Mozambique wants to halve hospital deaths from malaria by 2026 and eliminate local transmission of the disease by 2030 in 20 districts of the country with support from the Global Fund, it was announced this Thursday.
At stake is the international health body’s $789.3 million (€735.5 million) support for Mozambique in the form of four grants for programs to combat malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, and to strengthen health systems launched from 2024 to 2026. to Maputo this Wednesday.
The $190.3 million (€177.3 million) malaria grant for planned case management and vector control activities estimates it will “help reduce the burden of disease” to 392 cases per 1,000 in 2022 year. up to 294 cases per 1,000 in 2026, according to the Ministry of Health.
The project also aims to reduce hospital mortality from malaria from 1.4 per 100,000 in 2021 to 0.77 per 100,000 in 2026, “eliminate local transmission of malaria by 2030 in at least 20 areas with low transmission” and resolve problems of cross-border transmission of malaria. , “contributing to the elimination of malaria” in the southern African region.
The $475.2 million (€442.8 million) HIV/AIDS subsidy aims, among other things, to “ensure control of the epidemic by 2030” and $57.2 million (€53.3 million) to fight tuberculosis. Euro). The project’s goal is to “increase treatment coverage” for “drug-sensitive” diseases from 92% in 2021 to 95% by 2026, increase the treatment success rate from 94% in 2022 to at least 95% in 2026, and increase the success rate treatment. for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis from 75% in 2022 to 87% in 2026.
The fourth grant, as explained by the Ministry of Health, is $66.5 million (€61.9 million) and aims to “strengthen health systems,” “supporting the country to build a resilient and resilient health system to achieve the universal health coverage agenda.” .
“The activities planned and covered by this grant include strengthening laboratory systems, drug and medical supply chains, human resources for health, health information systems, and implementation of the public health subsystem strategy, including training and compensation of multi-purpose health workers. “, emphasizes the same government source.
These four grants are in addition to support from the same institution through the Covid-19 Response Facility amounting to $91.8 million (€85.5 million), making Mozambique “the country with the second largest Global Fund portfolio,” explains. Ministry of Health care.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an international financial mechanism created in 2002 to mobilize and distribute additional financial resources to prevent these diseases worldwide.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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