Mozambique News

On the 6th of November 2014 at 8am, the Observatory for Human Resources for Health hosts its Third Annual Conference with the Theme: 

“Maternal and Neonatal Health Workforce towards Universal Health Coverage”

The Conference will debate and share information on the role of health professionals in service delivery for maternal and neonatal health. The first part of the Conference will be a round table discussion with panellists and thereafter there will be nine thematic sessions from different national and international institutions. 

Lichinga, Niassa, 30-31 Aug 2013 – The dirt road leading to the machamba in Machomane outside Lichinga city (22Km) is dry and dusty. Though the road is quiet, the machamba is very different that usually. The machamba is bustling with dancing women in colourful capulanas and men playing drums. The crowd is awaiting the arrival of the Vice-Minister for Health, Dr Nazira Vali Abdula. Among the participants is Dr Felisbela Gaspar, Director of the Institute for Traditional Medicine, in the Ministry of Health established four years ago in 2009. 

In Cabo Delgado, only 2.9% of women between 15-49 years are using a family planning method, according to the Demographic Health Survey 2011. 

Maputo, 6 November 2015 – A joint mission of the United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) visited Mozambique from 2-6 November to support the UN Country Team in providing technical assistance to the government in tackling NCDs - principally cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, and chronic respiratory diseases. In Mozambique, NCDs cause 23% of all deaths and nearly 1 in 5 people die prematurely from NCDs and are having an increasing adverse socioeconomic impact on the country.

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Mozambique is conducting in collaboration with the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine of the University of Lisbon, a short course on health financing funded under the Partnership between the European Union and WHO for policy dialogue to achieve Universal Health Coverage.