Responding to HIV and AIDS

Over the past 15 years, Mozambique has experienced a steady rise in the number of people infected with HIV and AIDS.

• 1.3 million people are living with HIV and AIDS
• 60 per cent of HIV-infected adults are women

As a result of the HIV and AIDS pandemic, the men and women who drive Mozambique's economy and services are often cut down in their prime. Without them, their families sink further into poverty.

How Oxfam is helping

• Lobbying the government for basic services, such as education and health care
• Improving people's understanding of HIV and AIDS
• Helping more people get tested, treated and cared for
• Strengthening the existing health service structure and community support networks to become more effective in preventing the spread of HIV
• Tackling discrimination about HIV and AIDS

Oxfam's other work in Mozambique

• Supporting poor farmers to improve their livelihoods
• Improving the quality of basic education

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Read more examples of our work in Mozambique:

• Emergencies

Oxfam's work in Mozambique in depth

DFID (Department for International Development) is a funding partner of Oxfam in Mozambique

Mozambique flooding - 2008

Oxfam is currently assessing the humanitarian needs of the tens of thousands of people that have been displaced by rising water levels in southern Mozambique.

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Flooding in 2007

In February 2007, the Zambezi burst its banks, displacing around 90,000 people who lived along the river. Many lost their homes to the water, along with their crops and livestock.

We responded quickly to provide clean water and sanitation facilities to those forced to live in temporary camps. Our work included digging pit latrines, pumping clean water, and promoting public health.

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Oxfam's work in Mozambique in depth