Our permanent teams in Mozambique work in Maputo and Beira, providing care to patients with advanced HIV and with, or at risk, of developing co-infections such as Kaposi’s sarcoma, drug-resistant TB and hepatitis.
Despite ambitious plans to roll out ‘test and start’ to provide immediate treatment to everyone diagnosed with HIV, Mozambique is struggling to respond to an epidemic now affecting more than 13 per cent of people aged 15-49.
We run targeted activities to support vulnerable or stigmatised groups, including a drop-in centre in Maputo for people who use drugs, and sexual and reproductive health services, including HIV testing and treatment, for sex workers and men who have sex with men.
In March 2019, Cyclone Idai wiped out buildings and infrastructure, including the water supply system, leaving thousands in urgent need of assistance and at risk of water-borne diseases such as cholera. We sent multiple emergency teams and supplies to support the response, which was ongoing when another tropical storm, Cyclone Kenneth, hit the coast of Cabo Delgado province, in the country’s north at the beginning of May.
