Health Citizenship Course for CSO in Cabo Delgado
The Alliance for Health, with the support of medicusmundi, within the scope of Agreement 22-CO1-398 “Improving the Quality, Coverage and Resilience of the Health System in Cabo Delgado”, financed by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), and the Citizen Observatory for Health and Saber Nascer organizations, carried out the Health Citizenship course for CSO in Cabo Delgado.
On August 21st to 23rd, 2024, the short course on Health Citizenship took place for civil society organizations (CSOs) and grassroots community organizations (OCB) based in the city of Pemba, Cabo Delgado Province.
The course covered 4 modules, designed and conducted by the Citizen Observatory for Health (OCS), which we can find in its most complete version on the School of Health Activism's online platform (see the online course):
1. Health as a Human Right
2. Mozambique Health System
3. Civil Society Participation Mechanisms
4. Activist Action Plan
With the Health Citizenship course, taught by António Mathe, Coordinator of the Public Participation Pillar at the Citizen Observatory for Health (OCS), in partnership with the Alliance for Health, the aim is to strengthen Civil Society Organizations in Cabo Delgado to take on its advocacy role in defence of the population's right to health.
In addition to the materials taught by António Mathe from OCS, there was also time to inform the CSOs present about the activities of the Alliance for Health, including the different campaigns that the Alliance for Health and its members have been promoting: “ACTIVA-TE For the Right to Health” and “Humaniza Moz” (obstetric violence). These presentations were made by Violeta Bila (Country Director of medicusmundi and Coordinator of the network), Momeno Mbamela (Provincial Coordinator of medicusmundi) and Camila Fanheiro (Executive Director of Saber Nascer).
12 civil society organizations based in the city of Pemba were present at this course, who expressed interest in being part of the Cabo Delgado’s Working Group of the Alliance for Health, and to this end began the process of joining the network, sharing their emails and logos. In this sense, the Wiwanana Foundation was appointed to lead the Cabo Delgado’s Working Group. And monthly meetings were scheduled to coordinate the core’s activities.
Given the importance and relevance of the topics covered in the training, participants suggested that these contents be replicated to other organizations in the province that did not participate in it.
Activity carried out within the scope of Agreement 22-CO1-398 “Improving the Quality, Coverage and Resilience of the Health System in Cabo Delgado”, implemented by medicusmundi, and financed by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).
