SADC Emergency Response Team Joins Madagascar to examine well being infrastructure following Tropical Cyclone Gezani

Toamasina, Madagascar – 21 February 2026: The Southern African Development Community Emergency Response Team (ERT) has joined the Government of the Republic of Madagascar, along with key humanitarian companions, to conduct a high-level inspection of well being infrastructure in Toamasina I and Toamasina II following the devastating impression of Tropical Cyclone Gezani, which made landfall on 10 February 2026.

The joint mission was led by Honourable Managna Morina, Minister of Health of the Republic of Madagascar, and introduced collectively representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), alongside different humanitarian responders.

During the inspection, the Minister highlighted the pressing want for coordinated help from well being companions to help affected communities and restore important well being companies. She emphasised the Government’s dedication to strengthening illness surveillance programs to forestall potential outbreaks, significantly waterborne ailments that always comply with flooding and underscored the significance of prioritising entry to scrub water, sanitation, and vaccination companies.

The Minister additional careworn the pressing have to reconstruct broken hospitals and clinics, whereas supporting non permanent well being services to deal with quick well being wants and guarantee uninterrupted entry to important care.

The evaluation mission aimed to judge the extent of structural harm, establish pressing priorities and decide the sources required to revive companies. Significant harm was noticed in a number of important service areas, together with working theatres, emergency rooms and intensive care items, in addition to to very important medical gear. Shortages of important medicines have been reported and disruptions to vaccine chilly chain programs have been famous because of extended energy outages, additional compounding the disaster.

Humanitarian companions have initiated quick response measures and reaffirmed their dedication to supporting the rehabilitation of broken well being infrastructure, restoration of medical gear and important provides and the restore of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programs.

Tropical Cyclone Gezani has considerably disrupted well being service supply in Toamasina, damaging important infrastructure and leaving weak communities at elevated well being danger. The Government of Madagascar, along with regional and worldwide companions, stays dedicated to restoring companies swiftly and constructing again a extra resilient well being system able to withstanding future climate-related shocks.