Adamo Armando Palame, health promotion supervisor in Mozambique (ENG)

Adamo Armando Palame
MSF health promotion supervisor, Nampula province, Mozambique
Mozambique is especially vulnerable to the effects of the climate crisis. Cyclones are becoming more and more frequent, while people have begun to dread the dry season, whose intensity and duration is no longer predictable. MSF teams work in Nampula province to address medical needs exacerbated by the climate emergency, and to tackle malaria and neglected tropical diseases such as lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis and scabies.

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Adamo Armando Palame, health promotion supervisor in Mozambique (IT)

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB173649

Date taken / Date Recorded 02/10/2023 9:42 AM

Country Mozambique

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

Photographer / videographer / producer Pierre-Yves Bernard

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

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Duration 2m33s

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Additional Information / Shotlist Adamo's Introduction
The impact of climate change is a reality, especially here in Mozambique, my home country.
We are bearing the brunt of actions by the world's most polluting countries. For Mozambique, the consequences are already a reality.
2. Adamo's Presentation
Adamo Armando Palame is a health promotion supervisor with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Nampula province, northern Mozambique.
3. Images and Context
Mozambique is in the top 10 countries most at risk of extreme weather events – cyclones, tropical storms, floods and droughts.
Sixty-five per cent of the population of Nampula province live below the poverty line. Local people, who mostly make their living from agriculture, are already experiencing the consequences of the climate emergency.
4. Adamo explains
Climate change is causing a lot of disruption.
In the past, there was a specific malaria season during which we had many cases of malaria.
But with climate change, we now see malaria in almost every season. Malaria is constant, with mosquitoes breeding all year round.
5. Images and Context
MSF has worked in Nampula province since 2022 to address medical needs exacerbated by the climate emergency.
and to tackle malaria and neglected tropical diseases such as lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis and scabies.
6. Caterina's Intervention
Caterina Galizzioli
Lymphatic filariasis is a disease transmitted by mosquitoes, and its consequences take years to develop.
These parasites affect the lymphatic system, causing the development of edema. These edemas can occur in different parts of the body, most commonly in the legs, for example, and, for men, in the testicles.
They develop this oedema that takes years to develop and the only way to treat this consequence is through surgery.
7. Images and Context
MSF teams work with the Ministry of Health in all their activities, including in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of neglected tropical diseases.
Teams provide medical consultations in remote health centres, distribute medical supplies and carry out health promotion activities within communities.
8. Adamo's Conclusion
This is my message for the future: I would like to see our community become aware of how climate change impacts not only our quality of life, but also the economic and social aspects of our lives.
We can join forces to prevent abrupt climate change, for the benefit of everyone.