Doctors Without Borders in Madagascar

Local MSF staff talking with a patient at the Health Center in Tamatave (also known as Toamasina) where MSF supports the MoH in the emergency response to the plague.

Local MSF staff talking with a patient at the Health Center in Tamatave where MSF supports the MoH in the emergency response to the plague. Source: MSF

MSF has begun working with local authorities to tackle an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the port city of Tamatave on the east coast of Madagascar.

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Published 27 October 2017 7:34am

Updated 27 October 2017 7:38am

By Jolanda Pupillo

Source: SBS

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MSF has begun working with local authorities to tackle an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the port city of Tamatave on the east coast of Madagascar.

"The plague is understandably a scary disease, but quick, hands-on action can drastically lower the number of fatalities and bring the outbreak to an end", says Luca Fontana, MSF water and sanitation specialist.