Mozambique has the eighth highest incidence of HIV in the world. Although the number of new infections has decreased since 2001, 14,000 children contract HIV every year. Throughout the country, access to care with treatment has been growing. However, it is estimated that only 27% of children who could benefit from antiretroviral treatment actually started [...]

The project is based on developing anthropological research in order to improve access and use of maternal, child, and adolescent health services in the districts of Hamer and Daasanach in the South Omo Zone, starting from understanding the current condition of women in these two districts. Poor education, lack of money, and long distances from [...]

The research objective is to determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in patients with TB in health centers in Luanda, Angola. Diabetes mellitus seems to severely affect people with tuberculosis, dramatically increasing patients' mortality rate due to relapse, recidivism, and reactivation of the TB. Though the data collection is yet to be completed, preliminary results [...]