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Mozambique
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International Health Partnership
On September 5th 2007 Mozambique became one of seven "first wave" countries to join the International Health Partnership (IHP).
The IHP aims to improve the way that international agencies, donors and poor countries work together to develop and implement health plans, creating and improving health services for poor people and ultimately saving more lives.
DFID Mozambique launches new Country Assistance Plan and Country
Governance Analysis for consultation
In 1990 Mozambique was the poorest country in the world. Since peace was
restored in 1992, Mozambique has made huge strides in sustaining peace and
stability, generating economic growth and tackling poverty. Much has been done,
but huge challenges remain. The new PRSP, agreed in May 2006 (known as PARPA II),
sets out targets which put Mozambique on track for reaching the majority of the
MDGs by 2015. However, reaching these targets will require further progress,
particularly in the area of service delivery. DFID Mozambique has produced a
draft of their new CAP which is closely aligned to PARPA II and a new draft
Country Governance Assessment which was prepared in close collaboration with the
British High Commission in Maputo.
The consultation process will run from 1st October until 31st December 2007. We
very much value the views of the external stakeholders on our work in Mozambique
and we look forward to receiving your comments.
We would request that all comments are sent to the following email address:
MozambiqueCAP@dfid.gov.uk.
DFID aims to understand poverty dynamics in Mozambique
DFID Mozambique is currently supporting the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) - a Norwegian research institution with a strong track record in Mozambique - to undertake a series of research studies over the period 2007-2011 in different parts of the country. The aim is to improve the Government’s systems for monitoring and analysing patterns and trends in poverty. Read about the research here.
Overview
Mozambique has made significant advances in human and social development, with a substantial decrease in the rates of child and maternal mortality (from 219 per 1000 in 1997, to 178 per 1000 live births, meaning a decline of 18%) and a very large increase in the number of children in school, rising from 44% in 1997 to 88% in 2006. Poverty has also declined from 69% in 1997 to 54% in 2003.
Economic and political summary
Mozambique is rightly considered a success
story of post-war reconstruction. The economy has grown at an average 8% in
the last 10 years and poverty has continued to fall.
The biggest contributor to this growth has been the agriculture sector, followed by mega-projects in manufacturing, and then commerce, construction and transport and communications. It is clear that poor people have contributed to and benefited from this growth.
Since 1992, Mozambique held five electoral processes, three legislative and Presidential and two municipal. This year municipal elections will take place and there will be a general election in 2009. The parliament is composed of 250 deputies, strongly dominated by the ruling Frelimo Party who won 160 seats, and the remainder being held by Renamo plus a few small political opposition parties.
The Mozambican Government has placed a strong emphasis on
nation-building, on the need to address corruption - having approved an
anti-corruption
strategy
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- and on administrative apathy and poverty.
DFID in Mozambique
DFID is one of the largest donors in Mozambique. Our total aid programme for
the UK financial year 2007/08 will be £60 million. Of this £41 million is
providing directly to the Government’s budget through a partnership agreement
between the Government of Mozambique and 19 donors (called the 
Programme
Aid Partners)).DFID also has large sector programmes in health, education,
infrastructure and HIV and AIDS. Along side these programmes with government we
aim to support the voice and capacity of civil society in Mozambique through
partnerships in land, accountability, education and poverty monitoring.
In summary our financial commitments and plans are:
Budget support
- A rolling five-year programme, currently £240 million for 2008 – 2012.
Human capital and HIV
- Education: A 10-year commitment to education – working with the Government to achieve Education for All.
- Health: A five-year programme of support to achieve the Government’s ambitious targets for improved access to health services.
- Health: Working with the public and private sectors to expand the coverage of bed nets to prevent malaria in mothers and children .
- Rural Water: Currently under design, a new programme to support Government’s new rural water and sanitation programme.
- Social Protection: under design, a new 10-year programme with the Ministry of Women and Social Action to support a cash transfer to the poorest and most vulnerable households.
Governance and Accountability
- Support to the continuing public sector reform programme, including the tax administration and improved public financial management.
- Support to civil society, including the Group of 20 that monitors poverty reduction, a new civil society challenge fund and support to the Centre for Public Integrity.
Economic Development and Infrastructure
- A 10-year commitment for the Government’s major new investment and maintenance programme in roads – extending accessibility for the poorest to the road network.
- Working in three provinces to support poor people to access their rights to land and to use land effectively.
More information on some of the programmes
Aid Effectiveness and Budget Support
Mozambique Factsheet(126kb)
Mozambique and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
On
current trends, Mozambique is in line to meet one of the MDGs by 2015 - Eradicate
extreme poverty (reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than
a dollar).
If Mozambique
continues with its strong social policies, to improve the delivery of basic
services including human resources development, it could, with donor support,
also achieve three other targets, namely:
- 100% primary net enrolment by the 2015 - presently at 83%;
- Reduce Under-five years child mortality to 108 per 100 live births - presently standing at 178 per 100 live births; and
- Reduce maternal mortality to 250 per 100 000 live births - presently at 408 per 100,000 live births
The new Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)
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PARPA II), sets out targets which put Mozambique on track for the majority of
the MDGs by 2015. But reaching these targets will require major improvements in
service delivery. There remain capacity weaknesses throughout the public sector, and the delivery of services is complicated by the physical make up of the
country, with many remote areas where the population have almost no contact with
the state. The systematic discrimination of women and girls also poses a major
obstacle to achieving the MDGs. HIV and AIDS could undermine progress made so
far.
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Last updated: 5 August 2008
