Background: Large increases in health sector investment and policies favoring upgrading and expanding the public sector health network have prioritized maternal and child health in Mozambique and, over the past decade, Mozambique has achieved substantial improvements in maternal and child health indicat...
Objectives: A prospective surveillance study was conducted to investigate the epidemiology and patterns of antibiotic resistance among uropathogens from hospitalised children in Beira, Mozambique. Additionally, information regarding determinants of a urinary tract infection (UTI) was obtained.
Methods: ...
Background: Opt-out HIV testing is offered at 70% of antenatal care (ANC) clinics in Mozambique through the
prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program. If routine data from this program were of sufficient
quality, their heightened coverage and continuous availability could complement or e...
Stigma has been implicated in poor outcomes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) care. Reducing stigma is important for HIV prevention and long-term treatment success. Although stigma reduction interventions are conducted in Mozambique, little is known about the...
A emergência do vírus influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 no México e EUA no princípio de 2009 e que se disseminou pelo mundo, causando considerável morbidade, com cerca de 18000 mortes, oferecendo uma oportunidade de se estudar a evolução do vírus influenza pandêmico em humano sem diversas partes do mundo....
A cisticercose humana é uma infecção parasitária causada pela
Cysticercus cellulosae, larva da Taenia solium. O homem adquire a infecção quando
ingere água ou alimentos contaminados por fezes humanas contendo ovos da T.
solium. O controlo da cisticercose humana é dificultado devido a ausência de...
Ao longo de algumas décadas, a epidemia do HIV e SIDA tornou-se num ícone de grandes questões que afligem o mundo devido a sua dinâmica que configura suas manifestações de acordo com as características culturais e sócio demográficas em diferentes populações.
O HIV e SIDA constitui um dos grand...
In the rapid scale-up of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care and acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS) treatment, many donors have chosen to channel their funds to non-governmental organizations
and other private partners rather than public sector systems. This approach has reinforced a private s...
