Luanda - The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, travelled Friday to the province of Cunene, where he will open, later today, the 'Simione Mucune' General Hospital.
Accompanied by the first lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, the head of state received farewell greetings from the vice-president of the Republic, Esperança da Costa.
The new hospital unit replaces the previous one partially destroyed by a fire in 2020.
The new hospital unit replaces the previous one, partially destroyed by one that burned down in 2020.
The works of the new Ondjiva General Hospital, in the Naipalala III neighborhood, budgeted at 52 million euros, began in 2021.
The hospital will have services of Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Endoscopy, Ophthalmology, Stomatology, Emergency, Surgery, Simple and Computerized X-Ray (CT), Oxygen Factory, Hemodialysis and Psychiatry.
President João Lourenço's three-day work agenda in Cunene includes the holding of the Local Governance Council that brings together the 18 provincial governors and ministers to address the socio-economic situation of each of the regions of the country, as well as evaluate the progress of projects with social impact.
On Sunday, the last day of the visit, the President will travel to the municipality of Cuvelai, where he will check the progress of the construction works of the Ndué dam, one of the five structuring projects to combat the cyclical drought in this province, which is expected to benefit more than 50,000 families and the watering of 60,000 head of cattle. VIC/DOJ
