Luanda: The Angolan government plans to offer training to approximately 38,000 professionals by 2028 to strengthen the country's capacity to address health challenges, Health Minister Sílvia Lutucuta announced on Sunday in Luanda. Speaking at the opening of the National Workshop on Health Communication, held under the theme "strategic communication, humanization of services, public trust: building the new paradigm for Angola's National Health System," she explained that the measure reflects a clear vision for the country's future. According to Angola Press News Agency, Sílvia Lutucuta revealed that the training will cover doctors, managers, nurses, diagnostic and therapeutic technicians, researchers, and educators. More than 19,000 professionals have already benefited from training and capacity-building initiatives aimed at qualifying health personnel in Angola, a project carried out with World Bank support. She stated that strengthening human resources is a cornerstone of the National Health System's trans formation and will enable the country to better respond to current and future challenges in the sector. "Communicating about health means creating conditions for people to better understand social determinants, make informed choices, and actively participate in promoting their own well-being," she said. Therefore, the Executive's investment reflects an Angolan strategic vision aimed at ensuring healthcare services that are more accessible, high-quality, safe, and closer to the population. However, Sílvia Lutucuta emphasized that transforming the health system depends on more than just building hospitals, acquiring equipment, or training professionals. "True transformation occurs when these investments translate into better healthcare, greater proximity to the people, and more effective responses to community needs," she stated. The minister advocated for health communication as a strategic pillar for promoting health literacy, combating misinformation, enhancing the humanization of services, and strengtheni ng public trust in institutions. She highlighted that health communication requires a genuine multisectoral approach grounded in cooperation, complementarity, and shared responsibility. This is because, she continued, health is built across all sectors of society-through education, media, information and communication technologies, local government, civil society organizations, religious and traditional institutions, universities, the private sector, and development partners. She expressed hope that the workshop would yield recommendations capable of fostering a new culture of health communication for the benefit of the Angolan population's well-being. During the event, which runs until Monday, topics to be addressed include public communication, digital transformation, the strategic role of media in strengthening public trust, communication ethics, leadership and human development, the humanization of health services, the national strategy for service humanization, positive communication, motivation, and o rganizational culture, among others.