Huambo – The 2nd commander of the Central Military Region, Brigadier Sapalo Baptista Tchimuhenguele, on Tuesday said the Angolan Army aims to improve its military health system through the training of staff and admission of young people.
Speaking at the end of the 12th training for health workers of the army, Tchimuhenguele said the strategy is to have a mentally and physically strong workforce and be well-prepared to accomplish their mission.
The brigadier added that efforts have been made to create conditions for greater training and improvement of the health services in the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) through the holding of training courses.
Sapalo Tchimuhenguele added that the FAA leadership has been working to improve the working conditions of professionals and the accommodation of patients and to expand and maintain hospital infrastructures to secure quality healthcare.
The military officer stressed that whether in times of war or not, health workers have always been front-line combatants, as they are always at the forefront during pandemics.
He added that military health care must be provided with ethical value, respect for the dignity of the human person, protection and preservation of the safety and physical integrity of the military.
The course is being attended by an overall 265 students from several Military Regions, Instruction Centres and Army Units, who since October 26 receive training.
The training includes Nursing and Professional Ethics, Hygiene and Epidemics, Emergencies and Health Networks, General Nursing Care, Pharmacology, Pathology and Therapeutics, Morphology, Health Administration and Registration and general military subjects.
The training also included internships in the areas of emergency assistance, external treatment, medicine, orthopedics, intensive care, surgery, hygiene and epidemiology, while in the military component they improve techniques of United Order, Continence and Military Honours, Unit Service Standards, Patriotic, Moral, Civic and Environmental Education, Justice and Discipline. ALH/AMP
