Mozambique
Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world. SolidarMed supports and trains medical staff in health centres and hospitals. We improve the dilapidated infrastructure and invest in innovative projects. For example faster patient transport.
A safe start
Mozambique's coast stretches 3000km along the Indian Ocean. Its health system - especially in the north of the country - is in a pitiful state. SolidarMed focuses on improving health care for mothers and children in this particularly poor region. We train health professionals in obstetric and newborn care. With our help, mothers and their newborns have access to life-saving emergency care, dramatically reducing their risk of death.
Mozambique in Numbers
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Maternal mortality
489 deaths per 100,000 births
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Infant mortality under 5 years
78.5 deaths per 1,000 births
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HIV prevalence
13.2% (every 8th person is HIV positive)
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Doctors per 10,000 persons
0.8 (Switzerland: 44)
Mozambique in Numbers
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SolidarMed in Mozambique
Maternal mortality in Mozambique is very high. In response, SolidarMed's projects focus on pregnancy, birth and family planning.
Emergency transport
In a medical emergency, getting to a hospital quickly is essential. But there are hardly any functional ambulances in northern Mozambique. In response, SolidarMed is testing motorcycle and eBike ambulances as emerency transport systems. In a medical emergency, there is always a driver available to transport a patient to hospital for free. When not in use as an ambulance, the drivers use their vehicles as taxis to earn an income.
A small gift with a huge impact
Home births are common in Mozambique. Only half of pregnant women give birth under medical supervision. But in case of complications, the help of a midwife can make the difference between life and death for a mother and her baby. Every mother giving birth in a health centre receives a baby package. This simple gift, consisting of soap, a traditional baby wrapper and a small plastic tub, is proven to increase the number of births under medical supervision. This in turn reduces maternal mortality.
Contact
Michael Hobbins PhD
Research, Quality and Development
Tel. +41 41 310 66 60
m.hobbins@solidarmed.ch
Our projects in Mozambique
SolidarMed is committed to improving the health of newborns, mothers and adolescents. We support the health authorities with a variety of initiatives to improve basic medical care in northern Mozambique.
Your donation is effective
With your valuable donation, we can build an operating theatre in the remote district of Namuno and ensure that births are safe. Your help allows us to give more people access to motorbike ambulances. And to invest more in the health of mothers and children. Thank you very much!
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