Madagascar

In Madagascar, an inter-ministerial decision dated April 22 bans public demonstrations and the broadcasting of several radio and audiovisual programs "which are likely to disrupt public order and security and harm national unity", in the light of a health crisis. This text is more specifically aimed at interactive broadcasts, with telephone interventions from listeners and those containing political debates. No less than nine programs are prohibited from being broadcast by the government as of yesterday, Friday, April…

Malagasy Minister for Public Health Hanitrala Jean Louis Rakotovao announced on Thursday, April 22, that the first doses of vaccines, ordered by the government, would arrive on the island within two weeks. as reported from Antananarivo, Laure VerneauThe health ministers did not specify the number or doses of vaccines that would…

After joining the Covax program in early April, the President of the Republic, along with the National Academy of Medicine in Madagascar, announced exploring other avenues for other vaccines to arrive on the island as soon as possible. It must be said that the country is experiencing a deadly peak of coronavirus. .

Republican President Andry Rajoelina spoke on television and national radio on Sunday evening, April 18, announcing new, stricter measures to combat the spread of Covid-19, which is saturating hospitals and treatment centers opened specifically for coronavirus patients. The state of health will be renewed in the next two weeks.…

Transparency International Madagascar conducted a survey of 1,700 people in three regions of the country. The purpose of this study is to know the population's perception of vaccination, as the second wave of Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on the island. as reported from Madagascar, Laure Verneau76% of respondents want to be…

An epidemic of Rift Valley fever, a viral disease that mainly affects cattle and can also infect humans, is currently affecting zebo herds in several regions of the country. It is transmitted by mosquito bites, the virus' agent. The Malagasy authorities have taken action. The epidemic began in February and the Pasteur Institute confirmed several outbreaks of the disease in early April. A total of 473 dead zebras were listed, out of a total of about 19,000 animals for four regions, or 35 affected municipalities in the…

As hospitals on the Big Island are on the verge of implosion due to the massive arrival of patients with Covid-19 in its severe form, the Council of Ministers decided this week to urge hotel owners from the capital to hire patients with milder forms. as reported from Antananarivo, Laure VerneauHotel owners in five facilities in…

Within the final twenty days, the nation has registered nearly 4,000 instances of Covid-19, together with 124 deaths. Authorities final week realized a scarcity of oxygen to deal with extreme varieties of Covid-19. Many nursing members say they're working out of steam within the face of more and more tough working situations, particularly healthcare professionals who embrace nurses, midwives, paramedics…

While Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina declared a state of health throughout the territory on Saturday, the doors to worship remained open on Easter Sunday. With a tonnage, however limited to 100 people, a condition set by the head of state. From our correspondent in Antananarivo,Inside the Reformed Church in the district…

One week after a first presidential speech broadcast on national television due to the second wave of Covid-19 hitting the island, Republican President Andry Rajoelinas spoke a second time last night to announce that the measures were intensified. If storage is not on the agenda, a health condition has been declared for two weeks.…