China has assured that it will approve next month the first drug against covid-19 developed by a Chinese pharmaceutical company. The drug is based on the use of monoclonal antibodies, capable of neutralizing the virus. According to Chinese state media, the treatment is the result of joint research between Tsinghua University, the People's Hospital...
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UN Women trains more than 900 women under the Peace and Development Project
A total of 960 women from Sofala province were this Monday graduated in different vocational areas under the Peace and Development Project. This action promoted by UN Women is based on the training of women living in armed conflict zones in different areas of economic activity. According to the Program Officer of...
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Illegally exported wood to China has already been recovered
The Mozambican authorities have announced they have recovered the remaining seven wooden containers, out of a total of 76, which had been illegally exported to China. According to the delegate of the Mozambique Environmental Quality Control Agency (AQUA), the seven containers recovered are the last of a batch illegally exported in December 2020 by the...
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Mozambique introduces vaccine against cervical cancer
The country will introduce vaccine against cervical cancer for girls with nine years old. This is an action developed by the Ministry of Health (MISAU), in collaboration with the Office of the First Lady and partners, which aims to introduce in the national vaccination calendar, starting on November 24, the vaccine against...
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Catholic Church is concerned about the high cost of living in Cabo Delgado
The Catholic Bishops of Mozambique are calling for alleviation of suffering in Cabo Delgado, as there is a high cost of living for disadvantaged people and "the dramatic humanitarian situation," target of attacks by Islamic State. Meeting in Marracuene, the spokesman for the Bishops' Council of Mozambique, Bishop Carlos Nunes, said everything must be done, urgently, to...
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November 15, 2021November 15, 2021Markets
Dollar continues to rise against the euro
In the foreign exchange market, the dollar gained ground against the major currencies. After the vice president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Luís de Guindos, argued that inflation is transitory, the euro slowed. The single currency continues to depreciate 0.262% to $1.142. Reiterating what the ECB has been saying about rising prices,...
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November 15, 2021November 15, 2021Markets
90 houses built for victims of Cyclone Idai in Sofala
The government, through the Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources, today delivered 90 houses to families victims of cyclone Idai, in the district of Dondo, Sofala province. These are Type 1 houses financed by the European Union (EU), built under the Recovery Mechanism for Mozambique. According to Osvaldo Machatine,...
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November 15, 2021November 15, 2021Economy
Government considers that the 2022 State Budget should be geared towards economic recovery
The government defends the need for the State Budget (SB) for 2022 to be focused on economic recovery actions, since the Mozambican economy is still recovering from the slowdown caused by the pandemic. For the Minister of Economy and Finance, Adriano Maleiane, who was speaking today in parliament, believes that "this budget is already entering the phase...
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Government promises to transform more than 200 elementary school into secondary schools next year
The government through the Ministry of Education and Human Development (MINEHD) revealed that it will transform 235 primary schools into secondary schools, in order to address the deficit of this level of education existing in the country. According to the national director of School Infrastructure and Equipment, José Colete, the Education sector is surveying the number of primary schools in the country.
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Government announces funds to enable the second phase of the "PRAVIDA" project
The government said to have available about 50 million dollars for the construction and rehabilitation of water supply systems in the country in the next years. According to the Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources, João Osvaldo Machatine, this is an investment inserted in the execution of the second phase of the Water for Life initiative...