19 Angolan children to receive medical treatment in Germany

Nineteen Angolan children, aged between two and 11, from the southern Huila Province, are expected to travel to Germany in November to undergo medical treatment under a charity arrangement between the two countries, the official news agency Angop reported on Friday. The information was revealed by Director of the Provincial Department of Child Protection Ines Pimentel in Lubango City, capital of the Huila province, who said the Angolan children will be submitted to surgeries in reconstructive surgery, dermatology, dentistry, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology and orthopaedics. They will stay in Germany to recover for six to 12 months, the official said. This is a move sponsored by the German National Children's Institute (INAC) in partnership with the Angolan NGO Kimbo Liombé mbwa and the Belgian NGO Kinderdorf International. The program has already benefited a total of 86 Angolan children after it was established in 2002.