The Global Fund supports health with $ 45 million | Privacy Policy | Journal of Angola

The health sector has benefited since yesterday from financial support valued at more than $ 45 million, made available by the Global Fund to Fight Malaria and HIV [19659002] Signatory entities of the financing agreement
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The budget, to be applied over a period of three years, is distributed by the Ministry of Health $ 13,470,603, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 22,110,399 and World Vision 8,529,397 . Since 2006, when Angola signed the first agreements with the Global Fund, it has already received $ 150 million for programs on HIV and malaria.
At the end of the official ceremony of the Global Fund grant, Health Minister Sílvia Lutukuta said that the big challenge is to maintain an adequate supply of medicines, especially tuberculosis, which is difficult to acquire globally. .
The Minister assured that work with the Global Fund continues to provide additional resources for TB and strengthen the health system. In saying that Angola will continue to fight against malaria, HIV and tuberculosis, the minister admitted that the intention is to strengthen the health system, making it more and more resilient. The minister recalled that since 2015, Angola is going through a major economic crisis

which has reduced the co-financing of projects.
Ruth Mixinge, Chair of the Global Fund's Global Coordination Mechanism, said the funding will help to procure hospital supplies, reagents, train medical technicians, oversee medical services, and strengthen the health care system. Education for
UN Development Program (UNDP) representative Henrik Larson said the money will help support those most vulnerable to HIV, including youth and children .
The Global Fund, Charlotte Kristianson, called on beneficiary institutions to do everything to ensure the success of the program and ensure the good health of the Angolan people. Maria Carolina, a representative of World Vision, promised that the organization will expand services within communities, so that the entire population can have primary health services and that by 2021, the country will be without malaria.