Luanda — The Angolan Health minister, José Van-Dúnem, Tuesday in Luanda, said that one of the targets of the government programme is to reduce to lower 3 percent of spreading of mother-to-child transmission.

According to the Cabinet minister, who was speaking at the opening of the meeting on "Updating of Conducts of Vertical Transmission Programme (PTV)", there is a need to carry out primary education in all provinces to help in the fight against the disease.

He also revealed that these trainings are part of the prevention programmes of vertical transmission in the country.

On the other hand, the government official called on professionals who deal with pregnant women to be more humane in the execution of their works, adding that it is a great concern of his ministry in this matter.

The meeting on updating of the conducts aims at endowing the professionals with knowledge on the issue.

Among those attending the session are doctors, nurses linked to PTV programme, professionals of reproductive health programme, Higher Institute of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, representatives of partner organisations namely UNICEF, UNFP, USAID, WHO, among others.