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Kuito. Landmine victims learning to
walk with prosthetic limbs. Angola is one of the countries
most affected by mines and unexploded ordnance. Civilians,
according
to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, accounted
for 56 per cent of
total casualties recorded in 2001 in the country.
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The Movement in action
In cooperation with the Angola Red
Cross, the ICRC is primarily involved in:
Distribution of food and essential
relief supplies
Support for agricultural projects
benefiting nearly 60,000 people
Landmine awareness initiatives
among the civilian population
Distribution of Red Cross messages,
tracing, reunification of family members separated by the
conflict and registration of unaccompanied children
Orthopaedic programmes for more
than 3,000 amputees, in liaison with the Ministry of Health
Support to primary health-care
centres
HIV/AIDS prevention programmes
Provision of surgical and paediatric
wards of the Huambo hospital with supplies for the treatment
of 30,000 patients
Water and sanitation projects
Promotion of international humanitarian
law among the armed forces, the police, political authorities
and civilians
The Federation supports the
Angola Red Cross and aims at assisting 100,000 beneficiaries
in nine provinces for the next six months. Its main activities
are:
Rehabilitation and support of Angola
Red Cross' health posts which were destroyed during the civil
war
Training of volunteers
HIV/AIDS awareness programmes
Restocking of essential drugs and laboratory equipment
Rehabilitation of clean water supply lines and sanitation
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Angola in summary
13 million inhabitants, of whom 4 million are
displaced
Infant mortality: 250 per 1,000
births
750,000 children under the age of 15 have lost their mother
or father or both parents
Average life expectancy: 47 years
Half the population lives in poverty (less than US$ 4 a day)
Second-largest oil producer in Africa
Less than 10 per cent of the national budget allocated to
social sectors
Sources: UNICEF, IMF
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