Angola Guide: Health

One of the most important things when going abroad is to make sure that you are covered in case of accidents or illness. Our health guide provides information on health insurance, hospitals, doctors and pharmacies.

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  The basics

  Healthcare in Angola

  When President dos Santos was re-elected in 2012, he gave strong promises to improve the public sector, especially health. In a country where 168 US Dollars are spent per head annually on healthcare (2010), the improvement of the Angolan healthcare system continues to be a great challenge.

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  Private and public healthcare

  The system in Angola

  On paper, basic healthcare is freely available to all residents of Angola. Unfortunately, this sounds too good to be true for a Sub-Saharan country. And it is.

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  Healthcare for expats

  Insurance and what you need to know

  Due to the economic divide between expats and locals, you can expect there to be a distinct divide between the consumption of healthcare for these two groups.

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  Health services

  Pharmacies, dentists and ophthalmologists

  The various health services on offer are continuing to benefit from dos Santos’ policy to improve healthcare. So far, the improvements in healthcare that can be seen have mostly come in the form of foreign medical and international development charities.

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