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Context: This research stemmed from learning and changes that occurred in the intervention strategy and budget of the POTENCIAR programme. In consultations and meetings between the Programme Management Unit (UGP) and various actors operating in this area, POTENCIAR’s partners identified — in a participatory and inclusive manner — the issue of grievance redress mechanisms as a problem that they can intervene on within the context of Pro-Accountability Initiatives (PAIs). Taking this...

Este relatório fornece os resultados finais da avaliação do Subsídio para Criança 0-2 de Moçambique. O Subsídio Criança 0-2 é um subcomponente do Programa de Subsídio Social Básico (PSSB), um programa nacional liderado pelo Ministério de Gênero, Criança e Ação Social (MGCAS). A avaliação coincide com a fase de arranque da intervenção, que aconteceu até 2021 em quatro distritos seleccionados da província de Nampula. A intervenção segue uma metodologia de 'dinheiro e cuidado' e inclui três...

Feminist political economy has illuminated the gendered dimensions of the globalisation of production. Whilst this literature provides essential insights on gendered exploitation in export-oriented industries, women’s work in localised labour markets in the Global South remains underexplored. This paper seeks to address this gap by putting into dialogue three bodies of literature – feminist political economy of globalisation, political economy of development in southern Africa and the social...

This exploratory research set out to survey possible points of entry for POTENCIAR programme interventions and gather methodological insights for the ethnographic research component of the programme’s analytical strategy. It wil be used alongside other analytical studies undertaken by POTENCIAR (including the health sector analysis and the political economy analyses) to identify and design programme interventions. Following an inductive method, the team sought to assess the conditions and...

Neste artigo, usamos 'diários de governação' para analisar as interações entre pessoas pobres e autoridades em contextos de Fragilidade, Conflitos e Violência (FCVAS) em Moçambique. Questionamos os significados de empoderamento e responsabilização, sob ponto de vista de pessoas pobres e marginalizadas, e procuramos perceber como essas pessoas vêem as instituições que as governam, incluindo as que as providenciam bens e serviços básicos, entre os quais os de saúde e segurança. As conclusões...

In this paper, we explore the use of a governance diaries methodology to investigate poor households’ interactions with authority in fragile, conflict and violence-affected settings in Mozambique. The research questioned the meanings of empowerment and accountability from the point of view of poor and marginalised people, with the aim of understanding what both mean for them, and how that changes over time, based on their experiences with governance. The study also sought to record how poor...

The 2021 edition of the African Economic Outlook focuses on debt resolution, governance, and growth in Africa. Chapter 1 examines Africa’s growth performance and outlook amid the COVID–19 pandemic. The chapter emphasizes policy options to mitigate the effects of the pandemic in the short, medium, and long terms. Chapter 2 explores the causes and consequences of Africa’s debt dynamics by showing how the changing structure and composition of debt create...

This report offers POTENCIAR and the British High Commission (BHC) an analysis of how power arrangements influence the main social, political, and economic factors in service provision and decentralised governance in Mozambique. The results of the study will be used to refine POTENCIAR’s strategy and approach, as well as the design of PAIs in the health sector. While PAIs address issues across multiple sectors, sector analysis will also consider potential entry points for, as well as...

A realização da consulta pré-natal de alta qualidade está diretamente relacionada aos melhores indicadores maternos e fetais e à prevenção de morbimortalidade materna. Em Moçambique, estudos sobre assistência pré-natal mostram que a maior parte das mulheres fez pré-natal, mas apenas metade fez as quatro ou mais consultas preconizadas pelo Ministério da Saúde. Além disso, as gestantes têm se apresentado aos centros de saúde para fazerem sua primeira consulta pré-natal somente no final do...

Mozambique, same as many other tropical countries, is at high risk of arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) diseases and recently two dengue virus (DENV) outbreaks occurred in the northern part of the country. The occurrence of some important vector species, such as Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus) and Ae. (Stg.) albopictus (Skuse), besides several other sylvatic vectors, have been reported in the country, which may indicate that the transmission of some arboviruses of public health...

The Coronavirus pandemic arrives in Mozambique at a time when, after several years of modest economic performance, the Mozambican economy was starting to show signs of recovery. Hence, the latest projections of the IMF of November 2019 had the Mozambican economy growing at 6% in 2020, with medium term projections reaching 9% and above after 2023, following the initiation of LNG exploration operations in the north of the country. Despite this improving macroeconomic outlook prior to the...

The Alcançar Baseline Assessment of Facility and District Capacity was conducted to establish an evidence base against which to measure project performance and impact over the life of the project and to inform project priorities and planning. The assessment includes a census of health centers and hospitals in Nampula province - the population of facilities that the project is expected to influence. Trained data collection teams interviewed facility and district staff to collect current...

Os objectivos e os pilares do PES e OE de 2020 não mudaram, substancialmente, em comparação com o que foram as prioridades do quinquênio 2015-2019. Em linha com os compromissos internacionais, o Governo procurou manter os pesos relativos da despesa nos sectores prioritários, com particular realce para a educação e a saúde. Contudo, o aumento dos preços e dos encargos da dívida, que se seguiu à descoberta das dívidas não declaradas, baixou o valor real das provisões feitas nestes sectores. O...

Research has highlighted disparities in family planning outcomes by wealth and by region separately. This analysis examines regional disparities within specific poverty groups. Twelve USAID family planning priority countries with recent DHS or AIS surveys were selected for the analysis, including 11 DHS surveys (Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda Uganda, and Zambia) and one AIS survey (Mozambique). The measure of absolute...

O presente relatório resume os resultados do Inquérito Nacional sobre Indicadores de Malária em Moçambique, conduzido pelo Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS), em colaboração com o Programa Nacional de Controlo da Malária (PNCM) e o Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE). O inquérito contou com a assistência técnica da ICF, através The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program. O inquérito foi financiado pela Agência dos Estados Unidos para o Desenvolvimento Internacional (USAID) através...

As uniões prematuras constituem um dos principais problemas sociais na África Austral que, pelas suas consequências negativas em cadeia: gravidez precoce,desnutrição crónica,fístula obstétrica,abandono escolar,se tornam um problema igualmente económico, uma barreira ao desenvolvimento socioeconómico. No caso de Moçambique, o problema afecta cerca de metade das raparigas com menos de 18 anos, o que faz do país um dos cinco mais afectados a nível da Comunidade dos Países da África Austral...

This study was conducted as part of the Citizen Engagement Programme (Programa Cidadania e Participação (CEP)) in Mozambique – an empowerment and social accountability initiative to improve the quality of education and health services by increasing citizens’ influence on the management of schools and health units, the formulation of education and health policies, and the provision of education and health services. In education, CEP enabled citizen monitoring of services through the...

This article aims to understand the inversion of roles between the state and citizens, by exploring its historical roots and current implications for processes of social accountability in Mozambique, particularly in the health sector. This is a practice-based reflection grounded in the evidence collected through the implementation of Community Scorecards in the health sector in 13 districts of Mozambique. The evidence has revealed a transfer of responsibilities from local governance...

O Inquérito de Indicadores de Imunização, Malária e HIV/SIDA (IMASIDA 2015) em Moçambique foi realizado no âmbito de The DHS Program e vem no seguimento de quatro inquéritos anteriores, com o objectivo de determinar indicadores de saúde da mulher e da criança no país, tais como a fecundidade; gravidez e maternidade na adolescência; preferências de fecundidade; planeamento familiar; consultas pré-natais; assistência ao parto; vacinação de crianças; infecções respiratórias agudas; diarreia e...

O objectivo do IIM 2018 é disponibilizar as estimativas de indicadores demográficos e de saúde básicos, relacionados com a malária. As informações recolhidas através do IIM 2018 destinam-se a ajudar os decisores políticos e gestores do programa de controle de malária na avaliação e concepção de estratégias para melhorar a saúde da população do país.