Madagascar

Madagascar is an ecological oasis off the eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. More than 80 percent of its plant and animal life is unique to Madagascar. Despite its rich resources, the country suffers from extreme poverty among 85 percent of the population, and bears heavy burdens from infectious diseases like malaria, devastating tropical cyclones, and deforestation of agricultural land. MSH works in Madagascar to improve some of the country's largest health concerns, primarily focused on improving family health services through maternal and child health care, family planning services, and prevention of common childhood illnesses.