfall.
Meningococcal Meningitis in Angola
Following the information posted on 6 August 1998, the Ministry of Health in Angola has now reported a total of 1113 cases of meningococcal meningitis from the four affected provinces of BiƩ, Malange, Huambo and Lunda Norte.
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Angola Health Conditions
Logistical problems with supply and distribution of equipment as well as the lack of physical security impeded the provision of health care throughout the country.
International Medical Corps
In Angola, more than 80% of babies are delivered at home. While delivery is a celebrated event for the family and community, for women and newborns it is an experience filled with risk.
Health services in Angola have deteriorated since the 1980's mainly due to the war. As a result the people in Angola have very limited access to health services and those that do exist are poorly resourced and badly managed.
Number of reported cases and reported percent of target population fully vaccinated, by antigen.
More than 600 cases have occurred since March, most of whom were among children younger than five years old. At least 39 people have died. The first cases were reported in the capital city of Luanda and neighboring areas in Bengo province.
Information from this non-profit humanitarian relief organization working to save lives and relieve suffering through health interventions and medical training.
All visitors over one year of age arriving from infected areas must have a yellow fever vaccination certificate. Hepatitis B, malaria, cholera, trachoma, schistosomiasis, river blindness, and sleeping sickness are all hazards.
Many case patients resided in overcrowded municipalities where families displaced by civil war had settled. Ministry of Health suspected the outbreak was poliomyelitis and began planning a vaccination campaign to control the epidemic.
The main public health threat is epidemics, particularly malaria, diarrhea disease and meningitis; and malnutrition is a long-term consequence of food shortfall.
Following the information posted on 6 August 1998, the Ministry of Health in Angola has now reported a total of 1113 cases of meningococcal meningitis from the four affected provinces of BiƩ, Malange, Huambo and Lunda Norte.
Logistical problems with supply and distribution of equipment as well as the lack of physical security impeded the provision of health care throughout the country.
In Angola, more than 80% of babies are delivered at home. While delivery is a celebrated event for the family and community, for women and newborns it is an experience filled with risk.
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