A partnership protocol for implementing the Tata Uhayele project was signed Friday in Lobito, coastal Benguela province.
Signed the protocol were the Ngana Zenza Foundation for Community Development (FDC), the Ministry of Transport and the Benguela Railway (CFB).
The objective of Tata Uhayele (Take care of your health, in the Umbundu national language) is to provide health care to vulnerable communities along the Lobito Corridor, covering the provinces of Benguela, Huambo, Bié and Moxico.
Medical assistance will be carried out in two clinical carriages operated by the CFB and ensured by specialised personnel.
Addressing the ceremony, Angola’s First Lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, expressed her appreciation and gratitude for the participation of the partners.
She added that Tata Uhayele is a train of hope with which it intends to contribute sustainably in improving social assistance in the country.
In order to achieve this goal, Ana Dias Lourenço defended cooperation, adding that the success entails everyone’s involvement and participation.
Ana Dias Lourenço appealed to private companies specialised in the health sector to join this initiative, adding that “their support is crucial and will demonstrate the power of collaboration and partnerships to achieve significant results”.
“As founder and President of FDC, I am committed to promote initiatives such as the Tata Uhayele project and to work to ensure that everyone has access to the health care they need”, she emphasised.
In his speech, the minister of Transport, Ricardo de Abreu, said that the health is a good that, being universal, does not always reach those who need it.
“What we are witnessing today is a small step, of the much that we have to do, but which, if well implemented, will contribute to increasing the life expectancy of local populations and for their quality and development to be achieved objectives.” , he stated.
The mobile clinics have a team of thirteen professionals – two electrical doctors, an ophthalmologist, a general practitioner, two laboratory technicians.
While for nursing, pediatrics, ophthalmology, sterilisation, pharmacy and reception, there is a technician for each area.
Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)
