HEALTH
HEALTH
report card MOZAMBIQUE
report card MOZAMBIQUE
How we made it happen
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
Women age 20 to 49 that
• Trained community health workers to provide prenatal care to women who give birth in remote areas • Held discussion groups for men and women that promoted the importance of prenatal care and the role of men in supporting their pregnant partners and their family members
Girls age 15 to 17 that were married.
35%
16%
received sufficient prenatal care.
49%
71%
How we made it happen
Adolescent girls and women who received postnatal care within 48 hours of childbirth. Adolescent girls and women who had skilled health care workers attend their live births.
• Produced radio programs and met with local leaders and community members to communicate the need to offer life-saving care to pregnant women and the importance of saving money to cover health-related expenses • Conducted training sessions with health providers to improve treatment and care for expectant mothers
71%
99%
• Facilitated conversations about the negative impacts of child marriage with youth, women’s and men’s groups • Engaged community leaders and members to share key messages about gender equality that challenge and shift social and cultural norms • Supported local organizations and youth in advocating for sexual and reproductive health rights and lobbying against child marriage • Launched “pinkification” campaigns in Maputo, Maxixe and Inhambane with billboards, murals and buses painted pink that urge community members to say no to child marriage • Established or improved processes for community members to report cases of child marriage and gender-based violence
(ADOLESCENT GIRLS)
(ADOLESCENT GIRLS)
64% (WOMEN)
99% (WOMEN)
• Trained health care workers to provide prenatal and postnatal care and identify complicated cases that require referrals • Improved transportation to health facilities for pregnant women who require life-saving care
59%
85%
(ADOLESCENT GIRLS)
(ADOLESCENT GIRLS)
57% (WOMEN)
88% (WOMEN)
Youth in Mozambique participated in “pinkification” campaigns to raise awareness about child marriage
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