Luanda, 10 June 2025 — The World Well being Group (WHO) immediately donated three cell water high quality testing kits to the Ministry of Well being, by means of the Instituto Nacional de Investigação em Saúde (INIS), to strengthen Angola’s capability to watch and reply to waterborne illness dangers—particularly throughout well being emergencies corresponding to the continued cholera outbreak.
These cell kits enable for on-the-spot evaluation of water sources, enabling well being groups to detect points corresponding to pH ranges, chlorine focus, turbidity, and different key indicators of water security—with out the delays attributable to transporting samples to laboratories.
“In provinces like Lunda Norte, we’ve confronted critical challenges gathering and transporting water samples from distant communities,” mentioned Alex Freeman, a WASH and Well being logistics specialist deployed to Angola with the assist of the WHO Nairobi AFRO Emergency Hub “Now, with these cell kits, we are able to conduct correct exams instantly on the level of assortment, enabling quicker decision-making and a extra agile public well being response.”
As a part of the rollout, 9 INIS workers members had been skilled on using the cell kits, with extra coaching deliberate for personnel from different sectors within the coming weeks.
The testing kits are additionally a sensible device for routine monitoring in hospital settings, serving to guarantee secure water for sufferers and well being staff. As a part of WHO’s mandate to assist water high quality surveillance, the kits signify an vital operational enhance for each preventive well being efforts and outbreak response.
“It is a nice instance of collaboration and focused assist,” mentioned Simão Nhassengo, a WASH specialist deployed to Angola with the assist of the federal government of the Netherlands. “These kits will play an vital function in monitoring water security throughout Angola and finally assist stop the unfold of waterborne ailments like cholera.”
The initiative was made attainable because of the beneficiant contributions of the European Union by means of European Civil Safety and Humanitarian Support Operations (ECHO), and the Embassy of the Netherlands, whose assist has additionally enabled technical deployments to strengthen water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) capability throughout the nation.