Mozambique - Country Brief
Mozambique (pop. 19.4 million) is a PEPFAR and PMI country with an HIV prevalence of 13% and with 95% of the population at risk for malaria. Since 2000, Mozambique has operated a sector-wide approach (SWAp) for health that by 2005 included 17 bilateral and multilateral agencies including the World Bank and a Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria grant. The Strategic Plan for the Health Sector and the Mozambican Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper form the framework for Ministry of Health (MOH)-donor coordination. The health sector is highly dependent on donor funds, which in 2003 represented 40% of total health spending compared with an Mozambique average of 16% for sub-Saharan Africa (Annex 1). While the country has achieved impressive economic growth, averaging 8% per year since 1992, 50% of the population still lives below the poverty line.
