Natural disasters, population displacement and health emergencies: multiple public health threats in Mozambique

dc.creatorMugabe, Vánio A.
dc.creatorGudo, Eduardo S.
dc.creatorInlamea, Osvaldo F.
dc.creatorKitron, Uriel
dc.creatorRibeiro, Guilherme de Sousa
dc.date2021-09-16T19:02:55Z
dc.date2021-09-16T19:02:55Z
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T22:35:40Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T22:35:40Z
dc.identifierMUGABE, Vanio A. et al. Natural disasters, population displacement and health emergencies: multiple public health threats in Mozambique. BMJ Global Health, 2021.
dc.identifier2059-7908
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/49094
dc.identifier:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006778
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8880794
dc.descriptionNational Institute of Health of Mozambique. VAM and GSR received scholarships from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).
dc.descriptionIn early 2019, following the 2015–2016 severe drought, the provinces of Sofala and Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, were hit by Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, respectively. These were the deadliest and most destructive cyclones in the country’s history. Currently, these two provinces host tens of thousands of vulnerable households due to the climatic catastrophes and the massive influx of displaced people associated with violent terrorist attacks plaguing Cabo Delgado. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic added a new challenge to this already critical scenario, serving as a real test for Mozambique’s public health preparedness. On the planetary level, Mozambique can be viewed as a ‘canary in the coal mine’, harbingering to the world the synergistic effects of co-occurring anthropogenic and natural disasters. Herein, we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the need for an effective and comprehensive public health response in a country already deeply impacted by health problems associated with natural disasters and population displacement
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Group
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectEmergências
dc.subjectSaúde pública
dc.subjectDesastres Naturais
dc.subjectPopulação
dc.subjectEmergencies
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectNatural Disasters
dc.subjectPopulation
dc.titleNatural disasters, population displacement and health emergencies: multiple public health threats in Mozambique
dc.typeArticle


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