Mozambique News

Dr. Stéphane Hugonnet, Epidemiologist, WHO

Dr. Stéphane Hugonnet is a medical epidemiologist. He was deployed to Mozambique to strengthen the surveillance system and lead a team working with local, national authorities and partners to set up a surveillance system to detect potential epidemics.

At least 188 676 people require health assistance after Cyclone Kenneth pummels nort...

2 May 2019, PembaCyclone Kenneth, the second category 3 cyclone to hit Mozambique within five weeks, brought widespread destruction and displacement and exacerbated health risks in the north-eastern province of Cabo Delgado after making landfall on 25 April. The cyclone struck populations already vulnerable due to a fragile health system and weak water and sanitation infrastructure.

Dr Eva de Carvalho, Malaria Programme, WHO

Dr Eva de Carvalho has been working on malaria in Mozambique for more than 15 years. For the emergency response, she is supporting the provincial health authorities to supervise the work of the health clinics in the accommodation centres.

Combating cholera in Mozambique

Thousands of people received the oral cholera vaccine today as part of a six-day emergency vaccination campaign run by the Ministry of Health in Mozambique to help prevent spread of cholera.

At the 7 de Abril Primary School in Inhamayabwe village, near the town of Dondo, excited school children gather in their classrooms, pushing one another to the front of the crowded room where each child receives their dose.