Medical Supplies Arrive in Toamasina, Madagascar
Ambassador Zina Andrianarivelo-Razafy, Permanent Representative of Madagascar to the United Nations and a PPAF board member, has announced that the first of five 40-foot containers of medical supplies and equipment from Project C.U.R.E. reached Toamasina, the eastern port city in Madagascar.
The Ministry of Health has assured customs clearance and verification of the goods, while the Ambatovy Nickel Project is providing costs of shipping. Mialy Razakandisa Rajoelina, wife of the transitional head of state of Madagascar, and Patrick Hickey, the CEO (President Director General) of the Ambatovy Project, received the supplies at a January 30 ceremony in Toamasina.
The first container is being provided to the university hospital, Hopitaly Be. Future containers will go to two basic health centers in Toamasina and to Moramanga, Brickaville and Ranomafana. Information is available on the Madagate website.
Working closely with the Madagascar Mission to the United Nations, PPAF underwrote the initial needs assessment carried out by Project C.U.R.E., and helped make contacts with officials and potential funders for the shipping as well as for other arrangements. The Madagate article also points to the value of such public-private partnerships.
The Ambassador writes that he is personally coordinating preparation of official ceremonies of arrival. He notes that pictures speak for themselves of the success of our common actions.
