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{{Short description|Angolan physician and politician}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Luís Gomes Sambo''' is an Angolan medical doctor and politician who served as |
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| name = Luís Gomes Sambo |
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| native_name = <!--The person's name in their own language, if different.--> |
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| office = Regional Director of the [[World Health Organization|WHO]] Regional Committee for Africa |
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| term_start = 2005 |
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| term_end = 31 January 2015<ref name=whoafrica>{{cite web|url=https://www.afro.who.int/about-us/governance/sessions/sixty-fourth-session-who-regional-committee-africa|title=Sixty-fourth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa|year=2014|publisher=World Health Organization African Region|access-date=2023-11-14}}</ref> |
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| predecessor = Ebrahim M. Samba<ref name=":1"/> |
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| successor = [[Matshidiso Moeti]] |
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| office2 = [[National Assembly (Angola)|National Assembly Member]] |
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| office3 = [[Ministry of Health (Angola)|Vice Minister of Health]] |
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| term_start3 = 1983 |
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| term_end3 = 1988 |
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| president3 = [[José Eduardo dos Santos]] |
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| birth_date = c. {{birth year and age|1950}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meetingrimini.org/en/personaggi/gomes-sambo-luis-2/|title=Gomes Sambo Luis|publisher=Meeting in Rimini|year=2009|access-date=2023-11-14}}</ref> |
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| education = [[Agostinho Neto University|University of Angola]], [[Ordem dos Médicos|Portuguese Medical Association]], [[University of Hull]] |
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| occupation = Physician, politician |
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| ⚫ | '''Luís Gomes Sambo''' (born {{abbr|c.|circa}} 1950) is an Angolan medical doctor and politician who served as vice minister of health. He previously worked at the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) in various positions before rising to the position of regional director in 2005.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |date=2012-10-19 |title=African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development |volume=12 |issue=54 |doi=10.18697/ajfand.54 |issn=1684-5374|doi-access=free }}</ref> His term as director ended on 31 January 2015.<ref name=whoafrica/> |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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Sambo studied for a |
Sambo studied for a bachelor's degree in medicine at the [[Agostinho Neto University|University of Angola]] and a diploma in Public Health at the [[Ordem dos Médicos|Portuguese Medical Association]]. After his medical studies, he enrolled for a PhD in Management at the [[University of Hull]], United Kingdom.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Kapp |first=Clare |date=February 2005 |title=Luis Gomes Sambo takes over as WHO's AFRO chief |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(05)17852-0 |journal=The Lancet |volume=365 |issue=9458 |pages=467 |doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(05)17852-0 |s2cid=32872667 |issn=0140-6736}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afro.who.int/regional-director/former-regional-director/dr-luis-gomes-sambo|title=Dr Luis Gomes Sambo|publisher=World Health Organization|access-date=2023-11-14}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Sambo entered civil service in the ministry of health. He was director of Health Services in [[Cabinda Province]] and later became the director of the International Cooperation department of the Ministry of Health.<ref name=":0" /> After this he was appointed vice-minister of health serving concurrently as chair of the National Health Committee and coordinator of public hospitals in [[Luanda]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sambo |first1=Luis Gomes |last2=Kirigia |first2=Joses Muthuri |date=2014-10-28 |title=Investing in health systems for universal health coverage in Africa |journal=BMC International Health and Human Rights |volume=14 |issue=1 |page=28 |doi=10.1186/s12914-014-0028-5 |pmid=25345988 |pmc=4422225 |s2cid=16254306 |issn=1472-698X|doi-access=free }}</ref> At the international level, he served as WHO's regional director for Africa, director of programme management, and director of the Division of Health Services Development. He later became country representative for [[Guinea Bissau]] and chief of the Inter-Country Strategic Support Team for Southern/East African countries.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1998-12-04 |title=SLAC Chief Steps Down |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5395.1811c |journal=Science |volume=282 |issue=5395 |pages=1811c–1811 |doi=10.1126/science.282.5395.1811c|s2cid=172202929 }}</ref><ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite journal |last= |date=May 2006 |title=The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has called for a "special approach" to address the needs of children with HIV infections/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria |journal=Inpharma Weekly |volume= |issue=1537 |pages=3 |doi=10.2165/00128413-200615370-00003 |s2cid=195110411 |issn=1173-8324|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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He belongs to multiple medical organizations including the Portuguese Medical Association, International Editorial Board of the Global Library of Women's Medicine and the International Society of Systems Sciences. He is currently a member of Angolan parliament.<ref name=":1" /> |
He belongs to multiple medical organizations including the Portuguese Medical Association, International Editorial Board of the Global Library of Women's Medicine, and the International Society of Systems Sciences. He is currently a member of the Angolan parliament.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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{{succession box|title=WHO Regional Director for Africa||before=Ebrahim M. Samba<br/> 1995-2005|after=[[Matshidiso Moeti]]<br /> 2015-present |years='''2005-2015'''}} |
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[[Category:Angolan physicians]] |
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[[Category:Angolan politicians]] |
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[[Category:21st-century Angolan people]] |
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[[Category:Agostinho Neto University alumni]] |
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[[Category:World Health Organization officials]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 15 November 2023
Luís Gomes Sambo | |
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| Regional Director of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa | |
| In office 2005 – 31 January 2015[1] | |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim M. Samba[2] |
| Succeeded by | Matshidiso Moeti |
| National Assembly Member | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Vice Minister of Health | |
| In office 1983–1988 | |
| President | José Eduardo dos Santos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1950 (age 73–74)[3] |
| Education | University of Angola, Portuguese Medical Association, University of Hull |
| Occupation | Physician, politician |
Luís Gomes Sambo (born c. 1950) is an Angolan medical doctor and politician who served as vice minister of health. He previously worked at the World Health Organization (WHO) in various positions before rising to the position of regional director in 2005.[4] His term as director ended on 31 January 2015.[1]
Education[edit]
Sambo studied for a bachelor's degree in medicine at the University of Angola and a diploma in Public Health at the Portuguese Medical Association. After his medical studies, he enrolled for a PhD in Management at the University of Hull, United Kingdom.[2][5]
Career[edit]
Sambo entered civil service in the ministry of health. He was director of Health Services in Cabinda Province and later became the director of the International Cooperation department of the Ministry of Health.[4] After this he was appointed vice-minister of health serving concurrently as chair of the National Health Committee and coordinator of public hospitals in Luanda.[6] At the international level, he served as WHO's regional director for Africa, director of programme management, and director of the Division of Health Services Development. He later became country representative for Guinea Bissau and chief of the Inter-Country Strategic Support Team for Southern/East African countries.[7][2][8]
He belongs to multiple medical organizations including the Portuguese Medical Association, International Editorial Board of the Global Library of Women's Medicine, and the International Society of Systems Sciences. He is currently a member of the Angolan parliament.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Sixty-fourth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa". World Health Organization African Region. 2014. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ a b c d Kapp, Clare (February 2005). "Luis Gomes Sambo takes over as WHO's AFRO chief". The Lancet. 365 (9458): 467. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(05)17852-0. ISSN 0140-6736. S2CID 32872667.
- ^ "Gomes Sambo Luis". Meeting in Rimini. 2009. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ a b African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, vol. 12, 2012-10-19, doi:10.18697/ajfand.54, ISSN 1684-5374
- ^ "Dr Luis Gomes Sambo". World Health Organization. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ Sambo, Luis Gomes; Kirigia, Joses Muthuri (2014-10-28). "Investing in health systems for universal health coverage in Africa". BMC International Health and Human Rights. 14 (1): 28. doi:10.1186/s12914-014-0028-5. ISSN 1472-698X. PMC 4422225. PMID 25345988. S2CID 16254306.
- ^ "SLAC Chief Steps Down". Science. 282 (5395): 1811c–1811. 1998-12-04. doi:10.1126/science.282.5395.1811c. S2CID 172202929.
- ^ "The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has called for a "special approach" to address the needs of children with HIV infections/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria". Inpharma Weekly (1537): 3. May 2006. doi:10.2165/00128413-200615370-00003. ISSN 1173-8324. S2CID 195110411.