Are Communities Receiving Appropriate Care?
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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Community involvement in promoting and
providing health services is one of the principles
underpinning the Mozambique Health sector strategic plan
(2014–2024) and the investment case. Community-based health
services in Mozambique are primarily provided through the
community health workers or Agentes Polivalentes Elementares
(APEs). Existing since 1974, the Ministry of Health (MOH)
revitalized its APE program in 2010 after setbacks
encountered during the civil war (1976–1992). The
revitalized program, led by the Department of Health
Promotion under the National Directorate of Public Health,
seeks to increase the coverage and the quality of services
provided, aiming to train and deploy additional APEs across
the country, with a primary role in health promotion and
disease prevention and a secondary role in curative
services. This study seeks to assess the quality of care
(QoC) provided by APEs to inform policymaking for the APE
program from an evidence-based perspective.
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HEALTH WORKER TRAINING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT