Publications

Access to quality health services is crucial for good and balanced health. This report aims to provide solid scientific evidence about access to the health system in Mozambique and the social inequalities that affect that access. For this purpose, a descriptive and multivariate analysis of the Family Budget Survey (IOF is the Portuguese acronym) of Mozambique 2014/15 was carried out, with regard to health needs, severity of diseases, use of health services and reasons for non-use,  problems with the quality of received care and direct payments.

The District Planning Guide allows administrations to prepare their annual operating health plans according to the mandatory compliance regulations of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Economy of Mozambique. This methodology has been officially recognized by the Ministry of Health of Mozambique.

A characterization of the health services of the city of Maputo that uses the methodology of Geographic Information System (GIS) to locate, describe and study the relationships between the different aspects (coverage, type of services, population, etc.) that make up the municipal health network.

A characterization of the health services of the municipality of Matola that uses the methodology of Geographic Information System (GIS) to locate, describe and study the relationships between the different aspects (coverage, type of services, population, etc.) that make up the municipal health network.

Between 17 and 20 September last year, in the district of Ancuabe, an evaluation of the functioning processes, needs and response of health services was carried out with a view to reducing and preventing malnutrition. This diagnosis, results of which are now being released, involved the participation of several district services (SDSMAS, SDPI, SDAE, SDEJT), Health Committees, caregiving mothers from four villages and some NGOs operating in that district (Wiwanana Foundation, SolidarMed and Aga Khan). The survey concluded that the lack of knowledge about how to prepare and preserve food, the restriction of consumption of some foods due to myths, taboos, habits and customs, illiteracy and insufficient water sources and dams for irrigation, are the aspects that most contribute to the prevalence of malnutrition in Ancuabe.

Environment I is a module that provides basic and elementary knowledge about caring for the environment. The document contributes to generating significant positive and responsible change, particularly in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining sites.