![]() The population is growing very fast, with projections pointing to 23,700,715 inhabitants in the year of 2012, and 29,310,474 inhabitants by the year of 2020. World Health Organization recommends a ratio of 10,000 inhabitants per primary health (first referral hospital and health centers). According to the Ministry of Health, the ratio of population at the primary level of care delivery (health centers) is an average of 17,000 people per each healthcare unit and for the secondary level (district and rural hospitals) is 501,000 people per each healthcare unit. Many facilities have already existed well beyond their useful life of, with approximately 50 to 75 years, and continue to operate without considerable maintenance. The network of healthcare facilities in Mozambique is made up of facilities that are old and do not meet the current healthcare needs of the country.
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