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URGENCY

MADAGASCAR: RESPONSES TO CYCLONE BATSIRAI

In the wake of Cyclone Batsirai, which swept across the coast of Madagascar last February, the RRF committed to fund the efforts of its partners working in the field: the Red Cross, Care and MSF. An extensive emergency programme was set up, which included medical care, repair of temporary shelters and accommodation, distribution of essential items, and access to water.
URGENCY
RED CROSS
To help communities in risk areas to prepare, the Malagasy Red Cross activated its emergency plan several days before Batsirai hit, mobilising more than 400 volunteers and staff. The French Red Cross has also come to the aid of the Malagasy Red Cross and the IFRC, to help the severely affected population. Thanks to the appeal for donations launched by the French Red Cross, 87 tonnes of humanitarian equipment were shipped through its PIROI initiative (the Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform). This equipment includes tools to rebuild houses, hygiene and sanitation kits (soaps, buckets, jerry cans, etc.), and basic necessities.
RED CROSS
CARE
After Cyclone Batsirai hit the Malagasy coast, CARE's local offices carried out an assessment of the damage and emergency needs. The teams mobilised to focus on four main missions: the distribution of food; the rebuilding of housing and shelters; the repair of the island's road network; and the restoration of the damaged water network and installations. In the coming months, CARE and its local partners plan to distribute 2,580 kits of kitchen supplies to 11,125 people whose huts were flooded. Seven hundred houses will also be restored.
CARE
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
MSF has been working in Madagascar since 1987 to support the national health system in emergency situations. Following Cyclone Batsirai, MSF coordinated an emergency response on the island. The teams set up mobile clinics to provide primary care to the affected population. In order to support the health system and renovate the health centres damaged by the cyclone, MSF sent medicines and additional logistical equipment to the area. The teams are still monitoring access to drinking water in remote areas, where there is a significant risk of a rise in infectious diseases (such as cholera and malaria).
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS