Malagasy place names usually have a meaning. Ambohimandroso is such a place. Ambohimandroso means “The village that’s making progress”…
A Medical Elective in Mandritsara
I wasn’t having the best weekend. My flight had been delayed, my suitcase hadn’t arrived, and the contents of my hand-baggage were not sufficient for the cold winter nights of Tana. Everything felt scary and unfamiliar…
Another Christmas Tale - 27th December
Our maternity unit cares for about 700 mothers giving birth each year - and every year there are more…
Another Christmas Tale - 26th December
Rasoa's story is fictional - but it something similar happens about once a week at our hospital - the Good News Hospital in Mandritsara…