Maputo — The Mozambican government is investing in expanding the health network throughout the country, through building new district hospitals, to bring better care to the most vulnerable population groups, Health Minister Armindo Tiago said on Thursday.
Speaking at the opening in Maputo of a meeting of his Ministry's Coordinating Council, Tiago said that during the current government's term of office (2020 to 2024), the number of district hospitals will increase by 75 per cent, from 65 to 114. This will provide 4,000 new hospital beds, he added, and will provide greater access to emergency surgical care.
...
AllAfrica Subscription Content
You must be an allAfrica.com subscriber for full access to certain content.
You have selected an article from the AllAfrica archive, which requires a subscription. You can subscribe by visiting our subscription page. Or for more information about becoming a subscriber, you can read our subscription and contribution overview.
For information about our premium subscription services:
You can also freely access - without a subscription - hundreds of today's top Africa stories and thousands of recent news articles from our home page »
Already a subscriber? Sign in for full access to article