Abstract:
Mozambique is one of the poorest countries worldwide, with nearly two thirds of the
population living below the poverty line. Similarly to other less developed countries, there is a weak
provision of health care for non-communicable diseases due to competing priorities with infectious
diseases. Although the leading causes of death in Mozambique in 2019 were Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome/Human Immunodeficiency Virus and other sexually transmitted diseases
and respiratory infections and tuberculosis, with increasing urbanization and westernization of
lifestyles, deaths attributed to cancer are also on the rise. This review summarizes cancer burden,
cancer prevention and screening, cancer care resources, and trends in cancer training and research in
Mozambique, providing a background for the development of cancer care policies in the country.
