With UNICEF's help, a displaced pregnant woman receives support at a transit centre

"Where I used to live, the hospital was a bit far away, but now here in the center we have this tent that provides prenatal care for pregnant women."

Miraldina Gabriel
"Onde eu vivia, o hospital era um pouco distante, mas agora aqui no centro temos esta tenda que providencia atendimento a mulheres grávidas."
UNICEF Moçambique/2024/Miraldina Gabriel
18 March 2024

Eráti, Cabo Delgado - Estefânia Armando, a 31-year-old pregnant woman, and her five children had to leave their village on February 21, due to attacks by non-state armed groups in the Chiúre district, Cabo Delgado province.

Estefânia and her family now live in the Nacucha transit centre, where an integrated mobile brigade provides health and nutrition services to displaced children and families. Estefânia had the opportunity to open her prenatal file and have important consultations for her pregnancy.

"Where I used to live, the hospital was a bit far away, but now here in the center we have this tent that provides prenatal care for pregnant women, and I took the opportunity to open my prenatal file. I also received a mosquito net, medication and had an HIV test," said Estefânia.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners are working to ensure that every displaced child and women in northern Mozambique has access to health and nutrition services.