MozambiqueSUMMARY
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Mozambique had a population of 18.4 million in 2003. The GNI per capita is $210. There is increasing investment from South Africa and there is a general air of optimism in the urban areas e.g. Maputo with access to some disposable income. Expenditures on social services have increased by 20% since 1995 in real terms. Malaria is endemic throughout the country with most of the population at risk of stable endemic malaria. It accounts for over 40% of all outpatient attendances. The National Malaria Control program includes insecticide treated mosquito nets as a key strategy for malaria control. In 1997, the Ministry of Health conducted campaigns to raise awareness of treated nets. |
One of the objectives of the 1998 Plan of Action is to achieve a 40%
household coverage of nets. Presently the national net coverage is
very low, estimated at about 0.6%. Most nets originate from South
Africa or leak from the PSI ITN project in Malawi, although a small
cottage industry for net production had started. Over 35% of the population
spend money on coils and 10% use sprays to control mosquitoes in the
rainy season. In
1999, the National Malaria Control Programme, in partnership with
Zambezia Provincial Health Directorate, UNICEF, PSI and CISM developed
a project to promote community based strategies for malaria prevention
and treatment in Zambézia Province. This project aims to take ITNs
to scale in Zambezia province in the next two years, protecting
a population of over 3 million people. |
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Mozambique
2001 Household Survey Report
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