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Mask use in public places in Maputo City, Mozambique: Cross-sectional survey

PLos ONE; 18 (8), 2023
Introduction: The use of face masks is one of the preventive measures that Mozambique adopted in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. A study carried out from May 25 to June 6, 2020 found that although many wore masks, incorrect use was observed in 27.5% of the population observed. This data collection...

Alternative approaches for creating a wealth index: the case of Mozambique

BMJ glob. health; 8 (8), 2023
Background Residual malaria transmission is the result of adaptive mosquito behavior that allows malaria vectors to thrive and sustain transmission in the presence of good access to bed nets or insecticide residual spraying. These behaviors include crepuscular and outdoor feeding as well as intermittent ...

Quality of routine data for monitoring nutrition and diarrhoea indicators of children under 5 in Mozambique: an ecological study over a 5-year period

BMJ Open; 13 (7), 2023
Background: Undernutrition and diarrhoea have a high burden in children under 5 in low/middle-income countries. Having data-driven quality health services for these two diseases is key in order to address the high burden of diseases; therefore, health systems must provide data to monitor, manage, plan an...

Inquérito Nacional sobre o Impacto do HIV e SIDA em Moçambique (INSIDA 2021)
National Survey on the Impact of HIV and AIDS in Mozambique (INSIDA 2021

O Inquérito sobre o Impacto do HIV e SIDA em Moçambique (INSIDA 2021) foi um inquérito nacional baseado nos agregados familiares, conduzido entre Abril de 2021 e Fevereiro de 2022, visando medir o impacto da resposta nacional ao HIV. O INSIDA 2021 ofereceu aconselhamento e testagem de HIV com entrega ...

Measuring the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection among persons living with HIV and healthcare workers and its impact on service delivery in Mozambique: protocol of a prospective cohort study

BMJ Open; 13 (6), 2023
Introduction: As COVID-19 continues to spread globally and within Mozambique, its impact among immunosuppressed persons, specifically persons living with HIV (PLHIV), and on the health system is unknown in the country. The 'COVid and hIV' (COVIV) study aims to investigate: (1) the seroprevalence and sero...

Long-term impacts of an urban sanitation intervention on enteric pathogens in children in Maputo city, Mozambique: study protocol for a cross-sectional follow-up to the Maputo Sanitation (MapSan) trial 5 years postintervention

BMJ Open; 13 (6), 2023
Introduction We previously assessed the effect of an onsite sanitation intervention in informal neighbourhoods of urban Maputo, Mozambique on enteric pathogen detection in children after 2 years of follow-up (Maputo Sanitation (MapSan) trial, ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02362932). We found significant reducti...

BOHEMIA a cluster randomized trial to assess the impact of an endectocide-based one health approach to malaria in Mozambique: baseline demographics and key malaria indicators

Malar. j. (Online); 22 (1), 2023
Many geographical areas of sub-Saharan Africa, especially in rural settings, lack complete and up-to-date demographic data, posing a challenge for implementation and evaluation of public health interventions and carrying out large-scale health research. A demographic survey was completed in Mopeia distri...

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 introductions in Mozambique using pandemic-scale phylogenies: a retrospective observational study

Lancet Glob. Health; 11 (6), 2023
From the start of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, global sequencing efforts have generated an unprecedented amount of genomic data. Nonetheless, unequal sampling between high-income and low-income countries hinders the implementation of genomic surveillance systems at the global and local level. Filling the kno...

Plano de comunicação e campanha da escola saudável 2023
Communication Plan and Healthy School Campaign 2023

A Escola Saudável (ES) é uma iniciativa no âmbito do projecto intitulado “Os determinantes sociais da saúde: a melhor estratégia contra a covid-19 em maputo (2021-2023)”, que está sendo implementado pela Medicus Mundi em parceria com o Pelouro de Saúde e Acção Social do Conselho Municipal de...

Sistema de vigilância de eventos vitais e causas de morte (COMSA) 2020
Surveillance system for vital surveillance system (COMSA) 2020

Em Janeiro de 2017, Moçambique lançou o Sistema de Vigilância de Eventos Vitais e Causas de Morte (COMSA) para estabelecer um sistema nacional de amostragem para registo de eventos vitais para monitorar a ocorrência de mortalidade e causas de morte a nível nacional e subnacional, incluindo o uso de ...