HIV affects 12.5% of adults in Mozambique
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Agência de Informação de Moçambique
Mozambique has an HIV prevalence of 12.5% among adults, with a higher rate among women (15%) than men (9.5%). Maputo, Manica and Cabo Delgado provinces have the most cases, while 87% of patients receive treatment, according to AIM.
The HIV prevalence rate among adults aged 15 and over in Mozambique has reached 12.5%, placing the country among those with the highest levels in the world, according to data presented in Maputo on Saturday 31 October 2026 by the Parliamentary Office for HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control. Women are more affected, with a prevalence of 15%, compared with 9.5% among men.
The provinces of Maputo, Manica and Cabo Delgado currently have the highest number of cases, according to the report presented as part of the fourth ordinary session of the Assembly of the Republic. In the first half of 2026, 130,050 people began antiretroviral treatment, including 5,767 children and 124,283 adults.
Treatment coverage stands at 87% among the overall population concerned, but at only 62% among children aged zero to 14, compared with 89% among adults. In addition, 172,315 people received pre-exposure prophylaxis and nearly 100% of pregnant women living with HIV who attended antenatal consultations received treatment to prevent transmission of the virus to the child.
The president of the Parliamentary Office for HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control, Zainaba Andala, called for domestic funding to be gradually increased to reduce dependence on external resources and ensure the continuity of prevention, care and patient monitoring, according to the Agência de Informação de Moçambique.
