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Proposta da actualização do plano estratégico de logística farmacêutica-PELF
Proposal to update the pharmaceutical logistics-PELF

O Plano Estratégico da Logística Farmacêutica, para o Sector Público, PELF, aprovado por despacho do Ministro da Saúde, datado de 12 de Dezembro de 2013, faz uma breve descrição da situação prevalecente até 2012, no sector público, nos domínios do Financiamento, Selecção, Quantificação, P...

HIV community index testing reaches proportionally more males than facility-based testing and is cost-effective: A study from Gaza province, Mozambique

PLos ONE; 18 (5), 2023
In Mozambique, 38.7% of women and 60.4% of men ages 15–59 years old living with HIV do not know their HIV status. A pilot home-based HIV counseling and testing program based on index cases in the community was implemented in eight districts in Gaza province (Mozambique). The pilot targeted the sexual p...

Perfil epidemiologico dos obitos por virus de imunodeficiencia humanas/sida em mocambique durante ano de 2019
Epidemiological profile of human immunodeficiency virus/aids deaths in mozambique in 2019

Introdução: O HIV/SIDA é um problema de saúde pública no mundo. Em Moçambique a taxa de prevalência actualizada em 2021 foi 12,5%, e cerca de 27% e 11% das mortes em 2007 e 2019 que ocorreram em todas as idades estavam relacionados ao HIV. Foi objectivo deste trabalho analisar o perfil epidemioló...

Sistema de vigilância de eventos vitais e causas de morte (COMSA) 2020
Surveillance system for vital surveillance system (COMSA) 2020

Em Janeiro de 2017, Moçambique lançou o Sistema de Vigilância de Eventos Vitais e Causas de Morte (COMSA) para estabelecer um sistema nacional de amostragem para registo de eventos vitais para monitorar a ocorrência de mortalidade e causas de morte a nível nacional e subnacional, incluindo o uso de ...

Access to Essential Medicines and Diagnostic Tests for Cardiovascular Diseases in Maputo City, Mozambique

Glob. heart (Online); 18 (1), 2023
Background: To tackle the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and reduce premature cardiovascular (CV) mortality by a third by the year 2030, countries must achieve 80% availability of affordable essential medicines (EMs) and technologies in all health facilities. Objectives: To evalua...

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...

Perceptions on use of insecticide-treated bed nets to prevent malaria: a qualitative assessment in two rural districts of Zambézia province in Mozambique

background. Malaria prevention in Africa merits particular attention as the world strives toward a better life for the poorest. The insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) are one of the malaria control strategies that, due to their cost effectiveness, are largely used in the country. Data on the actual cove...

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...

Mozambique Sample Vital Statistics System: Filling the Gaps for Mortality Data

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 108 (5), 2023
Mortality data, especially concerning deaths by cause, are critical for understanding the burden of disease, planning and monitoring of interventions aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality, as well as monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals for health (goal 3). In sub-Saharan Africa and most limi...