Luanda — Angola will attend the 60th session of the World Health Organisation for Africa (WHO/AFRO) set for August 30-September 3 this year in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Angop learned.

To this end, a delegation headed by the Health minister, José Van-Dúnem, including Angola's representative to WHO, Rui Gama and senior officials of the Ministry, will leave Luanda for Malabo on Thursday.

The meeting that will be chaired by WHO director for Africa, Angolan Luís Gomes Sambo, will be attended by the organisation's 48 African member states, with the opening counting on the presence of the world organisation's director, Margareth Chan.

The meeting will focus on such topics as "Recurrent epidemics in African Region", "Current state of poliomyelitis routine vaccination", "Reinforcement of health systems", "Uterus cancer in African Region", "Multi-resistant and ultra-resistant tuberculosis" and "Reduction of damaging use of alcohol".

Other matters for the event include "Universal access to obstetrics and neo-natal care".