Angola

Global Fund

 

Latest News ans Events

 

- Project Bulletin UNDP/GF Issue 2

 

- UNDP/GF started the Supervision Visits to NGOs in Angola

Luanda, 24 May 2010 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/ Global Fund (GF) in Angola started in May 2010 the Supervision Visits to NGOs. Read More

 

- UNDP/GF Ongoing Distribution of 8 Municipal Laboratory Kits, 45 VCTs and Office Furniture to National, Provincial, Municipal Hospitals and Health Centers

Luanda, 18 May 2010 - UNDP/GF Angola, has already started the Second Phase of distribution and installation of 8 municipal laboratory kits and 45 VCTs, together with office furniture to hospitals and health centers at national, provincial and municipal levels to support the National Institute Against HIV (INLS) in promoting awareness and combating against HIV/Aids throughout the country. Read More

Luanda, 20 May 2010

UNDP/GF Distributes Laboratory and Administrative Equipment to National Hospitals

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), trough the Global Fund Project, has been distributing and installing laboratory equipments and administrative materials to hospitals, to supply the Counseling and Voluntary Testing Centers (CATV) trough the nation.

The process has as principal objective, to improve the infrastructure conditions and the quality of the laboratory services for the detection and treatment of this pandemy along with National Institute of Battle Against HIV (INLS).

So far, have been delivered more than 24 kits with laboratory basic equipment, hospital materials, photocopy machines, electricity generators, computers and air conditioning units to 17 different institutions in the following provinces: Luanda, Kuanza Sul, Zaire, Cunene, Namibe, Benguela, Bié e Huambo. The distribution plan also includes the provinces of Uige and Malange.

According to the Provincial Focal Point Against HIV, in Huambo, Euclides Arão Chipavela, the equipments and the material received in the Municipal Hospitals of Bailundo and Caala, benefit more than 1000 patients that can be treated in better conditions, and also, facilitates the work of the laboratory technician of analyzing the samples during the tests done in the laboratories.

UNDP is Global Fund´s main receptor in Angola, having adopted the responsibility of helping in the battle against HIV, and in the control of malaria and TB since 2.005.

For more informations, please contact:

Ms. Erika Acosta Duarte

Communications Officer

UNDP/Global Fund Project

Email: Erika.duarte@undp.org