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Angola

Angola is one of the largest, resource-rich countries in the sub-Saharan Africa region. The country has a population of approximately 17 million, and is distinguished by a relatively large urban population (56 percent). Angola has experienced rapid economic growth, an average of 16 percent per year from 2004 to 2008, and increasing political stability since the end of their civil war in 2002. The gross national income per capita is 20 percent higher than the average for the region, although wealth is extremely concentrated, and Angola continues to score very low on most global measures of health and socio-economic development. Major causes of death in children under five years of age include preventable or easily treatable conditions such as pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria.

Health Systems Assessment Approach

Health Systems 20/20 conducted a rapid assessment of the Angolan health system to inform USAID/Angola’s new health sector strategy for 2011-2015 and provide recommendations for the Angolan Ministry of Health as they launch a new district health strategy. This assessment updates a previous assessment done in 2005.

Costing for Health Strategy and Global Fund Activities

Accurately estimating cost can lead to successful health strategy and access to grants. The project supported the National HIV/AIDS Institute of Angola and its stakeholders to estimate the resource requirements for the National Strategic Plan (NSP) for STIs and HIV/AIDS for 2011-2014 as well as the resource requirements for the successful Global Fund Round 10 HIV/AIDS proposal.