Madagascar Humanitarian Emergency
Madagascar is highly vulnerable to natural disasters such as droughts, cyclones and floods. It is also one of the poorest countries in the world, with more than 77% of the population living below the poverty line of $1.90 per day. The combination of natural hazards and inadequate access to basic services also contributes to recurrent disease outbreaks. A multiplicity of factors, including high levels of food insecurity, poor accessibility and availability of health services and a lack of safe water and sanitation, have left women and girls at high risk of morbidity and mortality, including maternal and neonatal mortality. Many health facilities lack the capacity to provide basic emergency obstetric care. Additionally, nearly one in three Malagasy women is reported to have suffered some type of gender-based violence (GBV) in her life, while harmful practices such as child marriage continue to be used as a survival strategy for many families. UNFPA leads the GBV sub-cluster in Madagascar as well as the the sexual and reproductive health/Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) working group.
Humanitarian needs
Humanitarian funding
Resources in $
Key results2019
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People Reached
Total women reached with all types of SRH services68,200
People reached with Dignity Kits3,500
Total people reached with Adolescent SRH2,500
Total people reached with all types of GBV services450
Affected population reached with Family Planning services5,500 -
Services delivered
Number of mobile clinics2
Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)69
Number of safe spaces8
Health facilities that incorporate one-stop centers for GBV survivors, supported by UNFPA7 -
Capacity strengthening
Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health48
Personnel trained on clinical management of rape20
- Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
- - Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
- - Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.