REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA

Angola is a Southern African nation whose varied terrain encompasses tropical Atlantic beaches, a labyrinthine system of rivers and Sub-Saharan desert that extends across the border into Namibia. Angola is known for its natural resources, particularly oil and diamonds. - The capital city, Luanda, is known for its lively atmosphere and beautiful beaches. Luanda is one of the world's most expensive city for expats.

Angola officially the?Republic of Angola

Capital: Luanda

Currency: Angolan Kwanza ( 1 USD = 834.06 Angolan Kwanza)

Largest Cities : Luanda, Lubango, Huambo & Benguela.

Official language: Portuguese (It is the second-largest Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country in both total area and population and is the seventh-largest country in Africa)

Population : 37.2 million

Government: Republic, Presidential system, Unitary state.

Area of Angola : 1,246,700 sq. km

Main Health Diseases : cholera, malaria, rabies and African hemorrhagic fevers like Marburg hemorrhagic fever, are common diseases in several parts of the country.

Angola is bordered to the far northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north and northeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the southeast by Zambia, to the south by Namibia, and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean.

GDP: GDP per capita 2.43. thousand

Angola has vast mineral and petroleum reserves, and its economy is among the fastest-growing in the world, especially since the end of the civil war; however, economic growth is highly uneven, with most of the nation's wealth concentrated in a disproportionately small part of the population; the largest investment and trade partners are China, the European Union, and the United States.

China is Angola's biggest trade partner and export destination as well as a significant source of imports.

Angola has diamonds, oil, gold, copper and rich wildlife (which was dramatically depleted during the civil war), forest and fossil fuels. Since independence, oil and diamonds have been the most important economic resource.

Angola is a member of the United Nations, African Union, the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, and the Southern African Development Community.

Angola centers its port trade in five main ports: Namibe, Lobito, Soyo, Cabinda and Luanda. The port of Luanda is the largest of the five, as well as being one of the busiest on the African continent.

Stability Zone : II

National Healthcare Plan

Despite the government’s initiatives, Angola’s national healthcare system is not on par with the standards of global healthcare systems.? It has limitations in resources: a shortage of medical professionals and skills as described above, exacerbated by poor infrastructure, insufficient availability of medical services, and inadequate budget.

in 2023 has approximately 14,000 physicians, or 0.3 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants, and 39,000 nurses or 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants.? There are around of?3,000 health facilities in Angola.

Market Entry and Registration Process for Pharmaceutical and Other Healthcare Products

The Government of Angola has replaced the National Directorate for Medicines and Equipment (DNME), formerly in charge of the healthcare supply chain system, with the Regulatory Agency for Medicines and Healthcare Technologies (ARMED), a more robust structure to respond to the???? challenging healthcare environment.

Some times products can be imported without registration in Angola.

At present, there are 13 private pharmaceutical laboratories certified to operate in the Angolan market namely:? AstraZeneca, Bayer Health Care, Bial, BluePharma, Dafra Farma, Edol, GSK, Labesfal, Laboratórios Azevedos, Merck Serono, Sandoz, Sanofi, and Tecnifar. Novartis and Shalina are awaiting approval.

To import into Angola, pharmaceutical products must be registered with ARMED, submitted for laboratory tests to meet compliance to norms and standards, and be labelled in the Portuguese language.

Only resident companies can import, and they must be registered and licensed by ARMED.

pre-shipment inspections are no longer mandatory.?

The Ministry of Health reports that pharmaceutical purchases, primarily imports, total over $60 million per year.

Pharmaceutical Distributors Companies in Angola:

Afrinext Overseas Pvt. Ltd. AMT Farma, AUSTRAL PHARMA, Azinor Lda, Bayer Angola Representative Office, BIAL ANGOL LDA., BLPH Angola, Bravo Moco Medical, BSK Medical Angola ,Central Farmacêutica Companhia das Farmácias. Elnor Pharma, Farwell Sociedade Farmacêutica Lda, Generics & Specialities (Angola) Lda Gestlab, Go Pharma Health Care Angola Lda, Laborex Angola Lua Comercio Geral Lda , Ludimed, MAFRICOM, ?GROUP Mecofarma Angola, Medvida , Multieskendra Farmacêutica