02 October 2025
Ninety health professionals from Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique will participate in specialised training in Portugal as part of the PALOP EXPERTSAÚDE project, which will run until October 2026.
Of these, 40 will be doctors, 40 nurses and 10 diagnostic and therapeutic technicians, coming from various health units in the three Portuguese-speaking countries.
The programme kicks off with the arrival in Portugal of four doctors and two nurses from the Manuel Pedro Azancot de Menezes Maternal and Child Hospital in Angola.
The training will be observational and face-to-face, with a duration of three months, within the scope of the speciality chosen by each professional. In total, 500 hours of practical clinical training will be provided. In addition, after this period, Portuguese tutors will travel to African hospitals to accompany the trained professionals locally.
The beneficiary hospitals include:
- In Angola: the Manuel Pedro Azancot de Menezes Maternity and Children’s Hospital and the Dom Alexandre do Nascimento Cardio-Pulmonary Disease Hospital Complex
- In Cape Verde: the Baptista de Sousa Hospital
- In Mozambique: the Maputo Central Hospital
On the Portuguese side, entities such as the private group Trofa Saúde and CESPU are participating in the project, as well as four public hospitals: ULS Braga, ULS Tâmega e Sousa, ULS Matosinhos and ULS Ave.