Prevention, preparedness, and response to health emergencies - Strengthening the national surveillance systems and community engagement in Angola
Angola faces a complicated public health landscape, shaped by challenges ranging from persistent malaria transmission to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Social, economic, and environmental factors such as informal settlements, cross-border livestock trade, and recurrent flooding compound public health risks by accelerating the spread of disease. Disparities between urban and rural areas complicate the landscape further. Only fourteen percent of rural children are fully immunized, and outbreaks in remote areas can spread quickly without detection.
In response to this complexity, Angola’s project emphasizes multisectoral cooperation. It is led by the Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Environment. The project implementation will be supported by three implementing entities: FAO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Project objectives
With the support of the Pandemic Fund and partners, Angola aims to strengthen pandemic resilience across the country’s health sectors and minimize the impact of health emergencies on its people.
Expected outcomes
Within three years, Angola expects that its Pandemic Fund project will enable it to:
- Establish a fully functional and integrated surveillance system
- Ensure that its laboratory network is accredited and meets international standards
- Develop a surge-ready public health workforce
- Institutionalize One Health coordination, and
- Embed community surveillance capacity across all the country’s municipalities.
Implementing Entities
FAO, WHO, UNICEF
Priority areas
Institutionalizing integrated surveillance
Upgrading human and animal health laboratories
Strengthening the public health workforce
Total budget
USD 19,930,703
Total co-financing
(in kind and cash)
USD 259,284,447
Total co-investment
(in kind and cash)
USD 200,239,045
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Projects
The Pandemic Fund
FAO is co-leading the implementation of 32 Pandemic Fund projects worth over USD 165 million aimed to boost local and global health security.
Highlights
Pandemic Fund’s third call for proposals
The Pandemic Fund has announced its third Call for Proposals, with an envelope of USD 500 million to enhance pandemic preparedness and response with a focus in low- and middle-income countries.
Projects
Pandemic Fund projects
FAO is co-leading the implementation of 32 Pandemic Fund projects worth over USD 165 million aimed to boost local and global health security.