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Cooperação Sul-Sul e Policy Transfer em Saúde Pública: análise das relações entre Brasil e Moçambique entre 2003 e 2012

Com base na literatura sobre policy transfer, o artigo analisa as estratégias de cooperação sul-sul do governo brasileiro no campo da saúde pública em Moçambique entre 2003 e 2012. Além da introdução, o artigo se divide em três partes: (i) o debate conceitual sobre policy transfer; (ii) a trans...

Evaluation of performance and acceptability of two rapid oral fluid tests for HIV detection in Mozambique

J. clin. microbiol; 52 (10), 2014
Simplified HIV testing based on oral fluid (OF) may allow the expansion of HIV infection counseling and testing (CT) while reducing the risk due to exposure to needles and blood collection. This study evaluated the performance and acceptability of two OF tests (the OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV-1/2 and the ...

Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with mefloquine in HIV-negative women: a multicentre randomized controlled trial

PloS med; 11 (9), 2014
Background: Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended by WHO to prevent malaria in African pregnant women. The spread of SP parasite resistance has raised concerns regarding long-term use for IPT. Mefloquine (MQ) is the most promising of avai...

Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy with Mefloquine in HIV-Infected Women Receiving Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis: A Multicenter Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

PloS med; 14 (160), 2014
Background: Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended for malaria prevention in HIV-negative pregnant women, but it is contraindicated in HIV-infected women taking daily cotrimoxazole prophylaxis (CTXp) because of potential added risk of adve...

The clinical and economic impact of point-of-care CD4 testing in mozambique and other resource-limited settings: a cost-effectiveness analysis

PloS med; 11 (9), 2014
Background: Point-of-care CD4 tests at HIV diagnosis could improve linkage to care in resource-limited settings. Our objective is to evaluate the clinical and economic impact of point-of-care CD4 tests compared to laboratory-based tests in Mozambique. Methods and findings: We use a validated model of HIV...

Análise de políticas públicas de nutrição coordenadas pelo setsan (secretariado técnico de segurança alimentar e nutricional): estudo de caso da estratégia de segurança alimentar e nutricional em moçambique

A Segurança alimentar e Nutricional (SAN) consiste na realização do direito de todos ao acesso regular e permanente à alimentos de qualidade e em quantidade suficiente sem comprometer o acesso a outras necessidades essenciais, tendo como base práticas alimentares promotoras de saúde que respeitem a...

In vivo efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in children: a multisite, open-label, two-cohort, clinical trial in Mozambique

Malar. j. (Online); 13 (309), 2014
Background: Mozambique adopted artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the year 2006, and since 2009 artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and artesunateamodiaquine (ASAQ) have been proposed as alternative first-line treatments. A multicentre...

In vivo efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in children: a multisite, open-label, two-cohort, clinical trial in Mozambique

Malar. j. (Online); 13 (309), 2014
Background: Mozambique adopted artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the year 2006, and since 2009 artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and artesunate-amodiaquine (ASAQ) have been proposed as alternative first-line treatments. A multicentr...

Relatório Semestral das Actividades Relacionadas ao HIV/SIDA

O Programa Nacional de Controlo (PNC) de ITS-HIV/SIDA é a entidade responsável do Sistema Nacional de Saúde para a gestão dos serviços de saúde relacionados ao HIV. A sua missão é de coordenação, regulamentação e prestação de cuidados e tratamento aos pacientes vivendo com HIV. Para respo...

Qualquer semelhança não é mera coincidência: uma análise da hiv/aids no cinema moçambicano
Any similarity is no coincidence: an analysis of HIV/aids in Mozambican cinema

Ao propor como tema desta tese a análise do cinema moçambicano sobre o HIV/Aids, o intuito foi o de refletir – alicerçado na perspectiva antropológica e em diálogo com outros discursos (filosófico, literário e cinematográfico) – sobre as tessituras desta experiência narrativa em Moçambique,...