The award has been presented at the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations to the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva, accompanied by the Coordinator of the Healthy Cities Implementation Support Unit of Cabo Verde, Helena Rebelo Rodrigues. Cabo Verde was similarly awarded in 2018 for its commitment in achieving the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals related to health, in particular to noncommunicable diseases.
At the closing of the Second Africa Health Forum, Cabo Verde Minister of Health and Social Security, Dr Arlindo Nascimento do Rosário, unveiled a list of recommendations that conveys the next steps that countries should consider to deliver the health care systems that Africa needs. These include calls for faster action in building stronger, more resilient national health systems, the prioritizing of primary health care, ensuring that vulnerable groups are reached, the strengthening of public-private
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allAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo interviewed WHO Africa Regional Director Dr Matshidiso Moeti just before they both headed to Praia for the Africa Health Forum conference, which starts today with the focus on universal health coverage on the continent. "Our countries should really address the financing of health, not only more money, how the money is spent, pulling of the resources to cross finance those who are not able to contribute even to
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