Mozambique
The Mozambique country profile provides an overview of the community health system in Mozambique according to the most up-to-date policies available. It particularly focuses on the country’s community health providers, the structures that support them, and the services they deliver across many health areas – with a spotlight on family planning. The profile is targeted towards policymakers, program implementers, donors, researchers, and others interested in the country’s community health system.
The table below captures key information from the full, downloadable country profile. The complete CHS Catalog data set is also available for download, including information for Mozambique.
Community Health Quick Stats
| Main Community Health Policy / Strategy | Last Updated |
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|---|---|
| Number of Community Health Provider Cadres |
1 main cadre: Agentes polivalentes elementares (APEs) |
| Recommended Number of Community Health Providers |
Information not available in policy |
| Estimated Number of Community Health Providers |
3,442 APEs |
| Recommended Ratio of Community Health Providers to Beneficiaries |
1 APE: 250–2,000 people |
| Community-Level Data Collection | Yes |
| Levels of Management of Community-Level Service Delivery |
National, provincial, district, health unit, community |
| Key Community Health Program(s) |
APE Program; various programs in specific health areas including nutrition, malaria, and reproductive health |
Key Policies and Strategies
[no author]. 2010. Annex 5. Guião de Relatório de Actividades.
Ministry of Health, Republic of Mozambique. 2010a. Currículo do curso de agente polivalente elementar. Maputo: Ministry of Health.
———. 2010b. Estratégia de planeamento familiar e contracepção 2011-2015 (2020). Maputo: Ministry of Health.
———. 2010. Programa de Revitalização dos Agentes Polivalentes Elementares. Maputo: Ministry of Health.
———. 2011. Política Nacional de Saúde e Direitos Sexuais e Reprodutivos. Maputo: Ministry of Health.
———. 2012. Plan Estratégico da Malária 2012–2016. Maputo: Ministry of Health.
———. 2013. Plano Estratégico do Sector da Saúde PESS 2014–2019. Maputo: Ministry of Health.
———. 2015a. Estratégia Nacional de Promoção de Saúde 2015–2019 [2024]. Maputo: Ministry of Health.
———. 2015b. Manual de Supervisão e Minotoria das actividades dos Agentes Polivalentes Elementares (APEs). Maputo: Ministry of Health.
———. 2015c. Manual de Formação dos APEs: Módulo 1. Maputo: Republic of Mozambique
———. 2015d. Manual de Formação dos APEs: Módulo 2. Maputo: Republic of Mozambique.
———. 2015e. Manual de Formação dos APEs: Módulo 3. Maputo: Republic of Mozambique.
Republic of Mozambique. 2016. Publicação ofiçial da República de Moçambique: Aprova a Lista de Medicamentos Essenciais. Maputo: Republic of Mozambique.