The Minister of Health, Ussene Isse, visited the National Institute of Health (INS) in Marracuene District, Maputo Province, on Friday (07.03). On the occasion, he expressed his satisfaction with the work the institution has been carrying out in its areas of operation, namely research, surveillance, laboratory diagnosis, training, communication, and health innovation. “We are here today, [...]

The Deputy National Director of Public Health, Aleny Couto, advocates for strengthening primary healthcare (PHC) in the country, noting that the progress made does not yet meet the needs. This stance was presented during a session where Couto discussed the advancements, gaps, and perspectives of primary healthcare. “In all [...]

The Director-General of the National Institute of Health (INS), Eduardo Samo Gudo, recently stressed, during the opening of the 3rd Meeting of the PANGenS Consortium – Pan-African Network for Genomic Surveillance of Poverty-Related Diseases and Emerging Pathogens, that genomic surveillance is a key tool in the fight against tuberculosis in Mozambique. “Genomic epidemiology offers a [...]

The Ministry of Health announced this Wednesday, the 8th, in Maputo, the holding of the first Digital Health Conference, an event to take place between April 15th and 17th. “With great satisfaction, under the theme Technological Innovation driving better health outcomes, the Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Ministry of [...]

Mozambique now has a National Health Sector Climate Change Adaptation Plan (PNAS-MC) for the period 2026 to 2030. The instrument was recently launched in Maputo by the Minister of Health, Ussene Isse. This is a document developed by the National Institute of Health (INS) in partnership with the Ministry of Health and [...]