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Ismaziah, a community nurse and midwife, assesses the child’s health and runs through the standard medical protocol checklist.
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In 2026, Mozambique’s MNH Acceleration Plan priorities include:
Provide hospitals with maternal and newborn health equipment and medical supplies.
Improve the quality of training for health workers and community actors.
Improve the quality of service delivery in prenatal, childbirth and postpartum consultations.
Advocate for resources, including domestic resources and implementation, in line with the Lusaka Agenda.
©UNICEF/Quarmyne. Redait Tsegay, beneficiary, going to a health center, Neqsege
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©UNICEF/Quarmyne. Attribution needed
As part of its efforts to reduce maternal and newborn mortality and stillbirths, Mozambique is taking steps to improve the quality of maternal and newborn health. These include:
First webinar in a four-part series sharing lessons from the Accelerating Measurable Progress and Leveraging Investments for Postpartum Hemorrhage Impact (AMPLI-PPHI) project. Organized by Jhpiego.
An event during the WHA79 to share high-level messages from the EWENE-Child Survival Action progress report.
A reception during WHA79
See also: ‘Pilot of electronic supervision tool for maternal, neonatal, and child health: advantage, innovative and integrated approach‘, the poster that the Mozambique delegation presented at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2026.
These messages were developed by the United Advocacy Working Group for Maternal, Newborn and Child health.
Posters presented by 40 country delegations at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2026.
International Maternal Newborn HealthConference (IMNHC) 2026 These key messages and advocacy asks are intended to equip partners with evidence-based messaging andresources in the context of