Luanda - The Angolan minister of Health, Silvia Lutucuta reiterated Saturday in Luanda the commitment and engagement of the Angolan Government to fight the great endemic diseases and to reduce maternal, neonatal, child and nutritional mortality rate.
The Government official, who was speaking at a video conference to celebrate World Health Coverage Day, which marked on Saturday, noted that the country had made progress in terms of reducing maternal, neonatal, infant and nutrition mortality and control of major endemic diseases.
She highlighted the increase in vaccination from six to 13 anti-genes, HIV and AIDS, the prevention of transmission of the virus from mother to child and the increase in the number of tuberculosis treatment units from 147 in 2016 to 377 in 2020 as some of the advances in the health sector.
The Cabinet minister also underlined the commitment to new technologies for the treatment of tuberculosis, with the acquisition of 55 genexpert devices distributed in 18 provinces.
Silvia Lutucuta also said that talking about the universalisation of public health was a way of reaffirming the commitment to access to health, particularly primary care.
"The reach of universal health coverage is central to achieving results for the sector in Angola, described in the four priority areas of the 2018/2022 National Development Plan, where health is part of the first strategic pillar that addresses human development and the wellbeing of all people," she noted.
