Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Madagascar |

Madagascar: Mobile clinics fill health care gap

Since June 2022, 20 mobile clinics have been making daily rounds in hard-to-reach areas, enabling one million people to access curative health services in places where health facilities are no longer functional

Attending a health centre was an “unattainable luxury” after the Batsirai and Emnati cyclones hit Madagascar’s south-eastern Vatovavy region in February 2022, cutting off any access to care for Toky Rabemaharo and his community. The consequences were devastating: “I lost my wife, who was pregnant. Several other people in our…

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Ministry of Health confirms Africa Mercy’s® return to Madagascar in 2024

During the field service, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the ship’s medical professionals, and teams will aim to provide more than 1,150 free specialized surgeries as well as targeted training for healthcare professionals

Recent meetings between the Ministry of Health and Mercy Ships have furthered planning for the hospital ship Africa Mercy® to return to Madagascar in early February. Initially, Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.africa/) plans to dock the 16, 572 GT Africa Mercy in the port of Toamasina. During the field service, in collaboration with…

Source: U.S. Embassy in Madagascar |

Madagascar: United States (U.S.) Strengthens Financial Tribunals Oversight

This is USAID TANTANA project’s second equipment donation that will improve the Financial Tribunals’ governance through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

The U.S. government on behalf of the American people and through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) donated 48 laptops with licensed software to Madagascar’s Financial Tribunals. The technology will strengthen the tribunals’ ability to improve public finance transparency, accountability, and efficiency. This is USAID TANTANA project’s second equipment donation…

Source: U.S. Embassy in Madagascar |

United States (U.S.) Trains ‘Disease Detectives’ for Madagascar

The United States stands side by side with Madagascar like “mpirahalahy mianala” to help improve the health and well-being of the Malagasy people

The United States is strengthening the capacity of Madagascar’s health care workforce to prevent, detect, and respond to health emergencies, improve the health of the Malagasy people, and reduce global public health threats. At a ceremony held at the National Institute of Public and Community Health, the U.S. Centers for…

Source: U.S. Embassy in Madagascar |

United States Embassy Launches 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship Program for Young African Leaders

The fellowship is the flagship program of the U.S. Government’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and epitomizes the U.S. Government’s support for young Africans

The U.S. government is committed to empowering the next generation of African leaders who will shape the future of business, civic leadership, and public management in Madagascar and Comoros. The U.S. Embassy in Madagascar and Comoros announced the opening of the application process for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for…

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    • Mr. Mohammed Alshammari, General Manager for Africa Operations at the SFD, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bridge of the Mangoky River
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Saudi Fund for Development breaks ground for the Bridge of the Mangoky River in Madagascar

The Mangoky Bridge will be funded through a collaboration of entities, all of which share a vision of sustainable development for the world

In presence of the President of the Republic of Madagascar, H.E. Andry Rajoelina, the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) (www.SFD.gov.sa), represented by the General Manager for Africa Operations, Mr. Mohammed Alshammari, laid the foundation stone to kick off the construction of the new Mangoky Bridge in Madagascar. The Mangoky Bridge…

Source: U.S. Embassy in Madagascar |

The United States Expands Support for Elections Education and Outreach in Madagascar

Funding will support CENI and civic engagement in elections process

The United States government today announced $900,000 to help Madagascar conduct free, fair, transparent, and inclusive elections. The money will enhance civil engagement, promote voter education, and strengthen the National Independent Election Commission (CENI). “Today I am pleased to announce that the United States intends to continue building on our existing…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) |

Seven out of 10 people protected by at least one tobacco control measure

In the last 15 years since WHO’s MPOWER tobacco control measures were introduced globally, smoking rates have fallen

A new World Health Organization (WHO) report highlights that 5.6 billion people – 71% of the world’s population – are now protected with at least one best practice policy to help save lives from deadly tobacco – five times more than in 2007. In the last 15 years since WHO’s MPOWER tobacco…

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    • Madagascar: Boost for farmers, fishers and food security with €20 million European Investment Bank (EIB) loan for Sahanala initiative
    • An EIB loan of €20 million for Sahanala, a social enterprise working in agriculture and fishing in Madagascar, aims to increase sustainable food production for the domestic market and for export
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Madagascar: Boost for farmers, fishers and food security with €20 million European Investment Bank (EIB) loan for Sahanala initiative

Sahanala aims to support economic development and improve the daily lives of its main shareholders — the farmers and fishers

An EIB (https://www.EIB.org) loan of €20 million for Sahanala, a social enterprise working in agriculture and fishing in Madagascar, aims to increase sustainable food production for the domestic market and for export; The initiative will reduce reliance on imports of maize and rice to meet local demand; The EIB deal — its…

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The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Data in Emergencies Information System (DIEM) receives global special achievement award

GIS Technology Provider Esri recognizes the system for innovative use of mapping and analytics technology

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Data in Emergencies Information System (DIEM) has been awarded a global prize for special achievement in using geographic information system (GIS) technology by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri), the world’s largest provider of support to geographical information systems. The FAO…