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.