Activities in 2025
Cabo Delgado remains the epicenter of the crisis. In Macomia, we resumed activities we had suspended after an attack in 2024. This involved relaunching mobile clinics and constructing what is now the only operating theater in the district at a Ministry of Health facility, bringing care that would otherwise be two hours away. We also worked in local health centers and trained community health workers in Muidumbe and Nangade.
In Mueda, we provided medical staff, supplies, and technical assistance to deliver emergency maternal, pediatric, neonatal, and mental health care at the rural hospital, as well as referrals. In Palma, we temporarily suspended our mobile clinics and outreach activities during peaks of insecurity.
Likewise, in Mocímboa da Praia, one of the conflict’s hotspots, we ceased operations in September due to attacks and threats. We gradually resumed work in December, focusing on critical hospital services, mental health, and outreach.
Mental health care remained a core component of our work. In addition to conducting individual and group consultations, we trained community members to increase awareness, and trained health staff to improve referral systems.
Early in 2025, we concluded our emergency response to Cyclone Chido, which had caused major damage to health facilities and water systems, as well as spikes in malaria and diarrheal diseases. Our teams supported recovery by restoring essential services and offering psychosocial support.
In Beira, Sofala province, we handed over our sexual and reproductive health project, which we had been running for over a decade, to the Ministry of Health. This marked the end of our major contributions to HIV prevention and treatment in the area.
In June, we also concluded regular activities in Nampula, where we had worked to improve care for malaria and neglected tropical diseases, including surgery for hydrocele, a complication of the tropical parasitic disease filariasis. We remain ready to provide emergency support in Mozambique.
Between July and December, MSF provided medical consultations, maternity care, malnutrition screening, mental health support, referrals, and water, sanitation, and hygiene services to displaced and host communities in Chiúre, Mueda, Mocímboa da Praia, and Eráti districts. In addition, we supported the Ministry of Health in tackling several cholera outbreaks across Cabo Delgado and Nampula.
