The Mozambican government launched a new food security strategy aimed at reducing chronic child malnutrition in the country, which has been exacerbated by climate change in recent years. The country….
The cholera outbreak in Mozambique has caused 3,998 confirmed cases and 62 deaths since October 2024, according to the latest bulletin released by the National Directorate of Public Health. The….
The cut in US funding for health and humanitarian aid programs in Mozambique has led to the closure of nine organizations working to combat malaria and the discontinuation of 50….
At least 270 people died of malaria between January and May this year in Mozambique, which recorded more than six million cases during that period, the authorities said. Nampula Province,….
Mozambique vaccinated more than 19 million children aged 0 to 10 against polio from June 2 to 6, exceeding the target set, health authorities announced on Monday (June 16), with….
Seven-year-old twins died after inhaling rat poison put there by their father to protect the corn stored in the room where the children slept. Sónia and José Araújo, aged seven,….
A recent study reveals that chronic malnutrition affects an alarming 38 per cent of Mozambican children under the age of five. This phenomenon, which has been a persistent challenge in….
Mozambique registers around 25,000 cases of different types of cancer every year, of which 17,000 result in death, according to estimates by health authorities. Cesaltina Lorenzoni, head of the National….
Mozambique spent almost 130 million euros on the purchase of medicines and medical supplies in the first five months of 2025, according to Health Minister Ussene Isse. The minister assured….
More than 60% of Mozambican children face limitations in their development during early childhood, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday (May 29). According to the Ministry of Health, the limitations….
Mozambique and the United States of America recently celebrated US National Day and 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, in a ceremony marked by the reaffirmation of….
More than seventy-six thousand children under the age of ten in Sofala’s Chibabava district will be covered from May 27 to 31 by the polio vaccination campaign. Jeremias Alfândega, director….
In Tete province, central Mozambique, malaria has been a growing concern, with around four hundred people diagnosed with the disease and sixteen deaths recorded this year. According to the health….
Rejection of vaccination in some districts threatens the immunization targets of more than 680,000 children against polio in Gaza. To reverse the situation, the health sector is promoting awareness and….
A statement from the Presidency of the Republic says Mozambique was honored in Geneva, Switzerland, as a Champion in the Fight Against Malaria. The award was presented to the Minister….
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimated that 22.7% of the Mozambican population still practices open defecation, despite the progress made. According to UNICEF, despite the data, Mozambique has made….
Mozambique launches a vaccination campaign against cholera in Nampula and the surrounding area until May 21, covering people over the age of one, with more than 1,700 teams mobilized to….
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned of an imminent “children’s emergency” in Mozambique caused by the cut in international humanitarian support. UNICEF forecasts a 20% drop in funding in….
Mozambique ranks third in the world in terms of the number of people infected with HIV, and second in terms of the number of new infections. The Parliamentary Office presented….
The cholera outbreak in Mozambique has killed at least 57 people since October 2024, with a cumulative record of almost 3,600 cases, according to the latest figures from the health….
Nampula’s Central Hospital, the largest in northern Mozambique, has run out of beds and is distributing patients in the corridors, warn local authorities, who are waiting for the new hospital….
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) delivered 2.3 million doses of cholera vaccine to the Mozambican Ministry of Health, a country that has been facing outbreaks of the disease. According….
According to the head of the Health Department at the Provincial Health Directorate (DPS) in the province of Nampula, Jaime Miguel, some medicines, such as ready-to-use therapeutic food (also called….
More than three million children under nine will be immunized in the ongoing national polio vaccination campaign from 27 to 31 May in Zambézia province. The head of the Extended….
The government of Japan has provided 3.725 million dollars to reinforce humanitarian assistance in the province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique, which has been affected by armed attacks since….