The sun shines brightly, and the weather is mild in the village of Ngomai, Gondola district, Manica province, in central Mozambique. In the midst of this rural area, you can hear the amplified sound of a popular national song, even though there is no electricity in the area. The small radio works using electricity from …
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Anselmo Sozinho, is a 54-year-old husband, father of 6 and grandfather of 14, who earns a living as a farmer – a very common activity in his city – Chimoio, Manica Province, Centre of Mozambique recently underwent voluntary medical male circumcision, after hearing several radio broadcasts speak about the need and benefits of circumcision. “I …
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Aida Carlos Lemos is 23 years old and lives in the city of Quelimane. She is a second year student of preventive medicine and has been a DREAMS Ambassador since 2018. In her experience working with the community, several especially positive episodes stand out in her memory, especially of girls transformed thanks to the DREAMS …
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U.S. Embassy Avenida Kenneth Kaunda, 193 Caixa Postal, 783 Maputo MOZAMBIQUE PRESS RELEASE U.S. Ambassador Visits Niassa Province, Reaffirms Continued Commitment to Niassa National Reserve October 23, 2018 – From October 18 to 20, U.S. Ambassador to Mozambique Dean Pittman visited Niassa Province. Following a meeting in Lichinga with the Governor, Francisca Domingos Tomás, the …
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U.S. Embassy Avenida Kenneth Kaunda, 193 Caixa Postal, 783 Maputo MOZAMBIQUE PRESS RELEASE U.S. Ambassador and President of Mozambique Inaugurate New Archaeological Research Center September 18, 2018 – ILHA DE MOÇAMBIQUE – Ambassador Dean Pittman yesterday joined his excellency President Filipe Nyusi, the Rector of Eduardo Mondalane University Dr. Orlando Quilambo, and the people of …
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How a deaf man founded the station TV Surdo to include sign language in all programming In Mozambique, traditional TV channels don’t present information in an accessible format for the deaf. For deaf citizens like Sousa Camanguira, not only does this make them feel excluded and marginalized, but it also jeopardizes their ability to access …
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Sangariveira Secondary School (SSS) was established in 2012 in Quelimane, Zambézia Province. Currently, the school has 4,980 students, 2,610 male and 2,370 female, who are divided into 42 groups, with morning, afternoon and night student rotations. Located in the outskirts of Quelimane, SSS has a gloomy past. The school had a lot of evils, in …
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The U.S. Embassy in Mozambique, through the Defense Attaché’s Office, carried out, on May 17, 2017, the delivery of the rehabilitated Clinical Analysis Laboratory at the Matacuane Military-Medical Post in the City of Beira. The rehabilitation work is valued at US $ 130,000 funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). In …
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U.S. GOVERNMENT RELEASES MALARIA REPORT, SHOWCASING PROGRESS, OUTLINING CHALLENGES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2017 (Maputo, Mozambique, April 25) – The United States’ President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), led by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), today released its eleventh annual report documenting progress across its …
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An initiative aimed to increase Tuberculosis control in clinical settings is improving the health system’s response capacity to the disease in Mozambique, one of the 20 countries most affected by the epidemic. When 21 year-old João Jaime sought medical assistance he felt very sick and had no energy or appetite. In the waiting room of …
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The U.S Ambassador in Mozambique, Dean Pittman, on August 18, 2016, visited the PEPFAR/USAID-supported “Primeiro de Maio” Health Center in Chimoio, Manica Province. The facility links directly with community efforts to better streamline HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care services. During the visit, Pittman reaffirmed the U.S Government commitment to save lives by supporting the National HIV/AIDS Program. …
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Maria Andrade’s OFSP breeding research began in 1997 in drought-prone areas of Sub-Saharan Africa with intensive adaptive trials that led to the release of nine drought-tolerant varieties distributed to farmers in Mozambique in 2001. Her “value-chain” approach incorporated both socio-market and agro-processing strategies to ensure a sustainable program for the long term to address food …
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