Huambo: At least 4,000 health professionals, including doctors and nurses, participated in a master class on 'Advances in the Treatment of Epilepsy' held in Huambo. This event is part of the Clinical Neurophysiology Training Support Program.
According to Angola Press News Agency, the session was part of the Ministry of Health's specialized training program and was led by Fernando Cendes, a Brazilian specialist renowned for his expertise in epilepsy and neuroimaging. The lecture covered the latest advancements in diagnosis, drug therapies, and modern neurophysiologic monitoring techniques, focusing particularly on the context of developing countries.
This initiative falls under the national plan aimed at enhancing the value of health professionals through ongoing education, modernization of clinical practices, and expansion of international scientific cooperation. Following the lecture, the delegation, led by Job Monteiro, the coordinator and technical manager of the Ministry of Health's training project, met with the governor of Huambo province, Pereira Alfredo, to discuss the program's objectives and strategies.
Job Monteiro informed the press that this project, funded by the World Bank, is a national effort focused on the specialization of 38,000 health sector professionals, including 3,000 doctors and 9,000 nurses. The project also targets nursing technicians and diagnostic and therapeutic technicians, with a total of 4,000 from the general regime and 4,000 from hospital support.
Monteiro highlighted that the project, which commenced a year ago, currently has 9,000 professionals in training, achieving an implementation rate of 30 percent. He expressed satisfaction with the results, which reflect progress in governance, human resources policies, and the human capital development plan.
The training of 38,000 professionals includes 80 percent within the national territory and 20 percent abroad across various specialties. This aims to enhance the health system's response capacity and boost the self-esteem of professionals. In particular, postgraduate studies in neuroscience will begin in September, lasting 12 months, to train professionals nationwide in this specialized field.
In Huambo province, the program has initially covered 812 nurses, with training starting on March 10 and lasting two years. The courses offered include Emergency and Trauma Nursing, Intensive Care, Medical-Surgical, Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Childcare and Pediatrics, Maternal and Neonatal Health, Community Health, Nephrology, Dermatology focusing on wound treatment, and Infectious Diseases.
The province of Huambo, with an estimated population of 2.8 million across 17 municipalities and 30 communes, has 280 primary, secondary, and tertiary health units. These are staffed by 7,550 professionals, including 400 doctors from various nationalities such as nationals, Russians, and Cubans.
