19 of our great MMS team were in Ambatolahy last week for the first MMS of 2023. Starting with a service of blessing as usual, they saw over 540 people, including 33 surgical operations (appendix, cysts, hernias, abcesses). Some had been waiting for 2 days; others had travelled 70km to be there. All went well…
MS Nosy Varika took place from October3rd to 7th 2022. This is is a community on the East coast of Madagascar, hit hard by the cyclones in January 2022.
Our MMS in Ambatolahy, 2 days drive from Tana near the west coast of Madagascar, was a great success.
Our team carried out a record number of interventions, partly due to the unique benefit of having two rooms to do surgical operations simultaneously.
A new gold mining quarry is being built an 8 hour walk from Ampasinambo and the men have gone there to find work.
MMS Ankavandra took place from August 8th to August 12th, with a team of 7 Medical Staff and 2 Pastors. Although the mission started with some problems with overloaded power generators, good cooperation with the Authorities and locals meant that the equipment was soon in place. Pastors minister to a new believer following a medical…
This is Frenclain, a 4 year old child seen at this week’s MMS in Mangabe. He has hydrocephalus and some signs of paralysis..
Our departure for Marolambo was delayed by 3 hours because of bad weather, there were a lot of clouds and we had a hard time landing too, but thank God we arrived safely. When we arrived, it was raining heavily and it was very cold, but that didn’t stop our team from installing equipment and…
Jandoy had been told to expect a baby in June 2021. By the time the HoverAid medical mission arrived in Sahakevo in May 2022 there were concerns that the baby was somewhat overdue! Fortunately with the aid of our portable scanner we were able to diagnose an ovarian cyst filled with approximately 7 litres of water.…
Friday morning at Ambatolahy. Maholy dispensing medicines to people who have been waiting patiently for many hours, only partly sheltered from the nights ferocious storms… The team dry Matresses and Bedding after a tropical storm raged through the night. Bruno the boat captain for today’s journey up the Pangalene canal. Lots of pushing and pulling the…
11-year-old girl Rasoanantenaina Olga from needed our help. She had osteitis on her leg, and it had become irretrievably infected, requiring amputation. The only way was to evacuate her from her village, Marolambo, back to the hospital in Tana. Without this, her life was in danger. We arranged for the surgery, and our friends at…