Carlos in Angola

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Journalist Carlos Mezenga reports from Angola, November 2007

• All About Child Reporter, Carlos Mezenga
• Week 1: Welcome to Angola
• Week 2: "We need your help": Education
• Week 3: "Julieta's dream was to become a nurse"
• Week 4: Consequences of War: Health in Angola
• Week 5: Malnutrition, Cholera and Children Under 5
• Week 6: "A child is like a flower" TB and HIV/AIDs
• Week 7: "Understanding is improving day by day": Children's Rights
• Week 8: "Why are you crying my friend?" More on Children's Rights
•Week 9: Child Labour: Many children are being forced to work like adults
• Carlos News: A Prize for a Voice 
• Carlos News: A visit to a fully automatic country

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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