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Procedimento operacional padrão para oferta de apoio psicossocial e prevenção positiva (apss e pp) no âmbito da emergência do Covid-19

Procedimento operacional padrão para oferta de apoio psicossocial e prevenção positiva (apss e pp) no âmbito da emergência do Covid-19...

Adolescent motherhood in Mozambique. Consequences for pregnant women and newborns

In sub-Saharan Mozambique, high adolescent fertility rates are a significant public health problem. Understanding the consequences of teenage pregnancies facilitates effective strategies for improving the quality of care of both mother and the newborn. Aims To identify the factors associated with adolesc...

Anuário estatistico de saúde 2019

Ao abrigo da Lei 7/96, que define as bases gerais do Sistema Estatístico Nacional, o Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), de acordo com o Despacho publicado no Boletim da República No. 39/2000, I Série, de 27 de Setembro de 2000, delega oficialmente a Direcção de Planificação e Cooperação (...

40 years of immunization in Mozambique: a narrative review of literature, accomplishments, and perspectives

In Mozambique, the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was implemented in 1979 with the objective of reducing child mortality and morbidity through the provision of immunization services. This study aims to describe the characteristics of the EPI and review the available information related to immuniz...

Medical curricula on intimate partner violence in mozambique

Acta med. port; 33 (1), 2020
Introduction: The aim of the study described in this paper is to screen medical curricula in relation to the attention paid to intimate partner violence, by applying a framework derived from the international literature. Material and Methods: We screened curricula of five Mozambican medical schools based...

Mozambique’s response to cyclone Idai: how collaboration and surveillance with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions were used to control a cholera epidemic

Parasit. vectors; (), 2020
Cyclone Idai, which hit Mozambique in March 2019, was one of the worst climate-related natural disasters on record in the Southern Hemisphere causing massive destruction of housing and disruption to vital infrastructure including the electrical grid, communications and water supply. Almost two million pe...

First confirmed occurrence of the yellow fever virus and dengue virus vector Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus (Newstead, 1907) in Mozambique

Parasit. vectors; (), 2020
Mozambique, same as many other tropical countries, is at high risk of arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) diseases and recently two dengue virus (DENV) outbreaks occurred in the northern part of the country. The occurrence of some important vector species, such as Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus) and A...

Profile of people seeking health services during Pope Francis’ visit to Mozambique, 2019

Parasit. vectors; (), 2020
Pope Francis visited Mozambique from September 4-6, 2019. During the visit, a real-time surveillance system for mass gathering events was implemented in all places where people gathered in Maputo City for early detection of possible outbreaks and other health-related events. The system was implemented at...

Review article on cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries

Parasit. vectors; (), 2020
Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a poverty-related disease of unknown origin that afflicts predominantly young people of certain rural areas in low-income countries and can be used to expose global disparities in cardiovascular research. Despite affecting predominantly young people and causing high morbi...

“We have this, with my husband, we live in harmony”: exploring the gendered decision-making matrix for malaria prevention and treatment in Nampula Province, Mozambique

Malar. j. (Online); 19 (133), 2020
Background: Conceptualizing gender dynamics and ways of bridging entrenched gender roles will contribute to better health promotion, policy and planning. Such processes are explored in relation to malaria in Mozambique. Methods: A multi-method, qualitative study using focus group discussions (FGDs) and i...