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Violência em crianças, estudo de casos hospitalizados e seguidos nos serviços de Urgência de Pediatria e Medicina Legal no Hospital Central de Maputo em 2019
Violence in children, a study of cases hospitalized and followed up in the pediatrics and forensic medicine emergency services at maputo central hospital in 2019

Introdução: Em Moçambique, anualmente, milhares de crianças são vítimas de violência, incluindo as suas formas mais extremas, como a violência física e sexual, o que compromete a saúde física e psicológica destas crianças. Objectivo: Analisar a violência nas crianças, em relação às cara...

Adolescent, Pregnant, and HIV-Infected: Risk of Adverse Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes in Young Women from Southern Mozambique

Jpn. j. clin. med; 10 (8), 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa concentrates the burden of HIV and the highest adolescent fertility rates. However, there is limited information about the impact of the interaction between adolescence and HIV infection on maternal health in the region. Data collected prospectively from three clinical trials conducted...

Neurocysticercosis in Epileptic Children: An Overlooked Condition in Mozambique, Challenges in Diagnosis, Management and Research Priorities

Previous studies suggest that neurocysticercosis (NCC), the most common cause of acute symptomatic seizures (ASS), epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders, typically presents with a solitary lesion and focal seizures in children from places where cysticercosis is endemic. We report a series of 3 pa...

Validation of the FCV-19 Scale and Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 in the Population of Mozambique, East Africa

Purpose: This study aimed to validate the Portuguese version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and investigate its association with sociodemographic and pandemic-related variables in the population of Mozambique. Participants and methods: A cross-sectional online survey recruited 387 Mozambicans a...

Two Randomized Trials of Neutralizing Antibodies to Prevent HIV-1 Acquisition

N. Engl. j. med; 384 (11), 2021
BACKGROUND—Whether a broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb) can be used to prevent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) acquisition is unclear. METHODS—We enrolled at-risk cisgender men and transgender persons in the Americas and Europe in the HVTN 704/HPTN 085 trial and at-risk women in sub-Sah...

Demographic, clinical and pathological characterisation of patients with colorectal and anal cancer followed between 2013 and 2016 at Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique

Ecancermedicalscience; 15 (1205), 2021
: The aim of this study was to investigate colorectal cancer (CRC) data and anal cancer data from Maputo Central Hospital (MCH), the largest hospital and a reference for oncological diseases in Mozambique, with the aim of characterising the disease profile in view to define an appropriate control program...

Implementation of a Community Transport Strategy to Reduce Delays in Seeking Obstetric Care in Rural Mozambique

Delays due to long distances to health facilities, poor road infrastructure, and lack of affordable transport options contribute to the burden of maternal deaths in Mozambique. This study aimed to assess the implementation and uptake of an innovative community-based transport program to improve access to...

Challenges for malaria surveillance during the COVID-19 emergency response in Nampula, Mozambique, January - May 2020

Pan Afr. med. j; 38 (254), 2021
Since the announcement of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in January 30th 2020, 68 countries reported to the World Health Organization that they were experiencing disruptions in malaria diagnosis and treatment. This situation had the potential to lead to delays in diagnosis and treatment, whi...

plano Nacional de vacinação contra a Covid-19

Este documento apresenta o Plano Nacional de Vacinação contra a COVID-19 em Moçambique. A introdução de uma vacina segura e eficaz representa uma prioridade nacional para aliviar o impacto negativo da pandemia da COVID-19 a nível do sistema sanitário e socioeconómico. Na fase actual da pandemia,...

Relatório de fitossanidade e sanidade animal: campanha agraria 2 0 | 2 1
Plant and animal health report: agricultural campaign 2 0 | 2 1

O Ministério da Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural (MADER) tem como responsabilidades garantir a defesa Sanitária e Fitossanitária do país, entre outras através do controlo fronteiriço e interno, assegurando a prevenção de introdução e/ou disseminação de pragas, doenças exóticas, doenças ...