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Mozambique

Our OpenHIM platform enables real-time birth registration with over 11,589 births digitally registered, while supporting the country's first digital hospital, saving an estimated $7.8 million annually in paper costs.

<p class="font_8">In 2024, we achieved two major digital health milestones:</p> <ol class="font_8"> <li><p class="font_8"><strong>Nationwide birth registration integration begins</strong>In July 2024, Mozambique launched real-time digital birth registration by connecting MGDH-Birth (Hospital Data Management) and e-SiRCEV (Civil Registration).<em>This pilot, starting in Inhambane Province, expanded digital birth registration from 5 to 19 health facilities, registering over 11,589 newborns.<br> At Chicuque Rural Hospital, health workers entered birth data directly into MGDH-Birth, with instant confirmation in e-SiRCEV. This was enabled by our OpenHIM interoperability layer.<br> It uses our </em><em><strong>OpenHIM Platform</strong></em><em> to enable direct data exchange between systems.<br> </em></p></li> <li><p class="font_8"><strong>First digital hospital launched</strong>In December 2024, Mavalane General Hospital in Maputo became Mozambique's first digital hospital. Jembi and partners helped the Ministry of Health design and deploy the Hospital Health Information System (SIS-H), digitising patient admissions and inpatient care.<em>This saves the health system up to $7.8 million annually by eliminating paper records, according to the Minister of Health of Mozambique, Dr Armindo Tiago.</em></p></li> </ol> <h5 class="font_5"><strong>Local capacity building</strong></h5> <p class="font_8">In April 2024, Jembi and Saudigitus trained 10 national-level technicians in Inhambane to scale the integration in the province. This Training of Trainers (ToT), funded by the Data for Health Initiative, ensures government teams can lead future rollouts.</p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <h5 class="font_5"><strong>Building future talent</strong></h5> <p class="font_8">Jembi also invests in Mozambique's digital workforce. Its flagship internship programme, developed with universities and the National Institute of Employment (INEP), has trained 30+ students since 2011, with 30% hired full-time.</p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <h5 class="font_5">Why this work matters</h5> <ul class="font_8"> <li><p class="font_8"><strong>For mothers</strong>: Faster registration reduces delays in accessing child grants, education and healthcare.</p></li> <li><p class="font_8"><strong>For patients</strong>: Digitised records mean safer, more reliable care.</p></li> <li><p class="font_8"><strong>For health workers</strong>: Less paperwork, more time for patients.</p></li> <li><p class="font_8"><strong>For citizens</strong>: Stronger public services powered by accurate data.</p></li> <li><p class="font_8"><strong>For local technicians:</strong> Enhanced skills and careers to sustain these systems.</p></li> <li><p class="font_8"><strong>For government authorities:</strong> Timely, more accurate and complete information for planning and budget allocation.</p></li> </ul> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <p class="font_8">Our work in 2024 shows that real change happens when governments, partners and communities work together. These solutions help every newborn get registered, every patient receive better care, and every health worker spend more time where it matters most.</p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>For one mother in Inhambane, this meant that her newborn daughter received her official identity immediately, allowing instant access to vital services, eliminating both the travel and paperwork previously required to register a child.</strong></p>

This southern African nation is building a future where every birth is registered, every patient record is secure, and every citizen has access to digital health and civil services.

In 2024, we achieved two major digital health milestones:

  1. Nationwide birth registration integration beginsIn July 2024, Mozambique launched real-time digital birth registration by connecting MGDH-Birth (Hospital Data Management) and e-SiRCEV (Civil Registration).This pilot, starting in Inhambane Province, expanded digital birth registration from 5 to 19 health facilities, registering over 11,589 newborns.
    At Chicuque Rural Hospital, health workers entered birth data directly into MGDH-Birth, with instant confirmation in e-SiRCEV. This was enabled by our OpenHIM interoperability layer.
    It uses our     OpenHIM Platform to enable direct data exchange between systems.

  2. First digital hospital launchedIn December 2024, Mavalane General Hospital in Maputo became Mozambique's first digital hospital. Jembi and partners helped the Ministry of Health design and deploy the Hospital Health Information System (SIS-H), digitising patient admissions and inpatient care.This saves the health system up to $7.8 million annually by eliminating paper records, according to the Minister of Health of Mozambique, Dr Armindo Tiago.

Local capacity building

In April 2024, Jembi and Saudigitus trained 10 national-level technicians in Inhambane to scale the integration in the province. This Training of Trainers (ToT), funded by the Data for Health Initiative, ensures government teams can lead future rollouts.


Building future talent

Jembi also invests in Mozambique's digital workforce. Its flagship internship programme, developed with universities and the National Institute of Employment (INEP), has trained 30+ students since 2011, with 30% hired full-time.


Why this work matters

  • For mothers: Faster registration reduces delays in accessing child grants, education and healthcare.

  • For patients: Digitised records mean safer, more reliable care.

  • For health workers: Less paperwork, more time for patients.

  • For citizens: Stronger public services powered by accurate data.

  • For local technicians: Enhanced skills and careers to sustain these systems.

  • For government authorities: Timely, more accurate and complete information for planning and budget allocation.


Our work in 2024 shows that real change happens when governments, partners and communities work together. These solutions help every newborn get registered, every patient receive better care, and every health worker spend more time where it matters most.


For one mother in Inhambane, this meant that her newborn daughter received her official identity immediately, allowing instant access to vital services, eliminating both the travel and paperwork previously required to register a child.

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