Angola
Angola
Angola is working to strengthen its national health infrastructure to address pressing challenges in HIV, tuberculosis, and sexual and reproductive health. ICAP provides technical assistance to 22 selected health facilities in four provinces to strengthen HIV testing, care, and treatment, including prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and HIV/TB co-infection for seamless, effective service provision. With ICAP’s support, Angola is developing its national health information system so decision-makers can recognize trends to direct resources where they are most needed.
Projects
Reaching Impact, Saturation and Epidemic Control (RISE)
- Multi-Country,
- current
Targeted Programmatic Support Across Countries under the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
- current
ICAP in Angola
Active Years
- 2015 to present
Key Technical Areas
- HIV
- Tuberculosis
- Maternal and Child Health
- COVID-19
- Technical Assistance
- Quality Improvement
- Strengthening Health Systems
- One Health
- Infection Prevention and Control
Current Funders
- PEPFAR / U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Country Representative
Blanche Pitt, MSc
Ms. Blanche Pitt is currently the interim director for ICAP in Angola. She is a South African national with a post-graduate degree in health education and health promotion. Ms. Pitt is a public health specialist with over 30 years of experience in government and non-profit health sectors. She is highly experienced in project design and management and is an expert at building strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, partners, and national health leaders.
Ms. Pitt has held various roles in ICAP. From 2011 to 2015, she served as country director for ICAP in Lesotho. Then from 2015 to 2021, she served as the country director for South Africa and was also the regional project director for PHIA until her retirement. During her tenure, she led ICAP’s highly successful portfolio of multiple projects focused on the scale-up of HIV/TB and HIV care and treatment.
Jobs in Angola
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