April 23, 2022 – Page 2 – Angola Newswire

April 23, 2022

Minister praises CPLP’s commitment to fight against Covid-19

Lisbon – Angolan minister of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Maria do Rosário Bragança Sambo has stressed the role of the Community of the Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) in fight against Covid-19 pandemic.

The minister said Friday in Lisbon, Portugal, that the commitment of the CPLP scientific community and its contribution were instrumental in obtaining quick, safe and effective scientific solutions to the pandemic.

The official, who was speaking during a lecture, to mark the 120th anniversary of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Institute of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, managed by the Angolan Filomeno Fortes, highlighted the CPLP as good example of multilateral cooperation.

To this purpose, she said it was pertinent to invoke the objective of sustainable development 17 regarding the partnership of objectives, recognising the need for inter-sector collaboration among the countries for achieving the UN agenda.

Objective 17, she said, advocates improving regional and international cooperation North South, South South and triangular among all aspects on access to science, technology and innovation and effective capacity building to support the execution of national plans, focusing on reaching the goals of the sustainable development plan.

Maria do Rosário Bragança Sambo stressed that the CPLP Strategic Plan for Multilateral Cooperation, in the fields of Science, Technology and Higher Education for the period 2022/26, defends the use and deepening of cooperation actions.

This is to guarantee access and the future academic, scientific and technological knowledge, as well as for the affirmation of the CPLP in national and international contexts.

The minister mentioned the cooperation among CPLP countries, in terms of all quality assurance in higher education, as one of the great challenges, adding that the quality assurance agencies have shown a growing dynamism in the application of cooperation.

A book entitled “” Serpentes Venenosas de Angola”, by Portuguese specialists was released during the event, attended by several guests, including the Angolan ambassador to Portugal, Carlos Alberto Fonseca.

During the ceremony, several personalities were also honored, including the doctor Luís Gomes Sambo and the musician Barceló de Carvalho (Bonga).

Source: Angola Press News Agency

April 23, 2022

MPLA leader announces new professionals for health sector

Cabinda – MPLA leader João Lourenço has announced plans for 24,000 new professionals for health sector, with an average of 8,000 per year, as part of the public tender.

The ruling party president announced this while delivering his speech during a mass rally held in northern Cabinda province on Saturday, as part of his three-day visit to the region.

In his speech, also aimed to launch his party’s pre electoral-campaign in Cabinda, the MPLA leader announced the Executive’s commitment to build a pharmaceutical industry.

The portfolio for the coming years also includes the construction of general hospitals in Benguela, Bailundo (Huambo) and Dundo (Lunda Norte), he said.

In his speech, João Lourenço highlighted, the construction and rehabilitation of 79 reference hospitals, including national, provincial, health centers and posts in the last five years.

According to him, the above units made it possible to make 32,619 inpatient beds available to the population, of which 1,400 were in intensive care units.

The president also highlighted the construction of dialysis centers and centres in all health facilities built from scratch, orthopedic centers and clinical analysis laboratories.

In the last two public tenders, since he took office, João Lourenço reported that the sector hired 33,093 health professionals, including 2,373 physicians.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

April 23, 2022

Angolan head of State returns to Luanda

Cabinda – Angolan president João Lourenço arrived in Luanda on Saturday after a three-day visit to the northern Cabinda.

In Luanda, the Angolan Statesman, who was accompanied by the First Lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, was welcomed by Vice President of Republic, Bornito de Sousa.

On the first day of the visit (21), in the northernmost province of the country, João Lourenço inaugurated the General Hospital of Cabinda, with a capacity for 200 beds.

On the same day, the Head of State met with members of the provincial government of Cabinda and held separate meetings with members of civil society.

On the second day (22), the President visited Malongo oil field, where he made contact with the “Lifua A” oil platform, under construction in that region.

During the visit, the head of State opened the Passenger Maritime Terminal in Cabinda on Friday.

The Head of State has carried out work visits to the provinces aimed to assess the level of implementation of the various socio-economic projects aimed to improving the conditions of the populations and development of the country.

Before leaving Cabinda, João Lourenço, as leader of the ruling MPLA party, presided over a mass rally, which marked this Saturday (23) the launch of the pre-election campaign of the ruling party in that province.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

April 23, 2022

Angolan, Mozambican MPs share experience

Luanda – A delegation of Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique arrived Saturday evening in Luanda for a week-long visit to Angola, as part of the strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation between the countries’ Parliaments.

The Parliamentary delegation is headed by the first Vice President and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique, Hélder Ernesto Injojo, according to a note reached ANGOP.

The source states that the delegation, visiting Angola on 23-30 April, will be received on Monday, 25th, by the Speaker of National Assembly, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos.

Source: Angola Press News Agency