Health :: Africa
Health :: Southern Africa

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 blindness, and sleeping sickness are all hazards.
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Immunization Profile - Angola - Number of reported cases and reported percent of target population fully vaccinated, by antigen.
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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.
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Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS): Angola - Country situation analysis about the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome epidemic. Downloadable epidemiological fact sheets available. [Acrobat Reader]
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 provinces of BiƩ, Malange, Huambo and Lunda Norte.
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 planning a vaccination campaign to control the epidemic.
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 expenditures.
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