On March 15, the Achada Monte Health Center was inaugurated in the municipality of São Miguel. This investment of approximately 113 million escudos strengthens the primary health care network in the Santiago Norte region, ensuring that people receive comprehensive care—ranging from health promotion and prevention to treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care—as close as possible to their daily lives.
Health centers play a fundamental role in the national health system, serving as the population’s first point of contact with the health system, thereby strengthening prevention, proximity, and access to care for the community, particularly children, women, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
The infrastructure was financed by the World Bank as part of the “Cape Verde COVID-19 Emergency Response” project and is being implemented by the Special Projects Management Unit (UGPE).
The UGPE was represented at the event by its Coordinator, Nuno Gomes; the Project Manager for Health Security in West and Central Africa, Bruno Santos; and Civil Engineer Carlos Pinheiro.
This investment is part of a series of initiatives that have been developed to strengthen the response capacity of the health system in Cape Verde, improve access to services, and promote healthcare that is closer to communities.