Luanda -  At least 41 Angolan health professionals ended Thursday in northern Bengo province, an intensive entomology course, aimed at  providing the professionals engaged in the fight against malaria with recent techniques for surveillance and control of mosquitoes.

A note from the National Malaria Control Programme made available Wednesday to Angop, says that the programme that started on February 15, was sponsored by the Business Alliance “Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa” and counts on support from Angolan Government , the US President’s Malaria Initiative and other partners.

The upgrading course also aimed to upgrade professionals in the use of the latest products on the market, which will enable to control the disease nationwide.

The ceremony of formal closing of the course will be chaired by the Health Minister, José Van-Dúnem, attended by the US ambassador to Angola, Dan Mozena, the governor of northern Bengo province, João Bernardo de Miranda and other officials.