Mozambique, July 11 -- In Mogovolas, a rural district in northern Mozambique's Nampula province, people face a difficult combination of climate extremes, fragile health systems, and diseases the world often forgets.
The rainy season's floods damage fields and fragile infrastructure, creating conditions that contribute to the spread of illnesses like schistosomiasis and lymphatic filariasis-diseases for which there is little investment in research, treatment, or global funding despite their significant impact. Between 2022 until mid-2025, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) carried out a set of health activities in response to these challenges, aiming to strengthen local capacity and improve access to care.
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