The Infomóvel-An information system for managing HIV/AIDS patients in rural areas of Mozambique.

Background: Mobile health is gradually revolutionizing the way medical care is delivered worldwide. In Mozambique, a country with a high human immunodeficiency virus prevalence, where antiretroviral treatment coverage is 77% accompanied by a 67% of retention rate, the use of mobile health technology may boost the antiretroviral treatment, by delivering care beyond health facilities and reaching underrepresented groups. Leveraging new technologies is crucial to reach the 95-95-95 United Nations target by 2030.

Prevalence and clinical characteristics of pulmonary TB among pregnant and post-partum women.

Antenatal care (ANC) and postpartum care (PPC) clinic in Manhiça District, Mozambique. To estimate the prevalence of TB among pregnant and post-partum women and describe the clinical characteristics of the disease in a rural area of Southern Mozambique. We conducted a cross-sectional TB prevalence study among pregnant and post-partum women recruited from September 2016 to March 2018 at the Manhiça Health Care Center (MHC).

Biomarkers for tuberculosis: the case for lipoarabinomannan.

Tuberculosis (TB) is considered the most onerous of infectious diseases according to recent reports from the World Health Organization. Available tests for TB diagnosis present severe limitations, and a reliable point-of-care (POC) diagnostic test does not exist. Neither is there a test to discern between the different stages of TB, and in particular to predict which patients with infection and no clinical signs are more at risk of advancing to overt disease.