Madagascar

In Madagascar, reducing malnutrition among children under five

8 Feb 2012

AMBOASARY, Madagascar, 8 February 2012 – Four-year-old Nomy arrived at the hospital in Amboasary with a diagnosis of severe acute malnutrition – a potentially deadly condition – with medical complications. By 11 a.m., he had been admitted for emergency treatment.

Madagascar: Plague-Prevention Campaign Launched in Places of Detention

8 Feb 2012

[ICRC] Antananarivo - A campaign against the plague - the first of its kind - was launched on 2 February in two Malagasy detention centres with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Exiled Madagascar ex-leader's wife barred from going home

4 Feb 2012

The wife of ousted Madagascar president Marc Ravalomanana was on Saturday blocked from returning home on a commercial flight from exile in South Africa, an airline spokeswoman said.