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Higher Education · ToamasinaAntananarivo, March 4, 11:55 a.m. – An overwhelming victory. Professor Diny Razanakolina won a large majority in the election to the presidency of the University of Toamasina. The outgoing president of Barikadimy was re-elected with 88.63% of the vote. In the election held this Monday, he obtained 421 votes from teachers and administrative and technical staff. His opponent, Dr. Francis Marson Zafindrandrimtambahoaka, won 51 votes.See the Story
HIGHER EDUCATION – Professor Diny Razanakolona reappointed to the presidency of the University of Toamasina
Toamasina · ToamasinaToamasina – A 45-year-old woman has had a debilitating, an orange-sized tumour surgically removed from her jaw for free after she was spotted by team workers from international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) in her village in Madagascar. Unable to afford surgery, mother-of-four Marie Elisa had lived with the growing tumor for five years. The condition caused severe weight loss, forced her to stop farming, and left her family struggling…See the Story
Mother’s Tumour Removed Through A Chance Encounter With Mercy Ships - The Bulrushes
Coronavirus · ToamasinaRecent research published in the journal “Hybrid Reviews” sheds light on the profound impact of COVID-19 on impoverished households in Toamasina, Madagascar. The study, led by Larossa Trefy Randriamalala from the Doctoral School of TMEMATIQUE at the University of Toamasina, explores how families in this coastal city adapted to the challenges posed by the pandemic during confinement. SourceSee the Story
COVID-19 Forces Toamasina Families to Innovate Amidst Economic Hardship
Environment · ToamasinaTOAMASINA, Madagascar — Abraham Botovao, a boat skipper and the president of the Association of Progressive Fishers of Toamasina, has become accustomed to seeing an unusual activity while out at sea. Every day, people in boats plunder a local reef for hundreds of kilograms of coral to sell at the market. There, locals buy the coral in large blocks to use in building septic tanks. Toamasina, located around 350 kilometers (220 miles) east of Madag…See the Story
Coral destruction for toilet construction: Interview with a Malagasy fisher
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Environment · ToamasinaTOAMASINA, Madagascar — The landscape was primed for adventure during a mid-April visit to L’île aux Prunes, an idyllic islet selected by the NGO Tany Ifandovana for transplanting rescued corals. With its nearly virgin tropical forest and maze of trails, the islet, known locally as Nosy Alanana, has a well-earned reputation as a former hideout where pirates once supposedly hid their loot. The reef where the corals originated was due to be filled…See the Story
A port is destroying corals to expand. Can an NGO rescue enough to matter?
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