They are lucky. The treatment and care for the victims of food poisoning at a company in Ivandry were covered by the State. There is nothing to criticize about such a gesture, given that the lives of over a hundred people were at stake. The private company should have done it instead of the State, but it was a time of emergency. Now, some hope that such an initiative was not taken solely for the needs of political communication. We know that floods and fires are occasions highly prized by politicians to be seen.
Why not generalize this fine gesture and decree free care in public hospital establishments? This would constitute a real breath of fresh air for public hospitals and basic health centers.
Many patients return home in despair, without being cured, for lack of means to complete their treatment. Doctors cannot perform miracles despite their competence and willingness if public hospitals cannot offer the minimum to patients. In emergency rooms, it is not with a light heart that doctors welcome patients on the floor in the corridors. A recurring situation in the country’s largest hospital. In addition to the infrastructure that requires a serious facelift, hospital equipment is also an imperative necessity.
If we can allocate a budget to deal with emergencies, it is better to invest in structuring projects so that hospitals do not smell of death from a thousand leagues away. The chance of recovery depends 50% on the environment surrounding the patient as well as the quality of the infrastructure. The competence of the doctors and divine luck do the rest.
It is not only the victims of food poisoning who deserve this benevolence from the State. On social networks, calls for help abound. Patients suffering from cancer, kidney failure, heart defects, hydrocephalus… are appealing precisely for the support of individuals in the absence of that of the State. Some are saved, but fate has chosen to turn its back on most. With the proceeds from ‘cake or soup operations’, one grants oneself a few days or weeks of reprieve, but death is only postponed and the verdict implacable.
Healthcare and education are the two foundations of a regime’s stability. It is not just a matter of announcing that they are priorities since they are by nature, but of showing it through a proactive policy. To your health.
Captured & Published at: 2026-10-12 05:39:20 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)
Original Source: https://www.lexpress.mg/2026/10/chacun-pour-soin.html