An engineer for Madagascar
Financing an aid mission yourself? Yes, it’s possible – Johannes Häußermann is the proof, with his crowdfunding drive “An Engineer for Madagascar”.
Praxis Update – a special partnership
Since 2012, Doctors for Madagascar has been an NGO partner at Praxis Update, a continuing medical education conference for GPs.
Genialsozial
The few public health facilities in rural areas in Madagascar often fall into disrepair due to a lack of funds for renovation and maintenance. Reliable water and electricity supplies are also often lacking. Without the admirable improvisational talent of Malagasy doctors, nurses and midwives, it would be impossible to treat patients well. The defective toilets and lack of incineration facilities for medical waste are also a constant challenge in terms of hygiene and cleanliness. With the support of Genialsozial, we therefore launched the “Bright and Clean” project in 2020.
A feverish cart-ride
April 2012: Sweaty and shivering with exertion, two oxen drag a heavily laden cart the last few metres to Fotadrevo hospital. The passenger, Tiana, has a 40°C fever and is nine months pregnant.
For better or for worse? The changing face of Africa
Developing countries have seen dramatic improvements in many areas over the last 15 years.
How to explain Madagascar’s low HIV/AIDS rate?
Madagascar stands apart from sub-Saharan African nations with regard to HIV/AIDS rates. Why?
Welcome, my darling!
The sun burns hot on 7th December 2012. One of Médecins Sans Frontières’ white 4x4s pulls into the gate of the hospital in Fotadrevo, carrying three women from the town of Bekily, 60 km away.
Impressions from Fotadrevo
Nine hours’ worth of parched land pass by our 4×4 as we travel from Toliara to Fotadrevo. Cacti, shrubs, scant trees and now and then a village of mud huts. Sand and dust reach as far as the eye can see, in shades of red, brown and grey.
Endless rains
In the 2015 rainy season, after a bad drought in January and an ensuing famine in some areas of southern Madagascar, the region experienced the heaviest downpour in years.