Africa-Press – Angola. The minister of Health, Sílvia Lutucuta, announced Monday (15), in Luanda, the holding of a public competition in 2026 for the admission of six thousand professionals in the sector.
In statements to the press, at the end of the 4th Ordinary Plenary Meeting of the National Assembly, which definitively approved the General State Budget (OGE) for 2026, the minister said that the priority in terms of recruitment will be for new health units in Luanda and reinforcement for other provinces.
She specified that the OGE/2026 foresees improvements in funding for the main diseases affecting the population, such as malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS.
“We will give special attention to health promotion actions with the taxes that come from alcoholic beverages and tobacco. We will share these resources with prevention actions linked to the environment and the improvement of our primary and tertiary level complexity network,” she stressed.
She acknowledged there are challenges with the allocation of funds for the disbursement orders, but added that the Government’s economic team is working to resolve this issue.
Education
Similar to health, the education sector also plans to recruit six thousand new teachers, according to the Minister, Luísa Grilo.
She said that the priority for 2026 will be the completion and equipping of schools, with a view to increasing the supply of education and ensuring better accommodation for students.
She pointed out that, in 2023, 2,573 schools in precarious conditions were mapped, recognizing the need to carry out another survey to update the data and develop policies for their solution.
When questioned about the threat of a teachers’ strike starting in early 2026, Luísa Grilo said that some demands will be met in the 2026 budget, such as promotions and the hiring of more teachers to reduce the number of students per class.
Regarding more general demands, namely the separation of the 13th-month (bonus) salary and vacation pay, she stated that it does not depend exclusively on the Ministry of Education, but assured that negotiations are underway with the Ministry of Finance, as these are complex operations requiring standardization.
She expressed the willingness of this ministerial department to continue dialogue with the sector’s union.
The 2026 State Budget was approved with 120 votes in favor, 79 against (UNITA), and no abstentions.
Prepared based on an average oil barrel price of $61, the decree sets public revenues and expenditures at 33 trillion kwanzas.
The document also continues to prioritize the social sector, with almost half of primary expenditure allocated to health, education, and housing, as well as the expansion of social programs and school feeding programs.
Among the measures included in the 2026 State Budget is the exemption from Income Tax for workers earning up to 150,000 kwanzas, aimed at protecting the income of families and workers within this salary limit.
A salary increase of approximately 10% is also planned for public sector workers in Angola, a measure intended to value public servants and adjust salaries to the current economic context.
Source: ANGOP
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