The Mozambican President asked that hospitals not be destroyed in Mozambique, recalling that the infrastructure is public and serves the people.
"These hospitals do not belong to Renamo [the opposition force], they do not belong to Frelimo [the ruling party], they are hospitals for Mozambicans (...)", declared Filipe Nyusi, during the inauguration, on Tuesday, of the Sussundenga District Hospital, in the province of Manica, as part of the presidential campaign "One District, One Hospital".
At least 472 health units have been destroyed as a result of climate events in Mozambique since 2019 and another 32 were destroyed during terrorist attacks that have affected the province of Cabo Delgado since 2017, according to official data released by the Mozambican government on Monday.
In addition to asking the population not to destroy health units, especially in a context in which the country is experiencing a wave of protests against the election results marked by episodes of vandalism of public buildings, the Mozambican head of state asked that the population not persecute health officials.
"In Mogovolas, in the province of Nampula, they are persecuting doctors, including foreigners. They went to burn down hospitals because they believed that the doctors were bringing cholera (...) We don't want these things. It is better to defend our achievements and one of them is our nurses and doctors", he added.
According to official figures, Mozambique now provides direct hospital coverage to at least 4.4 million people, with the population-to-hospital ratio having fallen from 17,514 users in 2019 to 16,393 for a health unit in 2024.
According to the Mozambican government, in the context of the presidential initiative "One District, One Hospital", from 2019 to 2023, the distance traveled in rural areas to reach a health unit has been reduced from 12 to 10 kilometers.
In the contestation of the Mozambican electoral process, which has been ongoing since October 21, led by candidate Venâncio Mondlane, who does not recognize the results, almost 300 people have died and nearly 600 have been shot and several public and private institutions have been vandalized.
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