Mozambique's health infrastructure, along with its economy, was devastated by decades of conflict. Its high growth rate over the last decade has been from a very low base and has been greatly dependent on capital-intensive investment by the private sector. Problems with revenue collection in particular have also inhibited development. It is a largely dispersed, rural population, with many groups having settled rurally to escape the war. Mozambique also has one of the lowest patient to healthcare professional ratio in the world.
| Mozambique, population 22.9 million | |
| Human Development Index Ranking (Source: UNDP HDI index) | 165/177 |
| under five mortality rate/100,000 | 142 |
| Neonatal mortality rate | 41 |
| % of population using improved drinking-water sources | 47 |
| % of population using improved sanitation facilities | 17 |
| Estimated number of children (aged 0-14) living with HIV, 2009 | 130,000 |
| % of under fives with suspected diarrhoea receiving oral hydration and continued feeding | 47 |
| % of under fives with suspected pneumonia receiving antibiotics | 22 |
| % of under fives sleeping under long lasting insecticidal nets | 23 |
| % of under fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs | 37 |
inSCALE in Mozambique
inSCALE in Mozambique is still in its planning stage, so more information on innovations in Mozambique will follow shortly
inSCALE is operational in Inhambane region, and covers Funhalouro, Govuro, Homoíne, Inharrime, Inhassoro, Jangamo, Mabote, Massinga, Morrumbene, Panda, Vilankulo, and Zavala districts.
To enlarge map this map of the Inhambane region, please click here.
