Africa-Press – Angola. At least 2,399 doctors were hired by the health sector, during the public tenders held between 2018 and 2019, revealed, Wednesday (26), in Luanda, the minister of the sector.
Sílvia Lutucuta, who was speaking around Doctor’s Day, which is celebrated on the 26th of this month, said that the aforementioned public tenders allowed the sector to absorb a total of 25,465 professionals.
The minister recognized the vital role of doctors in ensuring an increasingly resilient and functional health system to save more lives. “I praise the adaptability shown by our doctors, who are true heroes, in a period of resistance and resilience, which put their humanism, solidarity and competence to the test”, he underlined.
Sílvia Lutucuta also referred to the constraints and challenges that professionals face in an environment of high exposure to risk, where day and night they do their best to treat those who need them, even if they are so often deprived of their families. .
The minister highlighted that, in the face of such constraints, it is remarkable the way in which medical professionals dedicate themselves, with pride and commitment, to alleviate the suffering of patients and maintain the well-being of the entire population, in a manifestation of love for others. and patriotism, a legacy that generations to come will surely make firm.
As for the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which places the world in front of one of the biggest challenges for professionals in various sectors, the minister made it known that the transmission of the disease can only be controlled with the active, organized and sustained participation of all society and families.
“The Covid-19 pandemic is severely affecting families, society and the Angolan economy”, said the Minister of Health.
More investments
Despite this, Minister Lutucuta stressed that the Angolan Executive is making huge investments in the National Health Service. Health to make the sector increasingly robust and equitable
In this context, the minister stressed that new health units were built, some specialized, and all equipped with modern medical facilities.
Sílvia Lutucuta reaffirmed the commitment of the Executive and the Ministry of Health, in particular, to improving working and safety conditions, as well as valuing doctors everywhere.
She said that the process of vaccination against Covid-19 gives renewed confidence to support the national effort to extinguish this pandemic, and start a sustained social and economic recovery, which guarantees the new generations a fairer, more prosperous and sustainable country. modern.
The minister highlighted the importance of implementing measures in all health units and institutions to improve the safety of workers and all people who seek services, giving particular emphasis to those that promote and implement zero tolerance of violence against health professionals and promote their psychological well-being.
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