Health
Angola Briefing Note
The main public health threat is epidemics, particularly malaria, diarrhea disease and meningitis; and malnutrition is a long-term consequence of food shortfall.
Angola Health Conditions
Logistical problems with supply and distribution of equipment as well as the lack of physical security impeded the provision of health care throughout the country.
Health Precautions
All visitors over one year of age arriving from infected areas must have a yellow fever vaccination certificate. Hepatitis B, malaria, cholera, trachoma, schistosomiasis, river bli…
Immunization Profile - Angola
Number of reported cases and reported percent of target population fully vaccinated, by antigen.
International Medical Corps Humanitarian Relief: Angola
Information from this non-profit humanitarian relief organization working to save lives and relieve suffering through health interventions and medical training.
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Angola
Country situation analysis about the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome epidemic. Downloadable epidemiological fact sheets.
Meningococcal Meningitis in Angola
Following the information posted on 6 August 1998, the Ministry of Health in Angola has now reported a total of 1113 cases of meningococcal meningitis from the four affected provin…
Outbreak of Poliomyelitis -- Angola, 1999
Many case patients resided in overcrowded municipalities where families displaced by civil war had settled. Ministry of Health suspected the outbreak was poliomyelitis and began pl…
World Health Organization (WHO): Angola
An overview of public health issues by the United Nations specialized agency. Topics include disease outbreaks, legislation, statistics and details on related government expenditur…
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