Yes

8.

The address, telephone number, and working hours of the
organisation?

X

9.

The contact details of specific public officials?

X

No

Partial

X

10. A mechanism to request and receive responses to
electronic messages and requests for information?

Additional information

Contact details, including
WhatsApp are limited to
the COVID-19 pandemic.

Total score: 11/20

CATEGORY 2: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
The following request was made to the Ministry of Health:
The global action plan and its budget to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique.

y

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Yes

No

Partial

Additional information

X

Requests are
delivered to the General
Secretariat and the head
of the General Secretariat
is responsible for requests
for information made by
citizens

1.

Is there an official, who is designated to take and respond
to information requests?

2.

Did the organisation reply within 21 days?

X

3.

Did the organisation respond to the request for
information?

X

4.

Does the organisation publish their procedures for
handling information requests?

X

5.

Did the organisation provide all of the requested
information?

N/A

6.

Did the organisation provide written reasons for the refusal
of information?

N/A

7.

Did the organisation disclose information about its
operations, budgets, structure, etc.

8.

Did the authority provide information without questioning
the aims and motivations of the applicant?

9.

Did the organisation acknowledge the request for
information within 7 days?

X
N/A

X

10. Was the information received clear and understandable?

N/A

Total score: 1/20

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