Healthcare in Mozambique

What is available locally, what is referred abroad, and the cover and planning that turn a medical problem into a manageable one.

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What is available locally, what is referred abroad, and the cover and planning that turn a medical problem into a manageable one. Each service below has its own page setting out what is involved, what it typically requires from you and how we work through it. If you are unsure where your requirement fits, describe it in your own words and we will point you to the right starting point.

Services

Healthcare services

Each page sets out what is involved, what we need from you and what happens next.

Hospitals

Understanding the difference between public and private facilities and what each is equipped to handle.

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Clinics

Day-to-day primary care, consultations, vaccinations and routine testing in the main cities.

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Doctors

Finding general practitioners who consult in English and can refer within a known network.

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Dentists

Routine dental care, emergencies and the treatments usually available without travelling.

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Pharmacies

Availability of chronic medication, generic equivalents and how to plan repeat prescriptions.

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Specialists

Specialist consultations available locally, and when a referral abroad is the sensible route.

Health Insurance

Local medical cover, what it typically excludes, and how claims and pre-authorisation work.

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International Health Insurance

Policies that pay outside Mozambique, which matters for treatment in South Africa or beyond.

Historic stone town street on Ilha de Moçambique

Medical Evacuation

Membership-based air evacuation and how activation, cover limits and destinations are defined.

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Medical Concierge

Appointment booking, translation, escorting and follow-up for patients and their employers.

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Emergency Services

Knowing in advance which numbers, ambulances and facilities you will actually use in a crisis.

Not sure where to start?

Tell us what you are trying to do in Mozambique and we will point you to the right service — or tell you honestly if we are not the right fit.

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