MAPUTO — Mozambique has launched a new Action Plan for Child Survival as the government intensifies efforts to reduce preventable deaths among children and improve access to essential healthcare services.

The plan, highlighted by the World Health Organization on July 22, places stronger primary healthcare and community-based services at the centre of efforts to improve child survival.

Health authorities and partners are focusing on prevention, early detection and better access to essential services, including immunisation, nutrition support and maternal and child healthcare.

The strategy comes as Mozambique continues to face significant health challenges, particularly in communities where distance, limited resources and humanitarian pressures can make access to care difficult.

Community health workers are expected to remain an important part of the response by connecting families with preventive services and helping identify health problems earlier.

The government has also emphasised the importance of coordinated action across healthcare and other sectors to improve outcomes for mothers and children. Earlier national discussions brought together government leaders, provincial health authorities, community health workers and development partners around reducing maternal, neonatal and child mortality.

The new child-survival strategy represents a major step in Mozambique’s effort to strengthen preventive healthcare and give more children access to timely, life-saving services.