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PEPFAR Community Partners Orientation Workshop

The PEPFAR Small Grants Program held a Community Partners Orientation Workshop between 14-16 March 2017 sponsored by the US Embassy through the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR ). The workshop marked the beginning of the implementation of activities by 17 community-based organizations that received funding last February to implement community-based projects to ...

By U.S. Embassy Maputo | 29 March, 2017 | Topics: News

“Cough Officers” – Improving Tuberculosis Response in Mozambique

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Maputo | 29 March, 2017 | Topics: News, Success Stories

Ambassador Pittman Meets the Amazing TB Rats of APOPO

To observe World Tuberculosis Day, Ambassador Dean Pittman and English Club facilitators from the Martin Luther King Jr. American Cultural Center visited the APOPO offices, met some of the four-legged partners in detecting TB, and saw a demonstration of how the rats do their work. APOPO has trained giant pouched rats, which are indigenous to ...

By U.S. Embassy Maputo | 23 March, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Health Issues, News

President Donald J. Trump Proclaims March 2017 as Women’s History Month

We are proud of our Nation’s achievements in promoting women’s full participation in all aspects of American life and are resolute in our commitment to supporting women’s continued advancement in America and around the world. America honors the celebrated women pioneers and leaders in our history, as well as those unsung women heroes of our ...

By U.S. Embassy Maputo | 6 March, 2017 | Topics: Gender Issues, Human Rights, President of the United States, Press Releases | Tags: Donald J. Trump

President Trump’s Speech to Joint Session of Congress

President Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress on February 28. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States — and citizens of America: Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our nation’s path towards civil rights and the work that still remains ...

By U.S. Embassy Maputo | 3 March, 2017 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, President of the United States, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, Foreign Policy

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