Reports

ZAMBEZIA, Mozambique—“On the night the storm hit, we assisted a mother as she gave birth to triplets, while the health centre was flooding and intense wind was ripping away parts of the roof. The situation was…

ISIS-Linked Militants Should Free Captives; Authorities Should Assist Survivors (Johannesburg) – An armed group linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) has since 2018 kidnapped and enslaved more than 600 women and girls in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado…

MAPUTO, Mozambique—The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, signed and inaugurated the project 'Improving Reproductive, Maternal and Adolescent Health in Sofala Province, Mozambique'. The $8.55 million project, to…

MAPUTO, Mozambique—Almost three quarters of a million people had been displaced internally in the northern provinces of Mozambique by April this year, due to violence or environmental disasters, including the devastating Cyclone Kenneth in 2019.…

Palma, Mozambique - “One of the major challenges is access to medicines and medical care at health facilities,” shares a displaced woman from Palma District in northern Mozambique. As she recounts her personal story, the woman…

“When a woman goes into labor during the night, we don’t have a choice, as traditional birth attendants, we have to be there to assist her. I even call the nurse at the health center to…

Backgrounder Today, Canada announced $186 million in development assistance for new projects in Mozambique, including support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls. Support for COVID-19…

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2021 ---The World Bank approved today a $100 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA)* and a $15 million grant from the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in support of Mozambique's efforts to…

MAPUTO, Mozambique/LUANDA, Angola – It can be challenging enough when a girl gets her first period – she may not even know what is happening to her body. Now put her in a situation in which…

PEMBA, Mozambique—The day that the violent conflict began in Palma on March 24, Rosina* left her home and fled into the bush – and was caught off guard by her period. “This was a very challenging…