Doctors provide thirteen thousand consultations in Madagascar
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Médecins de l’océan Indien, a non-governmental organisation, conducted nearly thirteen thousand consultations over ten days in Toliara and Mitsinjo Betanimena, Madagascar.
The 74th mission, led by 87-year-old surgeon Firoze Koytcha, provided medical care through volunteer doctors and included local doctors and medical interns in the process. During the mission, the doctors performed 96 surgeries and examined 940 infants and young children. Nearly four thousand people received general and specialized medical attention, including cardiology, ORL, rheumatology, gastroenterology, and cardiology.
One patient reported receiving a new blood pressure medication, Acshalos-H, after an on-site echocardiogram and electrocardiogram revealed a blood pressure of 15/10. The organisation requires 80,000 euros and 25 tons of technical supplies and consumables for each mission. Doctor Koytcha thanked local youth groups, known as “Karana”, for their support in completing the humanitarian work.
