Driving down maternal mortality in Mozambique

World Health Organization (WHO) has been a key partner in Mozambique’s ongoing bid to reach the ambitious United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for maternal mortality of less than 70 deaths per 100 000 live births by 2030

Since 2018, Maulete Joaquim has experienced two complication-free births at Songo Rural Hospital in Mozambique’s western Tete province; she gave birth to her youngest daughter here in 2023. “The hospital takes really good care of their patients,” she says. “Everything went well and all three of us are fine up…

Mozambique boosts human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to reach high coverage

The school-based vaccination programme, in which girls receive two doses in a six-month interval, is complemented by other strategies

Nine-year-old Ana Sitoe and Isabel Cossa*, learners at Guava Primary School in Marracuene, Maputo, have both received their first vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) thanks to an immunization drive targeting young girls. "I was afraid of the needle, but I knew that the vaccine was good for protecting our health…

Africa’s polio certification commission calls for increased action in 2024 to rebuild immunity and end polio

Participants agreed that in 2024, it will be essential to increase the scale and number of vaccination rounds in the African Region, to rebuild immunity and put an end to all types of polio in Africa

The Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication (ARCC) has advised Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, together with health partners, to urgently address gaps in polio immunity in order to prevent outbreaks. This recommendation follows a week of intense discussions between partners, countries and ARCC members in Maputo,…

Providing Critical Health and Hygiene Services to Mozambique’s Conflict-Affected Communities

According to an assessment by World Health Organization (WHO), around 27% of the province’s health facilities have been destroyed

Celestina Ceverano lives in Ntocota, a village in Metuge District in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado Province, which has been ravaged by armed violence since October 2017. This has led to the internal displacement of nearly a million people and caused widespread disruption to health and humanitarian services. According to an…

Southern Africa in Fresh Vaccination Drive to Halt Wild Polio

Around 36 million vaccine doses have been administered by the four countries in the first two rounds

Mozambique today kicked off the third round of vaccination against wild poliovirus type 1 as southern Africa countries launch a further drive to protect all under 5 children and halt the debilitating virus from spreading. Neighbouring Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia will also embark on the third phase of mass vaccination…

Coronavirus - Mozambique: WHO procured 2,000 PCR test kits and 7,000 disposable samplers

As a part of WHO’s efforts to strengthen testing capacity in Mozambique, #WHO procured 2,000 PCR test kits and 7,000 disposable samplers. They are handed over to Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) to increase its lab capacity to conduct testing. 

Coronavirus - Mozambique: Ministry of Health, Mozambique recieves donation from British High Commission in Maputo and WHO

Thanks to British High Commission in Maputo, WHO donated 13 laptops + modems to MoH to support with COVID19 response. This is to better ensure effective implementation and monitoring of community activities as well as to enable community actors to keep up with virtual trainings for the response.