Angola: First Lady Donates Goods to Provincial Hospital

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Angola: First Lady Donates Goods to Provincial Hospital

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan First Lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, delivered this Thursday, in Luanda, several goods for the Paediatrics Section of the General Hospital of Luanda.

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