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Plano estratégico da anarme, ip 2022-2026
anarme, ip strategic plan 2022-2026

Moçambique é um país localizado na costa sul oriental da África Austral, com uma superfície total de 799,380 Km2 dividida, administrativamente, em Províncias, Distritos, Postos Administrativos e Localidades. Faz limites: a norte, Tanzânia, a noroeste, Malawi e Zâmbia, a Oeste, Zimbabwe, África d...

What has comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledge got to do with HIV testing among men in Kenya and Mozambique? Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys

J. biosoc. sci; 54 (4), 2022
People living with undiagnosed HIV are big contributors to the transmission of the virus. Although measures have been made to scale up HIV prevention and voluntary counselling and testing in sub-Saharan Africa, testing coverage remains low in many sub-Saharan African countries, including Mozambique and K...

Who Are the Men Who Pay for Sex in Mozambique? Results from the National HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey 2015

Arch. sex. behav; 50 (5), 2022
Mozambique has one of the highest burdens of HIV in the world, where the prevalence is estimated at 13.2% among adults aged 15-49 years. Men who pay for sex (MPS) are considered a bridging population for HIV infection. However, the characteristics of MPS in Mozambique are poorly understood. The objective...

Desafios de Implementação das Políticas Públicas em Tempos de Crises
Policy Implementation Challenges Public in Times of Crisis

Com início na China, em Dezembro de 2019, a pandemia da Covid-19 levou a uma das maiores crises sócio-económicas do mundo contemporâneo (FMI, 2020). Para proteger vidas e minimizar a sobrecarga dos sistemas da saúde, a maioria dos governos impuseram o distanciamento social, fecharam fronteiras e ...

financiamento do sistema de saúde de moçambique
financing mozambique's health system

O financiamento do sistema de saúde de Moçambique é marcado pela fragmentação que também caracteriza a arquitetura da assistência ao desenvolvimento no país e se expressa, por exemplo, no elevado grau de recursos externos que não passam pelos instrumentos de gestão do governo (off-budget). Entr...

Readiness of Mozambique Health Facilities to Address Undernutrition and Diarrhea in Children under Five: Indicators from 2018 and 2021 Survey Data

The World Health Organization’s systems framework shows that service delivery is key to addressing pressing health needs. Inadequate healthcare and the lack of healthcare services are factors associated with undernutrition and diarrhea in children under five, two health conditions with high morbi-morta...

Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Antibodies in the Mozambican Population: A Cross-Sectional Serologic Study in 3 Cities, July–August 2020

Clin. infect. dis; 75 (2), 2022
Background The extent of population exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was uncertain in many African countries during the onset of the pandemic. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study and randomly selected and surveyed general population and occupational groups...

"If it weren't for my traditional healer, I would be dead": Engaging traditional healers to support people living with HIV in rural Mozambique

PLos ONE; 17 (6), 2022
Across rural sub-Saharan Africa, people living with HIV (PLHIV) commonly seek out treatment from traditional healers. We report on the clinical outcomes of a community health worker intervention adapted for traditional healers with insight into our results from qualitative interviews. We employed a pre-p...

Conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas dos técnicos de medicina preventiva e saneamento do meio em relação a saúde oral no Distrito de Nlhamankulu em 2020
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of preventive medicine and environmental in relation to oral health in Nlhamankulu District in 2020. Nlhamankulu District in 2020

Introdução: A cárie dentária é motivo de 63% a 75% de casos de perdas dentárias, e as doenças periodontais, entre 13% a 15%. Mesmo com as estratégias preventivas e os recursos tecnológicos disponíveis para a manutenção dentária, essa perda ocorre devido a progressão da cárie dentária, por...

The effect of a Mentor Mothers program on prevention of vertical transmission of HIV outcomes in Zambézia Province, Mozambique: a retrospective interrupted time series analysis

J. int. aids soc; 25 (6), 2022
Introduction: Mentor Mothers (MM) provide peer support to pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV (PPWH) and their infants with perinatal HIV exposure (IPE) throughout the cascade of prevention of vertical transmission (PVT) services. MM were implemented in Zambézia Province, Mozambique starting ...