Around 49.9% of the demand for emergency and resuscitation services in the cities of Maputo, Beira and Nampula has to do with non-communicable diseases, including hypertension, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular accidents and cancer, among others. According to the Ministry of Health, this is the conclusion of the results of the national...
The Minister of Finance, Carla Louveira, assures that reflections are underway on the possible actions that can be taken by the country for the sustainability of public debt in the coming years, in a context of rising credit volumes. The need to better deal with this item is not only due to its increase,...
This Monday, in the district of Nangade, Cabo Delgado province, the President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, will lead the central ceremonies of April 7, Mozambican Women's Day and the launch of the Flame of National Unity movement. The event was announced by the government spokesman, Inocêncio Impissa, speaking this afternoon at a press conference...
A young man of around 25, who in life went by the name of Jaime Mandau, was killed early this evening by a passenger train, between Ferroviário and Dona Alice stations, in the city of Maputo. The train departed from the central station of the company Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique...
Businesspeople and economists are congratulating the Central Bank for deciding that foreign currency earnings must be converted into at least 50%. This is a measure that will ensure that there is more foreign currency on the market. According to data from the Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique, more than 60 national companies are waiting for the release...
The National Survey on Prevalence and Risk Factors for Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (InCRÓNICA 2024) reveals that one in 20 Mozambican adults has attempted suicide. The data presented yesterday in Maputo by Ana Mocumbi, a researcher at the National Health Institute, indicates that around 7.3% of adult Mozambicans have contemplated suicide...
The prevalence of chronic diseases among the adult Mozambican population is alarming, revealed the National Survey on Prevalence and Risk Factors for Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (InCRÓNICA 2024) presented yesterday by the Ministry of Health. The data shows that one in three adult Mozambicans suffers from hypertension; every 20...
The Zambian candidate for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Samuel Maimbo, yesterday appealed to the President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, for Mozambique's support to strengthen his candidacy. After an audience with Chapo, Maimbo said that his commitment, if elected, would be to guarantee investment in infrastructure, agriculture and trade,...
Law professors, with a focus on teachers and students, will be trained in matters related to competition by the Competition Regulatory Authority (ARC). In fact, the ARC and Eduardo Mondlane University signed a memorandum yesterday in Maputo in order to enrich the theoretical and practical training of law students and professionals and the...
Mozambique is going to invest in the use of drones (unmanned flying objects) to strengthen the capacity for prevention and emergency response to natural disasters, such as cyclones and floods, as well as saving human lives. This is a nationwide project, launched yesterday (03), to be implemented by the government, through the National Institute of Management and...