In early 2019, following the 2015–2016 severe drought, the provinces of Sofala and Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, were hit by Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, respectively. These were the deadliest and most destructive cyclones in the country’s history. Currently, these two provinces host tens of thousands of vulnerable households due to the climatic catastrophes and the massive influx of displaced people associated with violent terrorist attacks plaguing Cabo Delgado. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic added a new challenge to this already critical scenario, serving as a real test for Mozambique’s public health preparedness. On the planetary level, Mozambique can be viewed as a ‘canary in the coal mine’, harbingering to the world the synergistic effects of co-occurring anthropogenic and natural disasters. Herein, we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the need for an effective and comprehensive public health response in a country already deeply impacted by health problems associated with natural disasters and population displacement. All data relevant to the study are included in this work.

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自然灾害、人口流离失所和突发卫生事件：莫桑比克的多重公共卫生威胁

2019年初，继2015-2016年严重干旱之后，莫桑比克索法拉省和德尔加杜角省分别遭受飓风“伊代”和“肯尼斯”的袭击。这是该国历史上最致命、最具破坏性的气旋。目前，由于德尔加杜角的气候灾难和暴力恐怖袭击导致流离失所者大量涌入，这两个省份收容了数万户脆弱家庭。COVID-19大流行的出现给本已严峻的形势增添了新的挑战，对莫桑比克的公共卫生准备工作构成了真正的考验。在全球层面上，莫桑比克可以被视为“煤矿里的金丝雀”，向世界预示着人为灾害和自然灾害同时发生的协同效应。在此，我们讨论了在一个已经深受自然灾害和人口流离失所相关健康问题影响的国家，COVID-19 大流行如何凸显了采取有效、全面的公共卫生应对措施的必要性。与该研究相关的所有数据都包含在这项工作中。