The charity Doctors for Madagascar was founded in Summer 2011 by German doctors who had experienced both the desperate lack of medical treatment in Southern Madagascar, but also the selfless commitment and the medical abilities of their Malagasy colleagues.

In order to gain supporters for our work internationally, we have since set up a sister charity in Luxemburg: Médecins pour Madagascar cooperates closely with the charity in Germany.

In Madagascar, about 80 staff members in permanent positions are currently working towards the goals of the organisation, including doctors, midwives, accountants, logisticans, drivers and many more. On the German side, our project coordinator as well as our communications officer work in a small office in Berlin. Beyond this, the work of the charity is carried out to a large extent through the voluntary engagement of experienced doctors, nurses, construction experts, technicians, accountants and interns.

Doctors for Madagascar provides direct medical aid with the goal of improving medical treatment in Madagascar in the long-term. We focus particularly on the remote south of the island, one of the poorest regions in the country. We support hospitals and other medical institutions with donations in money and in kind; offer medical training for local doctors and nurses; build facilities; and send teams of doctors and construction experts.