"Madagascar can make plague epidemics a thing of the past through strategic investments in its health system – including better access to healthcare, improving preparedness, surveillance and response capabilities, and implementing the International Health Regulations," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (..) Through its Health Emergencies programme, financial support for WHO’s response to the plague outbreak in Madagascar has been provided by the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) and the governments of Italy, Norway and the Republic of Korea. WHO and the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) staff deployed more than 135 staff to Madagascar to respond to the outbreak.
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The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Malagasy Red Cross, Institut Pasteur Madagascar, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Medecins du Monde (MdM), the United Nations country team (including UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP), USAID, Action Contre la Faim, the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) partners, including the alumni network (EAN) of the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), the Indian Ocean Commission (OIC), Public Health England, the Robert Koch Institute, Santé Public France, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other partners are actively supporting the government and health authorities in Madagascar.
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According to the Malagasy authorities, as of 7 January, around 63,190 people have been directly affected by the cyclone, of which 14,500 are displaced. Many people in Brickaville district who were evacuated preventively have returned to their home as water started receding on 6 January. (..) The tropical cyclone has caused numerous damages in infrastructure, including houses, roads, schools and Government buildings. In Toamasina, the main hospital is damaged but remains functional, water and electricity were cut off and the airport was closed for safety reasons, but has not been physically affected. As of 7 January, a total of 92 schools have been totally or partially damaged in the affected areas. Six districts remain at high risk of severe flooding: in the capital city of Antananarivo and its surrounding (Atsimondrano and Avaradrano), Mananjary (in Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region), Miandrivazo (in the Menabe Region) and Mampikony (south-west in the Sofia Region).
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