Madagascar 

 Fast Facts

COUNTRY PROFILE

  • Population: 27 million
  • Partners: Clinique Santé Plus
  • Based in: Antsirabe
  • Partner since: 2021

PROGRAM FOCUS

  • Facilitating counselling, nutrition support and community outreach for families affected by cleft
  • Supporting Santé Plus in growing towards a Comprehensive Cleft Care approach

KEY CHALLENGES

  • Access to cleft care: Santé Plus is currently the only centre providing year-round cleft care to Malagasy families. Surgical missions to the region are common but have been significantly disrupted by COVID-19.
  • Shame & stigma: Cleft is widely perceived as a curse or punishment. Many parents are forced to hide their newborn due to stigma and struggle to find information on where to turn for help.

 

Program Updates

Tiago’s Transformation

Tiago’s Transformation

Tiago loves dinosaurs (what 8-year-old doesn’t?), soccer (he is the local team's biggest fan!) and sweets (especially the homemade ones his mom is famous for). He shares a home in northern Argentina with three siblings, a cousin and his loving mother.When her son was...

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