On Friday, the president of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo, promised to continue investing in training, valuing, and improving the working conditions of health professionals on the occasion of Mozambican Doctors’ Day.
Quoted in a statement from the Presidency of the Republic, Daniel Chapo highlighted the contribution of doctors to the development of the national health system, pointing to their “resilience, professionalism and high sense of humanity ” with which they exercise their profession, recognising that it is often in “challenging contexts”.
In the same note, the president reaffirmed “the government’s commitment to continue investing in training, valuing and improving the working conditions of health professionals”.
“On behalf of the Mozambican people and on my own behalf, I pay tribute to the country’s doctors and encourage them to continue with determination and hope in this mission to save lives and build a healthier future for all,” the statement reads.
Lusa reported in December that the number of doctors in Mozambique’s National Health Service (SNS) has grown by 12% since 2019, reaching almost 3,000 by the end of 2023, while the number of nurses has increased by 38%, according to the yearbook of the National Statistics Institute.
According to the document, with data for the period 2019 to 2023, Mozambique closed 2023 with 2,966 doctors in the SNS, compared to 2,655 five years earlier.
The number of nurses working in the SNS in 2019 was 8,150, compared to 11,255 five years later, according to the same statistical yearbook.
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