“28, 29, 30… Good compressions, 2 breaths please” How did this happen? “OK, pulse check please. Hang on, I think I feel a pulse……”
The Story of Honorine
Mandritsara’s Eye Surgeon – Dr Hanitra
Dr Hanitra has been the hospital eye surgeon for 20 years. Now she has reached retirement age. We are grateful that she plans to stay on at the Good News Hospital for a few more years, but it is time to think of training a new younger eye surgeon…
Water for the Good News Hospital
Last December, I was thinking, “surely God can provide what we need in the way of water… So in late October a Malagasy drilling team began drilling the first hole. At 28m, the driller suddenly began smiling…
Progress at the Village that’s Progressing
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…
