The WHO’s 2024–2025 technical cooperation with Cabo Verde yielded three actionable outcomes that illustrate best practices in health system strengthening. First, disease surveillance systems now enable real-time detection of communicable disease threats, providing early warning capability essential for outbreak prevention. Second, investments in health worker training and supply chain optimization have improved the human and logistical foundations of service delivery.
Third, and most significantly, institutional capacity building has established sustainable, independent health service delivery infrastructure—meaning Cabo Verde’s Ministry of Health can now operate effective health programs without continuous external dependence. This model demonstrates that targeted technical cooperation focused on institutional development creates lasting improvements in health security and population protection. For other nations pursuing health system strengthening, Cabo Verde’s experience illustrates the value of prioritizing surveillance systems and workforce capacity alongside supply chain reliability.
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