At least 38,000 health professionals are expected to be trained up to 2027, as part of the emergency training plan outlined by the Angolan government, the Health Ministry (MINSA) announced Monday, ANGOP has learnt.
In the statement issued as part of the Health Workers' Day marked on September 25, MINSA reaffirmed its commitment to improve the performance of health units at primary and secondary levels, primary health care and to increase universal care coverage.
The Health Ministry, the statement says, reassures its commitment to materialize health promotion and disease prevention programmes, which will culminate in the reinforcement of work, with other ministerial departments to balance the social determinants of health. According to MINSA, the government will carry on with its recruiting strategy for more professionals to join the sector in line with the country's economic and financial conditions.
Official figures show that the national health network has around 100,000 professionals to provide health assistance to more than 30 million inhabitants.
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