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Cholera: Health Minister ‘rolls up her sleeves’ and observes vaccination process in Bengo
The cholera outbreak continues to grow and is worrying health authorities, who have been making efforts in the strategy to combat cholera. To this end, the Minister of Health, Sílvia Lutucuta, was in Bengo this Tuesday to observe the vaccination...
US withdrawal from WHO weakens health and could worsen social issues in Angola, researchers say
The US withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) brings increased risks for countries like Angola, in the health system, in the detection of health threats and at a social level, warns an article published in The Lancet.
Cholera continues to spread in Angola and now exceeds 2000 cases
Cholera cases continue to rise in Angola and now total 2,069 cases, with 181 more patients identified in the last 24 hours, the highest number ever since the outbreak began on January 7.