Since 2011, Doctors for Madagascar has been working tirelessly to improve healthcare in Madagascar. We invest in community education, training health workers, hospital infrastructure, and patient care.
Causes
Madagascar
Germany
Patients in Madagascar face a combination of geographical, infrastructural, and socio-economic barriers when accessing healthcare. Poverty levels are very high, the health system is fragile, and road conditions are catastrophic.
Consequences
Madagascar
Germany
Preventable deaths are common: Deaths during or after childbirth are high, and 7 out of 100 children never reach their 5th birthday. Similarly preventable and treatable infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria pose extreme threats to public health.
Focus Areas
Quality of Care
Due to a shortage of trained health workers, equipment, and infrastructure, the quality of patient care in Madagascar is low. We are addressing this by training health workers, improving infrastructure, and maintaining medical equipment. Most importantly, we provide direct patient care where needed.
Financial Inclusion
In Madagascar, more than 80% of the population lives in extreme poverty, and the high costs of healthcare are a key challenge. We aim to prevent medical impoverishment through various partial cost coverage schemes and activities to improve price transparency.
Maternal and Child Health
Access to healthcare for pregnant women, newborns, and children is limited. We improve medical care for these groups by enhancing healthcare literacy, providing mobile antenatal care clinics, and running an emergency referral system for high-risk cases.
Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis is a highly prevalent infectious disease in Madagascar that causes high excess mortality. We provide access to essential infectious disease care in remote areas through active screenings, vaccinations, community engagement, and quality assurance activities.
Vaccination
Madagascar is one of the country’s with the highest rate of zero-dose children in the world. We focus on improving community outreach, vaccination cold chains, and making vaccinations available to missed communities.
Nutritional Support
Food insecurity is an ongoing challenge in Madagascar, where drought and climate change put agriculture at risk. We provide nutritional support to vulnerable patient groups with a focus on pregnant women, children, and people with TB.
Our impact to date
75,000+
Safe deliveries
20,000+
People tested for TB
650,000+
People reached with health information
Annual Reports
Explore our annual reports to discover the progress, activities, and milestones of our organisation over the years. Delve into how our organisation and projects have grown and evolved since 2011.
Annual Report
2023
Annual Report
2022
Annual Report
2021
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