AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoWASH & Primary Health: WaterAid warns Mozambique could lose water-sector funding if pumps, pipes and solar systems keep failing because maintenance and technical capacity aren’t funded. District Health & Social Support: President Chapo launched MozCommunity, a $250m World Bank project for 56 districts in Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa, including health-centre and water works plus cash transfers, vocational training, and GBV prevention. Child Protection in Conflict: WHO and the Health Cluster report over 400 minors recruited by armed groups in Cabo Delgado in 2024, with 30 of 150 health facilities destroyed by end-2025 and insecurity still driving huge humanitarian needs. Medicines & Health System Stress: Mozambique’s state pharmaceutical company SMM saw profits plunge 98.5% in 2025 as sales fell and credit risk rose, hitting a period when the National Health Service faces medicine shortages. Climate & Food Security: SADC braces for a severe 2026/27 El Niño that could worsen food and nutrition insecurity and raise fertiliser and energy costs. Regional Water Governance: Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania signed a commission to coordinate management of the shared Ruvuma/Rovuma River Basin—key for water, farming and ecosystems. Migration Health Risks: Reports say deportation crackdowns in South Africa are disrupting schooling and HIV care for returning migrants.
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