Jhpiego

We start with women's health, but we don't stop there.

Madagascar

Salama!

Working for over 20 years to improve maternal and child health and truly transform futures

Our Work

Improving Access to Lifesaving Health Services

MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership

  • MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership, funded by the United States Government, is a global mechanism that saves lives and improves access to quality, integrated health services by distributing life-saving commodities, medicines, and vaccines, and providing critical health care services for pregnant mothers and children under five. The project provides safe childbirth for mothers and babies, vaccinates children, treats deadly illnesses and malnutrition, and controls disease outbreaks.

    Learn more here: Momentum Country and Global Leadership

VAKsiny Antoky Ny Aina (Vaccines Save Lives)

Through the VAKANA Project, funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance under the Civil Society Organization (CSO) mechanism, we support national efforts to reach zero‑dose and under‑immunized children in Madagascar.

  • Working in 15 priority districts, the project focuses on the most unreached and marginalized populations, including hard‑to‑reach rural communities, urban informal settlements, and mobile populations to strengthen community engagement, demand for immunization, and linkages between communities and health facilities.

  • This project contributes to more equitable immunization coverage and helps ensure that every child is reached with lifesaving vaccines by addressing barriers related to access, trust, and service delivery.

Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Health

We provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Public Health in Madagascar to strengthen the national in‑service training system and improve the quality of clinical care.

  • We support the government in modernizing and harmonizing in‑service training approaches by integrating e‑learning platforms with practical, competency‑based learning to ensure continuous professional development for health workers at scale.

  • We support the expansion of safe surgery services, working closely with hospital teams to strengthen surgical, anesthetic, and infection‑prevention practices. Current efforts include expanding safe surgery activities in Toliara and Sambava hospitals, building local capacity through on‑the‑job training, mentorship, and quality improvement.

Jhpiego remains committed to supporting the Ministry of Public Health through high-impact solutions, innovation, quality improvement, and continuous learning to ensure better health and stronger healthcare services for all Malagasy people.
— Andritahina Razafiarijaona, Country Director