Associação Nacional dos Enfermeiros de Moçambique (ANEMO) — the National Association of Mozambican Nurses — has been collaborating with St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing at
Moravian College in Pennsylvania since 2008 to strengthen ANEMO’s capacity as the leading autonomous professional nursing association in the country. The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) also supports the work of this partnership, providing technical assistance on nursing leadership.
Key objectives of this alliance are to increase ANEMO’s capacity to develop in-country nurse leaders through the Mozambican
Nursing Leadership Institute (MNLI), to develop ANEMO’s
organizational infrastructure, and to elevate the association by strengthen the relationships, linkages, and visibility among
national and international stakeholders.
The successful completion of the year-long pilot MNLI program in 2010-2011 represents a major achievement of this partnership.
Some 43 Mozambican nurses — along with a small number of international participants — graduated from MNLI in August 2011 and ANEMO faculty trained through
the process conducted the first training for the second, locally facilitated MNLI session.
In addition, both US and
Mozambican partners attended and co-facilitated workshops and presentations during ANEMO’s regional
Inhambane general assembly meeting. They also completed development of ANEMO’s web site and finalized
began disseminating quarterly newsletters to ANEMO members.
Plans for the coming year include conducting local nursing events during International Nursing Week and National Nursing Week; facilitating two additional MNLI sessions; and participating in AONE’s annual meeting. They will also conduct health fairs and other community service projects.
Updated November 14, 2011
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