Luanda – The Political and Social Commission of the Cabinet Council, analysed Thursday in Luanda the National Contingency and Emergency Plan for the Prevention of Influenza A (H1N1), with a view to safeguarding life and preparing operational responses.
According to a press release from the meeting which was headed by the minister of State for Social Affairs, Dalva Ringote, the aim is to reduce the impact of the spread of the disease.
She said that the meeting recommended the reformulation of the objectives of National Contingency and Emergency Plan for the Prevention of Influenza A (H1N1), taking into account the contingency and emergency.
The respiratory disease is caused by the influenza A (H1N1) virus, which is transmitted between people through droplets released when they speak, cough or sneeze, spreading rapidly within the population.
Its symptoms are manifested by high fever, headache, sore throat, muscular pain, runny nose and cough, which can evolve to pneumonia, respiratory failure and failure of the various organs, which can lead to death.
The meeting also recommended the review of the governance structure and model and the adjustment of the plan with the other short and medium term planning instruments, to enable its financial framework.
During the session, the draft law on Angolan languages was also assessed, which is a instrument aiming to promote social inclusion and to strengthen national unity in the scope of the diversity, cultural and linguistic plurality
During the session, the draft law on the languages of Angola was also assessed, which is an instrument that aims to promote social inclusion and strengthen national unity within the framework of diversity and cultural and linguistic plurality.
The commission also suggested deepening the matter by consulting linguists, historians and other social players with intervention or interest in the matter.
The Political and Social Commission also worked on the Organic Statute of the National Copyright Office (SENADIC), which is the body responsible to manage and implement public policies related to the protection and defence of the of authors' and related rights, and recommended that it should be reviewed in the next meeting, scheduled for April, this year.
The Committee also analysed the memorandum on the framework of irregularities and illegalities detected in the access process to higher education in the present academic year.
Among the irregularities and illegalities detected, the admission of students without having taken the admission tests, the disregard of the candidates' entry profile and the non-respect of the minimum required mark of 12 points, obtained in the secondary school subjects, stand out.
There is also the non-application for authorization of vacancies for the courses to function in the Higher Education Institution, little rigour in the correction of the tests applied, as well as the admission of students who obtained a negative mark in the admission tests.
The commission reiterated the need for compliance with the norms enshrined in the diplomas that govern the functioning of access to higher education and the application of sanctions to educational institutions that continue to violate these rules.
