ANGOLA - Country Profile |
Updated: Feb 2005 |
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National Strategic Framework
Status
Completed for the period 2000-2002. National policies
- Ordinance on blood safety in process.
- HIV/AIDS legislation in process.
- Guiding principles and strategies included in National Strategic Framework.
Ministry of Health
Rua 17 de Setembro
Luanda, Angola
Tel: +244 2 338 052 / 338 835 / 339 507
National AIDS Programme:
Contact person: Dr Ducelina Serrano
Luanda, Angola
Tel: +244 2 390 485
Fax: +244 2 390 485
HIV/AIDS Organisations:
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ACCAO Pela Vida
Contact person: Mr Feliciano Jorge Martins
P.O. Box 3985
Launda, Angola
Mobile: +244 91 514 102
Fax: +244 2 325 874
Email:
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Angola Network of AIDS Service Organisations (ANASO)
Contact person: Rede Mulher/Mr Antonio Rodrigues Coelho Neto
Cx: Postal No. 2366
Launda, Angola
Tel/Fax: +244 2 339 335
Mobile: +244 92 302 696 / +244 91 514 102
Website: www.sanaso.org.zw
· Network of NGOs, community based organisations and people living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs) that promotes cooperation between civil society and government in order to expand the response to HIV/AIDS.
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Associação Angolana de Luta Contra a Aida (AALSIDA)
Contact person: Arnaldo Sebastião dos Santos Júnior
C.P 2366
Luanda, Angola
Tel: +244 2 339 335
Fax: +244 2 339 335
· Information; education and communication materials for prevention; counselling and psychological and sociological support especially aimed at young people, drug users, lorry drivers, soldiers and the police; advocacy.
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Association of People Living with AIDS (APWA)
Contact person: Mrs Eva Chaves
P.O. Box 5954-C
Luanda, Angola
Tel: +244 2 330 645
Fax: +244 2 390 980
Email:
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Associacao Mutua de Educacao Global em Angola (AMEGA)
Contact person: Miguel da Costa
C.P 6992
Luanda, Angola
Mobile: +244 92 337 406 / +244 92 336 219
Email:
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Population Services International (PSI)
Contact person: Diana Gourvenec
Rua Cambambe No. 13/15
Cruzeiro - Luanda, Angola
Tel: +244 2 443 843/ 447 227/ 447 006
Fax: +244 2 441 858
Email:
· PSI uses social marketing to deliver health products, services and information that enable low-income and other vulnerable people to lead healthier lives.
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Jango Centre (a UNICEF and PSI project)
Contact person: Melanie Luick / Suzan Shulman (PSI)
UNICEF
Caixa Postal 2707
Luanda, Republic of Angola
Mobile: +244 92 327 275
Tel: +244 2 332 348 / +244 2 337 027
Fax: +244 2 337 037
Email:
Website: www.unicef.org
· HIV/AIDS prevention, education, information for youths.
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UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS, Chair
Contact person: Richard Corsino
WFP Resident Representative
P.O. Box 250
Luanda, Angola
Tel: +244 2 670 700 / +244 2 310 585
Fax: +244 2 310 306
Email:
Website: www.wfp.org
· Supports an expanded response and policy advice on preventing transmission of HIV; providing care and support; reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS.
- UNAIDS Country Coordinator
Contact person: Alberto Alejandro Stella
Rua Major Kanhangulo, 197
P.O. Box 910
Luanda, Angola
Tel: +244 2 331 181/ 331 188 Ext. 237/302
V-Sat: 004724136812
Email:
Website: www.unaids.org
· UNAIDS leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response aimed at preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS.
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Country Indicators |
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Demographic data |
Year |
Estimate |
Source |
Total population (thousands) |
2004 |
14,078 |
UN population division database |
Female population aged 15-24 (thousands) |
2004 |
1365 |
UN population division database |
Population aged 15-49 (thousands) |
2004 |
6092 |
UN population division database |
Annual population growth rate (%) |
1992-2002 |
2.9 |
UN population division database |
% of urban population |
2003 |
35.3 |
UN population division database |
Average annual growth rate of urban population |
2000-2005 |
5.37 |
UN population division database |
Crude birth rate (births per 1,000 pop.) |
2004 |
51.9 |
UN population division database |
Crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 pop.) |
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23.5 |
UN population division database |
Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) |
2000 |
1700 |
WHO (WHR2004)/UNICEF |
Life expectancy at birth (years) |
2002 |
39.9 |
World Health Report 2004, WHO |
Total fertility rate |
2002 |
7.2 |
World Health Report 2004, WHO |
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
2000 |
153 |
World Health Report 2004, WHO |
Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
2000 |
262 |
World Health Report 2004, WHO |
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For consistency reasons the data used in the above table are taken from official UN publications
Socio-economic data |
Year |
Estimate |
Source |
Gross national income, ppp, per capita (Int.$) |
2002 |
1730 |
UN population division database |
Gross domestic product, per capita % growth |
2001-2002 |
13.8 |
World Bank |
Per capita total expenditure on health (Int.$) |
2001 |
70 |
World Health Report 2004, WHO |
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health |
2001 |
63.1 |
World Health Report 2004, WHO |
Total adult illiteracy rate |
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Adult male illiteracy rate |
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Adult female illiteracy rate |
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Gross primary school enrolment ratio, male |
2000/2001 |
78 |
UNESCO |
Gross primary school enrolment ratio, female |
1990 |
69 |
UNESCO |
Gross secondary school enrolment ratio, male |
1982 |
19 |
UNESCO |
Gross secondary school enrolment ratio, female |
1982 |
16 |
UNESCO |
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For consistency reasons the data used in the above table are taken from official UN publications
Source: WHO/UNAIDS epidemiological fact sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2004 Update.
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Epidemiological Fact Sheet |
Estimated number of adults and children living with HIV/AIDS, end of 2003 |
These estimates include all people with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS, alive at the end of 2003: |
Adults and children |
240,000 |
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Adults (15-49) |
220,000 |
Adult rate(%) 3.9 |
Women (15-49) |
130,000 |
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Children (0-15) |
23,000 |
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Estimated number of deaths due to AIDS |
Estimated number of adults and children who died of AIDS during 2003: |
Deaths in 2003 |
21,000 |
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Estimated number of orphans |
Estimated number of children who have lost their mother or father or both parents to AIDS and who were alive and under age 17 at the end of 2003: |
Current living orphans |
110,000 |
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Assessment of the epidemiological situation (2004)
Limited information on HIV seroprevalence in Angola is available. There has been little surveillance among women attending antenatal care clinics (ANC) during the past decade. The latest available ANC surveillance data are from 2002. HIV prevalence in Luanda was 4.6%, ranging from 2.6% to 8.0% in the different sites. The HIV prevalence among women attending ANC was 0.8% in Malange, 1.4% in Huila, 1.5% in Lunda-Sul, 3.2% in Benguela, and 3.3% in Cabinda province. Among 864 sex workers aged 15-45 years, HIV prevalence was 32.8% in 2001. Among the 1000 military personnel tested in Luanda in 2001, HIV prevalence was 3.2%.
Given the limited amount of data available, it is difficult to ascertain recent trends. In Luanda, the major urban area, HIV infection rates among ANC women increased from 0.3% in 1986 to 0.7% in 1992, 3.4% in 1999, and 4.6% in 2002. HIV prevalence among ANC women in Cabinda province had been between 6% and 8% during 1992-1996 compared to 3.3% in 2002.
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