According to Rádio Nacional de Angola (RNA), which cites the minister, the number of cases of the disease has dropped from 80,000 to around 69,000. "We currently have around 69,251 cases", said the holder of the Health portfolio.
With regard to HIV/AIDS, the minister – who was speaking within the scope of the first ordinary session of the National Commission for the Fight against HIV/AIDS and Major Endemic Diseases (CNLS-GE), held this Tuesday and led by Esperança da Costa, deputy -President of the Republic – informed that there are 310 thousand people living with this disease, of which 190 are women.
"By this time, it is estimated that in Angola there are 310,000 people living with HIV, of which 190,000 are women", she said, quoted by RNA.
In order to fill these numbers, the minister informed that testing was increased, among other strategies. "We considerably increased testing, compared to the year 2017 to 2022 there was an increase of 116 percent. Services for the prevention of transmission of HIV from mother to child, we had in 2017, 650 services, in 2022, 881 services", she indicated .
Regarding the challenges, according to a note from the Vice-Presidency of the Republic, which VerAngola had access to, "the emphasis lies on the inclusion of pregnant women and women living with HIV in social projects for the empowerment of women implemented by the Executive (Kwenda, PREI and PRODESI) and increasing access to diagnosis, treatment and care for all children exposed before two months of age, through active search and inclusion in social projects".
As for malaria, the holder of the Health portfolio noted the sector's commitment to preventing this disease.
"In the last two years we have had an increase in the number of diagnosed cases by around nine million, with 12 thousand deaths. To say that we remain committed to the coverage, distribution of mosquito nets in 90 percent of our provinces. We also remain committed to prevention", she said, quoted by RNA.
According to a communiqué from the Vice-Presidency of the Republic, in the session the commission considered "the Recommendations and Deliberations of the 3rd Meeting of the CNLS-GE, held on April 13, 2018, and the Summary of the main results and challenges of HIV/AIDS and Major Endemic Diseases, namely Malaria, Tuberculosis, Trypanosomiasis and HIV/AIDS".
