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World AIDS Day 2010: a mural in Manica

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 1 December 2010 - Categories: Africa, Health

It was fantastic to have the opportunity to visit Manica province recently, and to see the hard work being undertaken by dedicated health workers in a number of different health centres. So, to help celebrate World AIDS 2010 I am …

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The barriers to giving birth in hospital

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 30 November 2010 - Categories: Africa, Girls & Women, Health

A really interesting part of my trip to Manica last week was a visit to Sussundenga Health Centre, which is situated about 42 km from Chimoio down a red, dry baked earth, dirt road. The conditions of the road were good …

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Malaria: a Mozambique success story

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 24 November 2010 - Categories: Africa, Health

Picking up where I left off in my last blog, I want to focus on the Manica bed net story. The main reason for my visit  last week was to evaluate the Malaria Consortium project that DFID has been funding over …

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Health in Manica Province, Mozambique

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 18 November 2010 - Categories: Africa, Health

I have just returned from a three day visit to Manica province, which is an hour and a half flight north of Maputo in the centre of Mozambique, bordering Zimbabwe. The capital of the province is in the city of Chomoio, …

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