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Published on 2024-03-02 02:45:00
The medical caravan will reach the town of Toamasina, after stops in Moramanga, Brickaville, and Fénérive-Est.
The medical caravan will tour the East of the country. A special offer will be available for women.
An opportunity for women. Women from the East of Madagascar will have the right to free screening for female cancers. The medical caravan “Sarobidy ny Aiko”, which left the capital yesterday to tour the East, will carry out screening for cervical and breast cancer, as part of the celebration of International Women’s Day. “In case of detection of cancer, treatments will start immediately, if possible,” said a source from the Ministry of Public Health, at the departure of the caravan at the Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona University Hospital (CHU JRA). Several offers will be available during these primary care services, in addition to cancer screening. “There will be general consultations, but also consultations for specific diseases, such as cardiology, endocrinology, ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat), family planning services, vaccination, ultrasound, X-ray, dental care, eye care, diabetes screening, and hypertension,” our source said, among others. In addition to medical care, the Proximity Women’s Brigade (BFP) of the Ministry of Public Security will also participate in this event. It will be responsible for the care of victims of violence and rape. Sensitization campaigns on the fight against violence and rape will also be conducted. The caravan will park in four districts. Today, it will be in Moramanga, in the Alaotra-Mangoro region. Tomorrow, it will be in Brickaville, in the Atsinanana region. The team will continue its mission in Fénérive-Est, in the Analanjirofo region, on March 5.
FreeThis mission will end on March 7 in Toamasina, in the Atsinanana region, where the official celebration of March 8, Women’s Day, will be held this year. These primary care services, offered by this medical caravan, a result of a collaboration between the association Fitia led by the First Lady Mialy Rajoelina, the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Population, the Ministry of Public Security, and technical and financial partners, will be free and of quality.
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