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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...

In Cabo Delgado - Mozambique, we are giving support to the Provincial Health Directorate (DPS-CD) in developing an essential tool for the promotion of health in the Province: The Action Plan for Health Promotion.

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...

Although qualitative studies have raised attention to humiliating treatment of women during labour and delivery, there are no reliable estimates of the prevalence of disrespectful and abusive treatment in health facilities. We measured the frequency of reported abusive experiences during facility childbirth in eight health facilities in Tanzania and examined associated factors. The study was conducted in rural northeastern Tanzania. Using a structured questionnaire, we interviewed women who...

The Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health 2016-30 highlights the importance of adolescent health and well-being as being essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030. For adolescents to survive, thrive and transform their societies, the global community needs to invest in their health and well-being. Today’s adolescents are well-positioned to mobilize their peers, advocate for increased resources for sexual and reproductive health and...

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.

O presente relatório resume os resultados do Inquérito de Indicadores de Imunização, Malária e HIV/SIDA em Moçambique (IMASIDA 2015), conduzido pelo Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) do Ministério da Saúde (MISAU), em colaboração com o Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE). O inquérito contou com a assistência técnica da ICF, através do Programa de Inquéritos Demográficos e de Saúde (Programa DHS). A assistência técnica adicional foi proporcionada pelo CDC (Centers for Disease Control and...

Close-to-community (CTC) providers have been identified as a key cadre to progress universal health coverage and address inequities in health service provision due to their embedded position within communities. CTC providers both work within, and are subject to, the gender norms at community level but may also have the potential to alter them. This paper synthesises current evidence on gender and CTC providers and the services they deliver.

The 2018 Mozambique Malaria Indicator Survey (IIM) provides population-based estimates on malaria indicators to inform strategic planning and program evaluation. The 2018 LMIS is the 6th survey to be conducted in Mozambique through The DHS Program.

The DHS Analytical Studies 71 examines subnational variations in fertility preferences and family planning outcomes associated with poverty in married women in 12 recent Demographic and Health Surveys. Poverty is measured based on a standard set of criteria for unsatisfied basic needs and the ownership of specific assets. Households are categorized into three poverty groups: not extremely poor, extremely poor but not asset poor, and extremely poor and asset poor. This brief summarizes the...

Este documento sumariza as aprendizagens feitas ao longo da implementação do Cartão de Pontuação Comunitária (CPC) no quadro do Programa Cidadania e Participação (CEP), o qual terminou em Dezembro de 2017. O CEP foi um programa de responsabilização social que tinha como objectivo final aumentar a influência dos cidadãos na melhoria da qualidade dos serviços de saúde e educação em Moçambique.

The implementation plan for the civil society engagement strategy (CSES) is developed to provide civil society organizations in countries (CSOs) with an operational framework to strengthen their engagement in the GFF process with a view to supporting the achievement of the objectives of the GFF and national investment cases. The plan reflects and builds on, and should be read in conjunction with the CSES. It is shaped and informed by GFF country implementation experiences to date, 12345 as...

Globally, low involvement of men in maternal health care services remains a problem to health care providers and policy makers. Men’s support is essential for making women’s world better. There are increasing debates among policymakers and researchers on the role of men in maternal health programs, which is a challenge in patriarchal societies like Uganda. The aim of the study was to assess companionship during delivery; men’s perception and experiences during pregnancy and delivery.

Background and objective: maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Mozambique are high, due to insufficient numbers of qualified health workers, lack of equipment and materials, referral system deficiency, difficulties to access health services and gender issues. This study assesses the barriers to health care access, regular attendance at ante natal consultations, institutional delivery and postnatal and neonatal follow-up. This is part of the baseline study for an implementation research...

Social accountability in the health sector has been promoted as a strategy to improve the quality and performance of health providers in low- and middle-income countries. Whether improvements occur, however, depends on the willingness and ability of health providers to respond to societal pressure for better care. This article uses a realist approach to review cases of collective citizen action and advocacy with the aim to identify key mechanisms of provider responsiveness. Purposeful...

Mixed methods were used with various data sources to describe organisation and delivery of maternity care in Maputo city, Mozambique in early 2010s and to compare the plans with the service provision in practice. In the public health sector, maternity care was organised to be area based and hierarchical with a planned referral system. The provision of basic and emergency maternity care was publicly funded, largely dependent of donor funds, and free of charge for users. Even though Maputo...

O Ministério da Saúde reconhece os Comités de Qualidade e Humanização dos Cuidados de Saúde nas Unidades Sanitárias como a principal forma de diálogo e ligação entre os serviços de saúde e as comunidades. Os Termos de Referência revistos, afirmam que o Comité de Qualidade e Humanização das Unidades Sanitárias constitui uma equipa de assessoria e coordenação ao processo de implementação da actividades de qualidade e humanização no âmbito da Unidade Sanitária. Destina-se a empreender uma...

A presente Estratégia Científica do Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) para 2016-2025 está alinhada com o Programa Quinquenal do Governo (2015-2019) e com o Plano Estratégico do Sector Saúde (PESS 2014-2019). No contexto global, a elaboração da presente Estratégia teve em conta os Objectivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), o Regulamento Sanitário Internacional (RSI) e a Agenda Global de Segurança Sanitária (GHSA). As principais diferenças entre a presente e anterior estratégia do INS...

Multisectoral approaches represent a prominent ideological consensus, influenced by historical roots and the current political, financial and institutional landscape, to address the multi-faceted and complex causes of most nutrition, public health and food problems. However, the implementation of multisectoral approaches presents tremendous challenges; one of the most often cited problems, in the literature and by practitioners, is coordination. This study investigates the perspectives of key...

Fiscal austerity policies imposed by the IMF have reduced investments in social services, leaving postindependence nations like Mozambique struggling to recover from civil war and high disease burden. By 2000, a sector-wide approach (SWAp) was promoted to maximize aid effectiveness. ‘Like-minded’ bilateral donors, from Europe and Canada, promoted a unified approach to health sector support focusing on joint planning, common basket funding, and streamlined monitoring and evaluation to improve...