Africa: How Mozambique’s Capital Scaled Community Health Posts to Make a Bigger Difference

Like many of his age, Cristiano Vaz, a retiree living in Maputo’s Mavalane A neighborhood, is hypertensive. He used to skip blood pressure checks as he did not always have the time or money to visit the hospital or the pharmacy.

I have hypertension. To measure my blood pressure, I had to either go to a distant hospital or pay 15 meticais at a pharmacy. With the community post now close to home, I check my blood pressure every other day. Cristiano Vaz retiree

Born as a World Bank-financed…