In Mozambique, malaria remains one of the most pressing health challenges. With several rural communities lacking access to basic health services, a large part of the country is at risk of malaria — with the highest prevalence of cases found in the north and along the coast.
Since 2005, Malaria Consortium has partnered closely with the Ministry of Health, the National Malaria Control Programme and other relevant departments of health to strengthen the country’s health system and reduce the malaria burden.
Our work has focused on improving integrated community case management; deploying digital health solutions to improve health data; advancing disease surveillance; and supporting social behaviour change to ensure better prevention, diagnosis and treatment for those susceptible to disease — especially children under five. We have also assessed the feasibility, acceptability and impact of implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in Mozambique. This marks the first time a study has taken place to see if SMC can be successful outside the Sahel region. The evidence generated has allowed us to scale-up this intervention across the entire Nampula province
Mozambique at a glance
▶ Mozambique accounts for four percent of global malaria cases.
▶ The Ministry of Health seeks to achieve universal health coverage by 2030.
▶ Rural communities face significant barriers to accessing healthcare.
Our impact
▶ Malaria Consortium has been working in Mozambique since 2005 with an office in Maputo, Mozambique’s capital.
▶ We are supporting the nationwide rollout of the government-led upSCALE digital health platform, enabling community-level health data to be recorded, and disease trends to be monitored, in near-real time.
▶ We provide technical assistance to strengthen malaria surveillance and data use for decision-making, with a focus on data quality and data to action.
▶ We conducted implementation research to inform the introduction of SMC in Mozambique.
Maria Rodrigues
Mozambique Country Director, Mozambique
Sustainable malaria elimination in Mozambique demands not just treating the disease, but transforming the systems — empowering communities, strengthening health infrastructure, and ensuring long-term investment in prevention and local partnerships.
Explore our latest work in Mozambique
Effective surveillance for malaria outbreak detection in peri-urban areas of Mozambique
Decision-making in the built environment as a public health intervention for malaria control — BEDMAC