Madagascar Africa
Building Strong Communities for a Resilient Health System
Madagascar, as one of the poorest countries in the world, relies heavily on foreign aid. But it has a wealth of natural assets. Approximately 90 percent of its plant and animal life is native to and found only there.
In Madagascar, with the PMI EVOLVE project, Abt Global is working alongside the government of Madagascar to reduce the prevalence and impact of malaria. As part of the USAID Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS), Abt supports the Ministry of Public Health to implement its National Health Financing Strategy, including the design and implementation of a feasible pathway to provide financial protection of health for the population. Ultimately, all citizens of Madagascar will benefit from a strengthened health system that offers accessible, affordable, and high-quality essential health services without fear of financial hardship. Abt’s recently completed SHOPS Plus project worked to increase access to finance, service quality, access to universal health coverage and government stewardship of the private health sector.
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Global Health Security: 2024 Year in Review
Solar Power for Cooling Systems and Data Collection
In Madagascar and Tanzania, Abt used solar power during IRS campaigns to cool insecticide storerooms and charge mobile devices for data collection.
Mobile Soak Pits Improve Spray Team Mobility, Productivity and Safety of PMI Malaria Control Program
Providing Free Pregnancy Test Kits to Community Health Workers Increases Distribution of Contraceptives: Results from an Impact Evaluation in Madagascar
PMI Evolve: Evolving Vector Control to Fight Malaria
The World Health Organization estimates that about 608,000 people died from malaria in 2022, a slight decrease from the prior year, but still higher than before the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Young children and pregnant women are among the…