Health for All

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

2008 | Health for all recognized as of Public Utility by the Portuguese High Commissioner for Health (Ministerial Order nº 6243 of 5th March 2008

2009 | “Health for All – Changing the Paradigm of Healthcare Provision in Sao Tome and Principe – Case Study: 1988-2008”: honorable reward under the 2008 Edition of Bial Awards

2011 | The Health for All project is selected by the United Nations as one of the 15 most inspiring stories in the world and is presented as an example of good practice in capacity building and sustainable development in the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness held in Busan, South Korea

2011 | Visit of the President of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Manuel Pinto da Costa, to the Headquarters of IMVF in recognition for the work developed in Sao Tome over the last 25 years, particularly in the health sector

2012 | Cooperation Protocol between the Portuguese Directorate General for Health and the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs of Sao Tome and Principe that allows wider and regular use of telemedicine in Sao Tome and Principe

2013 | Silver Medal for outstanding services awarded by the Portuguese Ministry of Health distinguishing the work developed by IMVF in the healthcare sector for the population of Sao Tome

2013 | Allocation of Public Utility Status by the Sao Tome and Principe government for IMVF’s 25 years of work in the country in the sectors of health, education and food security. Delivery of individual recognition diplomas to the responsibles, specialized physicians, nurses, technicians and other staff who integrate the Health for All project

2013 |Medigraf 3.0 receives awards in the Category Changing Lives of AfricaCom and Broadband Infovision Awards 2013, standing out as an app in the health sector with the ability to improve the living conditions of people