Mozambique

The conflict in Cabo Delgado province has devastated public infrastructure, with towns like Mocímboa da Praia seeing the destruction of hospitals, schools, and water systems, leaving health care and other basic services in disarray.

Insecurity Insight documents conflict events affecting aid operations, education and health care in Mozambique.

Our data can be downloaded on the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) and corresponding reports can be accessed below.

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Health Care

Insecurity Insight monitors attacks on health care in Mozambique, and based on its data, the Mozambique chapter of the 2024 Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) report Epidemic of Violence identified 12 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in 2024.

– The conflict in Cabo Delgado province has devastated public infrastructure, with towns like Mocímboa da Praia seeing the destruction of hospitals, schools, and water systems, leaving health care and other basic services in disarray.

– Medicines and medical equipment were looted from hospitals and health centers were set on fire amid escalating violence.

– Severe shortages of medical staff and supplies hampered patients’ access to care.

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Published every two weeks, Insecurity Insight’s Attacks on Health Care New Brief tracks global threats and violence as well as protests and other events affecting the delivery of and access to health care. Explore our interactive map to see where incidents happened.

Social Media Monitoring

Insecurity Insight monitors and examines social media to identify when it is used to spread false information and incite violence against aid providers. In Mozambique social media commentators claim that the war against Islamist insurgents is being orchestrated by the government in an attempt to continue receiving funds from the European Union and elsewhere.

Aid in Danger

During 2020, an increase in indiscriminate violence and insecurity increased humanitarian needs but put key aid programmed related to food security, health and education in jeopardy. Indiscriminate violence and insecurity forced aid agencies operating in conflict-affected regions to suspend their activities. Data

Read the Vigil InSight Situation Report on aid security in the Cabo Delgado.
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Insecurity in natural disasters

In March and April 2019 Mozambique was hit by two consecutive tropical cyclones that left widespread death, damage and destruction, displacing thousands of people. Between 21 to 31 March and again between 3 May to 19 May 2019, Insecurity Insight partnered with Standby Task Force, to monitor local news and social media sources in the aftermath of the Cyclone Idai.

Read our Threat Analysis report for trends on verified safety, security and access incidents.