Carlos in Angola

Journalist Carlos Mezenga reports from Angola, November 2007

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Week 4: Consequences of War: Health in Angola

Teenager Carlos Mezenga spends his spare time informing other children about their rights. In this space, you can follow Carlos's blog, writing about life in Angola.

Hi again, as always, quickly back.

Today, we are going to talk about health in Angola , more specifically in Uíge.

Good health is the state in which people have no illnesses.

As everyone knows, Angola is a country that has suffered 30 years of war, and as a consequence, many provinces go through hunger, disease and violence against children’s rights.

Among the following illnesses, these are the most widespread in Angola :

Anaemia, cholera, tuberculosis, AIDS, sleeping sickness and much more.

Angola cannot solve all the problems alone. This is why we really need more support for health projects to be carried out.

Don’t forget, you will soon be hearing more from me.

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”Back to school” is the children of Angola's first wish for their future. “A roof to sleep under” is the second wish. To attend school they need to be registered. To be registered they need a home. Pencils and books cost money. It may not be much to you, but it is an enormous amount to the street children of Uíge.
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