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Table 2 Organizations providing social and health services to the PWID by province, identified by participants in the qualitative assessment on barriers to access to health and social services for people who inject drugs in the cities of Maputo and Nampula city/Nacala, Mozambique, 2013

From: Access to and use of health and social services among people who inject drugs in two urban areas of Mozambique, 2014: qualitative results from a formative assessment

Province

Organization

Services

Maputo

NGO

Disease and drug abuse preventiona

NGO

Disease and drug abuse prevention a

NGO

Disease and drug abuse prevention a

NGO

Disease and drug abuse prevention a

NGO

Disease and drug abuse prevention a

NGO

Disease and drug abuse prevention a

NGO Treatment Centre

Spiritual Rehabilitation b

Social Reinsertion c

NGO

Disease and drug abuse prevention a

Public Treatment Centre

Psychological and

Psychotherapeutic assistance d

Referrals for health services

Public Treatment Center

Psychological and

Psychotherapeutic assistance d

Referrals for health services

Gaza

NGO Treatment Centre

Spiritual Rehabilitation b

Social Reinsertion c

Inhambane

NGO Treatment Centre

Spiritual Rehabilitation b

Social Reintegration c

NGO

Disease and drug abuse prevention a

Sofala

NGO Treatment Centre

Spiritual Rehabilitation b

Social Reintegration c

Nampula

NGO

Disease and drug abuse prevention a

Public Treatment Unit

Psychological and

Psychotherapeutic assistance d

Referrals for health services

Public Treatment Unit

Services on HIV testing and counselling

Cabo Delgado

NGO

Disease and drug abuse prevention a

  1. aIllicit drug use and disease prevention through primary prevention services
  2. bSpiritual rehabilitation is based on religion beliefs and faith
  3. cSocial reinsertion consists of providing training for ex-PWID to find an occupation
  4. dPsychotherapy and psychological assistance consists of out-patient appointments with a trained mental health professional and pharmaceutical treatment to fight addiction