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Agostinho Neto hospital extends clinic hours in Luanda

By , based on Expresso das Ilhas

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Agostinho Neto University Hospital in Luanda is extending its outpatient clinic hours until 6pm to make healthcare more accessible. The hospital describes the measure as an improvement to patient services, according to an announcement, and has also limited visitors to two per patient.

Agostinho Neto University Hospital in Luanda is extending the opening hours of its outpatient clinic until 6pm, the hospital announced. The measure is intended to make healthcare more accessible and improve patients’ comfort.

The previous week, the hospital had limited the number of visitors permitted for each inpatient to two, in order to enforce safety rules and prevent crowds in the wards.

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