Khowaja, Asif Raza;
Quresh, Rahat Najam;
Sawchuck, Diane;
Oladapo, Olufemi T;
Adetoro, Olalekan O;
Orenuga, Elizabeth A;
Bellad, Mrutyunjaya;
Mallapur, Ashalata;
Charantimath, Umesh;
Sevene, Esperança;
Munguambe, Khátia;
Boene, Helena Edith;
Vidler, Marianne;
Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
Globally, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are major contributors to maternal and perinatal mortality;
of which the vast majority of deaths occur in less developed countries. In addition, a disproportionate number
of morbidities and mortalities occur due to delayed access to health services. The Community Lev...
Eclampsia,
Community Participation,
Community Health Services/statistics & numerical data,
Maternal Mortality,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care,
Perception,
Pre-Eclampsia,
Residence Characteristics,
Qualitative Research,
Prenatal Care,
Midwifery,
Feasibility Studies,
Mozambique
Background: Insecticide-treated net (ITN) use is crucial for preventing malaria infection. Despite significant improvements in ITN access and use over the past two decades, many malaria-endemic countries in sub-Saharan Africa have not yet reached global targets for universal coverage of ITNs. To reduce t...
After the Ebola outbreaks the world is again facing a challenge in which human behaviours and contact history play crucial roles in determining the trends in disease spreading within and across communities. With the onset of the recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, several issues related to co...
O Plano Nacional de Preparação e Resposta para a doença por novo coronavírus (COVID-19) é uma ferramenta estratégica de preparação e resposta a uma potencial epidemia pelo vírus SARSCoV-2 em Moçambique.Ela resultou da compilação de directivas e normas de conduta, com particular referência ao...
Este artigo discute o conceito, os sentidos e o papel da educação na promoção da saúde e bem-estar no contexto do tema
da “intersectorialidade e participação comunitária para o alcance dos Objectivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável”. Para
o efeito, começa por indicar os três sentidos de e...
Background: Malaria control remains a leading health challenge in Mozambique. Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is an effective strategy to control malaria transmission, but there are often barriers to reaching the coverage necessary for attaining maximum community protective effect of IRS. Mozambique recor...
Malaria/prevention & control,
Mosquito Control,
Communicable Disease Control/methods,
Community Participation,
Anopheles,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Pesticide Residues,
Mozambique,
Insecticides,
Malaria/psychology,
Focus Groups
Boene, helena;
Vidler, marianne;
Sacoor, charfudin;
Nhama, abel;
Nhacolo, ariel;
Bique, cassimo;
Alonso, pedro;
Sawchuck, diane;
Qureshi, rahat;
Macete, eusébio;
Menendez, clara;
Dadelszen, peter von;
Sevene, esperança;
Munguambe, khátia;
Munguambe, khátia.
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest maternal mortality ratio at 500 deaths per 100,000 live births. In Mozambique maternal mortality is estimated at 249-480 per 100,000 live births and eclampsia is the third leading cause of death. The objective of this study was to describe the community unde...
Community Mental Health Services/statistics & numerical data,
Community Participation,
Eclampsia,
Maternal Mortality,
Midwifery,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care,
Perception,
Pre-Eclampsia,
Pregnancy,
Prenatal Care,
Residence Characteristics,
Mozambique
A malária constitui um dos principais problemas de saúde pública em Moçambique. O Ministério da Saúde, através
do Programa Nacional de Controlo da Malária (PNCM), e os diferentes parceiros, têm vindo a envidar esforços para o
controle e prevenção desta doença.
O Plano Estratégico apresenta ...
i. A Estratégia Nacional de Promoção de Saúde 2015 – 2019 (2024) visa galvanizar os esforços do Sistema Nacional de Saúde em promover
hábitos de vida saudável para melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar da população Moçambicana em linha com o Plano Estratégico do Sector
de Saúde 2014 – 2019 (20...
National Health Programs,
Regional Health Strategies,
Health Promotion,
Communicable Diseases,
Mortality, Premature,
Community Participation,
National Health Systems,
Rural Population,
Social Determinants of Health,
Noncommunicable Diseases,
Basic Sanitation,
Health Profile
A elaboração do plano director acontece num momento particular para o Pelouro de Saúde e Acção Social (PSAS), período em que o processo de transferência de funções e competências para o Município1 está a ganhar ímpeto. Depois da assinatura do acordo em 2009 o processo passou por um longo per...
Allied Health Personnel/organization & administration,
Urban Health/education,
Communication/history,
Primary Health Care/standards,
Quality of Health Care/standards,
Training Support/economics,
Mozambique/ethnology,
Health Services Accessibility/economics,
Medical Indigency/economics,
Community Participation,
Population Dynamics/statistics & numerical data
