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At least 188 676 people require health assistance after Cyclone Kenneth pummels nort...

02 May 2019

2 May 2019, Pemba – Cyclone Kenneth, the second category 3 cyclone to hit Mozambique within five weeks, brought widespread destruction and displacement and exacerbated health risks in the north-eastern province of Cabo Delgado after making landfall on 25 April. The cyclone struck populations already vulnerable due to a fragile health system and weak water and sanitation infrastructure.

Dr Raquel Mahoque Maguele, Team leader, Health Operations

30 April 2019

Raquel Mahoque Maguele works at the WHO country office in Mozambique. She is in Beira as health operations coordinator.

Lionel Caetano António Domingo is a General Medicine Technician in Beira.

Dr Lionel Caetano António Domingo, General Medicine Technician

26 April 2019

Lionel Caetano António Domingo is a General Medicine Technician in Beira.

Dr Eva de Carvalho, Malaria Programme, WHO

25 April 2019

Dr Eva de Carvalho has been working on malaria in Mozambique for more than 15 years. For the emergency response, she is supporting the provincial health authorities to supervise the work of the health clinics in the accommodation centres.

Polio vaccination resumes in cyclone Idai affected areas

22 April 2019

The Ministry of Health and GPEI partners plan to reach 100 000 children who missed their first dose of polio vaccine.

Disease detection in a box – a high-tech solution for emergency settings

16 April 2019

In the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, hundreds of thousands of Mozambicans were left without shelter, food or access to health services. Many people have been living in temporary settlements without access to safe water and sanitation, putting them at high risk of diseases like cholera, malaria and measles.

Fast roll-out of cholera vaccines for people in need in Mozambique

10 April 2019

The Ministry of Health in Mozambique has concluded a successful six-day emergency cholera vaccination campaign that reached more than 800 000 people in four districts affected by Cyclone Idai.

Combating cholera in Mozambique

09 April 2019

Thousands of people received the oral cholera vaccine today as part of a six-day emergency vaccination campaign run by the Ministry of Health in Mozambique to help prevent spread of cholera.

At the 7 de Abril Primary School in Inhamayabwe village, near the town of Dondo, excited school children gather in their classrooms, pushing one another to the front of the crowded room where each child receives their dose.

884,953 doses of oral cholera vaccine arrived in Mozambique

Cholera Vaccination Campaign Begins in Mozambique

03 April 2019

Following Cyclone Idai devastation, nearly 900,000 people will receive the vaccine from the Gavi-funded stockpile.

Father vaccinates community after daughter paralyzed by polio in Mozambique

29 March 2019

After his six year-old daughter Jemita was diagnosed with polio in December 2018, Firmino Arlindo became an advocate for the polio vaccine, going door to door to talk to families about the importance of protecting their children.

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