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How To Contain Madagascar’s Plague Crisis
Madagascar's plague epidemic is moving so quickly that containment is necessary now OTTAWA, CANADA, October 24, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The first waves of a new plague epidemic are washing over the island nation of Madagascar and Chocolate...

Madagascar: IMF Staff Concludes Staff Visit
Press Release No. 15/89 March 4, 2015 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not...

WHO Director-General: invest in health to end plague in Madagascar
8 January 2017 | ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR - The Director-General of WHO has outlined his vision for a Madagascar free of plague epidemics during a three-day visit to the island nation that started on 7 January 2018. "Madagascar can make plague...

In Madagascar, the "Fisandratana 2030" vision plan presented today proposes a national pact to set the country on the path to emergence by 2030
Today, on the occasion of his fourth anniversary in office, in front of an audience of 1,200 people including state, private sector and civil society representatives, the President of the Republic of Madagascar, HE Hery Rajaonarimampianina,...

World Health Organization Director-General: invest in health to end plague in Madagascar
The Director-General of WHO has outlined his vision for a Madagascar free of plague epidemics during a three-day visit to the island nation that started on 7 January 2018. "Madagascar can make plague epidemics a thing of the past through strategic...

Havana meeting on the Neglected Tropical Fungal Disease Chromoblastomycosis, doctors call on authorities to take action
HAVANA, CUBA, December 11, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Alongside the 80th anniversary of the Cuban Tropical Medicine Institute, 200 scientists and doctors sought common actions to reduce the stigmatizing burden of chromoblastomycosis. This...

Madagascar: IMF Staff Concludes 2014 Article IV Mission
Press Release No. 14/508 NOVEMBER 11, 2014 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not...

Comment limiter la crise de de la peste à Madagascar
L'épidémie de peste à Madagascar se déplace si rapidement que le confinement est nécessaire maintenant OTTAWA, CANADA, October 24, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Les premières vagues de la nouvelle épidémie de peste ont touché l’île de la Nation de...

African cities tackle food and nutrition security challenges
More than half of Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) population could be living in urban areas by 2050 posing huge challenges for poor towns and cities, which already face challenges such as poverty and inequalities. These are coupled with growing levels of...

Vinca Alkaloid Compounds Market to Reach $161.5 Million, Globally, by 2033 at 7.2% CAGR
The global vinca alkaloid compounds market size was valued at $81.0 million in 2023, and is projected to reach $161.5 million by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 7.2% PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, December 9, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Allied Market...

WHO provides 1.2 million antibiotics to fight plague in Madagascar
6 October 2017 | ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR - WHO has delivered nearly 1.2 million doses of antibiotics and released US$1.5 million dollars in emergency funds to fight plague in Madagascar. "Plague is curable if detected in time. Our teams are...

WHO scales up response to plague in Madagascar
1 October 2017 | Geneva - WHO is rapidly scaling up its response to an outbreak of plague that has spread to the capital and port towns, infecting more than 100 people in just a few weeks. On Saturday, the Malagasy Government confirmed that the...

IFRC Secretary General calls for global support for plague response in Madagascar
The Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Elhadj As Sy has appealed for international support for Madagascar’s plague response, at the end of an emergency visit to the Indian Ocean island...

WHO provides 1.2 million antibiotics to fight plague in Madagascar
WHO has delivered nearly 1.2 million doses of antibiotics and released US$1.5 million dollars in emergency funds to fight plague in Madagascar. "Plague is curable if detected in time. Our teams are working to ensure that everyone at risk has...

Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aids to Madagascar
1. On December 5, following the Japan-Madagascar Summit Meeting held in Tokyo, Mr. Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Mr. Henry Rabary-Njaka, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Madagascar, exchanged notes concerning two...

UNWTO expresses confidence on tourism in Madagascar
The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Taleb Rifai has visited Madagascar to express the Organization’s full support to the tourism sector. Madagascar’s tourism is facing a challenging situation following a plague...

Statement by Indian Ocean countries – Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles
The Minister of Tourism of Madagascar, Roland Ratsiraka, the Minister of Tourism of Mauritius, Anil Kumarsingh Gayan, SC and the Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine of the Seychelles, Maurice Loustau-Lalanne met at the sidelines...

New model for saving millions of lives from Fungal Disease being implemented
GAFFI annual report on fungal diseases: highlights progress but scale of global work still to be done MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM, March 8, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- GAFFI (Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections) has today published its third...

Siemens signs MoU with Madagascar to accelerate country’s power generation
Increase capacity by up to 300MW by 2019 through short, medium and long-term initiatives Partner with TSK to investigate options to improve efficiency, operation and sustainability of the electricity sector Commit to local training and job...

Secretary's Remarks: Madagascar National Day
Press Statement by Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State: On behalf of the citizens of the United States of America, congratulations to the people of Madagascar as you celebrate the anniversary of your independence on June 26. The American people...