{"id":820,"date":"2026-01-22T15:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/?page_id=820"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:20:03","slug":"mensagem-do-director-geral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/sobre\/mensagem-do-director-geral\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Director General"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#e8e8e8;--awb-bg-color-hover:#e8e8e8;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ABOUT US<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><nav class=\"awb-menu awb-menu_column awb-menu_em-hover mobile-mode-collapse-to-button awb-menu_icons-left awb-menu_dc-yes mobile-trigger-fullwidth-off awb-menu_mobile-toggle awb-menu_indent-left mobile-size-full-absolute loading mega-menu-loading awb-menu_desktop awb-menu_dropdown awb-menu_expand-right awb-menu_transition-fade\" style=\"--awb-bg:#428499;--awb-gap:1px;--awb-border-color:#428499;--awb-color:#ffffff;--awb-active-color:#ffffff;--awb-main-justify-content:center;--awb-mobile-justify:flex-start;--awb-mobile-caret-left:auto;--awb-mobile-caret-right:0;--awb-box-shadow: 0px 0px 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menu-item-1347 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"1347\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_center-vertical\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_center-vertical\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/sobre\/missao\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Mission<\/span><\/a><\/li><li  id=\"menu-item-1165\"  class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1165 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"1165\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_center-vertical\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_center-vertical\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/sobre\/visao\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Vision<\/span><\/a><\/li><li  id=\"menu-item-1164\"  class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1164 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"1164\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_center-vertical\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_center-vertical\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/sobre\/valores\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Values<\/span><\/a><\/li><li  id=\"menu-item-1350\"  class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1350 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"1350\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_center-vertical\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_center-vertical\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/sobre\/competencias\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Skills<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DIRECTOR-GENERAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-text-size:10pt;--awb-caption-text-transform:lowercase;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--body_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--body_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--body_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:10pt;--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--body_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--body_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-resa\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Eduardo Samo Gudo Jr.\" title=\"Eduardo-Greater\" src=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/eduardo-maior-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/eduardo-maior-1-300x240.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1966\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%272047%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%202047%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%272047%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/eduardo-maior-1-200x160.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/eduardo-maior-1-400x320.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/eduardo-maior-1-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/eduardo-maior-1-800x640.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/eduardo-maior-1-1200x960.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Eduardo Samo Gudo Jr.<\/div><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">eduardo.samogudo@ins.gov.mz<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Welcome to the official page of the National Institute of Health (INS)!<\/p>\n<p>It is with great satisfaction that we present a modern, responsive website tailored to new institutional challenges, designed to provide a dynamic, intuitive, and user-centered browsing experience. This platform aggregates relevant information and is structured in accordance with the new INS Organic Statute, reinforcing our commitment to transparency and access to knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>The INS is a public technical-scientific institution responsible for the management, regulation, and oversight of activities related to the generation of scientific evidence in health, contributing to the continuous improvement of the health and well-being of the population in Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>Over several decades of evolution and consolidation, the INS has implemented a variety of technical-scientific programs that support the formulation of public health policies. Similar to other national public health institutes, the INS positions itself as a science-based institution that promotes sustainable solutions for health challenges at local, national, and global levels.<\/p>\n<p>As a multidisciplinary institution, the INS operates based on five synergistic technical-scientific areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Health and Well-being Research;<\/li>\n<li>Public Health Laboratories;<\/li>\n<li>Health Surveys and Observation;<\/li>\n<li>Health Scientific Communication and Education;<\/li>\n<li>Public Health Training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>INS professionals actively contribute to the understanding of public health problems through scientific research, specialized laboratory diagnostics, epidemiological surveillance, and health surveys. The information generated is widely disseminated, promoting knowledge and supporting evidence-based decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>This new website represents a significant step in institutional modernization, offering a more accessible, organized, and interactive digital environment that significantly enhances the user experience in finding and using information.<\/p>\n<p>I wish everyone an excellent navigation on this platform, which affirms itself as an essential tool for strengthening the third pillar of our motto: <strong>Discover, Understand and Inform<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-820","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2030,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/820\/revisions\/2030"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}