O Sistema Nacional de Saúde (SNS) em Moçambique sofreu uma significativa degradação e fragilização, resultado em parte da guerra civil ocorrida por cerca de 20 anos, o país continua debatendo com problemas de fome, nudez e inúmeros outros socioeconômicos, que direta ou indiretamente afetam a saúde das populações, fato evidente nos dias de hoje, traduzido pelo difícil acesso a saúde das populações residentes em áreas rurais e urbanas. A cobertura no atendimento da saúde para as populações em cerca de 70%, residente na área rural, sob baixa renda, alto índice de analfabetismo, se caracteriza por deficiente no respeite a quantidade das unidades sanitárias disponíveis, e na falta de recursos humanos capazes de cobrir a demanda do País. A pesquisa que se propõe objetiva na busca de uma solução em curto prazo, tem por objeto levar a saúde às das comunidades rurais em áreas longínquas de difícil acesso ou com carência de unidades sanitárias, a partir de uma proposta Modelo de Unidade Sanitária Móvel, capaz de oferecer à população serviços de atendimentos básicos em cuidados primários e de prevenção. O modelo será definido com base nos resultados da análise feita ao SNS, tendo como pano de fundo: a população, doenças, indicadores social/saúde, recursos humanos, e impactos socioeconômicos. Que o resultado, além do proposto, seja aplicável no desenvolvimento do país, na melhoria e benefício das comunidades atendidas, e que partindo das diretrizes esboçadas, sirva de base para futuros projetos idêntica. O método de pesquisa que se pretende utilizar basear-se-á em levantamento bibliográfico e estudo caso a caso, com entrevistas a profissional e organizações que estejam atualmente envolvidas em ações idênticas, bem como a visita e eventual acompanhamento de expedições feitas pelas suas unidades. / The National Health Service (NHS) in Mozambique has suffered a significant degradation and weakening, in part as a result of the civil war tooked place for about 20 years, the country still struggling with problems of hunger, nakedness and numerous other socioeconomic factors, that directly or indirectly affect the health of populations, a fact evident today, translated by difficult access to the health of people living in rural and urban areas. The coverage in health care to populations, in about 70% residing in rural areas in low income, high illiteracy rate, is characterized by deficient in respecting the amount of available health facilities, and lack of human resources capable of cover the demand of the country. The research aims to propose a research of a short term solution, in order to bring health in rural communities in remote areas of difficult access or lack of health facilities, from a proposed Model of Mobile Health Unit capable of providing basic care services in primary care, and prevention to the population. The model will be defined on the results of analysis done on the NHS, having as backdrop: the population, disease, social indicators / health, human resources, and socio-economic impacts. As a result of the proposed addition, is applicable in the development of the country to improve and benefit the communities served, and using the guidelines outlined, serve for future similar projects. The research method intended to be used, will be based on a survey of publications and case studies, interviews with professionals and organizations currently involved in similar actions, as well as the visit and any follow-up mailings made by their units.

O Sistema Nacional de Saúde (SNS) em Moçambique sofreu uma significativa degradação e fragilização, resultado em parte da guerra civil ocorrida por cerca de 20 anos, o país continua debatendo com problemas de fome, nudez e inúmeros outros socioeconômicos, que direta ou indiretamente afetam a saúde das populações, fato evidente nos dias de hoje, traduzido pelo difícil acesso a saúde das populações residentes em áreas rurais e urbanas. A cobertura no atendimento da saúde para as populações em cerca de 70%, residente na área rural, sob baixa renda, alto índice de analfabetismo, se caracteriza por deficiente no respeite a quantidade das unidades sanitárias disponíveis, e na falta de recursos humanos capazes de cobrir a demanda do País. A pesquisa que se propõe objetiva na busca de uma solução em curto prazo, tem por objeto levar a saúde às das comunidades rurais em áreas longínquas de difícil acesso ou com carência de unidades sanitárias, a partir de uma proposta Modelo de Unidade Sanitária Móvel, capaz de oferecer à população serviços de atendimentos básicos em cuidados primários e de prevenção. O modelo será definido com base nos resultados da análise feita ao SNS, tendo como pano de fundo: a população, doenças, indicadores social/saúde, recursos humanos, e impactos socioeconômicos. Que o resultado, além do proposto, seja aplicável no desenvolvimento do país, na melhoria e benefício das comunidades atendidas, e que partindo das diretrizes esboçadas, sirva de base para futuros projetos idêntica. O método de pesquisa que se pretende utilizar basear-se-á em levantamento bibliográfico e estudo caso a caso, com entrevistas a profissional e organizações que estejam atualmente envolvidas em ações idênticas, bem como a visita e eventual acompanhamento de expedições feitas pelas suas unidades. / The National Health Service (NHS) in Mozambique has suffered a significant degradation and weakening, in part as a result of the civil war tooked place for about 20 years, the country still struggling with problems of hunger, nakedness and numerous other socioeconomic factors, that directly or indirectly affect the health of populations, a fact evident today, translated by difficult access to the health of people living in rural and urban areas. The coverage in health care to populations, in about 70% residing in rural areas in low income, high illiteracy rate, is characterized by deficient in respecting the amount of available health facilities, and lack of human resources capable of cover the demand of the country. The research aims to propose a research of a short term solution, in order to bring health in rural communities in remote areas of difficult access or lack of health facilities, from a proposed Model of Mobile Health Unit capable of providing basic care services in primary care, and prevention to the population. The model will be defined on the results of analysis done on the NHS, having as backdrop: the population, disease, social indicators / health, human resources, and socio-economic impacts. As a result of the proposed addition, is applicable in the development of the country to improve and benefit the communities served, and using the guidelines outlined, serve for future similar projects. The research method intended to be used, will be based on a survey of publications and case studies, interviews with professionals and organizations currently involved in similar actions, as well as the visit and any follow-up mailings made by their units.

It is widely supported that there are significant, positive relationships between the occurrence of some mental health symptoms and physical illnesses. Research indicates that the burden experienced by those with a physical and mental illness are magnified compared to individuals who do not experience an illness. More specifically, one of the burdens experienced by individuals is the monetary burden of affording the necessary health services to properly manage their illness. This study attempts to reveal a difference between mental health symptom count for individuals who do and do not experience difficulty affording health care for their physical problems. The first hypothesis states that the indication of medical problems will be associated with greater mental health symptoms. The second hypothesis states that the relationship between medical concerns and mental health symptoms will be moderated by difficulty affording health services. Lastly, the third hypothesis states that the indication of unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking and irregular exercise, will be associated with greater mental health symptoms. All data used in this study is archived data that was gathered by the Institute for Rural Health’s Mobile Health Units during free community health fairs from September 2012 to February 2014. The first hypothesis was supported because the incidence rate of mental health symptom count was increased with the presence of some physical problems. These findings supported previous research that indicated that the presence of physical illness increases the chance of developing a mental illness. The study results revealed that the second hypothesis was not supported since difficulty affording health services did not have a significant effect on the relationship between indicated physical illnesses and mental health symptom count. Previous research reports that there is monetary burden for individuals who experience a physical or mental illness when accessing appropriate health services. This research aimed to explore if that burden would significantly affect the relationship of those illnesses. Lastly, the third hypothesis was supported because mental health symptom count incidence rate was found to increase for individuals partaking in negative health behaviors, such as smoking, and decrease for individuals partaking in positive health behaviors, such as exercising.

Medical-grade ultrasound devices are now pocket sized and can be easily transported to underserved parts of the world, allowing health care providers to have the tools to optimize diagnoses, inform management plans, and improve patient outcomes in remote locations. Other great advances in technology have recently occurred, such as artificial intelligence applied to mobile health devices and cloud computing, as augmented reality instructions make these devices more user friendly and readily applicable across health care encounters. However, broader awareness of the impact of these mobile health technologies is needed among health care providers, along with training on how to use them in valid and reproducible environments, for accurate diagnosis and treatment. This article provides a summary of a Mayo International Health Program journey to Bwindi, Uganda, with a portable mobile health unit. This article shows how point-of-care ultrasonography and other technologies can benefit remote clinical diagnosis and management in underserved areas around the world.