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Impact of a Mobile Money–Based Conditional Cash Transfer Intervention on Health Care Utilization in Southern Madagascar: Mixed-Methods Study

Impact of a Mobile Money–Based Conditional Cash Transfer Intervention on Health Care Utilization in Southern Madagascar: Mixed-Methods Study

Madagascar, with a population of 29 million [6], experienced two humanitarian crises in 2021 and 2022. First, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a reduction in GDP, increased unemployment, and poverty [7] Second, a severe drought and subsequent famine affected the southern regions of the island, where extreme poverty and malnutrition rates are particularly high [8,9].

Mara Anna Franke, Anne Neumann, Kim Nordmann, Daniela Suleymanova, Onja Gabrielle Ravololohanitra, Julius Valentin Emmrich, Samuel Knauss

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2025;13:e60811

A SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance System in Sub-Saharan Africa: Modeling Study for Persistence and Transmission to Inform Policy

A SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance System in Sub-Saharan Africa: Modeling Study for Persistence and Transmission to Inform Policy

Still, in other countries the spread of false or unconfirmed information by politicians and public figures about coronavirus “cures” such as the herbal tonic promoted by President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar caused confusion and some preventable deaths [30]. Another major concern has been the use of oppressive actions by law enforcement to contain outbreaks. There have been reports in Kenya of civilian deaths by security forces in the process of enforcing curfews [31].

Lori Ann Ann Post, Salem T Argaw, Cameron Jones, Charles B Moss, Danielle Resnick, Lauren Nadya Singh, Robert Leo Murphy, Chad J Achenbach, Janine White, Tariq Ziad Issa, Michael J Boctor, James Francis Oehmke

J Med Internet Res 2020;22(11):e24248

A Mobile Health Wallet for Pregnancy-Related Health Care in Madagascar: Mixed-Methods Study on Opportunities and Challenges

A Mobile Health Wallet for Pregnancy-Related Health Care in Madagascar: Mixed-Methods Study on Opportunities and Challenges

In Madagascar, a low-income country with a maternal mortality rate of 353 per 100,000 [17,18], financial obstacles are a major cause for a lack of access to basic health care during pregnancy, with 44% of pregnant women not seeking skilled birth attendance [19,20]. Although Madagascar implemented a user fee exemption policy for maternal health care services in 2008, out-of-pocket costs for routine drugs and laboratory tests or hospitalizations remain a major obstacle for seeking skilled care [21].

Nadine Muller, Peter Martin Ferdinand Emmrich, Elsa Niritiana Rajemison, Jan-Walter De Neve, Till Bärnighausen, Samuel Knauss, Julius Valentin Emmrich

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019;7(3):e11420