Trends in cancer incidence in Maputo, Mozambique, 1991-2008

Authors: Augusto O, Carrilho C, Castillo P, de Sanjosé S, García-Basteiro AL, Ismail MR, Lorenzoni C, Menéndez C, Ordi J, Sidat M, Vilajeliu A
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: PLoS One
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4481529/

Very limited information is available regarding the incidence of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. We analyzed changes in cancer patterns from 1991 to 2008 in Maputo (Mozambique). We calculated the rates of incidence of different cancer sites by sex in the 5-year age-group of the population of Maputo city as well as age-standardized rates (ASRs) and […]
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Supervision of community health workers in Mozambique: A qualitative study of factors influencing motivation and programme implementation

Authors: Give CS, Kok MC, Ndima S, Ormel H, Sidat M, Taegtmeyer M
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Human Resources for Health
Link: https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-015-0063-x%20

Community health workers (CHWs) in Mozambique (known as Agentes Polivalentes Elementares (APEs)) are key actors in providing health services in rural communities. Supervision of CHWs has been shown to improve their work, although details of how it is implemented are scarce. In Mozambique, APE supervision structures and scope of work are clearly outlined in policy […]
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Exploring competing experiences and expectations of the revitalized community health worker programme in Mozambique: an equity analysis

Authors: Give CS, McCollum R, Ndima S, Ormel H, Sidat M, Taegtmeyer M
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Human Resources for Health
Link: https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-015-0044-0%20

Mozambique launched its revitalized community health programme in 2010 in response to inequitable coverage and quality of health services. The programme is focused on health promotion and disease prevention, with 20 % of community health workers’ (known in Mozambique as Agentes Polivalentes Elementares (APEs)) time spent on curative services and 80 % on activities promoting […]
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Establishment of a cooperation network in medical education in the scope of PECS-CPLP

Authors: Delgado AP, Ferreira MA, Ferrinho P, Fresta MJ, Sambo MR, Sidat M, Torgal J
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
Link: http://ihmtweb.ihmt.unl.pt/PublicacoesFB/Anais/Anais2016-suplemento/index.html#29/z

Given the strong growth of medical education initiatives in African Member States of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) and considering the increased cooperation in medical education, it is justified under the Strategic Plan for Cooperation in Health (PECS) of the CPLP, to think this cooperation in a triangular, southnorth-south approach, coordinating the initiatives […]
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Profile and professional expectations of medical students in Mozambique: a longitudinal study

Authors: da Sousa F Jr, Dussault G, Ferrinho P, Fronteira I, Sidat M
Journal: Human Resources for Health
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Profile+and+professional+expectations+of+medical+students+in+Mozambique%3A+a+longitudinal+study

INTRODUCTION: This paper compares the socioeconomic profile of medical students registered at the Faculty of Medicine of Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (FM-UEM), Maputo, for the years 1998/99 and 2007/08. CASE STUDY: The objective is to describe the medical students’ social and geographical origins, expectations and perceived difficulties regarding their education and professional future. Data were collected […]
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Trends in cancer incidence in Maputo, Mozambique, 1991-2008

Supervision of community health workers in Mozambique: A qualitative study of factors influencing motivation and programme implementation

Exploring competing experiences and expectations of the revitalized community health worker programme in Mozambique: an equity analysis

Establishment of a cooperation network in medical education in the scope of PECS-CPLP

Profile and professional expectations of medical students in Mozambique: a longitudinal study

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