Mozambique: Task force created to assess reduced external funding in health

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Mozambique: Task force created to assess reduced external funding in health

2:33 CAT | 07 Oct 2025

File photo: AIM

The Mozambican health authorities have decided to set up a Task Force, which will be aimed at assessing the impact of reduced external funding, propose mitigation measures, and promote evidence-based multisectoral dialogue in the health sector.

The country’s health sector has been facing a serious shortage of funding. However, with the closure of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) last July, the situation got worse. USAID development funding was generally channelled to a multitude of NGOS that ran projects, particularly in health care. Without the USAID funds, most of these projects have been forced to close and about 2,500 Mozambicans have lost their jobs in Mozambique.

According to Ivan Manhiça, Permanent Secretary at the Health Ministry, the Task Force will first have the mission of meeting health workers and partners to discuss the impact of reduced funding, “a fact that occurs amid an increasing frequency and severity of health emergencies in the country.”

“With the creation of this task force, the Health Ministry is also aimed at identifying and implementing urgent reforms that ensure the continuity of quality services for Mozambicans”, he said.

“This task force serves as a window in the search for solutions to mitigate the impact and allow ongoing projects to continue”, he added.

According to Manhiça, the Task Force is expected to bring results in the short, medium, and long term, “allowing the health sector to have domestic financing alternatives, especially for key issues. The financing model must be balanced to ensure the sector functions better and reduce external dependence.”

Source: AIM