Health Justice at Scale

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Matimba's model amplifies the impact of every investment in health service delivery. When community health workers are deployed, when donor dollars flow into facilities, when training programs build provider capacity — all of it is undermined if patients don’t feel safe enough to show up and stay in care. We provide the accountability and trust layer that makes the whole system work. And our model is inexpensive relative to what it protects.
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Health Justice at Scale

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In addition to our direct work, we’ve developed a replicable model for community-driven health justice — one that we’re sharing with civil society partners across the country through training, mentorship, and collaboration.

In 2019, Matimba partnered with the Global Fund to design and launch its human rights program in Mozambique — creating comprehensive training materials and building the capacity of recipient organizations to support community health workers and grassroots health advocates.

Since then, we’ve mentored 83 community-based organizations and trained over 1,100 new health advocates and paralegals across the country, extending our reach far beyond what we could achieve alone. This partnership model strengthens the entire ecosystem working on health rights while preserving our grassroots approach.

A Shortage of Maternity Beds 

Districts of Barúe and Inchope, Manica Province


For nearly a year, the maternity wards at Inchope, Honde, and Nhampassa Health Centers had too few beds. Some women in labor or recovering postpartum were forced to share; others had no bed at all. The community-based organizations AMOJUDEC and Renaça Esperança, with support from Namati, petitioned the Manica Provincial Health Services to address the shortage. The province responded by providing additional beds and hospital linen for all three health centers. Hundreds of women now benefit each month from safer, more dignified care during and after childbirth.

AMOJUDEC and Renaça Esperança

Breakdown of the Blood Count Machine

Beira District, Sofala Province


For six months, the blood count machine at Munhava Health Center - the district's reference laboratory, serving patients from six health posts across Beira - sat broken. Patients faced long detours to other facilities or delays in care they could not afford. Where anemia, malaria, and HIV are highly prevalent, a complete blood count can be lifesaving – it’s how clinicians detect infections, monitor treatment, and catch complications early. The community-based organizations AGS, Anadjira, and Kufunana, with support from Namati, petitioned the Beira District Health Services to act. The machine was repaired, restoring access to blood count testing for 286,000 people.

Anadjira, AGS and Kufunana

Our Community Partners

This partnership model strengthens the entire ecosystem working on health rights while preserving our grassroots approach.

“Our partnership with Namati Moçambique has been transformative - not just for our organization, but for the communities we serve. Over the last few years, we've helped people understand their rights to health, speak up for themselves, and demand the care they deserve. More than just implementing activities, we have helped build something lasting. What gives me hope is that even without funding, community members across all 13 districts of Gaza Province continue to show up as health advocates - because they’ve seen what is possible.”

Bakina Antoine, Director of APAPURG-Lirandzu

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