Madagascar

In 2023

1,249

schoolchildren have received nutrition education

86

teachers, coordinators and parents have been trained

34

health personnel have been trained

The Country’s Challenges

Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world, with over 78% of the population living below the poverty line. Two million children under the age of five suffer from chronic malnutrition, making child malnutrition one of the biggest challenges facing Madagascar.

Furthermore, maternal and neonatal healthcare is very underdeveloped in Madagascar. Six out of ten births take place at home, and there are 353 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births and 20 neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births.

Training Educational and Healthcare Staff

We are running two projects to improve maternal and child health:

In collaboration with Geneva University Hospitals and Ambanja District Hospital, we are training healthcare staff in the respectful care of pregnant women and their newborns.
In schools, we train teachers in nutrition education to prevent malnutrition.

Our Actions in Madagascar

Maternal and Neonatal health

We are setting up training for healthcare staff at the Ambanja District Referral Hospital to improve the quality of maternal and neonatal care.

Nutrition Education

We support a pilot nutrition education project in three primary schools in Ambanja, in the north of the country.

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