DFID hands over to the Netherlands
I mentioned in a previous blog that I would be handing over the focal partner role on the 11 March, well, a few days later than expected, on the 25 March the hand-over took place. At the end of the …
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Steady as she goes
In my last post, on the 10 March, I was getting ready for the CCS policy discussion, which was due to be held on the 11March. However, there had been a red alert flood warning announced on the 9 March …
The Memorandum of Understanding
The build up to one of the big twice yearly policy discussions between the Ministry of Health and its partners was well underway last week. The policy dialogue, known as the CCS (the coordinating committee for health), will be held …
The Global Health Initiative
At the end of last week, I went with my DFID colleague Katie Bigmore to the offices of USAID, which are really close to the DFID office near the waterfront in downtown Maputo. We were there to give a brief …
Rest and relaxation in Swaziland
I managed a short trip to Swaziland last week. Just one night in Mbuluzi Game Reserve was enough to re-charge my batteries. It takes just an hour and a half to drive to the Swaziland border from Maputo, and 10 …
Voluntary Pooled Procurement
I mentioned the visit of the Global Fund to Mozambique the other week, and I introduced Alberto Pasini. Alberto kept up a high pace of meetings during his visit, and we were all feeling a little weary by the time …
How to measure performance
Last Wednesday was Heroes Day in Mozambique and a national holiday. The web-link gives the background to the day, which commemorates the lives of soldiers lost in Mozambique’s Independence war, which ended in 1975. For me the day off was …
DFID Director visits Mozambique
There was an absolute torrential downpour of rain last week, flooding the roads of Maputo and preventing a number of colleagues arriving at work. It was a bit of a wet welcome then for Beverley Warmington, DFID’s Director of West …
Introducing Alberto Pasini...
It ended up being a relatively late night on Tuesday, due to a working dinner which came at the end of a full day of discussions on the Global Fund. I say relatively late, as my working day normally begins …
Making the Global Fund work for Mozambique
It's been a busy week! The big events kicked off in the Minister of Health’s meeting room on the 8th floor of the Ministry yesterday afternoon in a meeting called by Minister Paulo Ivo Garrido to discuss this week's visit …
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