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Mozambique

Country Profile

Mozambique officially joined the Stomping Out Malaria in Africa Initiative in February of 2012. 109 Education Volunteers and 55 Health Volunteers in all provinces are currently stomping out malaria through various projects in both sectors. Mozambique currently has one malaria coordinator, who has attended Stomp Out Malaria’s bootcamp. 100% of volunteers have undergone at least 1 malaria-related training

Malaria is the leading cause of death in Mozambique, accounting for 29 percent of all deaths and 42 percent of deaths among children under five years old. Children under 5 years of age have a national prevalence rate of 51.5 percent and pregnant women have a national prevalence rate of 17.9 percent. The President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) works in coordination with the Ministry of Health (MISAU) and the National Malaria Control Program (PNCM). 100% of Mozambique’s population is at risk of malaria.

Due to an 11.5 percent national HIV prevalence rate in Mozambique, Community Health Peace Corps Volunteers in Mozambique have focused primarily on HIV/AIDS prevention. With the introduction of the Stomp Out Malaria initiative, however, volunteers are integrating malaria prevention and HIV/AIDS and malaria co-infection education into their work. In 2013, volunteers will be focusing their malaria activities on:

  • integrating malaria prevention education into routine home visits to HIV positive people and OCVs (orphans and vulnerable children;
  • working with organizations to help with bed net distributions, indoor spraying campaigns, and other behavior change campaigns;
  • working with community radio to spread behavior change information;
  • integrating malaria prevention lessons and games into youth development group activities; and
  • incorporating malaria prevention education into secondary education lesson plans.