Challenges and facilitators to evidence-based decision-making for maternal and child health in Mozambique: district, municipal and national case studies
The need for evidence-based decision-making in the health sector is well understood in the global health community. Yet, gaps persist between the availability of evidence and the use of that evidence. Most research on evidence-based decision-making has been carried out in higher-income countries, and mos...
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...
The scarcity of current, complete, and accurate primary data on causes of death in most of sub-Saharan Africa restricts the ability of countries to measure progress against many of the Sustainable Development Goal targets, measure the impact of programmatic interventions, prioritise and ...
Mozambique has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The main influences on maternal health encompass social, economic, political, environmental and cultural determinants of health. To effectively address maternal mortality in the post-2015 agenda, interventions need to co...
Background: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high, the greatest contribution of mortality comes from the poor and vulnerable communities, who frequently reside in remote and rural areas with limited access to health care services. This study aimed to understand women's h...
A tuberculose ainda constitui um dos principais problemas de saúde pública em Moçambique. O Plano Estratégico e Operacional 2014-2018 visa galvanizar os esforços do Sistema Nacional de Saúde para continuar a reduzir a magnitude da tuberculose em linha com os Objectivos do Desenvolvimento do Miléni...
É cada vez mais reconhecida a importância da utilização da pesquisa na área da
Saúde para a formulação de políticas. Os factores de promoção e de impedimento que
influenciam o uso da pesquisa no processo decisório têm vindo a ser sistematizados na
literatura; no entanto, nos países em desen...
