Profile and professional expectations of medical students in Mozambique: a longitudinal study

INTRODUCTION: This paper compares the socioeconomic profile of medical students registered at the Faculty of Medicine of Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (FM-UEM), Maputo, for the years 1998/99 and 2007/08. CASE STUDY: The objective is to describe the medical students’ social and geographical origins, expectations and perceived difficulties regarding their education and professional future. Data were collected […]
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Task-shifting: experiences and opinions of health workers in Mozambique and Zambia.

Autores: Alves-Pires C, Alho A, Nunes-Pereira M, Bahia MT
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Task-shifting%3A+experiences+and+opinions+of+health+workers+in+Mozambique+and+Zambia

BACKGROUND:
This paper describes the task-shifting taking place in health centres and district hospitals in Mozambique and Zambia. The objectives of this study were to identify the perceived causes and factors facilitating or impeding task-shifting, and to determine both the positive and negative consequences of task-shifting for the service users, for the services and for health workers.
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The training and professional expectations of medical students in Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique.

Autores: Carvalho AP, Roman F, Alves-Pires C, Alho A, Rolim JL, Bahia MT, Roman F, Baptista MC, Bahia MT
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+training+and+professional+expectations+of+medical+students+in+Angola%2C+Guinea-Bissau+and+Mozambique

BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze the professional expectations of medical students during the 2007-2008 academic year at the public medical schools of Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique, and to identify their social and geographical origins, their professional expectations and difficulties relating to their education and professional future.
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Why do some physicians in portuguese-speaking african countries work exclusively for the private sector? Findings from a mixed-methods study

Autores: Alves-Pires C, Alho A, Almeida LM, Bahia MT
Link: http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/12/1/51

Despite the growing interest in the private health sector in low- and middle-income countries, little is known about physicians working outside the public sector. The present work adopts a mixed-methods approach to explore characteristics, working patterns, choices, and motivations of the physicians working exclusively for the private sector in the capital cities of Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, and Mozambique.
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The rise of medical training in Portuguese speaking African countries

Autores: Baitiche M, Alho A, Bailo R, Bahia MT, Baitiche M, Balabanova D, Bailo R, Bahia MT
Link: http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/12/1/63

The aim of this study was to establish baseline knowledge of the PSAC’s medical schools in terms of creation and ownership, programmes offered, applicants and registered students, barriers to increased intake of students, teaching workforce and available resources.
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Profile and professional expectations of medical students in Mozambique: a longitudinal study

Task-shifting: experiences and opinions of health workers in Mozambique and Zambia.

The training and professional expectations of medical students in Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique.

Why do some physicians in portuguese-speaking african countries work exclusively for the private sector? Findings from a mixed-methods study

The rise of medical training in Portuguese speaking African countries

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