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· One-hundred ventilators have arrived in Angola, as a part of the World Bank assistance to beef up the country’s healthcare infrastructure
· The distribution and installation of the ventilators to
various hospitals and training of front-line health workers are being undertaken by the exports
One-hundred ventilators have arrived in Angola, as a part of the World Bank assistance to beef up the country’s healthcare infrastructure. The distribution and installation of the ventilators to various hospitals and training of front-line health workers are being undertaken by the exports.
Ventilators, in the first place, are being installed in hospitals across Luanda, the capital city, which is the hardest hit city. Later, they will be installed in Provincial hospitals to strengthen
capacity country-wide.
The first case of COVID-19 was reported in Angola on March 21, 2020 with two imported cases. However, the transmission in the country led to an exponential spike with cases reaching more than 1,000 by the end of July, and more than 2,000 in August. Throughout the month of August, 45 new cases of COVID-19 were reported each day on average, compared to six new cases reported on average during the month of May.
The Bank has been a key partner to the Angolan government in its COVID-19 response which has included financing support, technical assistance, and fiduciary guidance.
