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Young Girl Receives Life-Changing Surgery from Charity Restoring Movement After Severe Burns

Annica’s joy at being able to do activities other children take for granted

A nine-year-old girl can now reach for the stars after life-changing surgery from international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) restored movement to her arms, years after severe burns at age two left them fused in place. For Annica, from the Amparafaravola District of Madagascar, everyday tasks like getting dressed, raising her…

2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition
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Southern African countries launch climate-resilient health initiative with World Health Organization (WHO) support

The programme also contributes to building sustainable, resilient health systems that can withstand future pandemics and climate shocks

Eight Southern African countries have embarked on a landmark effort to bolster emergency preparedness and response systems in the face of increasing climate-related health threats.  With financial support from the Pandemic Fund, and technical assistance from World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region and other partners, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar,…

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World Health Day: How Mercy Ships is Empowering Local Surgeons to Create a Healthier Future

In 2024, as the Africa Mercy continued to offer direct medical services in Madagascar, Mercy Ships and NGO Operation Smile collaborated to train and mentor local health professionals in comprehensive cleft care

This year’s World Health Day theme, Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures, highlights the urgent need to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths. Around 300,000 women die due to pregnancy and childbirth complications each year, while millions of babies are stillborn and two million die within their first month of life. The…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ms. ERI Arfiya by Mr. FANOHIZA Claude, General Secretary of the President's Office, Republic of Madagascar

Both sides confirmed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation in the international arena in the run-up to TICAD 9 this August

On March 26, commencing at 12:30 p.m. (for approximately 15 minutes), Ms. ERI Arfiya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, received a courtesy call from Mr. FANOHIZA Claude, General Secretary of the President's Office, Republic of Madagascar. The overview is as follows: 1. At the outset, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Eri welcomed the first…

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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United Nations (UN) torture prevention body welcomes establishment of national preventive mechanisms in Benin, Madagascar, Nigeria, and South Africa

The SPT monitors treatment and conditions for people deprived of liberty by conducting unannounced visits to police stations, prisons, psychiatric hospitals, immigration detention centres, drug rehabilitation centres and other places of deprivation of liberty

The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) hails the setting up of the national preventive mechanisms (NPMs) in Benin, Madagascar, Nigeria, and South Africa as a significant step in advancing and fulfilling their obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). “The OPCAT’s torture prevention architecture is built on the…

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Teenager Receives First Life-Changing Surgery as Hospital Ship Launches New Phase in Madagascar

Mercy Ships is an international NGO that operates state-of-the-art hospital ships, bringing free, safe surgeries to people in need

A 16-year-old girl is now free from a growing tumor on her neck after becoming the first patient to undergo surgery with international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) in Madagascar in 2025. Rosalinda, from Mananara in northern Madagascar, received free surgery on Monday, March 10th on board the Africa Mercy® hospital…

World Food Programme (WFP)
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United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) delivers life-saving nutrition supplies to remote communities in Madagascar via unmanned aircraft

WFP is working with communities to build awareness and understanding of this delivery system, ensuring they can safely access the relief items

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has for the first time in three months, delivered life-saving nutrition supplies for malnourished children in the remote region of Farafangana, southeastern Madagascar. The consignment of Plumpy'Sup - a lifesaving supplement for children suffering from malnutrition, was delivered via an Unmanned Aircraft System…

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Hospital Ship Africa Mercy® Returns to Madagascar: A Joint Initiative to Strengthen Access to Surgical Care and Healthcare Training

Since its first mission to Madagascar in 1996, Mercy Ships has performed more than 11,000 surgeries and provided 65,000 dental treatments

With a strong focus on human capital development, the Ministry of Public Health, in partnership with the international humanitarian organization Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org), announced the arrival of the hospital ship Africa Mercy® in Toamasina today. This return marks a significant step in improving access to quality surgical care for the…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
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African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window channels $31m to boost climate resilience in four countries

The Climate Action Window of the Bank Group’s African Development Fund seeks to mobilize $4 billion by 2025 to provide rapid and coherent access to climate finance

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved over $31 million in funding under its African Climate Action Window (CAW) to strengthen climate resilience in Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Djibouti, and Madagascar. The Climate Action Window of the Bank Group’s African Development Fund seeks to…

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Mother’s Tumor Removed Through a Chance Encounter with Mercy Ships

Unable to afford surgery, mother-of-four Marie Elisa had lived with the growing tumor for five years

A 45-year-old woman has had a debilitating, an orange-sized tumor surgically removed from her jaw for free after she was spotted by team workers from international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) in her village in Madagascar. Unable to afford surgery, mother-of-four Marie Elisa had lived with the growing tumor for five…

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