On nineteenth October 2023, Luanda: WHO Angola marked one other step in its steady effort to strengthen well being techniques in Angola with the supply of technological materials to the Research, Planning and Statistics Workplace (GEPE) on the Ministry of Well being with help from the European Union (EU).
A complete of six laptops have been donated to GEPE. 5 of those have been funded by the European Union to bolster capabilities and improve the well being data system. This contribution is a section of a broader initiative that can see the donation of 64 laptops, all as a part of the EU’s collaboration with WHO Angola in help of the Ministry of Well being. As well as, 354 smartphones will probably be donated, aiming to equip the Ministry technically.
The donation ceremony noticed the laptops introduced by Victor Luteganya, WHO’s Information Supervisor, and Monica Manuel, WHO’s Programme Assistant.
Expressing his gratitude, the Director of GEPE, Dr. Pedro Duarte, acknowledged the importance of the contribution. “We’re extraordinarily happy with the donation,” he mentioned. “Given {that a} portion of our technical employees is cellular, laptops are extra useful than desktops. This aids in facilitating their duties as we goal to fortify the well being data system. With GEPE’s plans to deliver extra folks on board, we hope such help will proceed.”
As well as, GEPE highlighted among the very important work that WHO is concerned in bolstering the workplace. This consists of reviewing the Nationwide Well being Growth Plan and the Nationwide Well being Data System Strategic Plan (PESIS), amongst different initiatives.
For Victor Luteganya, the donation holds paramount significance. “It is integral for empowering the GEPE workforce. This may permit them to help the provinces with a sturdy well being data system adeptly,” he remarked. He additional emphasised, “with out a complete well being data system that integrates and triangulates routine institutional, inhabitants, notifiable and survey-based occasions that allows efficient useful resource allocation and measuring progress in the direction of Common Well being Protection, it is going to be more difficult to have a transparent path to realize the SDGs for well being.”
Such collaborations underline the dedication of WHO and companions such because the EU to construct a resilient and responsive well being framework in Angola.