Instituto Nacional de Saúde

Enteric pathogens in soil adjacent to public waste bins in Maputo, Mozambique offers potential for environmental surveillance

Abstract Wastewater surveillance has been widely adopted since the COVID-19 pandemic, but non-sewered or onsite sanitation is a common form of sanitation in cities of low- and middle-income countries. Environmental surveillance in these settings requires expanding analyses beyond...

The value of mortality data to advance learning and decision-making dynamics in Mozambique’s health system

Abstract Introduction There is a lack of evidence on whether and how health systems stakeholders in Mozambique learn from routine health data. Despite the recurring claim by the stakeholders themselves that data in general should be the centre of informed public health policy, it...

Diagnostic performance of a centrifugation-free stool processing kit in conjunction with Xpert®MTB/RIF Ultra for paediatric tuberculosis: a multicentre prospective study in five low and middle-income countries

Diagnosing paediatric tuberculosis (TB) remains challenging. Currently available diagnostic tests have limited accuracy, and most sampling methods are invasive. In 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO) endorsed the use of molecular WHO-recommended rapid diagnostic tests (mWRD...