Strengthening National Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Mozambique

This project aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health of women and adolescents and the health of newborns and children in underserved areas in Mozambique. It supports specific sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) objectives within the World Bank’s broader “Mozambique Primary Health Care Strengthening Program”. The project focuses on 42 districts which are among the most underserved. Key activities include: (1) increasing birth deliveries in health facilities; (2) supporting secondary schools to offer sexual and reproductive health services such as information and support for contraceptive methods; (3) increasing family planning services; (4) increasing the number of health centers carrying out semi-annual public social audits; and (5) improving certification and coding of information on causes of death through strengthened civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems. The project is implemented in collaboration with the Global Financing Facility in Support of Every Woman Every Child. It is aligned with the priorities of the Government of Mozambique’s Health Sector Plan to improve reproductive maternal newborn child and adolescent health and nutrition as well as to strengthen its CRVS systems. The project is implemented in collaboration with the Global Financing Facility in Support of Every Woman Every Child and is aligned with the priorities of the Government of Mozambique’s Health Sector Plan that attain to reproductive maternal newborn child and adolescent health and nutrition as well as to CRVS systems.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased empowerment of women and girls in selected districts to exercise agency in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) decision-making; and (2) improved efficiency and effectiveness of the Mozambique Ministry of Health to provide gender responsive and adolescent-friendly SRHR services that meet the standards for quality care and equity in access and respect rights.