Mozambique

The Mozambique NCDI Poverty Commission published its national report, “Chronic and Non-Communicable Diseases in Mozambique: An Equity Control Initiative for Non-Communicable Diseases and Trauma,” in 2018. Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, the Maputo-based co-secretariat of the NCDI Poverty Network, launched the country’s first PEN-Plus clinic in Nhamatanda, pictured above, in early 2023.


Mozambique Updates



Mozambique NCDI Poverty Commission


Chair

Ana Olga Mocumbi — Universdade Eduardo Mondlane and Division of Chronic and Non-communicable Diseases, National Health Institute in Mozambique (MIHER)

Commissioners

Carlos Arnaldo — Centre for African Studies

Carla Carrilho — Maputo Central Hospital

Matchecane Cossa — Ministry of Health, Mozambique

Humberto Cossa — World Bank

Antonio Franco World Bank

Marcela Libombo National Institute of Education and Development

Gertrudes Machatine — Ministry of Health Economics, Mozambique

Humberto Muquingue — Universdade Eduardo Mondlane

Sam Patel — National Referral Hospital

Antonio Prista — Pedagogic University Faculty of Sports and Physical Education

Patrícia Silva — National Cancer Association

Edith Thuzine — Ministry of Health, Mozambique

Fernando Vaz — Nurses and Allied Professionals Health Institute, Ministry of Health

Contributors

Nicole Salipa Commission Assistant