Background: Health systems are essential platforms for accessible, quality health services, and population health improvements. Global health initiatives have dramatically increased health resources; however, funding to strengthen health systems has not increased commensurately, partially due to concern...
Background In resource-limited countries, CD4 T-cell (CD4) testing continues to be used for determining antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation eligibility and opportunistic infection monitoring. To support expanded access to CD4 testing, simple and robust technologies are necessary. We conducted this st...
A infecção pelo HBV é um problema de saúde pública em muitos países, principalmente nos países em desenvolvimento. Esta infecção pode levar à doença crónica hepática, a cirrose e câncer do fígado. A co-infecção com oHIV, tem agravado o peso da doença pois esses vírus compartilham o mes...
Background: Group A streptococcal ß-hemolytic (GAS) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among children and responsible for 20 –30% of bacterial pharyngitis. Rare to few published data on the pattern of GAS epidemiology in Mozambique exists.
Objective: To Characterize the epidemiology of ...
Desde que a síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida (SIDA) foi descrita pela primeira vez em 1981, a infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV) tornou-se uma epidemia global. Embora os usuários de drogas intravenosas, hemofílicos, fetos de mães contaminadas e receptores de transfusão c...
Previous studies with the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS02A in young children in a malaria endemic area of Mozambique have shown it to have a promising safety profile and to reduce the risk of Plasmodium falciparum infection and disease. In this study, we assessed the antibody responses to the P. falciparum an...
The objective of this paper is to critically review and summarize available scientific and lay literature, and ongoing studies on human and porcine cysticercosis in Mozambique to identify knowledge gaps and direct immediate and long-term research efforts. Data on the spatial distribution and prevalence o...
