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Scrutinizing human resources for health availability and distribution in Mozambique between 2016 and 2020: a subnational descriptive longitudinal study

Hum. resour. health; 21 (1), 2023
Introduction: Overall, resilient health systems build upon sufficient, qualified, well-distributed, and motivated health workers; however, this precious resource is limited in numbers to meet people's demands, particularly in LMICs. Understanding the subnational distribution of health workers from differ...

From External to Local: Opportunities and Lessons Learned from Transitioning COMSA-Mozambique

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 108 (5), 2023
Donor transitions, where externally funded programs transfer to country ownership and management, are increasingly common. The Countrywide Mortality Surveillance for Action - Mozambique (COMSA) project established a nationwide surveillance system capturing vital events at the community level with funding...

Verbal and social autopsy of adult deaths and adult care-seeking pattern in mozambique, 2019-2020

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 108 (5), 2023
In sub-Saharan Africa, recent data about causes of adult death and care-seeking during illnesses are limited. This analysis examines adult deaths using verbal and social autopsy data from a nationally and provincially representative sample registration system in Mozambique. Causes of death among those 18...

Countrywide Mortality Surveillance for Action in Mozambique: Results from a National Sample-Based Vital Statistics System for Mortality and Cause of Death

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 108 (5), 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa lacks timely, reliable, and accurate national data on mortality and causes of death (CODs). In 2018 Mozambique launched a sample registration system (Countrywide Mortality Surveillance for Action [COMSA]-Mozambique), which collects continuous birth, death, and COD data from 700 randoml...

Multi-Cause Calibration of Verbal Autopsy-Based Cause-Specific Mortality Estimates of Children and Neonates in Mozambique

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 108 (5), 2023
The Countrywide Mortality Surveillance for Action platform is collecting verbal autopsy (VA) records from a nationally representative sample in Mozambique. These records are used to estimate the national and subnational cause-specific mortality fractions (CSMFs) for children (1-59 months) and neonates (1...

Acreditação do programa de formação em epidemiologia de campo de moçambique: Um processo liderado por mulheres
Accreditation of mozambique's field epidemiology training program: A women-led process

Os Programas de Formação em Epidemiologia de Campo (Field Epidemiology Training Program, FETP) são cada vez mais necessários em todo o mundo. Com a persistência e ressurgimento de doenças transmissíveis e novas pandemias, o Regulamento Sanitário Internacional e a Agenda de Segurança Sanitária G...

Acceptability and perceived barriers to reactive focal mass drug administration in the context of a malaria elimination program in Magude district, Southern Mozambique: A qualitative study

PLos ONE; 18 (3), 2023
This study analysed acceptability and perceived barriers to reactive focal mass drug administration (rfMDA) among community members exposed to community engagement campaigns and malaria elimination interventions in Magude district, following mass drug administration (MDA) in the same district. The study ...

An evaluation of LLIN ownership, access, and use during the Magude project in southern Mozambique

PLos ONE; 18 (3), 2023
The Magude Project assessed the feasibly of eliminating malaria in a low transmission setting in southern Mozambique using a package of interventions. This study measured the ownership, access and use of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) and inequalities in these indicators across household w...

HIV retesting for pregnant and breastfeeding women across maternal child health services in Nampula, Mozambique

PLos ONE; 18 (3), 2023
Background: Repeat HIV testing during pregnancy and breastfeeding identifies women with incident infections, those living with HIV who have been lost to care, and infants at risk for HIV infection. We report data from repeat testing for women in maternal and child health (MCH) services at 10 health facil...