Thirty-eight thousand health professionals will be trained by 2027, within the scope of the emergency training plan drawn up by the Executive, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) announced on Monday.
According to a note to which ANGOP had access, the training will cover all careers and different levels of education.
In the document, released as part of the 25th of September, Health Workers’ Day, marked on Monday, MINSA reaffirmed its commitment to improving the performance of health units at primary and secondary levels, primary health care and increasing of universal care coverage.
The objective is to ensure medical and medication assistance closer to home areas.
MINSA assured its commitment to implementing health promotion and disease prevention programs, which will culminate in strengthening work, with other ministerial departments, to balance the social determinants of health.
It also ensured continuous work on improving the logistics chain of medicines, supplements, medical devices and reagents to improve the training of each employee, professional satisfaction and personal fulfillment.
According to MINSA, the Executive will continue with the strategy of recruiting more professionals, according to the country’s economic and financial conditions.
He highlighted the spirit of commitment and resilience demonstrated over the last 12 months, on the “front line of the battle for the health of all Angolans”.
He was concerned about the impact of HIV/AIDS and injuries caused by road accidents.
Official data indicate that the national health network has around 100,000 professionals, serving more than 30 million inhabitants.
According to the data, around 28 thousand doctors are needed to reach the ratio recommended by the World Health Organization (one doctor for a thousand inhabitants), with the country currently having only eight thousand.
The National Health System currently has around two thousand units, including eight central hospitals, 32 provincial or general hospitals, 228 municipal hospitals and health centers and 1,453 health posts.