Inauguration of the ANMCV Delegation and AUICS Headquarters

The headquarters of the ANMCV Delegation and Headquarters of the Support Unit for the Implementation of Healthy Cities in Cape Verde CS was inaugurated by H.E. the Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Dr. José Ulisses Correia e Silva. This is the first delegation of the ANMCV in the country and the first Healthy Cities office of this WHO African Region.

China declares support for development Healthy City Programme in Cape Verde

In February 2019, the Government of China, through the Embassy in Cape Verde, declared its support for the development of the Healthy City Programme in Cape Verde.

Following this, in May, the partnership between the UAICS - ANMCV, WHO and China is formalized and has, as a general objective, to promote the development of the Healthy Cities Programme in Cape Verde and the installation of the UAICS Headquarters and ANMCV Delegation in São Vicente. An initial sum of around three thousand escudos has been allocated to finance the fitting out works for the installation of the ANMCV's Delegation and the headquarters of the UAICS.

Signing of the Technical Cooperation Protocol between ANMCV, WHO, Rede Portuguesa de Municípios Saudáveis and Instituto Nacional de Saúde Ricardo Jorge

The cooperation agreement formalizes a partnership between these institutions and has, as a general objective, to promote the development of the Project Healthy Cities in Cape Verde, from a pilot of the City of Mindelo, the constitution and implementation of the Association of Municipalities Capeverdian Network of Healthy Municipalities, inspired by the good practice of the Association of Municipalities Portuguese Network of Healthy Municipalities and other relevant international experiences, and the draft Lusophone Network of Healthy Cities.

Launch Conference

The International Conference Mindelo Healthy City, Health and Tourism - an axis for development, represents the initial milestone of the Healthy City Movement in Cape Verde. It gathered more than 150 speakers, 10 speakers, 03 members of the Government of Cape Verde: Prime Minister of Cape Verde who chaired the Closing Session, the Minister of Infrastructure, Spatial Planning and Housing who chaired the Opening Session, the Minister of Economy and Employment who participated by video recording, the Portuguese Secretary of State for Health, in a video conference, a representative of the Portuguese Minister of Health (speaker), of deputies to the National Assembly for the constituency of São Vicente, of the Mayor of São Vicente, of the Mayor of São Vicente, town councillors and elected municipal representatives (co-organisers), of the Secretary of Health of the Municipality of Quito - Ecuador in video conference, of the World Health Organisation (co-organiser).