Cases of COVID19 are drastically increasing in Mozambique mainly in the country’s capital – Maputo. At the end of January all hospital beds in Maputo were at full capacity (even at private clinics).

The authorities in Mozambique have expressed concern over the increasing number of health workers infected with Covid19. The main concern is that the health services are understaffed, with a poor doctor to population ratio and a rapid spread of the virus among health workers will see capacity collapse.

The UP team in Mozambique team has update COVID19 guidelines and is intensifying sharing of these prevention messages. We are directly partnering with the government health directorates on safe practices.

In Mozambique so far 5,628,685 people have been tested for COVID-19. In July 27 2021, 712,961 were tested.

So far Mozambique has reported 113,426 positive cases of COVID-19.

Currently, the country has 1,341 deaths due to COVID-19.

In 2020 we prepared 10 mapping reports with information on the activities developed by 10 Municipal Councils in preventing the spread of COVID19 covering 89 municipal markets in Quelimane, Mocuba Gurué (Zambézia); Angoche, Malema (Nampula), Montepuez (Cabo Delgado), Lichinga, Metangula, Marrupa, Cuamba (Niassa).

81,673 market users were sensitized on COVID19 prevention measures (via SMS).

We printed and displaced 3,000 COVID19 prevention posters (Portuguese and local local languages).

76,292 market users were made aware of the advantages of use of the electronic payment systems IZI, Mpesa and Emola) through messages disseminated via megaphone and panels.

We informed 27,700 people on COVID19 prevention measures through a video in local languages and published on YouTube, Facebook etc https://youtu.be/Wuisi7VNrRQ.

Translated into five local languages 14 messages on COVID19 prevention measures and recorded 56 audio messages broadcasted through megaphones in markets.

Five hand wash systems were assembled in the main Lichinga municipal market.

43 activists in Lichinga market were trained in the technique of building a hand-washing tip-tap system through a video produced in partnership with DPOPHRH- https://fb.watch/2_mz5xzLLW/.

Hygiene kits were distributed to 7,110 people in the agricultural production area in the district of Sussundenga, previously affected by IDAI cyclone.

100 PPE units were provisioned to health professionals working on the front lines in the fight against Covid19.

We supported three women’s Associations in sewing reusable face cloth masks. So far 30,000 masks have been produced and sold.

We provided hygiene and sanitation supplies to Munhinga Secondary School to facilitate the school reopening. 15 sanitation and hand hygiene points were established for students, teachers and support staff and 36 personnel from the Secondary School of Muninga were trained.

We supported 20 female headed families with kits of vegetable seeds and ducks to support raising their income.