Médecins Sans Frontières - Climate change in Madagascar (ENG)

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB173644

Date taken / Date Recorded 16/10/2023 2:39 PM

Country Madagascar

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

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Additional Information / Shotlist Dr Bien Etoun Fiaboa - MSF medical activities manager
The climate change has a real impact. We can really see it here in Madagascar.
It's going to have a serious impact on the health of communities.
Context
Madagascar - Antananarivo
Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by climate change, and regularly experiences extreme weather events.
Since 2022, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and communities, MSF has been addressing health needs in the part of the country most affected by cyclones.
Ando Mahery Rakotonirina - MSF pharmacy manager
I've noticed that the difference between the seasons is now very pronounced. The dry season is really arid. Then there's the rainy season: the rains are very heavy, almost torrential, and then there's the cyclone season, which is often very destructive.
Sources - BBC 2023
This situation leaves the people of the affected area in very precarious situations, making their lives very difficult and also aggravating their access to healthcare.
Context
The successive cyclones and droughts have destroyed harvests, causing further food insecurity and cutting people off from their main sources of income.
MSF teams have set up food support for rural communities, in particular for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. 
Fatouma Abdoul Kadhef - Nurse in charge of MSF activities
We have children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and children suffering from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). The most frequent illness among children is malaria.
Context
MSF provides treatment for malaria, which has been aggravated by the proliferation of mosquitoes in areas hit by cyclones and floods.
The teams explain to communities how to prevent the disease and hand out mosquito nets.

Herizo Rasoamiaramanana – Logistician We're already at maximum alert level. As for the future, I can't predict what will happen tomorrow or the day after. However, I can tell you that if we continue to act, at least we can reduce the impacts of climate change, the negative impacts it has on human beings.