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Mozambique: Masters Degree in Health Sciences Launched
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Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo)
31 March 2008
Posted to the web 31 March 2008
Maputo
Mozambican Health Minister Ivo Garrido on Monday launched the country's first master's degree in Health Sciences, attended by 15 students, mostly biologists from the Health Ministry and from the country's largest university, the Eduardo Mondlane University.
Addressing the students, Garrido declared "Mozambique's greatest wealth lies in its human capital. So you must take the opportunity, as the first students on this course, to arm yourselves with the knowledge that means you can better serve the national health system".
He expected the number of students on the two year course to grow in future years, alongside his Ministry's drive to train 100 new doctors a year, and to increase the availability of health services for the public.
This master's course is the result of cooperation between Garrido's ministry and the Ministry of Science and Technology. It arose from the fact that there are very few Mozambicans trained to work in scientific research institutions, and those who are involved in research have limited skills and cannot make the most of the opportunities offered.
Speaking at the ceremony, Science and Technology Minister Venancio Massingue recalled that the government's plan for developing human resources envisaged the training of 6,500 scientists in all spheres by 2025, and that 20 per cent of these should be in the health area.
"The health sector is one of those that most needs to use the advances in science and technology in order to develop, and our ministries took this into consideration when they drew up training modalities in health", said Massingue.
In the case of the new master's degree, the Health Ministry has secured the support of the Brazilian government, under which the Brazilian Osvaldo Cruz Foundation will provide financial resources, trained staff, study material, and possibilities for putting the students' skills into practice during their training.
This foundation expects to set up an office in Mozambique shortly through which it will monitor all the partnerships between Brazil and the Portuguese-speaking African countries in the area of health training.
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