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Dr Eva de Carvalho, Malaria Programme, WHO

25 April 2019

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.

Polio vaccination resumes in cyclone Idai affected areas

22 April 2019

The Ministry of Health and GPEI partners plan to reach 100 000 children who missed their first dose of polio vaccine.

Disease detection in a box – a high-tech solution for emergency settings

16 April 2019

In the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, hundreds of thousands of Mozambicans were left without shelter, food or access to health services. Many people have been living in temporary settlements without access to safe water and sanitation, putting them at high risk of diseases like cholera, malaria and measles.

Fast roll-out of cholera vaccines for people in need in Mozambique

10 April 2019

The Ministry of Health in Mozambique has concluded a successful six-day emergency cholera vaccination campaign that reached more than 800 000 people in four districts affected by Cyclone Idai.

Combating cholera in Mozambique

09 April 2019

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.

884,953 doses of oral cholera vaccine arrived in Mozambique

Cholera Vaccination Campaign Begins in Mozambique

03 April 2019

Following Cyclone Idai devastation, nearly 900,000 people will receive the vaccine from the Gavi-funded stockpile.

Father vaccinates community after daughter paralyzed by polio in Mozambique

29 March 2019

After his six year-old daughter Jemita was diagnosed with polio in December 2018, Firmino Arlindo became an advocate for the polio vaccine, going door to door to talk to families about the importance of protecting their children.

Care and support for landmine survivors

04 June 2014

“Great progress has been made in clearing landmines across Mozambique,” says Luis Wamusse, a campaigner for the rights of landmine survivors, “but today, the focus needs to move to help persons living with disabilities as a result of mines.”

The new role of traditional birth attendants: Stories from the field, Zambezia, Moza...

09 June 2015

Dorca Taulo gave birth to her first child 6 years ago in the house of the traditional birth attendant in her community in Milange, Zambezia. When she recently became pregnant again, Fany Pitala, her traditional birth attendant, accompanied her to the nearest health centre in Dachudua, Milange so she could give birth in a clinic.

Academics and experts discuss public health in Mozambique

13 October 2014

Maputo, October 6, 2014 - Experts, academics, senior staff from the Government and partners in the health sector recently participated in Maputo, in the 1st National Meeting of Public Health to analyze the situation of Public Health in Mozambique and define actions to improve health status of populations.

The Acting Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Mozambique, Dr. Jacob Mufunda, took part in the three day event and shared his experience on the control of Ebola in Sierra Leone with the provincial’s medical chiefs and other senior public health expert.

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