Mozambique
Region:
East Africa
RFHA Inc Regional Director:
Greg Cryer
Africa Operations Chair:
Eric Kimani
Country Coordinator:
PP Gisela Bettencourt
Overview of health
challenges
As per a recent CDC report, HIV is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Mozambique and affects 13% of the adult population. Based on 2020 data from the WHO and MOH, approximately 12,400 TB-related deaths occur in Mozambique each year. The HIV epidemic complicates the TB epidemic, with almost half of annual TB-related annual deaths occurring among people living with HIV.
Communicable diseases in Mozambique are a major public health problem leading to high morbidity and mortality rates among the population. An elevated poliovirus activity has also been reported in Mozambique and health officials identified 21 polio cases, of which eight cases were wild poliovirus (WPV), and the remaining 13 cases were circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV).
History
Rotary Family Health Days took place for the first time ever in Mozambique in December 2022. With a new partnership opportunity with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the health days were launched on December 2nd 2022 and were held for two days.
Rotary Family
Health Days Sites
Rotary Family Health Days sites are hosted by Rotary clubs in communities across the country. The sites are chosen in consultation with locally-based officials from the Departments of Health, community-based project partners and Rotary club members.
The first health days were held at Chimoio and Matola.
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Impact
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