Mozambique
Since the first Mozambican case of HIV/AIDS was diagnosed in 1986, prevalence has increased steadily over the past two decades.
A protracted civil war in the country from 1977 to 1992 destroyed nearly 50 percent of Mozambique’s public health sector infrastructure, leaving the country with only three medical doctors and 21 nurses per 100,000 people and limiting the country’s response to the HIV epidemic. In 2009, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS estimated 11.5 percent of all adults (15 to 49 years of age) were HIV positive and 1.4 million people were living with HIV. An estimated 74,000 AIDS-related deaths occurred in 2009. Mozambique’s first national AIDS Indicator Survey was completed in 2009, providing new data on the epidemic.
The USG interagency PEPFAR program emphasizes expanding and improving prevention interventions, human
resource development, and the strengthening of overall health systems to improve sustainability of the response to
the HIV epidemic, supporting the Government of Mozambique’s goal to achieve a 5 percent reduction in AIDS related
mortality and prevent 23,000 AIDS deaths by 2014. In FY 2010, funding for prevention interventions
increased by 13 percent, and negotiation of the Mozambique Partnership Framework harmonized U.S. Government (USG) and
Government of Mozambique objectives and programming. The Partnership Framework provides a five-year joint
strategic framework for cooperation among the USG, the Government of Mozambique, and other partners to
combat HIV/AIDS in the country through service delivery, policy reform, and coordinated financial commitments.
View the full USAID
HIV/AIDS Health Profile for Mozambique - May 2011 [PDF,
125KB].
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