Mozambique: A Long Way From Home - the Human Toll of Mozambique's War
[The New Humanitarian] Pemba, Mozambique -- 'Even if I tell them 'I'm tired' and ask them to go back home, what home? There is war there.' (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 31, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Mozambique: Covid-19 - No New Cases Reported On Monday
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday reported no new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease anywhere in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 29, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mozambique: Covid-19 - Two New Cases and No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported a further two new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 29, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mozambique: Covid-19 - Six New Cases, Six Recoveries and No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Saturday reported a further six new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 29, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mozambique: Thousands continue to flee violence in Cabo Delgado
One year after brutal attacks by suspected Al Shabab militants began in northern Mozambique, thousands continue to flee ongoing violence in Cabo Delgado province, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - March 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Eradicating Polio Would Eradicate So Much Tragedy
A Pakistani child receives a dose of the oral polio vaccine (OPV). Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Matshidiso MoetiBRAZZAVILLE, Mar 22 2022 (IPS) In the outskirts of Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, just beyond where paved roads transition to dirt, an undiagnosed polio infection paralysed a three-year-old girl. From one day to the next, the child’s life was changed forever.
Among Africa’s public health community, we had looked at our successes against wild poliovirus as a cause for optimism. In the 1990s, the disease paralysed more than 75,000 African children every year. But following extensive immunization campaigns coupl...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Matshidiso Moeti Tags: Africa Development & Aid Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Polio Source Type: news
Mozambique: Covid-19 - 116 Recoveries and 46 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported a further 116 full recoveries from the Covid-19 respiratory disease - 48 in Tete, 30 in Nampula, 25 in Maputo province and 13 in Maputo city. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 24, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mozambique: Covid-19 - 57 Recoveries, 17 New Cases and No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further 17 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, the same number as on Monday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 23, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Cyclone Ana Floods Choke Malawi ’s Water and Sanitation Goals
Residents survey the damage after Cyclone Ana triggered winds and floods in Malawi. There has been a call following the latest flooding for climate-resilient approaches to WASH because damaged infrastructure, especially water infrastructure, has serious health consequences. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPSBy Charles MpakaBlantyre, Malawi, Feb 22 2022 (IPS) On the night of January 24, 2022, as Cyclone Ana-triggered rains incessantly rattled on the rusty roof of her house, amid intervals of gusty winds, a thud woke up Josephine Kumwanje from her sleep.
Her heart leapt as she thought thieves had broken into the house.
She summoned ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Charles Mpaka Tags: Africa Aid Climate Change Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Water & Sanitation #CycloneAna IPS UN Bureau Malawi UNICEF WASH Source Type: news
Mozambique: Covid-19 - Four Consecutive Days Wthout Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the Mozambican health authorities, Saturday was the fourth consecutive day when no deaths were reported from the Covid-19 respiratory disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 20, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
The normalization of violence during sex among young Mozambicans reportedly under the influence of pornography - Vera Cruz G, Sheridan T.
In sub-Saharan Africa, the increase in pornographic video consumption over the past 15 years might be shaping the sexual practices of the new generation. Using a comprehensive approach, the present study aims to first, measure the prevalence of acts of vi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Pedestrian travel behaviour and urban form: comparing two small Mozambican cities - Mendiate CJ, Nkurunziza A, Machanguana CA, Bernardo R.
Two main urban forms dominate the profile of Mozambican cities. Those built along national roads and those built inland. These urban forms have different impacts on travel behaviour, in particular walking, which is the main travel mode in many Sub-Sahara A... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: news
Mozambique: Covid-19 - 1.2 Million Vaccine Doses From Canada
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique has received from Canada 1,168,800 doses of vaccines against the Covid-19 respiratory disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 14, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Reproductive health needs in Mozambique a priority after Tropical Storm Ana
ZAMBEZIA PROVINCE, Mozambique – The country may have been spared by Tropical Cyclone Batsirai but it is still reeling from the devastating impacts of Tropical Storm Ana. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - February 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Mozambique: Covid-19 - 60 New Cases and 196 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported a further 60 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 196 recoveries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
