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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 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]] before being appointed Minister of Health.<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 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12914-014-0028-5 |journal=BMC International Health and Human Rights |volume=14 |issue=1 |doi=10.1186/s12914-014-0028-5 |pmid=25345988 |s2cid=16254306 |issn=1472-698X}}</ref> At international level, he served as Director of Programme Management and Director of the Division of Health Services Development of the WHO. He and 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 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/00128413-200615370-00003 |journal=Inpharma Weekly |volume= |issue=1537 |pages=3 |doi=10.2165/00128413-200615370-00003 |s2cid=195110411 |issn=1173-8324}}</ref> |
Sambo entered civil service in the ministry of health. He was Director of Health Services in [[Cabinda Province]] and later became the Director of 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]] before being appointed Minister of Health.<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 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12914-014-0028-5 |journal=BMC International Health and Human Rights |volume=14 |issue=1 |doi=10.1186/s12914-014-0028-5 |pmid=25345988 |s2cid=16254306 |issn=1472-698X}}</ref> At international level, he served as World Health Organization's Regional Director for Africa, Director of Programme Management and Director of the Division of Health Services Development of the WHO. He and 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 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/00128413-200615370-00003 |journal=Inpharma Weekly |volume= |issue=1537 |pages=3 |doi=10.2165/00128413-200615370-00003 |s2cid=195110411 |issn=1173-8324}}</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 Angolan parliament.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Luís Gomes Sambo is an Angolan medical doctor and politician who served as Minister of Health. He is currently a member of Angolan parliament. He previously worked at the World Health Organisation (WHO) in various positions before rising to the position of Regional Director in 2005.[1]
Education
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]
Career
Sambo entered civil service in the ministry of health. He was Director of Health Services in Cabinda Province and later became the Director of International Cooperation department of the Ministry of Health.[1] 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 before being appointed Minister of Health.[3] At international level, he served as World Health Organization's Regional Director for Africa, Director of Programme Management and Director of the Division of Health Services Development of the WHO. He and later became country representative for Guinea Bissau and chief of the Inter-Country Strategic Support Team for Southern/East African countries.[4][2][5]
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.[2]
References
- ^ a b African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 12 (54). 2012-10-19. doi:10.18697/ajfand.54. ISSN 1684-5374 http://dx.doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.54.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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). doi:10.1186/s12914-014-0028-5. ISSN 1472-698X. PMID 25345988. S2CID 16254306.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "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.